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Category Archives: A89

21May/20
A89 trialling foils for the East Coast Race

Scoop – A89’s secret weapon for East Coast Race

21/05/2020A89meleager

Our East Coast representative has sent us this scoop from secret waters somewhere near Harwich. Getting the Atalanta to go faster has pre-occupied many in recent years (check out this thread). Well,Read More…

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09Dec/19
A89 Colchide Rudder - December 2019

Colchide’s rudder

09/12/2019A89accoya, fibreglass, RudderRichard James

Colchide came out the water last week and I noticed that the rudder had some delamination cracks on the trailing edge. It has a 12mm central oak core and a further 12mmRead More…

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20Jun/19

A89 Colchide stars at the 2019 Suffolk Yacht Harbour Classic Regatta

20/06/2019A89RacingAOA

 

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05Apr/19
2019 Colchide back into the water

Colchide back in the water

05/04/2019A89RefitRichard James

Colchide went back into the water on a very cold 3 April 2019. Winter work included: Changing the impeller on the Farymann diesel Moving and greasing all 6 stainless steel keel pinsRead More…

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04Jan/18
Building Colchide 58-62 (12)

Building Colchide in 1958

04/01/2018A89Richard James

A photo record of Bernard Upton building Colchide in 1958

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15Dec/17
Colchide sailing near Harwich

History of A89 Colchide

15/12/2017A89Richard James

COLCHIDE   Bernard Upton bought an Atalanta kit, hull number 104, directly from Fairey Aviation, Hamble on 25 November 1958 for £2800 and had it delivered to Cambs. The hull was builtRead More…

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04Dec/15
Colchide lays up 2016

2015 A89 Winter Lift Out

04/12/2015A89Richard James

2015 A89 Winter Lift Out.

Photo: A89 winter lift-out.

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04Dec/15

Propellor sizes

04/12/2015A89Engines, NingBlog, PropRichard James

I took A89 Colchide out of the water for winter a few days ago, accompanied by East Coast Rep- Nick Phillips and Mart

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02Nov/15

Sail sizes

02/11/2015A89NingBlog, SailsRichard James

Hello fellow members,

After 2 seasons sailing A89 COLCHIDE back in the UK, it is obvious that she is over-canvassed for UK conditions. Uncle Bernard specified and fitted an oversize genoa, as he was sailing in 3-7 knots on Lake Gene

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28Jun/15
Colchide sailing near Harwich

2015 A89 Sailing on the R.Orwell

28/06/2015A89Cruise, Med, NingPhotoRichard James

2015 A89 Sailing on the R.Orwell.

Photo: A89 off Harwich.

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18Jun/15

A89 Colchide sailing on the River Orwell

18/06/2015A89NingBlogRichard James

Took some pix of Colchide yesterday when you sailed past Sandack on a mooring near Clamp House, Ipswich.

Will send them if you let me have an email address.

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15Apr/14
2014 Colchide heads for salt water

A89 Tastes East Coast Salt Water after years in Lake Geneva

15/04/2014A89Cruise, NingPhoto, SwitzerlandNing Webmaster

A89 Tastes East Coast Salt Water after years in Lake Geneva.

Photo: 2014-04-13_off_to_sea. A89 Colchide decked out ready for towing to Ipswich

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18Oct/13
Colchide ready to leave Switzerland

2013 A89 Colchide from Switzerland to East Coast

18/10/2013A89NingPhoto, TrailingRichard James

2013 A89 Colchide from Switzerland to East Coast.

Photo: A89 side.

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06Aug/13

A89 Colchide

06/08/2013A89Covers, NingBlog, Storage, Windows, WorkshopRichard James

Here are some more pictures of A89 Colchide in Norfolk.

I have some questions:

1. Should I open the foreward hatch a few inches and leave the top washboards out to encourage airflow through A89 in her outside winter storage?

2

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02Aug/13

A 89 COLCHIDE returns to the UK after 50 years on the continent

02/08/2013A89NingBlog, TrailingRichard James

I am delighted to announce that A 89 COLCHIDE returned to the UK today, after 50 years on the Mediterranian and in Switzerland.

 

She was picked up by Bob and Maria of

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29Oct/12

A89 coming home in May 2013

29/10/2012A89NingBlog, TrailingRichard James

The Association’s senior member, Bernard Upton will be 94 next summer and has decided to stop sailing solo on A89 and to down-size his house, therefore 53 years of Atalanta spares and of course A89 herself will be coming home in May/June 2013. Ber

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02Oct/12
Bernard Upton

Bernard Upton

02/10/2012A89NingPhoto, PeopleRichard James

Bernard Upton.

Photo: Bernard.
Bernard

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31Jul/12

A89 Keel slot flushers

31/07/2012A89Keels, NingBlogRichard James

Bernard wants to seal the slots above A89’s keels.

I have experimented with moped tyres (3.0 x 19) and I can cut them into one long sausage, seal the ends and keep pressure for weeks. When inflated, they will expand to the required 100 mm s

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03Jun/12

A89 Colchide Update as of 2 June 2012

03/06/2012A89NingBlogRichard James

I visited Bernard Upton in Switzerland last week and we spent a few days working on A89 in the boatyard in Gland.

The skeg was showing signs of cracking around the alloy rudder support, so I scrapped off the paint to find out the condition

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03Jun/12
Inside the keel box

2012 A89 Rudder Pintle

03/06/2012A89NingPhoto, RudderRichard James

2012 A89 Rudder Pintle.

Photo: IMG_0101.
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23Aug/11

2011 Sailing with Bernard on Lake Geneva

23/08/2011A89Cruise, NingPhoto, SwitzerlandNing Webmaster

2011 Sailing with Bernard on Lake Geneva.

Photo: Mont Blanc. Taken from Bernard Upton’s home, with Lake Geneva in the foreground and snow-topp

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23Aug/11

Sailing with Bernard Upton on Lake Geneva

23/08/2011A89NingBlogNing Webmaster

In between family commitments I spent four days last week sailing with Bernard Upton on Lake Geneva. Many of you know that Bernard is our longest serving member, having bought A89 Colchide as a kit in 1958, built her in England and then shipped he

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01Feb/90
Showing engine 'back-to-front' for ease of maintenance.  Also lack of prop shaft due to hydraulic drive

A89 Hydraulic drive

01/02/1990A89AOA

Bernard Upton fitted a Farryman 12hp and hydraulic drive to a 2 bladed folding propellor. He also put hydraulic rams on the keel hoists.

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