What kind of boat is this?

[justanothersailboat]

Saw this yesterday. Photo doesn't quite show just how much the top of the topsides curves in, which is a lot - the whole white part is pretty much a quarter circle in cross section on each side. Then there are wide side decks and a narrow, low coachroof. Definitely not your run of the mill boat shape. Unlikely to please the same people. I'm not sure what to make of it myself, though do think it attractive in a certain way.

Any idea what these are called?

 

[Boathook]

Looks a bit like a fairy alanta? Possibly cold moulded wood construction.

 

[Wansworth]

Looks very much like an enlarged Fairy Marine what’s it…….yes an Atlanta

 

[justanothersailboat]

Thank you both! It may well be a Fairey Atalanta 31 or close relative. Rare if so!

There's something a little bit "vintage powerboat" and a little bit "submarine" about it to me...

 

[Snowgoose-1]

Interesting Story
Fairey Marine Yacht Designs – Fairey Marine Atalanta Owners Association Website

 

[Wansworth]

I think my Commando class yacht designed by Angus Primrose and built by blanks boatyard followed the same technique

 

[Wansworth]

 

[Tranona]

Yes, a Fairey Atalanta with a windscreen and little doghouse added. Did some sailing on one in the early 1980s. Nice once it got going and the boards dropped but an even worse nightmare at low speeds under motor with the boards up than my Eventide. No steerage and an even more dodgy engine (Ford 100E) that only ran it felt like it not when you wanted.

 

[Wansworth]

Yes, a Fairey Atalanta with a windscreen and little doghouse added. Did some sailing on one in the early 1980s. Nice once it got going and the boards dropped but an even worse nightmare at low speeds under motor with the boards up than my Eventide. No steerage and an even more dodgy engine (Ford 100E) that only ran it felt like it not when you wanted.

Yes, a Fairey Atalanta with a windscreen and little doghouse added. Did some sailing on one in the early 1980s. Nice once it got going and the boards dropped but an even worse nightmare at low speeds under motor with the boards up than my Eventide. No steerage and an even more dodgy engine (Ford 100E) that only ran it felt like it not when you wanted.

Classic boating

 

[Tranona]

Don't think Uffa Fox would appreciate the use of the word "classic". The design of the hull was anything but "traditional" and the keel arrangement was drawn from aircraft undercarriage design. so perhaps a "classic" example of off beat over engineering. My views perhaps coloured by helping the owner rebuild the massive winding structures that dominated the cabin!

 

[Wansworth]

Don't think Uffa Fox would appreciate the use of the word "classic". The design of the hull was anything but "traditional" and the keel arrangement was drawn from aircraft undercarriage design. so perhaps a "classic" example of off beat over engineering. My views perhaps coloured by helping the owner rebuild the massive winding structures that dominated the cabin!

In regard to the engine,although take yourpointaboutthe design