The genius of uffa fox and fairey marine s skill with hot moulded ply. Atalanta 26 striking design surprisingly quick. The atalanta 26 register details 187 yachts built in the ten years of 1956 to 1966 including a handful of hulls that were sold as kits.
The aoa maintain a fairey atalanta 26 register aiming to record the history of all atalanta 26 sailing yachts since they were built. Also produced using the same technique of hot moulded veneers were the dinky and duckling dinghies mainly used as tenders although the duckling was also sold as a sailing dinghy also the pixie a two part symmetrical. Titania also 26 ft but with greater cabin headroom fulmar.
Fairey marine production yacht classes. The yachts are the atalanta 26 and her sisters the titania atalanta 31 fulmar and fisherman motorsailer. Formed in 1958 the atalanta owners association primary aims are to maintain a register of the fairey marine yachts and to promote and support their use and maintenance.
Living with an atalanta my blog about living with a fairey atalanta a classic 1950 s wooden yacht. Fairey atalanta the original ocean crossing trailer sailor minimalist sailing across channel wooden yacht laughter despair life love and the sea. An obvious market was the increasing demand for.
In 1946 with extensive premises on the waterside at hamble sir richard fairey started the fairey marine company to produce wooden boat hulls by a hot moulding technique previously developed for wooden aircraft. Fairey marine yacht designs were a result of the fairey aviation company seeking peacetime outlets for its skills and expertise. Yet the innovative design has withstood the test of time and despite going out of production in the 70s there are still some 150 examples sailing.
Pilot of the future crossed with a lifeboat. Sam jefferson heads back to the future when he steps aboard a 1960 fairey atalanta a boat that is so innovative she still seems ahead of her time. The yachts are the atalanta 26 and her sisters the titania atalanta 31 fulmar and fisherman motorsailer.
Formed in 1958 the atalanta owners association primary aims are to maintain a register of the fairey marine yachts and to promote and support their use and maintenance.
Fairey atalanta yacht. Fairey marine went on to produce three variants of the atalanta another 26 ft 8 1m hull with a slightly shorter cockpit and more headroom called the titania named after another fairey flying boat a larger version the atalanta 31 9 45m and the fulmar a 20 ft 6 1m version with a single lifting keel. Formed in 1958 the atalanta owners association primary aims are to maintain a register of the fairey marine yachts and to promote and support their use and maintenance. The yachts are the atalanta 26 and her sisters the titania atalanta 31 fulmar and fisherman motorsailer.
The yachts are the atalanta 26 and her sisters the titania atalanta 31 fulmar and fisherman motorsailer. Formed in 1958 the atalanta owners association primary aims are to maintain a register of the fairey marine yachts and to promote and support their use and maintenance. Fairey marine went on to produce three variants of the atalanta another 26 ft 8 1m hull with a slightly shorter cockpit and more headroom called the titania named after another fairey flying boat a larger version the atalanta 31 9 45m and the fulmar a 20 ft 6 1m version with a single lifting keel.
