14Oct/24
RIP Colin Twyford
Photo: Colin sailing his beloved Atalanta A95 Hiran It is with sadness that we have to report the death of Colin Twyman. Our thoughts are with his family and friends. Colin ownedRead More…
16Sep/24
2024-25 Annual Bulletin – Contributions please
Please consider contributing to this year’s Annual Bulletin. Don’t worry about literary perfection, grammar or spelling – the Editor will help with all of these.And if you have any photos old orRead More…
06Oct/23
Uffa – Yachting’s Eccentric Genius. New biography and a play
Uffa – Yachting’s Eccentric Genius by Malcolm TurnerISBN: 978-1-9144893-5-8256 Pages100 illustrations229 x 152 x 25 mmPublisher: Sun RiseMore information “Uffa Fox was the most influential designer in yacht racing history. His ‘planing’ dinghies and keel boats wereRead More…
30Sep/23
The modern world catches up with Fairey Marine?
Swallow Yachts has produced stylish and practical water-ballasted yachts for many years. The wood-epoxy construction, rig options, performance and performance have made them popular. And this year they have re-interpreted the briefRead More…
28Oct/22
Enjoy Our Renewed Home Page
If you use the AOA Website regularly you will have noticed a big change to the Home Page. Below are some thoughts which might help you understand the changes. Why has itRead More…
26Jun/22
AOA Boat ‘Display Board’ Template
Atalantas attract attention wherever they go. To help publicise the boats and the AOA the Association have suggested a template to display boat details for use in Marinas and alongside. These areRead More…
2022 AGM Tamesis Sailing Club
20 Members and friends attend the 2022 AGM meeting and lunch. It was great to be holding another ‘In Person’ meeting after last year’s was ‘virtual’ due to Covid-19. Of course, Covid-19Read More…
Website Updates July ’21
Triggered by some recent (unsuccessful) attacks on the site we have updated the way people can request an account. It is now more manual than before. This does not affect existing usersRead More…
Website Spring Clean
While most of our thorough Spring Clean was about keeping the site working smoothly there have been some functional improvements too. The ‘Images’ page now includes the Boat sail number in theRead More…
20Dec/20
Uffa Fox in 2022 – Celebrate Uffa’s legacy 50 years on
Celebrate the designs, work and life of Uffa Fox with sailing, racing, fun and Uffa history in Cowes over a weekend in 2022, the 50th anniversary year of his death
12Oct/20
Salvaged Parts For Sale
Following the scrapping of T4 Brother Jack, A154 Deeanie and A179 Emma Duck, the AOA now have a large number of second-hand parts available for owners. You can access the list throughRead More…
Update on UK Covid Lockdown and relevance to the Association
Despite the gradual easing of lockdown restrictions in the UK (and specifically in England), planned events for the Association have taken a significant hit. We got away with holding the AGM inRead More…
02Apr/20
Archive addition – AOA Annual Dinner Menu Cards
Dinner menu and attendance cards for the first seven Annual Dinners – Atalanta Owners know how to enjoy themselves! These cards were kindly donated by the sone of an ex-owner.
Covid 19. The Association’s position 10th March 2020
Given the unprecedented concern and coverage of the Covid 29 virus spread and the actions that are being considered by governments across the world, it only seems appropriate to outline the Association’sRead More…
02Mar/20
Twenty Two in Twenty Twenty – the 2020 AGM
Storm Jorge didn’t manage to keep 22 of us from The Tamesis Sailing club, even passing through quickly so that we could bask in the sunshine during the AGM and lunch. TheRead More…
We’re back – apologies for the break in service
I would like to apologise to all of our readers for the non-availability of the website in the past few days. A small change triggered some unexpected impacts on the site. IRead More…
28Nov/19
James Wharram comments on the Atalanta, and the crew of A113 Aku
UPDATED 28/11 after input from Hanneke Boon of Wharram Designs, including updates to Aku’s boat page Further to the article in November the December issue of Classic Boat includes an endorsement ofRead More…
Adding photos to your blog improved
A number of you highlighted difficulties in adding photos to your blog entries. With apologies for it having been a bit messy I have now made it more reliable. Or should IRead More…
07Nov/19
Membership Subscriptions – Simplified for 2020
Subscriptions for 2020 are due by 1st January. At the 2019 AGM in March it was agreed to simplify our subscription rates. There is now a flat rate of £20 for allRead More…
29Oct/19
November 2019 Classic Boat – Atalanta as an ‘Affordable Classic’
It started with a conversation at the Suffolk Yacht Harbour Classic Regatta in June this year. In the bar. Peter Smith, art editor for Classic boat was taking part with his 8-tonRead More…
2019 East Coast Rally – Final Programme
The final programme for the East Coast get together and race as part of the Regatta is now available. Check it out here It would be great to see as many ofRead More…
June 2019: Website Updated – hope you like it..
New Styling, Pages and Navigation (menu) Options Yes, the website looks different. Responding to feedback we have tried to make it easier to find things on the website. In particular you willRead More…
21May/19
2019 Atalanta Owners in Bristol 11th May
The cold weather took a welcome break and the sun shone in Bristol on 11th May for our meet-up at the Underfall Yard in the Bristol Floating Harbour. There was a prettyRead More…
04Mar/19
2019 AGM Tamesis Sailing Club
The 2019 AGM was a great success with 27 Members and friends attending the meeting and lunch. The Minutes, Secretary and Treasurer Reports will be published for Members in the Spring Newsletter.Read More…
29Jan/19
2019 AGM, Meet-Ups, Cruises and Rallies
Although the wind, snow, rain and frost are still with us I am sure most of us are planning our Summer activities. Why not make room in your diaries to get togetherRead More…
What’s new? – Archive and technical updates
This page details all archive and website updates by the date they were made – scroll down to review. Feedback on the site and ideas for improvements are always welcome – pleaseRead More…
17Jun/18
Site Activity Feed – Never miss a post, blog or comment on the site
AOA Website Site Activity Feed – updates emailed to you so that you never miss a post, blog or comment.
?? AOA60 – How well do you know Fairey Marine yachts?
The AOA0 Challenge is live – have a go, get on the leaderboard, and maybe learn some new facts about the Fairey Marine Yachts.
The AOA is 60 Years Old – Celebrate with us
Check out, and Join in our celebration of 60 years.
2018 AOA Website – introduction
Welcome to the new 2018 AOA Website which replaces the old ‘Ning’ site. Our new website is still work in progress. We are in the process of loading AOA records and thereRead More…
22Apr/17
Article in Classic Sailor about Atalantas
The Association have contributed to an article in Classic Sailor about Atalantas this month. Dan Houston’s Classic Sailor magazine is an excellent publication – thoroughly recommended. Check it out at http://classicsailor.com.
11Feb/17
20 February – Toco goes to a new home
Great news for Fred and the Association – Toco Axxx has a new home. We wish the new owner good fortune in the restoration and hope to follow progress over the comingRead More…
23Jan/17
2017 AOA AGM – Roaring Success in Dartford
The 2017 AOA AGM was well attended with 26 people representing xxx boats. We discussed…. We had a great lunch with much talk of adventures new, old and future. And so on