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May 29th, 2024 by
I’m very pleased to report – we are sailing again. Me, my kids and my friends Colin and Ross have just been out this afternoon, after sailing Zambra round to Queenborough onRead More…
How fabulous to see! Looks like a happy boat, owner and crew!
Wonderful views of a beautiful Atalanta 31. Enjoy the summer!
May 19th, 2024 by
Sugar Plum has a new bullseye light in her forepeak. What a difference that has made.
Nice
Ironically, I too have a new source of light - alas, it’s an unexpected loss of forward cleat and
May 6th, 2024 by
It’s exciting times in Kent, as Zambra is making the final stages of her long journey back to the sea. After ten long years of intermittent restoration, it was wonderful to seeRead More…
Nick Fantastic to see Zambra 'in the wild' again. Well done for all that work - she looks fantastic
Brilliant to see! Looking forward to following your journey.
Congratulations! Good to see that it is possible to keep the motivation going for 10 years!
October 6th, 2019 by
For those interested, A38 has found its way across Canada from North Bay Ontario to Saltspring island, British Columbia . A five day 4000km journey. Saltspring island will be it’s new home.
Harry, Hope all is well. I am going to be out at my sister’s in Sooke next summer - will there
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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…
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…
Dear All, Has anyone put an outboard bracket on an Atalanta before? It’s my interim solution before I change propulsion next year when i have money, to get up the Hamble againstRead More…
Hello Stephen Firstly, your inboard should provide more than enough oomph to push your Atalanta along – even against an ebb tide. You might consider checking your motor setup. If this isRead More…
Mike, thanks – i plan to use it for extra oomph when battling the tide as my Farymann is still lacking puff until i work what is wrong/change it around (willRead More…
Stephen, You raise some interesting issues. Let me be upfront – I have no experience of an outboard on the aft end of an Atalanta. Balance – a small outboard on theRead More…
January 16th 2024 by Stephen McCann
Thanks all – took your advice and did a lot of scraping down! The main benefit of A89 is the fact that ‘Uncle Bernard’ sheathed Colchide in Marglass when she was beingRead More…
FWIW I would recommend building up your own confidence in doing the work yourself. Learning is fun but start with a trivial fix and build up from there. Don’t be afraid forRead More…
February 1st 2022 by Richard James
Curlew A68 being sling lifted. The 3 and 4 m work perfectly- nice an level.
December 30th 2013 by Fairey Mary
I decided to give Curlew A68 a full paint strip to assess the condition of the wood, and was pleasantly surprised how sound this 60+ year old boat is. So good, I’veRead More…