Sailing yachts
Fairey Atalanta 26
(REF: 33604)£5500
Full specification
Wooden Ships Comments on this Fairey Atalanta 26
Fairey Atalanta 26 built by Fairey Marine in 1960. Build No.A169.
The Atalanta design was developed by Alan Vines from Fairey along with their design consultant, Uffa Fox. The design was intended as an easily handled family cruising yacht with shallow draft that is light and fast.
More information on the boats and their history can be found on the Atalantas Owners Association website:
https://atalantaowners.org/designs/
Bought by the present owner in 2011, this boat has been fitted with a Lynch 8.5Kw electric motor for smooth and silent cruising. Her twin dagger boards have been mechanised using an electro-hydraulic system for raising the plates.
Complete with a large road trailer, the Chichester Harbour mooring for this boat could be transferred to a new owner by separate negotiation.
Length on Deck 26’
Beam 7’9”
Draft 1’6” / 5’9”
Displacement Approx. 2 tons
Construction
Hull
Usual Fairey Marine construction of hot moulded multi layered diagonal Agab planking bonded with resorcinol glue.
Epoxy glass sheathed hull below the waterline.
Transom hung drop plate rudder with cables to the tiller in the cockpit.
Twin centreplates raised and lowered with electroc hydraulic system. Manual override in emergency.
Internal 3 point lifting slings.
Decks and Cockpit
Diagonal Agba deck curved at the edges to meet the hull.
Superstructure
Diagonal Agba coachroof with new Jotun 2 pack paint.
Rig
- Sloop rig
- Standing rigging: Overhauled 2022 – replaced forestay and adjustable backstay; main shrouds configured / shortened with new terminals; new Solent Stay made up (rope to wire spliced) for added options quick foresail changing etc.
- Running rigging: All halyards and sheets replaced new 2022 with polyester braid.
- Full suite of serviceable sails – Jib and Genoa in custom launch bags – spinnaker in turtle bag); downhauls and a Solent stay (wire rope spliced to braid halyard) for rapid swapping between foresails. Lazy- Jacks slab-reefed mainsail (loose footed 2 reefs).
- Main, Genoa and Jib sails are by Dutch sailmaker De Jong – Sails from 2000 (Dutch sailmaker – De Jong) – Main with 2 slab reefs – Genoa and working jib – all good condition. Boat was laid up between 2002 – 2011 and restored ashore under cover between 2014 – 2018, so less than 10 seasons light use.
- Asymmetric spinnaker (2017) with turtle launch bag
- Older Main and Jib in usable condition as spares
- Sail cover (new 2020)
- Dodgers
- Tonneau cover (new 2020)
- Cockpit tent – waxed canvas, fully enclosed
- Stainless steel tripod attaches to the chain plates to enable mast to be stepped without a crane.
Machinery
- 48V electric inboard motor (8.5 kW) powered by 4 x 100 ah Lithium (LiFePO4) batteries installed 2025 (+4x75ah lead-acid batteries as back-up); motor control panel on aft bulkhead next to helm. Lithium batteries are far lighter and more efficient than lead acid. Both banks are switch controlled (on/off/both)
- Domestic 12V supply has: 2 batteries linked by selector switch.
- 10 Batteries total
- Battery configuration – The installation is different to the original: 4 x 100 ah Lithium Ion (LiFPO4). Batteries newly installed with original 4 x 75ah batteries as backup with new wiring & switchgear 2024.
- Shore power
- Bronze 2 blade propeller (original 3 bladed is with the boat)
- Vintage Seagull SP 5hp 4 blade outboard – mounted on a removable transom bracket for extended motoring – overhauled with new cylinder head 2023. Serviced 2024.
- 200W wind generator mounted on transom (removable two part SS ferrule pole through aft deck) wired to 12V domestics.
- 2 x 1000V roll-up Fuji Solar panels (deployed over cockpit tent) routed through 48V transformer to charge 48V motor system.
- 48V shore charger installed aboard for overnight charging at marinas etc.
Accommodation
- 5 berths in 2 cabins – 1 double, 3 single
- 5’9-6’ headroom
- Aft cabin configured with double berth (athwart) behind intermediate bulkhead heads compartment
- Blue canvas upholstery
- Folding saloon table – full/half width – able to stow on forward bulkhead.
- Chart table – retracts under aft deck for quarter berth access.
- Fitted shelving above saloon seating and saloon bulkhead.
- Vintage Baby Blake sea toilet (compact bowl); with full spares and service parts; diverter valve to holding tank / direct discharge outboard; macerator electric pump-out
- Galley has vintage Taylor’s ‘Paraffin” pressurised two-burner stove with warming oven (operates perfectly on kerosine), and sink with Whale manual water pump.
- 5kW Kerosine blown-air heating to all areas.
- FM ‘DAB Radio with Bluetooth (FM Splitter to MH antenna) – wired speakers in main and aft cabin
- Saloon table
- Chart table
- Hanging lockers
- 50L holding tank
- 50L Freshwater tank
Equipment
Navigation Equipment
- Standard Horizon Digital VHF with AIS (Class B)
- Autohelm is not available, but there is an electric circuit and fittings for tiller type auto pilot.
- Target depth sounder
- Plastimo Conquest Bulkhead compass
- Clock/Barometer
- Standalone AIS Class A (this has a radar type display of all AIS vessels) ** this item is available by separate negotiation and not included in the asking price.
Safety
- McMurdo Floating light
- Danbuoy
- Jackstays
- Automatic bilge pump
Additional Equipment
- Refurbished road/launch trailer and 4 lifting Jacks with purpose made trestles & RSJs – allows the trailer to be removed for access for antifouling, keel access etc when in the barn storage.
- 5 x warps
- 6 x Fenders
- Bruce Anchor
- Boat hook
- Cockpit tent
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