24Jul/18
Recent jobs on A169
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…
11Jul/18
A1 is measured up for some James Lawrence sails
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…
11Jul/18
Major Robin Shinkwin
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…
11Jul/18
Someone is always watching…
Spotted in Marans near La Rochelle by no less than two local Fulmar fans ! Looking good, very good! Title: IMG_0125
10Jul/18
A1 Atalanta Interesting Keel Hoist
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…
09Jul/18
Original Owner
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…
03Jul/18
A1 Atalanta dresses in her new rigging
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…
03Jul/18
A1 Atalanta Trailer (ex Kotora) – a different type of trailer
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…
03Jul/18
A1 Atalanta Restoration – Sunlight for the first time in 18 months
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…
15Jun/18
A162 Nip down to Spain
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…
15Jun/18
A104 Arosa Hull to Whitby in June 2010
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…
07Jun/18
A144 CYN For Sale – offers
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
A160 Moyra from the Archive – use with the RONA Trust
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…
29May/18
Atalanta 26 For Sale – A161 Amber Ellen SOLD
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.
21May/18
Atalanta 26: A9 Ereina £2000 ono
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.
06May/18
A138 Sweet Sue spotted in St Peterport Guernsey
A138 Sweet Sue picture in Guernsey 5th May 218
03May/18
A117 Turtle May 2018 – progress in Cornwall
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…
22Mar/18
A169 Kerry Piper 100W Solar Panel for 48V charging
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…
06Mar/18
Raising A86 off her trailer after repositioning in the barn
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…
25Feb/18
A110 Memories from an Owner
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…
21Feb/18
Portsmouth Bound Prt 7 Lizard Point to Portsmouth
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…
Barbara Calder, ex owner of Terrapina, dies
See the Forum post for obituary of Barbara Calder, corinthian ex-owner of Terrapina. Quite a sailor and quite a character.
04Feb/18
Memorable family sailing on Holland waterways summer 1960
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…
04Feb/18
A128 Echo in 1989-1990
Pictures of A128 Echo iin 1989 and 1990 kindly provided by Piers Beckett.
31Jan/18
A125 Bacardi – A ‘Barn Find’ which died in the barn
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…
04Jan/18
Building Colchide in 1958
A photo record of Bernard Upton building Colchide in 1958
15Dec/17
History of A89 Colchide
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…
12Dec/17
A16 Dervorguilla gets a makeover
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…
10Dec/17
A169 Kerry Piper – cockpit tent + mast and boom issues
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…
09Dec/17
Paint job (mostly) complete
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…
09Dec/17
Zambra progress – coming along, slowly but steadily…
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…
09Dec/17
26Nov/17
F14 Noggin for sale £6,000 – SOLD
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…
05Nov/17
Portsmouth Bound Prt 6 Padstow to Lizard Point
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
31Oct/17
Finally… launched on the River Bure at Martham
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…
07Sep/17
A169 Kerry Piper-out of the shed!
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
15Aug/17
Portsmouth Bound Prt 5 (Update)
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
15Aug/17
Portsmouth Bound Prt 5
So progress so far we have
15Aug/17
Portsmouth Bound Prt 4
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).
13Aug/17
Italian/Croatian adventure
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
24Jul/17
Portsmouth Bound Prt 3
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
20Jul/17
A154 Deannie – restoration
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…
The madness has paid off
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
05Jul/17
2017 T12 Harrier re-launched
2017 T12 Harrier re-launched.
Photo: Ready for launching. 
04Jul/17
A86 in storage
A86 in storage.
Photo: A86 in storage. 
03Jul/17
A124 Helene gets new electrics panel
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…
A124 Helene gets her old boom back with slab reefing
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…
12Jun/17
AOA Toco demise 2017 – A sad tale
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…
11Jun/17
2016 Mary on the way home
2016 Mary on the way home.
Photo: sep 06b to st tropez 010_modified.
30May/17
Hullabaloo for sale SOLD
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.