Reluctant sale, due to purchase of larger boat.
A90 Mourne Goblin had a full rebuild 2000/2005 – see A90 Boat Page (detail requires site registration).
Ashore on trailer West Yorkshire, offers around £5000.
Photos covering the refit in 1990 and subsequent sailing across to Cherbourg on her first cruise. She was still powered by her Coventry Victor engine at this point. Subsequent photos cover herRead More…
Weather is too hot for scheduled epoxy work on A169 (renamed Elle). July had been set aside for epoxy cloth sheathing below WL and rebuilding the wood mast. The problem is thatRead More…
A1 travelled from Market Harborough to Brightlingsea for Mark Butler, of James Lawrence sails, to measure her up for new sails. This meant Mike was able to prove his tow car, hisRead More…
Major Robin Shinkwin was apparently the second owner of F8 “Iona”. The photo shows Him on A5 ” Diaphony” on a cruise down to St Malo, with my Father, myself and NigelRead More…
Spotted in Marans near La Rochelle by no less than two local Fulmar fans ! Looking good, very good! Title: IMG_0125
A1’s keel plates and hoist have been completely refurbished. The lifting gear is of interesting design – the same principle was used in the production Atalantas but the original has cables inRead More…
A48 was launched as “ATALA” and was originally owned by John A. Strubbe FRIBA, his wife and children. Interestingly it was John who was responsible for the Black Night Rocket Engine TestRead More…
Mike’s new sails are to be made by famous sailmaker Jimmy Lawrence, of Brightlingsea. The loft insist on measuring the boat themselves. So all Mike has to do is get her toRead More…
Mike bought Kotora’s old trailer and heavily refurbished it. It is of an interesting design, quite different to others I have seen. It has central supports for the keel and a fore-and-aftRead More…
A1 Atalanta has been tucked up in her workshop for the last 18 months after rescue from a garden in Essex. Mike (Dixon) has achieved an amazing amount of progress in thatRead More…
Back in the depth of winter my wife Lara announces that she is taking part with my eldest daughter in the annual diving club trip in ¨Rosas¨Read More…
I found these images of A104 Arosa whilst looking for something entirely different and thought they might be of interest. Title: 2010-06-13 19.23.17 Title: A104 Arosa in WhitbyCaption: A104 Arosa in WhitbyRead More…
Yet another year has passed and I haven’t had time to touch Cyn.
She is complete and watertight wooden mast and a yanmar engine which isn’t fitted.
There is a rough yard trailer
Located 30min from Rosslare port
€1500 euro / offers if it’s going to be restored
As part of the continuing transfer of the AOA archives online I came across this note from the RONA Trust about Moyra’s first owner Lord Amroy, and Moyra’s role in the Trust.Read More…
Atalanta 26 for sale – A161 Amber Ellen. Based near Ullapool Amber Ellen is offered with a trailer and some interesting modifications including wheel steering. With varnished hull and decks she now needs some attention and TLC. The exterior needs re-finishing and decks may need some repairs. The hull is in sound condition. Amber Ellen has had some interesting modifications through the years including raised tubular toe rails and wheel steering.
Atalanta 26 A9 Ereina is for sale. Ereina is part way through a restoration interrupted due to move to sailing a catamaran. She is out of the water in South Wales. Most repairs have been completed (see photos) – the hull needs stripping back and re-coating. Galvanised 4-wheel trailer almost unused, never been in salt water. Yanmar 1GM10 engine , stainless steel P-bracket. Original Dinky dinghy.
A138 Sweet Sue picture in Guernsey 5th May 218
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…
Missed the bulletin deadline this year, so thought I would add this blog of the ongoing work on Kerry Piper A169. Working on the basis of KP launch in 2018, need toRead 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…