All over a month ago now. Here are a selection of the photographs from the events in August based around the Uffa Fox 50 event. The highlight was undoubtedly seeing five Atalantas, all in beautiful condition, alongside in Cowes. They drew many admiring glances and quite a few interesting conversations. Write ups to follow in the Bulletin this December.
The photographs are divided into the following groups below. Scroll down to browse them all or click on a section to jump straight there.
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Note – there are many more, less Atalanta focussed, photos of the event on the official website photos page.
- Cowes – Atalanta Moorings
- Cowes – Reception at Commodore’s House
- Cowes – The Racing
- Cowes – Classic Boat Museum
- Solent Cruise in Company
- East Coast Boats Passages Down and Back
Cowes – Atalanta Moorings
The Atalantas were berthed in the marina at Shephards Wharf. Five in total, near to two vintage flying fifteens and for a while a small Fairey motorboat.
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A124 2022 09 UF50 1 Trips Down 17
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2022 09 UF50 2 Cowes 01
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2022 08 UF50 2 Cowes 1 Shephards 003
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A1, A124 Dressed overall in Cowes
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Nameboards detailing each boat’s history
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Emergency repairs? No, just mounting the nameboards
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The Uffa dinghies were displayed on The Parade at the mouth of the Medina
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A Flying 10 – made a few years ago
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Lightweight construction in an International 14
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Albacore
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Enough said
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A102 Five Atalantas!
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A102 Mary
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A138 A138 Sweet Sue crossed from Guernsey
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A vintage Flying 15
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Comparing notes
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A1 2022 08 UF50 2 Cowes 1 Shephards 017
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2022 08 UF50 2 Cowes 1 Shephards 018
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2022 08 UF50 2 Cowes 1 Shephards 019
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Impressive landing at Royal London Yacht Club
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The impressive array of cannon at The Royal Yacht Squadron
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An olympic Firefly
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Helene’s crew chilling
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The Two Keels Inn (aka The Folly)
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2022 08 UF50 2 Cowes 1 Shephards 025
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A102 A102 visits The Two Keels
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A124 2022 08 UF50 2 Cowes 1 Shephards 027
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A102 2022 08 UF50 2 Cowes 1 Shephards 028
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Helene’s crew
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2022 09 UF50 2 Cowes 00
Cowes - Reception At Commodore's House
Uffa Fox once lived and worked in Commodore's House, converting the ground floor to a workshop. The organisers arrange a reception in the old workshop, sponsored by Dartmouth Gin. And very good it was too!
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Commoder’s House from the river
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Inside the ground floor – Uffa’s old boat workshop
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Commodores House is now a ‘venue’ and the terrace was a great place to drink gin!
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Lance Whitehead of Dartmouth Gin – the man behind the reception
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2022 08 UF50 2 Cowes 4 Reception 006
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2022 08 UF50 2 Cowes 4 Reception 007
Cowes - The Racing
The highlight for many was the racing. Fleets of Uffa designed dinghies, the Atalantas and the Mary Lund. Mary Lund was the only other Uffa yacht that attended. Some of these photographs were taken by AOA members but some are from the official UF50 website.
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Helene just managed to start before being swept backwards
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Race day 1 had little wind and a strong tide taking us away from the start line
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Lots of lovely vintage dinghies
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Firely number 17
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Drifting around
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Anchoring stopped us going backwards and Jim was the human anchor ball
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… and around
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Helene slipped backwards into the dinght racing further East
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Anchoring stopped us going backwards and Jim was the human anchor ball
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Uffa’s Redwing dinghy
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2022 08 UF50 2 Cowes 3 Racing 011
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2022 08 UF50 2 Cowes 3 Racing 012
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A138 More wind on the second day
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A very old gaff rigged 14
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A100 More wind on the second day
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A138 More wind on the second day
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More wind on the second day
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A100 More wind on the second day
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2022 08 UF50 2 Cowes 3 Racing 019
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A100, A102 More wind on the second day
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2022 08 UF50 2 Cowes 3 Racing 022
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A Fairey Marine International 14
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A102 2022 08 UF50 2 Cowes 3 Racing 025
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A1 More wind on the second day
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A1 More wind on the second day
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A100, A102 More wind on the second day
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More wind on the second day
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2022 09 UF50 2 Cowes 07b
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In the Royal London Yacht Club
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Mike gives a ‘Thank You’ after the prize-giving
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Jim, Bobby and Sue Harris
Cowes - Classic Boat Museum
The Classic Boat Museum arranged a private viewing for participants in the UF50 event. The museum is a fascinating mix of active preservation and renovation amongst completed exhibits. Uffa dinghies but not yet any Atalantas.....
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2022 08 UF50 2 Cowes 2 Museum 001
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2022 08 UF50 2 Cowes 2 Museum 002
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2022 08 UF50 2 Cowes 2 Museum 003
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2022 08 UF50 2 Cowes 2 Museum 007
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Cowes - Solent Cruise in Company
After all the excitement of Cowes the oldies (the Atalantas, not their crews) went for a leisurely cruise up and down the Solent. From Cowes we went to Lymington, Hamble, Gosport and then Chichester Harbour. This set us up well to attend or view the festivities for the Duckling World championships organised by our Patron Alistair Currey and his daughters. See the separate Duckling World post for photographs of that event.
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Ecpass
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Off to Lymington
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Rally berthing in Lymington Yacht Haven
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Ted takes control
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Follow that ferry!
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A100 A good sail with the tide to The Hamble
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A1 A good sail with the tide to The Hamble
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A100 A good sail with the tide to The Hamble
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A100 A good sail with the tide to The Hamble
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A100 A good sail with the tide to The Hamble
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A100, A102 A good sail with the tide to The Hamble
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A100 A good sail with the tide to The Hamble
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A100, A102 A good sail with the tide to The Hamble
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A100 A good sail with the tide to The Hamble
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A100 A good sail with the tide to The Hamble
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Safely in The Hamble, just upriver from Fairey Marine’s old yard
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A1 Safely in The Hamble, just upriver from Fairey Marine’s old yard
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Great cockpits for socialising
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Safely in The Hamble, just upriver from Fairey Marine’s old yard
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Suhali spotted in Gosport
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Leaving Portsmouth for Chichester Harbour
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A1 Moored at Bosham Hoe
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Moored at Bosham Hoe. It rained!
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Sunrise at Bosham Hoe
East Coast Boats Passages South and Home
Three boats (A1, A102 and A124) attended from the East Coast. They had a great sail down. The return journey was hampered by 4 days of strong North-easterly winds but all made it home safely.
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Ready for the ‘Off’ at Manningtree
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Helene’s Crew
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Jim and Bobby
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Overnight at Harwich
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Balancing the full moon
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A1 First stop Brightlingsea after a dhort shakedown passage
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2022 08 UF50 1 EC Trip Down 007
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This boat did Cowes to Brightlingsea in 20 hours! Might take us a bit longer
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Blue skies
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A1 still sailing, even downwind of the windfarm
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Crossing the estuary
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Tucked up in Ramsgate
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Meanwhile, on the Humber, Gellie is ready to go
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Ramsgate Harbour
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Leaving Dover early in the morning for the long passage to Brighton
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Dawn as we leave Dover, Atalanta Mary
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Tradewind sailing
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A typical lunch aboard Helene
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Locking into Eastbourne
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The Impacto Mat demonstrated by the UK Sales Representative. Useful as a seat and all sorts.
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Seven Sisters
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Brighton Marina
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Brighton Marina, tucked on the end
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The crew of A102 Atalanta Mary
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Meanwhile on the Humber, Gellie retires after catastrophic engine failure
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Not so blue now, the skies
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Beachy Head
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Beachy Head
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Eastbourne – strong North Easterlies held the fleet in Eastbourne for a few days
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2022 08 UF50 4 Home 02
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A trip by bus and train to Rye (where we found A179 Emma Duck)
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A trip by bus and train to Rye (where we found A179 Emma Duck)
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A trip by bus and train to Rye (where we found A179 Emma Duck)
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Postbox decoration confirms idea of a ‘Blister Cosy’ for the colder weeks
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A1 The weather triggers a new passage plan for A1, via the M25!
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2022 08 UF50 5 EC Trip Home 022
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Another use of that ImpactoMat – and Egg Cup!
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Transportation portal in Dover
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South Foreland
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Ramsgate
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Ramsgate
