Fairey Atalanta 26 for sale (1963) in Chichester, United Kingdom

1963 Fairey Atalanta 26, sloop rig with Lynch 200 8.5kw electric engine installed 2018. Wooden construction with Agba hot moulded veneer, the Fairey Atalanta 26 features a centreboard with twin hydraulic lifting keels – ideal for harbours and shallow waters. In her current ownership since 2011 the boat has been barn stored each winter. Chichester Harbour mooring available for transfer if desired under separate negotiation. Currently ashore on her trailer and available to view by appointment near Chichester.

Hull and Deck

• Wooden construction with Aoba Agba hot moulded veneer

• Build number A169

• Twin electric /hydraulic keel, operated by pendant switch located just inside aft bulkhead from helm position (under 10 seconds up), also has backup manual control lever pump (comparable speed to winding jacks). Keels can be held up (or in any position) on the hydraulics by shutting the valves on the lifting rams. Tiller steering

• Bruce anchor

• Guardwires and stanchions

• Boat hook

• 5 warps

• 6 fenders

• Epoxy cloth below waterline, so no sand keels or other through-hull fixings to worry about

• Antifouled in March each year before launch

• Internal 3 point webbing lift slings

• Stainless steel tripods attached to chainplates – allows controlled mast raising/lowering on trailer or afloat.

• Coachroof repainted in June 2025 with Jotun XP 2 pack -Ivory

Sails and Spars

• 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

Engine and Electrics

• 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 freshwater tank

• 50L holding tank

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.

By Separate Negotiation

• Lifting Jacks and kit

Owner’s comments

I have owned Elle since 2011 and have carried out several restoration projects and improvements over the years (fully documented on the Atalanta Owners(AOA) website). She is easy to sail single-handed - made easier by hydraulic lifting keels operated from the helm position, Barton slab reefing and lazy jacks, sail launch bags. Comfortable down below with heating to all areas and a fully enclosed waxed canvas cockpit tent, which transforms he fore and aft cabins into one living space when in harbour.

Disclaimer

In this case we are acting as Brokers only. Whilst every care has been taken in their preparation, the correctness of these particulars is not guaranteed. The particulars are intended only as a guide and they do not constitute a term of any contract. A prospective Buyer is strongly advised to check the particulars and where appropriate at his own expense to employ a qualified Marine Surveyor to carry out a survey and/or to have an engine trial conducted which if conducted by us shall not imply any liability for such engine on our part. Life-saving appliances do not form part of the inventory and it is for the buyer to ensure they are in date and suitable for their purposes.