If any proof is required of the seaworthiness of the Fairey Atalanta yachts look no further than the notable Fairey Atalanta journeys referenced below. The yachts have proved themselves in all conditions around Europe and across the Atlantic. Fairey Marine managed to achieve this seaworthiness in a boat that is easily trailed great distances. Some of these journeys by road are also included below.
This page is still work in progress. We will be adding references to the many notable journeys in the coming weeks.
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Notable Fairey Atalanta Voyages around the UK
Notable Fairey Atalanta Voyages in Europe
Notable Fairey Atalanta Voyages across the Atlantic
Notable Fairey Atalanta Voyages in the Americas
Notable Fairey Atalanta Journeys by Trailer
Notable Fairey Atalanta Voyages Around the UK
- A146 Sherpa Round Britain Race 1974
Immediately after sailing in the Round the Island Race on June 29 in which he came second in the Atalanta Class, Alan Perkes in A148, Sherpa, set out for the Round Britain Race which started from Plymouth on July 6. The event attracted a vast and varied fleet with multi-hulls as well as mono hullsRead More…
A31/4 Gellie went Round Britain in 2005.
Notable Fairey Atalanta Voyages in Europe
- Atalanta Mary A102 Mediterranean Circuit
In 2013 Alistair Rodger sailed A102 Atalanta Mary across The Channel to St Valery Sur Somme as the first part of a Mediterranean adventure. Alistair, Mojo the greyhound and Atalanta Mary spent three months exploring the French canals before arriving at the Mediterranean. They journeyed up the Somme river to Paris and then left onRead More…
Notable Fairey Atalanta Voyages Across the Atlantic
- A170 Butterfly across the Atlantic 1980
All images on this page are the copyright of Finn Ziem, from within the Youtube video below. We have just heard about Norwegian Finn Ziem’s double crossing of the Atlantic Ocean in A170 Butterfly. From August 1980 to August 1981they covered over 11,000 nm. His route was UK – Tenerife – Antigua – St ThomasRead More… - A146 Bluff OSTAR 1976
(Map courtesy of Brian Sadler) A146, already very well travelled, changed hands and went across the Atlantic No history of racing by Atalantas would be complete without mention of Rod White who sailed A146, Bluff, in the 1976 Observer Single Handed Transatlantic Race starting from Plymouth on June 7. On day 5, when the windRead More… - A115 Sabrina Across The Atlantic in 1975In 1975 Eric Stallard and two young friends set out from Appledore on May 27th in A115, Sabrina of Croyde, to cross the Atlantic. They had a stormy passage through the Bay of Biscay but reached Terceira in the Azores, a sailing distance of 1500 miles, on June 15th. They took a three day breakRead More…
- A113 Round the World
The longest and most ambitious expedition undertaken in an Atalanta was in 1960-61 when Tony Peck and John Riding set out in A113, Aku, to sail round the world in a westerly direction. Tony bought Aku from Fairey Marine, Hamble in early 1960, and on 15 November 1960 they left Hamble, to start thier epic adventure.Read More…
