Press sightings - A317's collection PDF Print E-mail
Title/Author Magazine/ Publication/Book Date Notes
Pixie Classified Ad. The Times, Classified ? FM advert with Charles Currey named as the contact. AOA has copy
Fairey Story, The Classic Boat Magazine ? Contains a number of rather obvious errors and howlers. Photocopy held by the AOA.
A-Z of second-hand boats Yachting Monthly No 1219 p97-100 01/03/08 part 1- includes Atalanta 26 photo on page 100. Text similar to 2001 article. (only A6 para scanned)
Beale Park - It’s Bigger and Better! Sailing Today issue 124 page 43 01/08/07 1 page review of Beale Park show with a very positive paragraph abput the atalanta presence there with mentions of A17 & T10
Taking the ground by Richard Smith Good Old Boat Magazine (USA) p21-23 01/04/07 Illustrated article about Jane Duck A26/158 when she was based at Heswall on the Dee Estuary. AOA has a photocopy.
Fire and water - 60th anniversary of the Firefly class Classic Boat p53-58 01/01/07 A number of good photos, especially of Charles Currey, of historic interest. AOA has a photocopy.
Truth About Twin Keels, The Andy Cunningham Practical Boat Owner issue 479, p50-55 01/11/06 Article has a paragraph (page 52) on the Atalanta together with a grayscale photograph of A26/168.
Fairey Atalanta 26 Good Old Boat magazine (USA) 01/06/06  
200 “Best” Boats Classic Boat issue no 200, 2005 2005  
Currents Wooden Boat Magazine (USA) No 184, p25 01/06/05 Brief paragraph on the AOA
Milford Haven Sailing Today p98 01/02/05 Large photo of T10 Callista. AOA has colour photo of this page, not of complete article.
Letters: Autopilot Angst Norman D. Dorrington Practical Boat Owner - p21 (0.15 pages) 01/11/04 Readers Forum. Photograph from old Atalanta Owners' Association annual bulletin - what is the white ballot box looking part?
Choosing a 25-26ft motor-sailer David Harding Practical Boat Owner p65-69 01/11/02 Choosing a motor-sailer 25-26ft motor-sailers: Fisher 25, Colvic Watson 25ft 6in, Na'tant 24, Fairey Fisherman, Cox 27, LM 26, Jeanneau Espace 800, Beneteau Evasion 28
Fairey Godfathers, The Tim Thomas Motor Boat & Yachting p88-95 01/07/01 Profile. 8 page article & photos of Charles Currey, Alan Burnard and Peter Twiss
A-Z of second-hand boats Yachting Monthly-p53-58 01/03/01 part 1- line drawing and brief text on Atalanta 26
Cold Moulding: Strong, but not a heavyweight Classic Boat #150 p64-69 01/12/00 A number of mentions of Fairey Marine’s hot moulding methods and a small colour pic of an Atalanta on p65. I have a copy, not yet scanned for the AOA.
Receivers Go in At Premier Tom Isitt Motor Boat & Yachting p19 01/01/00 Wavelength - Premier Yachts go into receivership after moving into new premises (keywords: Fairey, Marina Developments Ltd MDL)
It's Fairey Good Victor Horsfall-Turner Motor Boat & Yachting p30 01/12/99 Letters -re Great Boating Breakthroughs in Sept MBY: West wooden boat construction system
Best 100 boats in the world Motor Boat & Yachting 01/07/99 Spearfish
Bond Goes Cruising Tom Isitt Motor Boat & Yachting p8-9 01/06/99 Wavelength, Sunseeker Hawk 34 in new James Bond film 'The World is Not Enough' (keywords: London Thames movie Fairey Huntress
Maj Gen William Odling The Daily Telegraph page 33 cols A to G. 10/07/97 Obit Has a photo of General Odling in KD uniform. Mentions the AOA.
Charles Stock and Shoal Waters are synonymous with small boat cruising. Join us aboard to discover her special modifications. Sailing Today #2 01/06/97 Gaff-rigged Fairey Falcon
Fairey Story by Philip Dunn Saga Magazine c1996p62-65 01/07/96 Report of FM 50th Anniversary Regatta. Colour pics of Jollyboat, Pixie, Shoal Waters(Falcon), Sea Fox, AOA has a copy.
Fairey Atalanta 26 David Harding Practical Boat Owner - p46 01/05/96 Used-Boat Test I have a copy
On Buying A Fairey Gavin J. Poole Motor Boat & Yachting p124-126 01/01/96 Points to look for when buying a Fairey (keywords: hull topsides caulking agba mahogany vacuum bagging vinyl lining leaks
Another Christmas Fairey Story RYA News p16-17 01/12/95 A brief history of sailing boats from Fairey Marine by Charles & Gordon Currey with Emma Standen. Pics of Firefly, Intnl14, A26 & Duckling. AOA has a copy
Fairey Marine Atalanta restoration - Sir Michael Joughin PBO-Classic Cruiser Supplement p4 01/11/95 The AOA has a copy of this magazine supplement-Author owned A31/2 in the mid 1960s and A87 c1991-95
Fairey story - Peter Bentley Yachting Monthly. The Classic Yacht Supplement pages14-17 4 pages 01/08/95 Mentions with pics Atalantas 26 & 31
A Christmas Fairey Story RYA News 01/12/94 A brief history of motor boats from Fairey Marine by Charles & Gordon Currey
A boat that came from the sky: Atalanta by Ken Textor Offshore Magazine (USA) p73-79 01/02/94 A number of photos and mentions of A26s in the USA. Inc A77 Blue Goose & A85 Kicky-Wicky., A146 Le Bateau Ivre, A Tala, A Gypsy, A115 Sabrina of Croyle.
Propeller Fouling Peter Davies Practical Boat Owner No 325 p54-57 01/01/94 A 1993 trip to Holland in A26/137 Baby Seal.
Wood is Still Good -Wooden Boat Show, Greenwich by Dave Greenwell. Practical Boat Owner Issue # 310 page 28 01/10/92 Atalanta A151 Mistura - was exhibited at the show- there is a colour picture of her on page 28.
On Your Marks Motor Boats Monthly 01/09/90 RSYC predicted log very good article & photos
Atalanta Bristow’s Book Of Yachts 21st Anniversary edition 01/07/89 feature on the Atalanta on page 7 that originally appeared in an earlier edition.
Fairey Atalanta, buying secondhand Clive Bishop Practical Boat Owner Issue # 256 pages 61-62 01/04/88 2 pages, illustrated article I have a copy Extracts from this article were re-printed inside the back cover of the 2003-2004 AOA Bulletin. He owned A26/24 Melanion from the late 1970s to the early 1990s.
Atalanta 26: Uffa Fox’s Flying Sailboat by Richard A Smith 48° North p58-63 01/09/86 By the former owner of A26/158 Jane Duck. AOA has a photocopy.
Summer Sailings -Frisk, Orpheus & Jolie Brise - Robin Bryer RCC’s Roving Commissions No 21, pages 212-214 01/07/80 A26/79 Frisk . Yet to be scanned for the AOA
Castles by the Shore - Robin Bryer RCC’s Roving Commissions No 14,/ RCC Journal for 1973 pages 139-155 01/07/73 A26/79 Frisk. Circumnavigation of Great Britain by way of the Caledonian Canal. Yet to be scanned for the AOA
Allen Jackson took his Atalanta to Holland via the Grand Union Canal Practical Boat Owner No 26 p42-43 01/02/69 Talanta A26/80. AOA has a photocopy. Photo shows her with “H495" on mainsail!
By Rance and Vilaine to the Bay - Robin Bryer RCC’s Roving Commissions No 7, pages 197-207 01/07/67 A26/79 Frisk . There is a photo of her under sail. Yet to be scanned for the AOA
Classic Boats - What are they? Robin Gates The Beaulieu Classic Boat Festival Supplement pages 8 & published with Classic Boat Magazine 01/06/66 Primarily a “sailing” article but has a very good though small pic of a Huntress (or maybe a H28?) under way.
?? Sea Breezes magazine 01/06/64 front cover has the Beken photo of 3 x A31s - A31/2, A31/5 & A31/6. Mentions of the A26, A31 & Fulmar on pages 407 & 408 and a full page pic of a Firefly planing on page 406. AOA has a photocopy of the cover & p406-8.
Lifeboat Rescues The Times page 6 col C 27/08/63 - reports of lifeboat launchings - includes Yarmouth Lifeboat standing by Atalanta A31/1 Lulu who the Coastguard had reported was having some difficulty keeping off a lee shore. AOA has copy
Watersport Boat Test: The Fairey Atalanta by I A Souther Clarence Watersport Magazine 01/10/61 AOA has a photocopy of a copy of a marketing reprint of this 2 page article. 2 pics of A26/137
Hot Moulded Hulls Yachting Monthly page 260 01/06/60 Two photos of A26s, Titanias & Huntresses being built at Hamble Point. AOA has a photocopy.
Atalanta, The - A dinghy that is not a dinghy. John S Burgess Dinghy Yearbook pub by Adlard Coles pages 64-to 67 01/07/59 mentions A26-22 Mary Jane of Moreton , Charles Currey bio pages 168&169 and Fairey Marine ad page 182.
Three New Fairey Boats Motor Boat & Yachting p110-111 01/03/59 “26ft & 20ft Auxiliaries, also an Outboard Launch”. Includes lines drawings of A26, Fulmar & Faun. AOA has a second or third generation photocopy
Fairey Marine are making smaller version of Atalanta   16/12/58 Fairey Fulmar announcement. AOA has original newspaper cutting
End -of-Season Rallies -Yarmouth & Brightlingsea Little Ship Magazine pages 156 & 157. 2 pages 01/10/58 Article mentioning Atalantas A58 & A71
?? Yachting Magazine (USA) 01/06/58 Atalanta review
This Cruiser can be used as a Caravan Southern Daily Echo page 10 22/11/56 Atalanta
Impressions of the New Atalanta Ted & Wyn Thatcher Yachting Monthly p124-127 01/09/56 The Mk II Atalanta. Photos of A26/1 and A26/3 Andana. AOA has a photocopy.
Atalanta Yachting World Annual of 1956 p129, Yacht Designs section 01/07/56 review of the 24ft Atalanta prototype. AOA has a photocopy
For Creeks and Deep Sea by S C Reilly Yachting World p485 01/11/55 Sailing the prototype A26/1 -follow up to the announcement in the April 1955 YW. AOA has a photocopy.
A Modern All-Rounder Yachts & Yachting 2 pages 01/04/55 Atalanta
Sujanwiz Yachting World 01/12/52 Alan Vines’ precursor to the Atalanta concept. Article was reproduced in a later AOA Bulletin.