Great article on Fairey plus a bit of Fame for Richard James!!
[Webmaster addition: You should be able to read the article in the box on the right. If not you can click this link to read it on the Classic Boat site.]- Sujanwiz
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It is worth noting that Uffa Fox did not claim the design credit for the Atalanta in any of his contemporary books of the 1960s – the only reference ( I found) is a photo of A77 in the “Uffa Fox Book Of Sailing” Where it is referred to as “Atalanta class moulded ply cruisers made by Fairey Marine…” together with a brief summery of Atalanta characteristics. The Fairey Marine product book / brochure of 1958 “Racing Dinghies and Utility Boats” – For the Atalanta entry – gives it as a collaboration between Uffa Fox and Alan Vines, with Uffa Fox as the designer of the “hull lines and rig, i.e. Uffa as Fairey Marine design consultant with significant input on the Atalanta.
Steve, thanks very much post posting this.
I have tried to add the article from the Classic Boat website into the page.
And added a link to the Classic Boat website in case it doesn’t work for some people.
Nick