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NEW POST> A5 Winter Cover Frame
February 9th, 2026 by
NEW POST> Teddington to Oxford
November 23rd, 2025 by
u70-dear_deer-1

To understand why I might want to travel up the Thames you best first read or listen to Three men and a boat.  But it is May and wanted to be outsideRead More…

NEW POST> A169 For Sale - update
November 3rd, 2025 by
u301-PXL_20240718_103005825

A169 Elle is currently ashore (inside)  at Dell Quay. Chichester Harbour; 4 x 100ah Lithium batteries for the 48V electric motor  have been recently installed – with a back-up reserve of 4Read More…

St Katherines to Teddington Lock
October 18th, 2025 by
A102 dropping the mast in St Kats

I had a day in St Kats and as you can see the weather was brilliant.  I caught up with a couple of friends and replenished victuals.  There is a Waitrose acrossRead More…

NEW COMMENT: November 5th, 2025 by Stephen McCann
It must have been magical (and possibly frantic depending on the tide!) to sail (ok Motor... but you

A38 The Beaver - News from Canada
March 10th, 2025 by
A38 The Beaver sailing in western Canada in 2024

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…

Forum Topics (shaded) and Replies

NEW TOPIC>cutless bearing (New Topic)
November 30th, 2025 A148 Johara

Can anyone give me  some advice on replacing Johara, s cutless bearing ?

NEW TOPIC>Atalanta Cherbourg Rally 2027 (New Topic)
October 26th, 2025 Fairey Mary

2027 marks the 40th anniversary of the last Atalanta Cherbourg rally!  Mary won it so it only makes sense that I introduce the idea.  See https://atalantaowners.org/atalanta-cherbourg-rally/ The motivation for this is notRead More…

Model Atalanta
November 30th 2024 by Dinah Pryor
NEW REPLY:December 30th, 2025 by David Walworth

That model is absolutely amazing!  I like the idea of the radio controlled Series 1 Land Rover and trailer to complement it.