More furlough more progress..
Having purchased the engine from the late Jack of London T4 having stripped down all ancillary items had the alt and starter refurbishment done by Wasp. Started up and runs like aRead More…
Having purchased the engine from the late Jack of London T4 having stripped down all ancillary items had the alt and starter refurbishment done by Wasp. Started up and runs like aRead More…
The AOA Annual Bulletin and Yearbook should be hitting Member doormats this week. Thanks to all the contributors and to Bernard and his team for its production. And a very Happy ChristmasRead More…
Just wondering do the Chainplate wedges go at the top of plate There is a hole for a Chainplate bolt…30 yrs since I took it apart.
The Atalanta was designed with built in lifting brackets which enabled the boat to be lifted with the weight taken largely by the strong central bulkhead and keel structure. Two were boltedRead More…
The Bulletin Editor is busy preparing to collate and format all of your articles for this year’s Bulletin. Tell us about your cruises, your modifications or anything you think other Atalanta OwnersRead More…
The photos below were loaded in November 2018. These photographs were collected as part of the pjysical AOA Archive and are now being made available online.
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…
This is a test of a Front End Post.
The 2018 AGM was held at the Tamesis Sailing Club on the River Thames in Hampton Wick. It was an excellent day with a suitable mix of ‘business’ and pleasure, and theRead 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…
A183 Bluster was fitted with the ‘Unskink Offshore Buoyancy System’. This is a set of airtight bags which are normally folded but fill with compressed air under emergency conditions.
Helen’s Folly was restored from a garage of bits in the late 1970s
The AOA has had a formal set of rules since the start. These aim to protect the Association’s purpose of promoting the boats and their use.
There is an Annual AGM and theAOA published Bulletins and newsletters throughout the year to keep the membership up to date with events.
The AOA published newsletters throughout the year to keep the membership up to date with events.
The following images were uploaded over xmas 2020.Most of these photos have been loaded as part of the ‘Event’ photosets.
Indexing and management of events one the website is work in progress – should be done by end JanuaryIn the meantime, this post pulls together the photographs loaded into the archive. ItRead More…
The AGM and its associated dinner / lunch have remained a key foundation stone for the Members’ mutual support. Records of those meetings and the Committee meetings, sometimes dry and matter of fact, sometimes full of narrative about the boats and owners, provide an interesting insight into these amazing boats and the characters that owned them.