‘I had a beautiful yacht… ‘

[ad name=”intheboatshed-post”] Photos of Aerial by Phil Smith Phil Smith has written to show us these photos, and to tell us about his airborne lifeboat Aerial, which he had in the 1980s in New Zealand. ‘In the early eighties I had a beautiful yacht called Aerial. She was 23 feet long, around six foot of … Continue reading “‘I had a beautiful yacht… ‘”

Fairey Marine boat owners have a new website

Owners of boats made by Fairey Marine have created a new website and forum at http://www.atalantaowners.org.uk.

The Atalanta light displacement drop-keel sailingl cruiser was conceived in 1955 by Alan Vines, a senior executive at Fairey. It was developed with the expertise of Uffa Fox, and made from hot moulded agba veneers