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Late 1970s Restoration for A124 Helene by Godfrey Holter

Atalanta – more than the sum of her parts?

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The following paper was conceived in the cabin of an Atalanta during the East Coast Cruise in 2021. New owner Jim Sumberg was reviewing the innovations within the Atalanta and its partRead More…

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14May/22
Helene looking amazing beside the Stour

A124 Helene reaches new heights

14/05/2022A124Kennel, Paint, VarnishNick Phillips

I popped by to help ready Helene for final fitting out tasks – putting her ‘in the air’ for work inside the keelboxes on the new posts at the rear. It isRead More…

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25Apr/22

Christchurch A5

25/04/2022A5, imageuploadsimon

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25Apr/22
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A5 restoration

25/04/2022A5simon

Have decided to fit the keel  mechanism from Jack of London T4  as it was all made from stainless steel ,Problem is getting this lot to fit in the keel box   asRead More…

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13Apr/22

Uffa Fox Celebrations in Cowes – APRIL PRESS RELEASE

13/04/2022UncategorizedAOA

The organisers for this four day festival in August have issued and update (27th February). The event is growing with detailed plans for the sailing and a host of activities around theRead More…

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02Apr/22
A89 Tiger Paint Job (2)

A89 with new Tiger stripes

02/04/2022A89Richard James

I have always like the “Tiger design” NATO jets, so yesterday, I gave Colchide a “Tiger design” to her hull. Title: A89 Tiger Paint JobCaption: A89 Tiger Paint Job

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31Mar/22
Uffa Fox 50 sails request

Old Atalanta Sails wanted

31/03/2022UncategorizedAOA

The Uffa Fox 50 celebrations are calling for old sails from Uffa boats, to be used in creating regalia for the event. If you have any hiding at the back of yourRead More…

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27Feb/22

Uffa Fox Celebrations in Cowes – PRESS RELEASE

27/02/2022UncategorizedAOA

The organisers for this four day festival in August have issued and update (27th February). The event is growing with detailed plans for the sailing and a host of activities around theRead More…

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21Jan/22
The War that never was

book reference – A21 ‘Chuff’

21/01/2022A21Colin Whiting

Mentioned in the book “The War That Never Was” by Duff Hart-Davis page 29 one page only. The boat, A21 ‘Chuff’,  was flown to Aden in the early sixties or earlier byRead More…

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20Jan/22
Out of Arklow

‘Out of Arklow’ – book added to Archive

20/01/2022A78AOA

We came across this book recently  by Danny O’Neill. Danny owned A78 Marianda in the 1980s and 1990s. The book is about Danny’s life at sea on eighty different boats as aRead More…

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10Nov/21
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Elle moves to winter quarters

10/11/2021A69Barn storage lifting off trailerChris Green

Elle is being stored in a barn this winter.  Located in Dell Quay, Chichester Harbour – Apuldram Manor Farm.  The storage allows the luxury of working on the boat throughout the winterRead More…

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24Oct/21
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A49 seems to be in need of rescue

24/10/2021A49simon

Just saw this on Boat Scrapyards site. The boat is in Cheshire

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15Oct/21
A15 Artemis II out of the water showing her raised aft deck and modified rudder

A15 Artemis II – Unique and in fine condition – £4000 ono

15/10/2021A15, ForsaleAOA

Presently afloat and in commission in Chichester harbour. Artemis II is in good  condition with a Sabb marine single diesel engine and a new under boom cockpit cover.  All fresh painted thisRead More…

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13Oct/21
The AOA were positioned alongside the OGA (Association for Gaff Rig Sailing). The OGA boat was the marvellous Golant Gaffer, 'Satellite'.

Southampton Boatshow Success

13/10/2021AOA_Events2021SBSAOA

Atalantas at a Boatshow? First there was one – the twenty four feet long Atalanta prototype, in 1955. Then, over the next decade, Fairey Marine built one hundred and eighty six AtalantaRead More…

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13Oct/21
1966 The World Cup - not as good as sailing

1966 – We nearly drowned

13/10/2021T8AOA

The AOA caught up with the son of an ex-owner at the Southampton Boastshow in 2021. This was great – it filled in an ownership gap in our records and provided theRead More…

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03Oct/21
A5 Cockpit Seats

Cockpit renovation

03/10/2021Uncategorizedsimon

Having  decided that the cockpit seats need replacing . I set about ripping the old ones out  the reason for this was cracking either side  of frame work . Good thing  IRead More…

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27Sep/21

The Wrabness tender mystery. Part 2

27/09/2021A124JimSumberg

  On taking over a boat it is common to inherit a certain number of “special” items. Dredged from the depths of locker or lazarette, damp and probably rusty, their identity andRead More…

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23Sep/21
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The Wrabness tender mystery. Part 1

23/09/2021A124JimSumberg

  The plan was for an overnight to Pin Mill or the Walton Backwaters. We left Manningtree under sail around 1130 anticipating the ebb, without even a cat’s paw of breeze. TheRead More…

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09Sep/21
At at SBS

A1 Generating Chatter At Southampton

09/09/2021A1AOA

After a great deal of effort by Mike A1 is moored in the ‘Class Association’ area of the Southampton boatshow, alongside the Old Gaffers Association. She has already generated ‘chatter’ – sheRead More…

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25Aug/21
Atalanta Mary rubs shoulders with the great and the good.

A102 Atalanta Mary for sale £4,000

25/08/2021A102, ForsaleFairey Mary

It is time for me to pass on the ‘bateau’ on to a new owner.  Work commitments, blah..de..blah..  But she deserves to be used and should never be neglected. She is aRead More…

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22Aug/21
Back to the water

Out of hibernation

22/08/2021A102West MerseaFairey Mary

I am really glad that I managed to find ‘hibernation’ for Mary over the lock-down.  But it is time to get her back in the water enjoy a sail and make sureRead More…

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20Aug/21
Turtle on the slow road to recovery in Cornwall

A117 Turtle project with trailer, free to be restored

20/08/2021A117, ForsaleA1172017AOA

Free for restoration. Turtle is currently sitting on a four wheel trailer in Truro. If someone out there will take her please do, just send a lorry we can pull her onRead More…

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17Aug/21
New Aft Bulkhead

Cockpit Corner Reinforcement and Repairs to Aft Bulkhead

17/08/2021A183Aft Bulkhead Repair, Cockpit Corner Reinforcement, Hull RepairJonathan Stearn

Bluster has guard rail stanchions at the aft end of the cockpit. These were bolted through the stringer and the deck with a block beneath and above. Unfortunately, after being pushed aroundRead More…

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12Aug/21
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Honeymoon – In Bermuda from Boston, next stop Halifax, Nova Scotia

12/08/2021imageuploadDavid Walworth

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11Aug/21
Facebook Atalanta Group

Do you Facebook? New Atalanta Group

11/08/2021UncategorizedAOA

There is a new ”Group’ on Facebook – Fairey Atalantas. Whilst not an AOA ‘official’ group we will be posting on it about the Association and the boats. We would really loveRead More…

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30Jul/21
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Cockpit comfort – orientation and curves

30/07/2021A124JimSumberg

Since the mid-1990 I have owned a number of small boats including a Devon Yawl, Cornish Shrimper, Cornish Crabber (Mk 1), Kingfisher 22+ (jink rig), Anderson 26 (lifting keeI), Golden Hind andRead More…

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24Jul/21
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The times they are a changing, dear Maurice

24/07/2021A124JimSumberg

To escape the worst of the expected heatwave I thought I would visit what has quickly become my favourite anchorage, and do some relaxed mud listening. After a beat down the StourRead More…

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16Jul/21

Website Updates July ’21

16/07/2021NewsAOA

Triggered by some recent (unsuccessful) attacks on the site we have updated the way people can request an account. It is now more manual than before. This does not affect existing usersRead More…

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07Jul/21
Pixie for sale - garage stored for 40 years

Fairey Marine Pixie Tender For Sale

07/07/2021UncategorizedAOA

Very rare Fairey Marine Pixie Tender for sale. Open to reasonable offers. The tender has a deck over one half and has been stored in a garage for forty years. It willRead More…

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02Jul/21
Split in Topsides

Repairing the Split in the Topsides

02/07/2021A183deck repairsJonathan Stearn

As reported in Bluster’s last blog post, there was a worrying split in the topsides at the starboard aft end of the cockpit where the aft deck moulding is joined to theRead More…

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30Jun/21
Colchide is visited by a cousin

2021 Suffolk Yacht Harbour Classic Regatta

30/06/2021AOA_EventsAOA

A89 Colchide attended the 2021 Suffolk Yacht Harbour Classic Regatta over the weekend 25-27 June. This Regatta encourages both motor and sail boats and this year was graced by half a dozenRead More…

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12Jun/21
Port Side Repairs

Repairs around the rubbing strake

12/06/2021A183deck repairsJonathan Stearn

The hot sunny weather we are having in Scotland at the moment is ideal for wood repairs as the exposed laminates are nice and dry before being sealed in with epoxy. WaterRead More…

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10Jun/21
Preparing to recover Aquilo onto her trailer

A184, Aquilo II, £5,500

10/06/2021A184, For Sale - SOLDRichard Hall

Aquilo II is in a barn on her trailer near Bridport in Dorset. She is possibly the last ever 26ft Atalanta to be launched, which she was in 1969. She has beenRead More…

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31May/21
2021 May Beer an Natter at The Two Keels

A Dozen at The Two Keels

31/05/2021AOA_EventsRichard James

The AOA ‘Beer & Natter’ at ‘The Two Keels’ on Saturday 22 May 2021 at 6 PM was a great success and 12 members attended: Mike Dixon (Commodore A1), Jane Stearn (Vice-Commodore), Read More…

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17May/21

Website Spring Clean

17/05/2021NewsAOA

While most of our thorough Spring Clean was about keeping the site working smoothly there have been some functional improvements too. The ‘Images’ page now includes the Boat sail number in theRead More…

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15May/21

A165 Sloeberry was Mavista pre 1996

15/05/2021A165aoawebguest

My father Dr.Peter Ewart Burden re-named this boat. We nearly lost her and our lives once-sailing from Ramsgate on a halcyon day ,force 3 forecast to be caught in squall. My husbandRead More…

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11May/21
Bluster's Winter Quarters

Bluster Progress – Removing Rusty Iron and Making Good

11/05/2021A183Aft Bulkhead, Rudder Skeg, TransomJonathan Stearn

Work on Bluster has continued in April and early May. Much of April was spent removing rusty bolts from the engine bay area and rudder skeg. The keel stops were removed withoutRead More…

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02May/21
A124 Renovations

Keel bolt covers: “Sikaflex – Ugh!”

02/05/2021A124Keel bolts, keel boxesNick Phillips

This will be my last post on Helene’s Boat Blog as owner. In fact although started before the sale it is being published after handover to Jim, the new owner. Due toRead More…

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05Apr/21

A passenger ride in an Atalanta aged 9 started me sailing

05/04/2021A166Richard James

I was spring cleaning A89 Colchide yesterday, when I was approached by a gentleman. “Is that an Atalanta” “Oh, I had a passenger ride in an Atalanta, aged 9, in the earlyRead More…

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05Apr/21
A177 Quinteffence - Stem and centreline repairs

Stem capping strip repair- rot in forward part of keel

05/04/2021A179Tarn and Frances Aitken

A179 Quinteffence has been laid up on her trailer for the last 8 years as life has not allowed time to spend sailing (and maintaining her). She has been stored under aRead More…

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31Mar/21
A85 in the 1970s, Long Island, New York State

A85 Kicky Wicky in the 1970s

31/03/2021UncategorizedAOA

I was delighted to welcome an ex-owner of Kicky Wicky as a website user last month. Having ‘conversations’ with ex-owners and their families is one of the delights of my job asRead More…

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25Mar/21
A5's new Python drive and prop-shaft 2

Furlough Work cont

25/03/2021A5simon

Made a mtg for the python drive from 19mm Ply /Mahogany and 2.5 mm A4 stainless.. A new propshaft from Clements  engineering made from Duplex with couplings for conversion from 3/4″to PythonRead More…

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22Mar/21
A155 Miranda resting

A155 Miranda – Still Alive

22/03/2021A155AOA

A chance contact with the original owners of T10 Calista led to a photo of Calista with A155 Miranda in the background which, with thanks to the AOA bloodhound which is ourRead More…

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21Mar/21
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Well rotted

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Occasionally walk past this poor old boat at Newham on the Truro River. I imagine she has been abandoned. Title: IMG_2181-49b2968f Title: IMG_2182-531749c3

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19Mar/21
T10 afloat at Fairey Marine Hamble in 1962 or 1963.  A155 Miranda in the background.

T10 Calista – Memories from her first years

19/03/2021UncategorizedAOA

February was a great month for connecting to ex-owners of Fairey yachts. Rodney, son of Titania T10 Calista’s first owner, joined the website and we entered into a conversation by email. RodneyRead More…

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14Mar/21
Bluster's Keel Supports

Bluster’s Keels and Steelwork Removed

14/03/2021A183keel steelwork, KeelsJonathan Stearn

After much prevaricating, Bluster’s trailer was removed and the keels lowered to the ground. The supporting steelwork was then also removed for inspection.  Before removing the trailer, I cut off most ofRead More…

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24Feb/21
Whipstaff Quadrant Bearing

Steering Gear Wear and Corrosion

24/02/2021A183rudder pintle, SteeringJonathan Stearn

With the snow melting and the weather warmed up (relatively), work on Bluster has resumed with the stripping out of the steering mechanism. The whipstaff bearing had a bit of play, butRead More…

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09Feb/21
Engine Bearers

Engine Bearers and Thrust Bearing

09/02/2021A183Bearers, EnginesJonathan Stearn

The weather continues to be very cold this winter in Aberdeenshire, and now we also have 20 cm of snow. Consequently, not so much work has been done on Bluster. After muchRead More…

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08Feb/21
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More furlough more progress..

08/02/2021Uncategorizedsimon

Having  purchased the engine from the late Jack of London T4 having  stripped down all ancillary items  had the alt and starter refurbishment done  by  Wasp. Started up and runs like aRead More…

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26Jan/21
Bluster's Yanmar 1GM10

Bluster’s 1GM10 Serviced and painted

26/01/2021A183Jonathan Stearn

Bluster’s engine was winterised, but otherwise in reasonable working order. It was badly rusted in places, the fuel and oil pipes were beginning to rust, and the paint was peeling off muchRead More…

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