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(04 June 2025 to 09 October 2025)
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September 20th, 2025 by
Well I finally had to bite the bullet and fitted the port side keel mech bracket with a 1mm gasket made from Hypalon rubber a tube or so of ARBO br (ButylRead More…
Looks very good!
September 16th, 2025 by
Declining health forces sale. A world of minor adventures for you and your family at a very modest cost. See https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LOrhCb_94MY and the photos. Feel free to chat, come and inspect orRead More…
September 7th, 2025 by
I have kind of left updating this blog for a while <insert excuse here/>. I am somewhat hoping that the photos will remind me but at the time a lot was goingRead More…
Thanks for posting! Great to see..
August 23rd, 2025 by
Excellent condition. Includes: full cover (Jeckells); leathered oars; rowlocks; two flotation bladders; launching trolley; mainsail & jib; dagger board & rudder; fore and aft painters. £850 or best offer. Contact: jim.sumberg atRead More…
August 23rd, 2025 by
More ambitions than time/capability! And now deteriorating health preclude restoration by me. I cannot remember when I rescued the Duckling but it remained stored under cover until the Duckling World Championship 2022Read More…
August 18th, 2025 by
A few niggly jobs that have been bugging me for a while decided to clear these up ..Ply boards for the aft cabin underside of cockpit seats I aquired some plywood seatRead More…
Simon. It's like one of those TV Reality shows! You keep taunting us with glimpses of what is to com
August 16th, 2025 by
Our Secretary visited Gabby and A38 The Beaver this Summer. The scenery was impressive enough but Steve was really impressed at the beauty of A38. He will be writing up more aboutRead More…
August 9th, 2025 by
I will give a full rundown of the trip home from Henley. But this just a short message to say we are home safely. We got back Friday 26July at about 8:30pmRead More…
I went out and checked Mary is tucked up nicely. I needed to do the "laying up" a bit better and wi
Great that you got home safely and (more?) importantly Mary is tucked up away from the ravages of th
July 24th, 2025 by
Jonathan and Greg hosted the AOA visit to the Tall Ships in Aberdeen at the beginning of this week. The tall ships 50-or-so vessels taking part presented an amazing spectacle and drewRead More…
July 16th, 2025 by
A102 at Benson, meeting up with the other Atalanta sailor who happened to be in the pub.
July 14th, 2025 by
Here are the latest photos of Elle, moved outside the barn until October. New Ivory upper topsides and blister with “Jotun Hard Top” Under deck covers – awaiting new owner. AlsoRead More…
July 9th, 2025 by
Last sailed from Liverpool to Lymington in 2014, A151 has been stored under cover near Sale, Greater Manchester since. Partial restoration complete. Read More…
Hi Is the Atalanta still for sale? What is the condition today. Is the trailer roadworthy? What re
Steve,Yes, the boat is still for sale.Please contact the boat owner John onjohn54321coxo
June 27th, 2025 by
Quick trip down to exmouth today to check on Quinteffence, been on her mooring for a month now. Took some photos and videos to show her details and condition.
May 13th, 2025 by
Left Queensborough at about 6am. too early. But a lovely morning. Low tide was at 7:30. so I was pushing against the tide. It was not kind to the boat but iRead More…
I am not sure why this post is not visible on the homepage. But this coming weekend Mary will be pa
March 10th, 2025 by
Due to my dis-organisation I failed to act on an update from Gabby Budden in Canada. I have now corrected that and been in touch with Gabby. A38 The Beaver was launchedRead More…
February 22nd, 2025 by
A22m is a beautiful 1/8 scale model of A22 A22, Mary Jane of Morton, was bought new in 1958 by John Burgess and Doctor Green who both lived in Moreton Oxfordshire, sailingRead More…
Stunning!
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NEW TOPIC>Atlanta boats in a Delius-Klasing publication from 1963 (New Topic)
September 1st, 2025 Hansjoerg Lueking
Delius-Klasing Verlag published two volumes of “Das Boot für Dich” (The Boat for You) in 1963. These included descriptions of the Atalanta 26 (Volume 1) and Atalanta 31 (Volume 2). I wasRead More…
As many of you know I am professionally a geek. I am not a fan of social media particularly in its dominant form. But I really like this site and I likeRead More…
Hello all, just to say I am going to take Zambra up to Mersea and hopefully take part in the slow classics race this weekend. I was wondering if anyone else isRead More…
Did you manage it? You are a shoo-in for the award.
May 17th 2025 by Fairey Mary
Trad have released moorings. i am rafting between “Duchess May II” and “Charles Cooper Henderson”. I have also booked a camp site for our bell tent. I will have my dogs withRead More…