In May 1940 Frank Knights responded to the call for owners of pleasure craft to help evacuate troops from the Dunkirk beaches. With another boat owner, George Arnott, he set off for Ramsgate in Arnott’s boat Atlanta, a former Swedish pilot cutter. To their great disappointment the navy told them that their boat, which had a top speed of 5.5 knots, would be too slow for the job. Undaunted, the pair remained in Ramsgate for ten days, helping where they could.
Kit Clark remembers remarking to her mother about his yellow socks and being told to look away when observing George and his chums swimming with his friends from his yacht L’Atatlanta at the Rocks.
Appears on mooring chart, also appears as a houseboat in WFC notes.
Need a pic.
Appears on Moorings chart.
Used as an Houseboat – WFC minutes.
Owned by R.Simper at some point.
