Celebrating Uffa Fox sailing boats 50 years after his death.
11Sep/20
2020 Southampton Boatshow
Southampton Boatshow
21Aug/20
2020 East Coast Rally & Race (West Mersea)
Join the AOA for the 2020 West Mersea Regatta – socials ashore, a brief good natured race, then some more socialising. 21st-22nd August 2020.
15Aug/20
2020 – East Coast Cruise in Company
Join us for a relaxed exploration of the Suffolk and Essex rivers and creeks 15th August – 21st August 2020. All welcome.
12Jun/20
2020 Suffolk Yacht Harbour Classics
2020 Suffolk Yacht Harbour Classic Regatta. Join a fleet of classics in two days of fun and friendly racing on the River Orwell and Thames Estuary.
Fairey Marine early drawings for the A31
The 26′ Atalanta was a great success and Fairey Marine were considering a 31′ variation. There is a very early set of sketches and drawings, many signed by Uffa Fox, in theRead More…
23May/20
A5 Rudder
Mk1 Rudder in very good condition has finally found its way on to Diaphony A5 . And have lowered the top pintle down about 2 inches, also replaced lower pintle with aRead More…
21May/20
Scoop – A89’s secret weapon for East Coast Race
Our East Coast representative has sent us this scoop from secret waters somewhere near Harwich. Getting the Atalanta to go faster has pre-occupied many in recent years (check out this thread). Well,Read More…
20May/20
A160 Moyra video of sailing holiday in 1968
There’s a video of this boat A160 ‘Moyra’ from an 8mm film I made in 1968. David Clover. Boat Name (if known): Moyra
Engine transplant
Is there anyone running a Yanmar GM20 in an Atalanta 26 I already have a RCA Dolphin 12 hp two stroke twin fitted in the boat. I would like to know ifRead More…
16May/20
Spring Get-together, Lake Windemere
Fairey Atalanta Owners Association Meet Up in Bristol 11th May 2015. An opportunity to talk Atalantas, sailing, boats and anything that takes our fancy.
05May/20
Fairey Marine Promotional Videos
We have recently placed five Fairey Marine promotional films on the ‘Videos’ page. These are entertaining and provide an interesting insight into sailing in the late fifties / early sixties as wellRead More…
30Apr/20
A35 features in Audio-Visual treat
Further to the investigations in what happened to A35 Scherzo after the Conservatoire International de la Plaisance closed down in the 1990s we have continued to search periodically. I came across thisRead More…
29Apr/20
A76 and A98, a sad loss and an idea for the future
We were saddened to hear at the beginning of last year that the long term owner of A76 Inshallah and A98 Beki had died. The owner had been restoring both boats inRead More…
26Apr/20
A148 Johara for sale £3,000 – SOLD
It is with a heavy heart that I offer A148, Johara for sale. I moved to the Isle of Harris with the intention of finally sorting her out but a combination ofRead More…
22Apr/20
A126 in the late 1970s
Happy memories of A126 Apple The AOA were very glad to be contacted in April 2020 by an ex-owner of A126 Apple with a little bit of history and some photographs. HavingRead More…
20Apr/20
Atalanta Lifting Slings
The Atalanta was designed with built in lifting brackets which enabled the boat to be lifted with the weight taken largely by the strong central bulkhead and keel structure. Two were boltedRead More…
Spotted on Facebook group “Rotting in a Boatyard”
Title: New ham TruroCaption: Position: 50 15’ 09” N 05 02’ 32” W Title: Petesark in distress in CornwallCaption: Petesark in distress in Cornwall
02Apr/20
1958 Daily Express Boat Show Prize – An Atalanta!
In 1958 the prize for Daily Express National Boat Show was an Atalanta! Specifically A70 Catalina! John Dixon kindly provided the cutting tin the photograph (much appreciated!) which triggered this post. TheRead More…
02Apr/20
Archive addition – AOA Annual Dinner Menu Cards
Dinner menu and attendance cards for the first seven Annual Dinners – Atalanta Owners know how to enjoy themselves! These cards were kindly donated by the sone of an ex-owner.
10Mar/20
A65 Joann For Sale – £4000 incl. unique trailer
A65 Joann is for sale. A special Atalanta, Joann has a Titania coachroof ‘blister’ over the main cabin providing increased headroom there. She also has a standard Atalanta blister fitted to theRead More…
Covid 19. The Association’s position 10th March 2020
Given the unprecedented concern and coverage of the Covid 29 virus spread and the actions that are being considered by governments across the world, it only seems appropriate to outline the Association’sRead More…
02Mar/20
Twenty Two in Twenty Twenty – the 2020 AGM
Storm Jorge didn’t manage to keep 22 of us from The Tamesis Sailing club, even passing through quickly so that we could bask in the sunshine during the AGM and lunch. TheRead More…
29Feb/20
2020 AGM
The AOA Annual General Meeting will be held before the traditional lunch and afternoon tea at Tamesis Club in Teddington on 29th February 2020. All welcome
03Feb/20
F14 Noggin for sale £5,950
Noggin has had a great deal of work done in recent years by professional boatbuilder Alan Staley and the previous owner. She is wonderful condition, looking very smart and awaiting a freshRead More…
22Dec/19
A1 Restoration – The Final Push
I took on the restoration of A1 ‘Atalanta’ in 2016. This post begins a series in which I will document the work done, in text and photographs. There has been an extraordinary interest in A1’s progress. Many thanks to all who have expressed interest.
We’re back – apologies for the break in service
I would like to apologise to all of our readers for the non-availability of the website in the past few days. A small change triggered some unexpected impacts on the site. IRead More…
Contact from Norbert FRADIN in Bordeaux
I have today received a reply from Norbert Fradin of the Musée Mer Marine at Bordeaux. He briefly states that he is, unfortunately not capable of giving us any information concerning theRead More…
09Dec/19
Colchide’s rudder
Colchide came out the water last week and I noticed that the rudder had some delamination cracks on the trailing edge. It has a 12mm central oak core and a further 12mmRead More…
09Dec/19
Memories of my Father’s boat
Alan contacted us to enquire about the fate of A175 Inyoniamanzi (African for ‘Water Bird’). We were unable to provide much more information but Alan added some information to A175’s history. InyoniamanziRead More…
James Wharram comments on the Atalanta, and the crew of A113 Aku
UPDATED 28/11 after input from Hanneke Boon of Wharram Designs, including updates to Aku’s boat page Further to the article in November the December issue of Classic Boat includes an endorsement ofRead More…
Adding photos to your blog improved
A number of you highlighted difficulties in adding photos to your blog entries. With apologies for it having been a bit messy I have now made it more reliable. Or should IRead More…
23Nov/19
Bernard Blavier
Bernard Blavier contacted the AOA in October 2019 to enquire of her whereabouts. (Connecting with ex-owners is one of the pleasures of the website). Bernard was the owner responsible for A35 beingRead More…
17Nov/19
A1 hauls out, watched by A89
After her first few months afloat for over 25 years Mike Dixon took A1 out of the water at the Orwell Yacht Club in the middle of October. Colchide, Richard James andRead More…
07Nov/19
A1 Atalanta floats for the first time in over 25 years
I hope you will have read the excellent series of articles by Mike Dixon about his restoration of the Atalanta prototype – A1 Atalanta. There are more to come but in theRead More…
07Nov/19
Membership Subscriptions – Simplified for 2020
Subscriptions for 2020 are due by 1st January. At the 2019 AGM in March it was agreed to simplify our subscription rates. There is now a flat rate of £20 for allRead More…
Re-Restoration for Relaunch!
I can’t seem to get my photos to load, but I am under my second restoration of the awesome T6 Kittiwake. No major problems but some major projects. Mystery leaks discovered andRead More…
New owner and location
Pilgrim is now ashore at Ullswater and owned by; John Hamilton Jr. , > Barrow in Furness Cumbria
29Oct/19
November 2019 Classic Boat – Atalanta as an ‘Affordable Classic’
It started with a conversation at the Suffolk Yacht Harbour Classic Regatta in June this year. In the bar. Peter Smith, art editor for Classic boat was taking part with his 8-tonRead More…
06Oct/19
A38 – across Canada
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.Read More…
13Sep/19
Southampton Boat Show 2019
Owners Associations exhibit afloat at the show Always a good show, this year it has an extra dimension for us fanciers of older craft. Our old friend John Goode has organised forRead More…
01Sep/19
2019-20 Bulletin – Contributions please
The Bulletin Editor is busy preparing to collate and format all of your articles for this year’s Bulletin. Tell us about your cruises, your modifications or anything you think other Atalanta OwnersRead More…
14Aug/19
2019 East Coast Rally & Race (West Mersea)
(Photo copyright of West Mersea Town Regatta) The West Mersea Regatta is on 17 August 2019. As always, Atalantas will get together for a natter and then take part racing for theRead More…
12Aug/19
Ex Owner seeks photos of Aquilo sailing for a painting
Vic Carr, ex owner, had this letter published in the September edition of Classic Boat. The Secretary is getting touch with Classic Boat to connect with Vic. He is looking for photosRead More…
2019 East Coast Rally – Final Programme
The final programme for the East Coast get together and race as part of the Regatta is now available. Check it out here It would be great to see as many ofRead More…
03Jul/19
A104 Arosa – £2000
A104 Arosa for sale due to re-location Re-location to Canada forces reluctant sale.She is currently sitting on a roadworthy galvanised four wheel trailer.Good mainsail and genoa, some older jibs and genoa, spinnakerRead More…
A176 Persephone – Last Call (2019)
We were contacted by someone who was looking to help a friend dispose of an Atalanta. They did not know many details but provided the photos below. From this we were ableRead More…
01Jul/19
Diesel Bug in Fuel Tank
Why you should always add a biocide to your diesel fuel (see photographs)! The algal gloop formed a mat lying on the bottom of the tank. As there was a 3 cmRead More…
Modification – F53 ?
I used to own a fairey fulmar, I think it is this one, mast replaced with an alloy one, a distinct modification was carried out to the center plate, it was Read More…