From Classic Sailor issue 17, September 2017 We talk to Leo Goolden who has saved the Albert Strange designed 1927 Fastnet winner from the chainsaw – plus a vivid account of the race itself by Thad Danielsen Tally Ho on a trailer for the first time in years as she leaves Brookings [...]
The Royal Ocean Racing Club is hosting a talk by Leo Gooden who is a couple of years into restoring his Albert Strange 1927 Fastnet winning cutter Tally Ho Leo's talk will be on Tue, 23 April 2019 from 19:00 – 22:00 BST Built in 1910 Tally Ho is Albert Strange’s largest surviving yacht, and [...]
The latest from Leo as he prepares to remove Tally Ho's Deck and takes off her deck furniture, including her lovely old windlass, which looks original and her samson post. Oh and he thinks his Macaw Poncho is about to lay an egg! See the video here: http://sampsonboat.co.uk/deck-hatches-and-rollerskates/
Two of our main news stories this month are the Cheeki Rafiki Trial and the sale of the International Sailing Craft Association boats by auction. Leading features are the overnight endurance race that is the Three Rivers on the Norfolk Broads, a blow by blow account of one man's experience of the storm-ridden OSTAR (yes [...]
The Albert Strange Association is desperate to find a champion for the 47ft Strange yacht Tally Ho, built in Shoreham by Stow and Sons in 1910. Ninety years ago this great ocean racing boat was winner of the 1927 Fastnet Race. First commissioned as BETTY, as a cruiser with deep sea fishing capability, she carried the [...]
