Robert Handley-Fairbairn writes:
An update, to say Turtle A117 is still available, so make me an offer. I could break her for 500 and keep the trailer, but I would hate to do it after resisting for 7 years. She is a compl
The story of Ahamkara, home built Atalanta and home in solid wood rather than veneers.
2013 A102 – Corsica!.
Photo: Corsica. I have arrived after an epic 36 hour haul on the motor today but a good 4 hours on spinaker yesterday.
2013 A102 – Out into the Mediterranean.
Photo: Med. I will update the blog soon as I am expecting bad weather. 50km winds. I am anchored in
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?
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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
A115 Cockpit.
Photo: Clean Cockpit looking Astern. 
2013 A146 Le Bateau Ivre moves to new home.
Photo: 100_2188. Parked on road just past driveway. Realized that there were sections of the drive
Replaced most of outer keel in A77, Blue Goose. It was necessary to plane off 10 to 12 mm to get to solid mahogany.
I used resorcinol from Aerodux that CP Adhesives stocks, the glue is also available from Spectrum Adhesives
2013 A102 – Lyon and The Rhone.
Photo: Boat repairs.. 
Trevor mentions three types of grease fittings in the Repair Manual for the Keel Assembly and Mounting Structure published in 2010 with supplemental info. from Murray, Dominic, & John. The attached photo is the type in Blue Goose A77, looks like
2013 A102 – Lyon and The Rhone.
Photo: Lyon. 
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Adding an electric/hydraulic propulsion system to A169 (Kerry Piper) and thought it may be of some interest (attached plan). The mechanical installation is pending completion of structural work to the hull and bulkheads, but I aim to have it ins
Calista was damaged while on the way to the yard to be launched. The damage was caused by two vehicles hitting the back of the boat.
2013 A102 – Into the Rhone Valley & R.Saone.
Photo: The Rhone valley. Today I crossed over from the Marne valley to the Rhone valley passing t
2013 A71 Blue Jackaroo returns to former owner.
Photo: oare_creek. A71 Blue Jackaroo is back with her former owner, Andy Greatrix. Seen here a
2013 A102 – The Marne Valley.
Photo: Lateral marne canal and Ay.. Ay is very much part of the Champagne district.
David Dean emailed today to say “A73 Lyde is no more, cut up and burnt today.”
Newly listed – Epenetus
Link to
2013 A102 – East from Paris on the R.Marne.
Photo: logs. The higher water levels are washing down some significant logs so you need to keep an
2013 A102 Mary in Paris.
Photo: Is that…. 
Dave Allen owns A66 Roamara and 168 Bloom, and he is looking for someone to share the work of restoring and maintaining the boats as well as the pleasure of sailing one or both of them. Interested ? Contact Dave on 07961 963921.
2013 A102 Mary To Paris.
Photo: beat this. Long on the somme.
A31 Bare Shell in 2013.
Photo: Atalanta 31 shell looking forward. 
David Dean has written:
“I’m 70 this yr and retiring later to Spain. Sold Lyde for £500 over a year ago. The buyer has vanished, Lyde is still in my shed. Hull and deck sound apart from fairly simple repair under port quarter. Mast Proctor
The best laid plans …… Or an enjoyable alternative
“Where are you going for your summer cruise Jane?” ”Hopefully West, but if that
2013 T10 Callista under spinnaker in Croatia.
Photo: Calista3. Calista sailing in Croatis with the bimini in use
2013 Atalanta Mary ready on the South Coast.
Photo: 2012-12-24 14.51.57. Well we didn’t make the east coast. Ah well. All the easier to cross
2012 A17 Gambol Summer.
Photo: A17 Gambol Newtown Swimming Summer 2012.
I am planning on a holiday next year along the lines of sailing from Chichester to St Valerie-sur-somme then across internal waterways to the south of France and then to spend the remainder of this year sailing towards and around the Tyrrhenian se
Tuan Mac.
Photo: Tuan Mac. We’ve lured a Fisherman into our midst!
2012 A102 Atalanta Mary travels to Chichester.
Photo: mary bow. first site nose on
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
2012 A88 Tenga in USA.
Photo: First day out. On my first day out with a sail up. I only raised the main that day. The following day main and a
Hi all,
this is just a quick introduction. I have taken possession of A88 Tenga from John Denny (Thanks soooo much John!) and she’s in the water in Cowichan Bay, B.C.
Bernard Upton.
Photo: Bernard. 
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A31-6 Caperndonich at Anstruther.
Photo: A31-6 with Watson class lifeboat at Anstruther.
A71 Blue Jackaroo moves to Chatham.
Photo: Chatham_smaller. Blue Jackaroo at Chatham, August 2012, after a fantastic sail up river against Win
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
A31/8 Trio of Playford
Tim Arnold writes:
Trio required quite a bit of work after being neglected under
2012 A142 Sugar Plum at Portsoy.
Photo: Portsoy 12-3. A142 Sugar Plum at Portsoy Traditional Boat Festival, 23/24 June 2012
I can highly recommend Rob Woolley’s excellent blog (I am sure he wont mind) titled ‘Living with an Atalanta’ . It is a very interesting blog with good photos of Epenetus.
It can be found here:
2012 A148 Refurbishment – getting there.
Photo: Getting there!. A148 Johara
2012 A176 Persephone for sale.
A176 Persephone is up for sale on eBay – 5 days to go as of today.
I understand she has been kept under a cover for 30 years, complete with mast sails and rigging. Is that an alloy mast?
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
2012 A89 Rudder Pintle.
Photo: IMG_0101. 
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