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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