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October 24th, 2024 by
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 canRead More…
Steve, thanks very much post posting this. I have tried to add the article from the Classic Boat w
It is worth noting that Uffa Fox did not claim the design credit for the Atalanta in any of his cont
October 20th, 2024 by
This year I opted for the Dell Quay Sailing Club lift-out instead of recovery on the trailer. Some pictures of Elle being lifted on her own internal strops. The mast was loweredRead More…
Chris Just caught up with these pictures. Such a great way of lifting, using the three-part strop.
During the lift - overheard comments of a couple of observers wondering about the strength of the 6
October 16th, 2024 by
Elle has an 8kW Lynch electric motor driving a 13 inch folding prop. The current (no pun intended) battery capacity is 150 amp hours. This is fine for manoeuvres in – outRead More…
Chris - really interesting, I got very close to buying one this summer. Keen to understand how it ma
Steve - I think the efficiency is down to the hefty gearbox’s low gearing and the large four blade
October 14th, 2024 by
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…
I was sad to hear of Colin’s passing. It was a pleasure to work with Colin on the committee and I
Indeed. Spent time with Colin on Hiran back in the day. He was a real gentleman, very generous and a
October 2nd, 2024 by
I have recently taken delivery of a new purpose made trailer for A142 Sugar Plum after my previous one was written off in a “no fault” accident in May. The trailer wasRead More…
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September 16th, 2024 by
Engine refurbished rebuilt and repainted. Yanmar GM10
September 16th, 2024 by
Old paint removal almost complete, very sound woodwork. next stage keel removal and repainting.
September 16th, 2024 by
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…
Get writing A138.... if you fancy that Silver Atalanta!! I'll write an article but not sure I'll be
September 12th, 2024 by
(And the seamanship skills of her crew) The photographs and essence of the story are taken from Ryan’s Facebook page, where he has many posts about A138 and Sweet Sue.All photographs areRead More…
Glorious pictures Harald, where are you?
August 24th, 2024 by
This year I turn 70 and my daughter signed me up for Storyworth, which sends a question a week to prompt memories. This week’s question was: What is your favorite storyRead More…
August 23rd, 2024 by
Having been frustrated at my inability to get up the Hamble against the tide in full flow, I have set my mind to finding ways to resolve the fact that the originalRead More…
August 22nd, 2024 by
We were sent these two photos by members of the OGA, Clare and Pete Thomas, who spotted Destiny as they travelled homewards after the Dutch OGA 20th Anniversary celebrations. Thank Pete andRead More…
August 7th, 2024 by
Purpose made trailer for an Atalanta 26. A142 Sugar Plum has been transported from Aberdeen to the West Coast of Scotland every year (and back!). The trailer has suffered damage to theRead More…
August 2nd, 2024 by
This boat was built by my late father in the early 1960s. He bought the hull and the plans direct from Fairey Marine. Sadly, it never saw the water and has beenRead More…
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This is a further reminder/plea from your Bulletin editor as a follow up to the contributions request in September and some additional follow up emails. The “deadline” noted then was the 3rdRead More…
I really like the suggestion that an Atalanta up the Thames would be a good idea. Could we plan a flotilla to get Tower Bridge open. I realise that is a bigRead More…
Totally agree – though, what about ‘down’ the Thames vice up? Happy to host at mine and launch over the road at Benson. (or even enter at Oxford). Would make the routeRead More…
Mobile boatbuilder on the south coast – Sebastian. Sebastian – 07883 032 300.
All the advertising material from Fairey clearly states that the sails can be handled form the cockpit and a recently posted original marketing film on u tube showed this. Can some oneRead More…
I like to work Mary’s sails from the cockpit. I do get bruises on my rib-cage and at 6ft I can generally reach, if I stand in the companionway. The greatest dangerRead More…
Hi Greg, Neither stilts nor surgery required. I suspect that a clever bit of marketing (nowadays called ‘spin’) conveniently forgot to mention that the sails were easily handled from the cockpit, butRead More…