Our Secretary Richard has been on his travels, sailing tupperware yachts and popping in on unsuspecting Atalanta Owners. Richard visited Chris Berry in Truro. Chris has taken on A117 Turtle – TurtleRead More…
Above: 100W “Fuji Wave” panel – delivers a high voltage with exceptional low light energy capture. Mid afternoon March last w/e measured input was 300V+.These are designed for commercial solar installations, butRead More…
Today, the 5th March 2018, A86 was moved on her trailer and repositioned in the barn so that all round access was possible. Many thanks to Mike Dixon for coming to theRead More…
These photographs relating to A110 Turnstone (now Trientje P, being restored in Germany) were kindly provided by Richard Salter. [One of the pleasures I get from the website is connecting previous AtalantaRead More…
So I have finally got round to writing the final instalment of our journey from Isle of Man to Portsmouth. We had a fairly uneventful journey from Lizard to Portland Bill acrossRead More…
See the Forum post for obituary of Barbara Calder, corinthian ex-owner of Terrapina. Quite a sailor and quite a character.
A memorable time for the family which we did not regret.The tide was running out fast in the Zandreek. so we went aground not exactly where we would have wished!. No problemRead More…
Pictures of A128 Echo iin 1989 and 1990 kindly provided by Piers Beckett.
Below is a story of a long distance affair between Peter Nicholls and A125 Polaris II in Mexico. 1960 Polaris moves to Mexico Fairey Atalanta hull no 128 left the Hamble worksRead More…
A photo record of Bernard Upton building Colchide in 1958
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…
A16 Dervorguilla gets a makeover at Pin Mill. A Mark 1 Atalanta Devorguilla is still in remarkable condition despite her age. There are quite a few interesting differences: The aft-cabin is longer,Read More…
So today was the day that all the prep has paid off. I hope the colour gets the nod. When I stripped off the old black paint, I found some of thisRead More…
I thought I’d better drop in the latest news on the Zambra project, as it’s been a while. I’ve made some good progress over the last few weeks, including: Finishing all theRead More…
Christopher Perkins has put Noggin up for sale. She has had a great deal of work done by professional boatbuilder Alan Staley. Lying in Faversham, with an excellent trailer. Contact details christopher.perkinsRead More…
Made a cheeky visit to Brother Jack as it was my wifes birthday last week and she wanted dinner at Rick Steins’…. (Its a Malay thing)…
We gave the engine a run and the cabin a good airing. After about an hour I wondered why the exhaust
The culmination of work since acquisition from Derek Buckton in 2006… everything should work! Taka Maru stayed moored up for a week, during which it transpired the exhaust system needed repair, andRead More…
Last week (of August), after several postponements due to inclement weather, KP’s scaffold shed was dismantled. The scaffolding has been reconfigured to provide a higher lift on the winched slings ready for the undersides
Made a cheeky visit to Brother Jack as it was my wifes birthday last week and she wanted dinner at Rick Steins’…. (Its a Malay thing)…
We gave the engine a run and the cabin a good airing. After about an hour I wondered why the exhaust
So progress so far we have
So after the false start first time round, myself and another 2 others set sail from Aberystwyth in the dead of night (11pm to be precise).
Its a pretty well worn path for Titania / Atalanta owners but its certainly a big adventure for us, family crew of five, including George 6, below, Jemima 10 and Freddie 9. With lots of great advice from Trevor, we trailed and launched off in Sa
Hi All
Sorry its been a while since I updated but suffice to say we have made progress to N Devon but since then progressed has stalled due to work commitments. Anyway here is the update from Aberystwyth to Padstow (but ended up going nowhe
Deannie is available, free of charge, in the Lake District area, near the M6. The owners have entrusted the AOA to find a good home for her. Deannie has been under aRead More…
Firstly I would like to introduce myself to the members of AOA. My name is Simon and I am the proud new owner of yacht Solone.
Back in May I began negotiations to buy an Atalanta Solone, some of you may have seen her advertised her
2017 T12 Harrier re-launched.
Photo: Ready for launching. 
A86 in storage.
Photo: A86 in storage. 
Helene had been professionally rewired before I bought her. There were one or two aspects I didn’t like, mainly that some of the cable routing was very visible, the sockets provided wereRead More…
Helene’s previous owner had invested in the hope of a return in silverware. Helene (3/4 rig, wooden mast) had been set up with new sails and gear for racing. This included leadingRead More…
Sadly we watched the A99 Toco demise in 2017. She had been lying outside the owner’s house for many years. He had intended to restore her but never quite got started. TheRead More…
2016 Mary on the way home.
Photo: sep 06b to st tropez 010_modified.
Reluctantly the owner of Hullabaloo has decided to sell as he is no longer able to use and maintain Hullabaloo. Basically in very sound condition Hullabaloo is offered for sale on eBay.
The keels, keel brackets and clamping plates all looked in excellent condition but I wanted to get them out to check. I got the boat in the air and prepared to removeRead More…
The windows on Helene were very cloudy and needed replacing. There is a lot of excellent information in bulletins about how to replace them so I got stuck in. The only variationRead More…
So during our trip around Anglesey was quite uneventful although we did witness an amazing sunset in the Irish Sea.
So we arrived on a blowy Saturday morning to set off from Castletown with a view to reaching at least the North Coast of Somerset/Devon. This was slightly ambitious in hindsight now we have completed the sailing. The winds were in our favour on th
A99 Toco has been scrapped and broken up.
Seller badgersden10 has a number of parts including windows, sails, prop shaft, and fuel tank listed on eBay at present. At somewhat inflated prices. If you need anything like this it would be worth
Photographs of the cockpit tent installed on Hiran, which may be of interest to others. Title: A95 Hiran Cockpit Cover looking forwardCaption: A95 Hiran Cockpit Cover looking forward Title: A95 Hiran CockpitRead More…
I adapted a methodology for lifting the boat off the trailer that I have used for other boats. It involves a cross-beam with a jack at each end. In the past IRead More…
2016 Brother Jack heads South.
Photo: T4 Brother Jack Lift in. Brother Jack about to get her backside wet after 6 months in the dry.
Emma Duck was excellently looked after for many years by AOA members, and she retains many original Atalanta features, with some later additions attributed to an extended stay in the Med. SheRead More…
Keith Viewing’s wonderful Solone is now for sale. Set up for serious cruising Solone is looking for new adventures. Invoices available for all works carried out. Solone has been laid up ashoreRead More…
Hiran is up for sale after over 30 years of ownership. Sale Details
A33 – a fascinating Atalanta in the USA.
Photo: A33 under trees.
I have just finished updating the Salizanda blog following her successful re-launching and I have posted the link here.
Electric Motor Installation.
Photo: Electric motor installation 1. Electric motor components set up in situ to check all OK before final insta
A117 Turtle Sizing Up the challenge.
Photo: IMG_1785. 
A117 Turtle on the move after 10 years.
Photo: IMG_1814. 
