Tally Ho looks so beautiful out on the open sea with her sails filled with the wind. Thank you for the opportunity of coming along with you via these videos!
Thank You! and Thank You! I am your absent 93 year old crew mate and are with you in spirit. Enjoy the smells, wind and water for me. Even thou I am here in Yuma AZ (107 F.) I feel that I am aboard . Thanks again and God Bless you all.
What a great experience...I am landlocked...living in Vienna Austria but have done some sailing 30 to 50 years ago- especially around Cape Horn...I am 81 now...and folow your great rebuild of Taly Ho and now getting out way up North...Great
I gotta say, besides every other excellent aspect presented by this channel, the pleasant nature of Leo’s offbeat music selections never fail to add a delightful dimension to the viewing experience. Well, not literally “off beat” but you get what I mean.
I've followed the rebuild of Tally Ho since the beginning, and being this invested in the videos, I'm so happy to see her out on the water finally. The boat looks beautiful. The craftmanship and hours spent bringing her to where she is, is absolutely quality work. More importantly, I was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer that has spread to my liver and adrenal glands about halfway through the build. I was determined to see her in the water. So I have been fighting hard and so far, I'm kicking cancers butt. In a way Tally Ho helped me. I'm going to continue watching the adventures you have ahead of you, and I'm going to beat this cancer. May the winds always blow to where you want to go, and the waves favor a calm sail. absolutely a beautiful boat built by professional hands. I wish I had half the skill all of you have. Thank you for sharing this journey.
tjrodgers4200. your reply brought a tear to my eye. Tally Ho, Leo and his craftsmen, have gotten me through some very difficult times as well. However, nothing compared to your journey. Helps put things into perspective. Beat that cancer and stay positive! You have the right attitude and that is half of the battle.
I am praying for you tj. I was a sailor when young now I feel young from watching Leo and crew resurrect the Tally Ho. Ive been going through many surgeries from a reckless driver hitting me from behind, broken neck and paralysis lots of surgeries for 33 years now. It lifts the mood to see the crew work and now sail her. Just beautiful. God bless us all.
"I'm a boat builder and a sailor." You're also a film maker extraordinaire Leo! Thanks for sharing the journey of rebuilding the Tally Ho and now the journeys of Tally Ho and crew. Looking forward to what comes next.
For years watching Tally Ho being built, it became apparent that Leo has a stellar ability to tell a story with "film". It's one of the few builds where I eagerly anticipated the sailing that would follow and my already high expectations are exceeded.
Bob really is a talented guy. Rigging and machining are totally different skills, and he obviously knew what he was doing with a lathe that was far older than he is.
Manual Lathes haven't changed that much from their early days. Only thing, maybe you have a digital readout, for measuring the cuts. Many old lathes are prized for their rigidity, that was an old Austrian Voest lathe. And even though there is modern carbide tooling, you still use high-speed steel tools, where you hand grind the profiles. Bob knows what he is doing and so good they found the old machinists shop up in such a remote area.
@@pd4954 Austrian, not german. Voest (now voestalpine) is an austrian company. Greetings from Linz (where the corporate headquarter from voestalpine is located). ;-)
After fifty years of sailing on the IJssel Lake, in the mudflats off the Dutch and German Coast, in the English Channel, on the North Sea and in the southwestern Baltic I am still awe-struck when, after hoisting the sails and turning off the engine, the boat heels over to leeward and picks up speed. Pure magic. Thanks for reviving those moments for me, Leo and crew!
Leo, would be delighted to simply watch her sail. Perhaps a camera on the stern facing forward and let it go for an hour. No edits, just the sounds of the sea and the activity on Tally Ho. Minimal or no edits ... just pleasant company on the sea. Thank for all you have done and continue to do.
Me too. Somehow it relaxes me and I feel content. Been watching Leo since episode 1. It is amazing to see what was once a rotten wreck fully restored and under sail. Almost a miracle, but it was years of hard work and dedication by countless people who made it happen.
Every time I see Tally Ho from the drone shot sailing, I still cant believe its the same boat we have been following for all these years. Just an amazing journey...
@@hertabuss289 Starting a large marine diesel with compressed air is SOP, because of the size that would be required of an electric motor sufficient to do the job. Of course you need a compressor, storage tank and a separate engine to run the compressor, either hand start or electric start.
@@pauleohl Please have a look at the very recent series of YT vids showing the overhaul of a Gardner... and the fitment of an electric starter.... Modern high output starters and their batteries are reliable and much simpler than an air start. This engine had to be a reliable starter in these remote waters. In the 1930's batteries and electric starter systems were not reliable... air was a reliable and well known marine starting system... with the compressor able to be run off an auxiliary engine in an emergency to start the main engine if air pressure in the tanks was lost. Finding new batteries on that remote coast or another electric starter in those times????
My father was in Nairn Scotland for a golf tournament around 1938. When he came out of the club into the car park, there was a Rolls Royce Phantom sitting there with a chauffeur in the car and the engine running. However the noise was more like a medium sized truck than the near silent Phantom engine. He asked the chauffeur why the odd noise. The answer was that it was Colonel "Goldie" Gardner's personal RR and it was fitted with a Gardner 6 cylinder diesel engine.
Those drone shots of Tally-Ho spreading her wings in her native element are just spectacular! I also thoroughly enjoyed seeing that old Gardner being woken up. Long after we're all gone there'll still be a few old Gardner diesels chugging away somewhere.
Regards from down under 🇦🇺 Leo. My ‘old man’ (father) is a civilian engineering contractor for the Royal Australian Navy. He’s been on ships sailing some of the most dangerous seas for the better part of 30 years and loves teaching me about ship etiquette, proper practices (such as how to climb and descend down ladders), knot tying, among a bunch of nautical terms and executions. I’m sure you intend on touching on such things in future videos. However, I’m sure we would all love to see Patty or other crew members walk us through such demonstrations/tutorials as you document life above deck! :) Been a viewer of the channel since day 1, and as a 23 year old who looks back on Tally Ho’s progress, it’s reminiscent as I look back and watch videos I viewed as a teenager. Just wanted to congratulate you and give you my perspective as I have looked forward to your videos every week through a great part of my adolescent life!! 😃
Honestly, I thought that once the build was finished, I would lose interest. Nothing could be further from the truth. I am plotting the course and reading and learning about places that I never even knew existed. What a wonderful experience! Taking interested fans along for a fee would be an awesome offering, and it could be quite lucrative as well. I would pay to be aboard for a fortnight and feel really immersed in the experience. Think about it and post a price, Leo. We will pay Tally Ho's way around the world. What a great crew and the vessel is... I can only tear up, as words fail me.
If this is an example of the new travelogue aspect of the reborn Sampson Boat Company, and what we can expect to see in future, two BIG thumbs up. Well done in all respects!
I spent about a decade on the north coast. Crew member of the TC5, Ivory Island light keeper and pastor in Haisla. You do the coast and the people justice!
I'm also pretty sure you're talking about the chain roller, and Bob working on that beautiful old German lathe. The capstain is the big ol thing that looks vaguely like a fire hydrant, and is used to pull ropes or lines exclusively, never metal, as it would cut through or shatter the casting pretty much immediately. The capstain does make a cameo at the very end of the video, however, winding up a line.
A capstan is simply a vertical windlass. It can, potentially, carry both a drum for rope and a gypsy for chain, or a combination gypsy that does both without chewing up the rope too badly, we hope. The combination gypsy can't pass a shackle, however, so the recommended practice is to use eight-plait for the rope part, essentially backsplicing it to the terminal link of the chain. Leo made a video of TALLY HO earlier this year which showed him machining a guide for the chain gypsy, because the chain wasn't stripping quite right into the hawse, I can't remember the exact issue. But at any rate, he's evidently passing chain with the capstan.
@@Poppi2006, Keith did a great job not only with all the machine work but also with the video recording every process that was involved in rebuilding that capstan. The man who designed, engineered, and made the drawings for making the capstan an electrical motor driven machine should be mentioned, although I don’t remember his name even though it was brought up several times while Keith was machining the capstan. I’m a regular viewer of Keith Ruckers Vintage Machinery so I do recall his name easily, and I’m sorry I don’t recall the engineers name.
@@philbert006. I’m pretty sure that capstan is pulling up and letting out a metal chain that’s connected to the anchor without any problems, and they are also used with ropes and lines.
Patty hit the nail right on the head. "HYPNOTIC". I can't think of a better word to describe the feeling on a boat. And Bob yet again proves hands down he's a genius. That Gardner on Argonaut is amazing. Outstanding video as usual keep em coming
Isn't it funny how we get bored at home with all our comfort trappings, and yet could just stare at the sea (and a fire for that matter) for hours. Entranced in the repetitive beauty of simplicity.
An old VOEST lathe 😍😍 This thing will live on forever, produced in Austria, in a time when people knew how to build things in a solid way, so that they last. Nice video, thank you so much ❤
I always equated the meditative effect of sailing as to a vacuum: as soon as the sails were up, the auxiliary switched off and the boat eased off the wind and the sound of the rig starting to hum, all the mental tension, anxiety and stress vanished. BTW - Nothing like standing in a dingy in choppy water doing hull work with powertools to build your core. Good work not dropping anything into the drink. 😂❤
it is hartwarming to notice that the moral compass is also top quality. due to the respectfull remarks on the indigeous people in an historical context.
I have watched this channel since it began. I have enjoyed every moment of it! I am only commenting because I do not want this channel to become political in any fashion. There are no ancestral claims that have any validity as time continues to march on. Every civilization,every strive forward in all of human history has come at the displacement or usurping the freedoms and economic livelihood of some of the people that came before. It is this history that allows us the present occupiers to enjoy the standard of living that we enjoy. There is no going back. There can be compassion. There can be help provided but there are no claims from the past that can be righted without going down a rabbit hole all the way back to the Garden of Eden.The very ship that Leo has resurrected would not be possible without acknowledging that Britain was a sailing power whose empire at one time stretched the entire globe. Do not think that this empire and the England you see today did not trample and use other indigenous people all over this globe.It doesn't matter what country you call home today. At some point in your history somebody or some people were displaced or treated badly. It's history and I don't feel any remorse or longing to try to put blame and access who should pay. I am here today and alive and well in the US. We have enough present problems in our country to keep me occupied for the rest of my life.
Seeing the drone shots of Tally Ho under sail during the crossing was amazing! Doing what she was rebuilt to do. What amazing places you are visiting. I appreciate your acknowledgement of First People's as you travel through their ancestral seas. It is good to start to understand the bigger picture of who we are and where we are going. Having a grater understanding of what came before, way before, is very helpful and should broaden all of our horizons. Thanks for sharing your story! 🙂
Those shots around 20:00 really made me realize how far along this journey Leo has come. The iconic shot of the Tally Ho from so many intros over the years finally made real. And I LOVE how Leo and crew are sharing stories along the random little spots they visit. Seeing that little abandoned cannery and hearing the story going back centuries (even millennia) is enlightening. Thank you for all that you're continuing to do on this maiden voyage!
That anchor was like a woodpecker pecking away at the side of the boat. I guess there will be lots more jobs like that before the boat is finished and working smoothly. Then, the maintenance will start !
Love the stories about your companion Argonaut II and its previous history as the Thomas Crosby IV. My dad had one occasion to sail from Prince Rupert to Haida Gwaii. He reported that crossing the strait to Haida Gwaii that day 4 meals were served that day, 3 down and 1 up! All in the work of the United Church of Canada. Have watched the rebuild and restoration of Tally Ho from the beginning, so good to see it sailing.
Great video. I enjoyed the starting of the 6 cylinder engine. The educational parts about first nation issue with abandoned fisheries. Finding a lathe ,that was what I call serendipitous. Grinding a tool, by hand, was something I never mastered. May the wind be at your back
Finding a lathe in a remote place like that is almost guaranteed, and probably way easier than finding one in your average town in the United States. Those folks out there don't have the luxury of driving down the road to a local job shop, or ordering up a part to be shipped overnight, and considering the type of heavy industry that is usually carried out there, commercial fishing, mining, logging, chances are someone hauled out good machinery and plenty of other things that might come up and grind such an operation to a halt for possibly months to avoid just such a thing from happening many years ago. You have to be pretty self reliant way up there, and those communities were very tight and made sure they were prepared if not right there, then somewhere very close by. I'm kinda surprised they didn't see an old lathe or mill in the cannery, but if it were still in decent working condition, it was surely sent somewhere where it could be utilized. Not that it would have helped, there wasn't any power source, though if the chuck worked and the spindle spun, even without power and totally wrecked ways or lead screws, you could rotate it by hand and cut that brass wheel, if it were an emergency. Might not be fast or fun, but better than being stranded in the freezing cold.
I am a Canadian on the prairies of Manitoba, far from any open water. I’ve read lots about the west coast but have never had the opportunity to travel there. Videos like this really make me want to travel out to the coast and try to experience some of the magic you are seeing. Thanks for these videos. I’ve really enjoyed the building process but am really looking forward to living vicariously through the crew of Tally Ho.
With a cartilage weakness in my old age I was vicariously woodworking through the TallyHo videos, so for me the launch was more of a sad affair so much so that I jokingly commented it to be a fake news, nonetheless I have to admit with the renewed filming and editing quality the new adventures of Tally Ho make for topnotch UA-cam watching. Specialy the traditional paper map tracking and the naming of the different passes and places gives the viewer a sense of "been there" . Thank you for sharing.
For me starting the Gardner stole the show this week. After the trouble with the roller and the gypsy earlier I’d say the chain was out of spec. I just bought a boat with the same problem, someone had put hardware store chain in place of the very specific metric chain required.
I particularly enjoyed "I look for the mark that says cylinder #4. I then check cylinder number 2." I'm sure it all makes sense once you've done it a few times, but it's obviously an aquired skill.
Just off a nightshift 12. Always busy. Taking in the voyage of Tally Ho this morning, feeling the heart slow and the blood pressure melt away. Beautiful way to start the day.
Love that Gardner air start. Takes me back to my days in Sea Scouts when we crewed a 125ft former Coast Guard cutter from the 20’s. Had 2 GM air start A268a 8-cylinder 35 liter engines which required 900psi of air turn the engine over!
When the boat & crew approached the foggy shore, I began thinking of where Tally Ho will be in 50-100 years. Will someone new be rebuilding her once again, or will she be in a museum in Britain... certainly many of us will be following along during the journey. Amazing how a boat so new, has so much history already, that it feels both old and new at the same time.
I always end up watching these videos with huge smile on my face. I lived aboard for 10 years and sailed and raced as much as I could, beside working on boats for a living. I loved it all so seeing such a magnificent craft, so well built, under sail does my heart good!
Excellent! The six cylinder engine is one of a range of diesel engines produced by Gardner. We have some two, three and four cylinder engines in English narrowboats. They are regarded as the quietest of heritage diesel engines. They are built like a Swiss watch and a joy to own and operate. Enjoying the sailing sequences.
Tally Ho is in some of the best cruising areas of Canada. Old Albert Strange would be proud of you Leo and gang for what you have achieved! Well Done! Fair winds and safe seas!
So I was Halfway through episode 29 and thinking even at that stage how many people with all sorts of skills had worked on Tally Ho with Leo, Loads! Perhaps one day I’ll go back to Episode one and count them. AND Then in comes the new episode Wow, beautiful photography and an interesting story, thank you Leo for showing the Deck ‘trip’ Compass at 18.16. Bob is a very useful guy to have around but I know that each member of your Crew will be bringing their own Special skill to this voyage. I can’t tell you quite how much I miss this style of sailing.
hello Argonaut so you are a "Crosby" boat...in 1975 l rescued the Thomas Crosby 1 then known as Lulu Island from the burn-pile at BC Packers she was decommissioned and mostly stripped 50 foot double ender with her 6/71 still in her for $1500...happily, she is still afloat today...good to see you and Tally Ho out on a "jaunt" together...
I would just like to say that now we have seen this beautiful yacht with all her sails flying, what a beautiful job the sail designers and makers have done. Stunning.
Seeing you transition from boatbuilder to sailor, while continuing to be a storyteller and a leader, is a great pleasure. Accompanying you on your adventure is a joy. Something I really loved about the building was the love, the craft and the detail of the work and the boat. Please can we have more longer, wide shots of Tally Ho simply sailing, more instruction of the craft of sailing, and more detail of all those beautiful parts you made (like anchor chain being winched in), actually working.
To sail Tally Ho on a shakedown cruise would be a wonderful experience, but your DESTINATIONS are mind-bogglingly AMAZING for an Aussie like me! That is a SERIOUSLY beautiful slice of the world right there at the end of the clip!
Comes as absolutely no surprise but love seeing how well this channel is transitioning from a really fantastic and special boat building show to an equally fantastic and special sailing and travelogue show.
Watching her in full sail is absolutely mesmerizing. Leo, thank you for inviting all 503,000 subscribers to your channel and this mind boggling rebuild.
@@jonathanrichards593well I was a bit suspicious but I trust you on this as you certainly know this… BTW I think it was the same stuff that was used in most joins etc, was it dolphinite? You really want to be able to replace the part after too many anchor point hits…
I had a proud moment seeing the VÖEST sign on the metal lathe. Austrian quality workmanship, far travelled. Like yours truly, living in the South Pacific since 1991.
Marit, thimbleberry jam is the awesome and easy to make. Clean & mash the berries into a pot, add tsp lemon juice, slowly bring berries to slow rolling boil, slowly stir in sugar (equal or slightly less in volume), continue stirring and let slow boil continue for 5 minutes, remove from heat and cool, and place in storage container & keep refridgerated (use canning jars for long-term shelf storage). Enjoy!!!
from the builing channel, to the comic scetches, now the sailing, a metal-workshop, an urbex-explore abanded factories, to explore untouched landes - so much variety
I can not wait to see that piece of art sailing across the big ocean ... I am sure she will do it more than better. But, until then, it is a pleasure to watch these videos. By the way: nice touch to pay tribute to the people who were living in those lands hundreds of years before (as usually, Leo paying attention to the details). Thank you.
Thanks Leo, these films are better than my wildest expectations. I enjoyed the boat building but this is what having a boat like Tally Ho is for. It's going to be a pleasure to get to explore with you all.
when i first started watching the TallyHo build 7 years ago i was in it for the insight into rebuilding a wooden Yacht, i thought when it was launched that it was game over for me but im still here loving watching how this beautiful boats story unfold. If you ever bring it Home to the UK i will travel to wherever to see it. its a massive credit to the team who built it from nothing
When I started my career I flew float planes all up and down British Columbia's west coast. Back then the Namu Cannery was still in business as well as dozens of small logging camps. I was shocked to see the condition of Namu nowadays. Mother Nature always wins in the end. I'm so glad you had calm seas for the Hecate Strait crossing because I've seen it as you described it can get. (One year a tug tried to turn around in bad weather; it capsized, turning into a barge anchor.) Also glad you had fog and mist for your first overnight on Haida Gwaii because that gives it the real north coast rainforest remote location feeling. As you read this I know you're already on the way to Victoria where you will be treated as, I hope, very special guests. But in the meantime I'm excited to see how you made out on the west coast of Moresby Island - perhaps the most rugged section of BC coastline. Definitely not a place to have an engine failure!
Dear You all on the magnificent Tally Ho, I am so happy to see you so happy to sail in these wonderful places... Enjoy !!!! Enjoy your dreams that have come true... Love from a tiny island called Ile de Bréhat in Northern Bretagne (France) "Bon vent !" as we say in French
So happy to see Tally Ho sailing but I continue to be so fascinated watching the troubleshooting, engineering, and craftsmanship that goes into making her what she is.
Leo - The approach to shore was magical and reminds me of why we all live in this little corner of the world. Thanks for sharing and being part of us even if for this short while.
I know this is a shakedown cruise but it feels like a preview of coming attractions for all of us following this amazing adventure. We all knew this day was coming and that all those estimates of "two more years" would eventually lead to launch. Eventually, Tally Ho and Leo will leave Port Townsend and with a crew will head off to England. From what we're watching, we get a glimpse of what that journey will look like. The drone gives us a view of this beautiful sailboat as well as a perspective on the places visited along the way. I find it all thrilling and will remain a patron so long as Leo keeps sharing these videos with all of us. Thanks Leo.
I love these videos SO MUCH. Thank you for sharing them with us. Watching various members of the crew stand and stare out at the ocean, makes me want to get up there again. I don't know if/when I'll ever have the chance to visit that region again, so I truly treasure these videos for helping me remember.
What a shot of Tally Ho under sail from the air. My compliments to the drone captain for that treat! How well she moves. I’m sure she’ll give any old Herreschoff a run for her money in a classic yacht race. One thing we haven’t seen yet (?) is the electric drive system in action.
You must get such a thrill every time you start out of port & get underway. All that time & work, come to life on the water! Interesting ‘fossick’ exploring among those ruins. The skipper of the Argonaut going over his ship’s engine made me think of Steve McQueen in the ‘Sandpebbles’ movie, explaining to his Chinese mate how to run the steam engine; “Stim (steam) belong here.” On the point of looking for a metal lathe (finding a new machinist friend!): my dad had an uncle (or great uncle?) who served during WWII as a machinist’s mate in the US Navy, in the Pacific. (dad was a paratrooper, jumping into France & Belgium, later ending up in Berlin.) This uncle observed a new surplus engine lathe being scuttled from another Navy ship seen across a bay, with other lathes queued up on deck-in preparation to return home to Alameda as the war wound down, probably lightening up to save fuel. He asked his captain if they could commandeer some equipment, never used & still covered in waxy Cosmoline. The story goes that his captain made arrangement for not one, but two engine lathes. The machinist mate would go on to serve in the Merchant Marines, and took his Navy-scavenged lathe aboard-earning many commendations for JIT custom repairs, sparing a need to return to shore. The final bit to the story is that the 2nd lathe went to another fellow in the San Francisco area: and among other jobs, created unique small dumbbells for ‘ladies,’ at the request of early TV fitness guru, Jack LaLanne. Sail on!
Great to see that capstan working so well after Keith Rucker and the boys at Windy Hill Foundry and all the others put so much effort into restoring and upgrading it. Wow...! Yes. Sad to see the mess left by that abandoned cannery. Leo..... Thank you so much for taking me along with you and your amazing boat and your outstandingly great crew on such an awesome adventure. I am carried away by your beautiful videos that give me a chance to experience vicariously things that I can't even imagine, let alone experience first hand. Cheers.
I admit before watching this I was considering dropping my patronage. I thought ok i enjoyed thoroughly the build and outstanding craftmanship but maybe i should move on and watch but not be a patron. But it took only seconds for me to feel the journey and have it touch my soul. I almost wanted to cry. Thank you Leo and crew. Love you all. Remaining a faithful fan... Jerry
Thanks Leo and crew for the continued adventures. I appreciate that you took the time to acknowledge the damage settlers have done to these pristine lands and waters and then just abandoned the mess. That is so sad to see when you are on such a wonderful journey.
awesome! I have seen Hecate straight at full boil, looking down from a float plane. it is unbelievable. one giant washing machine!. glad you made it safely to the most magical place anywhere.
Yes!...Sailed straight from Cape Scott to Cape St James and back, twice, just to avoid the conditions in Hecate Strait, when visiting West Coast of Moresby in 1997 and 1999.
I don’t feel we’ve heard enough about she feels as a sailing boat. Is she fast, or efficient relative to the wind, is it really going to be realistic to sail her as a one person crew? All those things. Heating system. Bathing/washing. Sleeping. Cooking. All that stuff.
I didn't miss one episode all these years and I can tell this one is most fantastic, and that's what Tally Ho is all about. Make us discover the world your way Leo, I can't wait for the next bi-monthly episodes over the next 30 or more years :). Your legend is really starting now.
@@philbert006 "A capstan is a vertical-axled rotating machine that moves or raises heavy weights using ropes, cables, or chains. Capstans are often used on ships and in shipyards, but they can also be found in railroad yards...." I'm not sure where I confused you, or what a capstain is. Is it a stain on your hat?
That Gardner engine start-up routine was something to see. It was science made practical, almost magical. A show stopper, literally, for me. Lovely episode.
Hi Leo. It is so special to get an insight into you and the crew getting familiar with Tally Ho and a privilege for us to see the wilderness through your eyes. It would be lovely to understand what you are learning about Tally Ho’s performance under sail - speed through the water, motion in waves, close winded-ness and performance polars. Is it exceeding your expectations, and are you starting to get an appreciation of the boat that won the Fastnet race a century ago? She looks so easily driven in the video, both under power and sail.
I came to love with this project through the process of watching extremely talented people working on it, timber by timber and screw by screw. And these travelogues have been absolutely delightful to follow along. The land and seascapes are breathtaking and seeing the ship fully underway just feels special to watch, as if we are privileged to do so. Paddy continues to model the attitude that I wish I could have. Work hard, but relax and enjoy the experience. Thanks for taking us on the journey.
I really appreciate your sensitivity to the land, sea, and people on your journey! So many people are tourist in a world where we should act as "temporary locals" meaning we respect our (temporary) home and then leave like (or better) we found it. I haven't for a long time felt the want to travel and explore for various personal reason but watching this video sparked a bit of nostalgia for it and it felt like Tally Ho is finally doing what she was meant to do. Cheers!
White guy builds a rich white guy's sailing boat with other white guys, financed by other rich white guys, and now he feels guilty about it or something, so he'll tool around rich white guy's playland in coastal B.C. and put out a "land acknowledgement" to assuage his "White Guilt".
If you were there from the beginning when you brought Tally Ho back to life from a pile of "junk", it is indescribably beautiful to watch you now living your dream. Keep it up, I look forward to every video you make and I am very excited to see what happens next.
In Bob we trust. BTW: As a California Native American, I appreciate the respect you're showing to the First Nations of Canada. That's quite honorable. Thank you. I hope you get to see a spirit bear.
I hope you all have someone in your life that gazes at you with as much love in their eyes as the Argonaut’s captain clearly has for that Gardener engine! :-)
Tally Ho looks so beautiful out on the open sea with her sails filled with the wind. Thank you for the opportunity of coming along with you via these videos!
19:40 to 20:03 wow!
Amen to that!
A work of art you can ride on.
E-Beggar boat will never see the US once it leaves ..
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Found the grumpy neighbor.
Thank You! and Thank You! I am your absent 93 year old crew mate and are with you in spirit. Enjoy the smells, wind and water for me. Even thou I am here in Yuma AZ (107 F.) I feel that I am aboard .
Thanks again and God Bless you all.
Well said from Brisbane, Australia.
@@wyattfamily8997 And Melbourne, Australia. :)
What a great experience...I am landlocked...living in Vienna Austria but have done some sailing 30 to 50 years ago- especially around Cape Horn...I am 81 now...and folow your great rebuild of Taly Ho and now getting out way up North...Great
@@jens-kristiantofthansen9376 And Wellington, NZ!
I gotta say, besides every other excellent aspect presented by this channel, the pleasant nature of Leo’s offbeat music selections never fail to add a delightful dimension to the viewing experience.
Well, not literally “off beat” but you get what I mean.
Leo's batting 1.000 in my book when it comes to soundtrack choices, from episode one.
@@johna1160 I loved that Railroad Bill song in moving Tally Ho to Port Townsend. That was such a great video and moment in the build.
I have added so many songs to my own playlists through Leo's efforts at introducing them to me
Best in sound always
Did you really mean to write that music selections add to the _viewing_ experience?
I've followed the rebuild of Tally Ho since the beginning, and being this invested in the videos, I'm so happy to see her out on the water finally. The boat looks beautiful. The craftmanship and hours spent bringing her to where she is, is absolutely quality work. More importantly, I was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer that has spread to my liver and adrenal glands about halfway through the build. I was determined to see her in the water. So I have been fighting hard and so far, I'm kicking cancers butt. In a way Tally Ho helped me. I'm going to continue watching the adventures you have ahead of you, and I'm going to beat this cancer. May the winds always blow to where you want to go, and the waves favor a calm sail. absolutely a beautiful boat built by professional hands. I wish I had half the skill all of you have. Thank you for sharing this journey.
tjrodgers4200. your reply brought a tear to my eye. Tally Ho, Leo and his craftsmen, have gotten me through some very difficult times as well. However, nothing compared to your journey. Helps put things into perspective. Beat that cancer and stay positive! You have the right attitude and that is half of the battle.
Hey, right there with you brother., Stage 3 here. 1 year, 3 months in remission. Its a hard road, but it can be done.
You have got this, TJ.
May Gos take care of you.
I am praying for you tj. I was a sailor when young now I feel young from watching Leo and crew resurrect the Tally Ho. Ive been going through many surgeries from a reckless driver hitting me from behind, broken neck and paralysis lots of surgeries for 33 years now. It lifts the mood to see the crew work and now sail her. Just beautiful. God bless us all.
"I'm a boat builder and a sailor." You're also a film maker extraordinaire Leo! Thanks for sharing the journey of rebuilding the Tally Ho and now the journeys of Tally Ho and crew. Looking forward to what comes next.
I notice he doesn’t refer to himself as a Shipwright.
For years watching Tally Ho being built, it became apparent that Leo has a stellar ability to tell a story with "film". It's one of the few builds where I eagerly anticipated the sailing that would follow and my already high expectations are exceeded.
Bob really is a talented guy. Rigging and machining are totally different skills, and he obviously knew what he was doing with a lathe that was far older than he is.
Couldn’t have stated it any better. Bob is massively talented!
Manual Lathes haven't changed that much from their early days. Only thing, maybe you have a digital readout, for measuring the cuts. Many old lathes are prized for their rigidity, that was an old Austrian Voest lathe. And even though there is modern carbide tooling, you still use high-speed steel tools, where you hand grind the profiles.
Bob knows what he is doing and so good they found the old machinists shop up in such a remote area.
@@pd4954 Austrian, not german. Voest (now voestalpine) is an austrian company. Greetings from Linz (where the corporate headquarter from voestalpine is located). ;-)
Yes, watching Bob work in all the previous build videos, was such a joy. He is truly skilled. How did he get all those skills? A backstory perhaps?
And he has a pretty extraordinary beard too lol 😂
Bob not only made a tool for the tool, he sharpened the bits before using them!
Amazing
After fifty years of sailing on the IJssel Lake, in the mudflats off the Dutch and German Coast, in the English Channel, on the North Sea and in the southwestern Baltic I am still awe-struck when, after hoisting the sails and turning off the engine, the boat heels over to leeward and picks up speed. Pure magic. Thanks for reviving those moments for me, Leo and crew!
Leo, would be delighted to simply watch her sail. Perhaps a camera on the stern facing forward and let it go for an hour. No edits, just the sounds of the sea and the activity on Tally Ho. Minimal or no edits ... just pleasant company on the sea.
Thank for all you have done and continue to do.
Relaxing Saturday morning watching Tally Ho with a fresh mug of coffee at hand...perfect.
Me too. Somehow it relaxes me and I feel content. Been watching Leo since episode 1. It is amazing to see what was once a rotten wreck fully restored and under sail. Almost a miracle, but it was years of hard work and dedication by countless people who made it happen.
Right there with ya
Very best show on you tube
Right there with you except it's a Sunday morning treat here in nz😊
Hope this goes on for years !
Every time I see Tally Ho from the drone shot sailing, I still cant believe its the same boat we have been following for all these years. Just an amazing journey...
Your presence makes me smile. Loved the starting of the Gardener
Had no idea it could be this complicated to get a motor started... This video could come handy for someone trying to start a gardener
@@hertabuss289 Starting a large marine diesel with compressed air is SOP, because of the size that would be required of an electric motor sufficient to do the job. Of course you need a compressor, storage tank and a separate engine to run the compressor, either hand start or electric start.
It's a contraption and I love it
Rube Goldberg’s got nothing on that Gardner!
@@pauleohl
Please have a look at the very recent series of YT vids showing the overhaul of a Gardner...
and the fitment of an electric starter....
Modern high output starters and their batteries are reliable and much simpler than an air start.
This engine had to be a reliable starter in these remote waters.
In the 1930's batteries and electric starter systems were not reliable...
air was a reliable and well known marine starting system...
with the compressor able to be run off an auxiliary engine in an emergency to start the main engine if air pressure in the tanks was lost.
Finding new batteries on that remote coast or another electric starter in those times????
My father was in Nairn Scotland for a golf tournament around 1938. When he came out of the club into the car park, there was a Rolls Royce Phantom sitting there with a chauffeur in the car and the engine running. However the noise was more like a medium sized truck than the near silent Phantom engine. He asked the chauffeur why the odd noise. The answer was that it was Colonel "Goldie" Gardner's personal RR and it was fitted with a Gardner 6 cylinder diesel engine.
Those drone shots of Tally-Ho spreading her wings in her native element are just spectacular! I also thoroughly enjoyed seeing that old Gardner being woken up. Long after we're all gone there'll still be a few old Gardner diesels chugging away somewhere.
Regards from down under 🇦🇺 Leo. My ‘old man’ (father) is a civilian engineering contractor for the Royal Australian Navy. He’s been on ships sailing some of the most dangerous seas for the better part of 30 years and loves teaching me about ship etiquette, proper practices (such as how to climb and descend down ladders), knot tying, among a bunch of nautical terms and executions. I’m sure you intend on touching on such things in future videos. However, I’m sure we would all love to see Patty or other crew members walk us through such demonstrations/tutorials as you document life above deck! :) Been a viewer of the channel since day 1, and as a 23 year old who looks back on Tally Ho’s progress, it’s reminiscent as I look back and watch videos I viewed as a teenager. Just wanted to congratulate you and give you my perspective as I have looked forward to your videos every week through a great part of my adolescent life!! 😃
Leo & crew visiting the abandoned cannery like Tally Ho has become a live-action adventure version of a post apocalypse video game
A post- apocalypse game centered around sailing.
That’s actually an interesting concept and a game I would play in a heartbeat.
@@RepellentJeff 'Game"? Sure....Looks to me more like just practice
@@cieproject2888 Looks like abandonment always looks. Leave the mess for the next guy.
I'm picturing more of a Scooby-Do vibe. We all know who Scooby is in the cast of Tally Ho.
@@user-rm4ez8pb6xNo-Feet-Pete's dog? Pancho the parrot? If you mean Patrick, he's obviously Shaggy.
Leo is a National Treasure, as is his boat and all her crew. his videos are the highlight of my week.
@@WilhelmKarsten both!
*international treasure.
I agree completely! 🇨🇦
Bob to the rescue. Hope he stays with you for a long while. What an adventure.
Honestly, I thought that once the build was finished, I would lose interest. Nothing could be further from the truth. I am plotting the course and reading and learning about places that I never even knew existed. What a wonderful experience! Taking interested fans along for a fee would be an awesome offering, and it could be quite lucrative as well. I would pay to be aboard for a fortnight and feel really immersed in the experience. Think about it and post a price, Leo. We will pay Tally Ho's way around the world. What a great crew and the vessel is... I can only tear up, as words fail me.
Leo, I am really enjoying the format of the sailing videos. You're doing an amazing job and I am very happy and excited for you and your crew.
Every time I see a drone shot of Tally Ho under sail, I am awestruck by her beauty
If this is an example of the new travelogue aspect of the reborn Sampson Boat Company, and what we can expect to see in future, two BIG thumbs up. Well done in all respects!
I spent about a decade on the north coast. Crew member of the TC5, Ivory Island light keeper and pastor in Haisla. You do the coast and the people justice!
Great to see the monumental effort on the capstan produced (by all appearances) a smooth-working machine.
I'm also pretty sure you're talking about the chain roller, and Bob working on that beautiful old German lathe. The capstain is the big ol thing that looks vaguely like a fire hydrant, and is used to pull ropes or lines exclusively, never metal, as it would cut through or shatter the casting pretty much immediately. The capstain does make a cameo at the very end of the video, however, winding up a line.
Keith Rucker did a great job.
A capstan is simply a vertical windlass. It can, potentially, carry both a drum for rope and a gypsy for chain, or a combination gypsy that does both without chewing up the rope too badly, we hope.
The combination gypsy can't pass a shackle, however, so the recommended practice is to use eight-plait for the rope part, essentially backsplicing it to the terminal link of the chain.
Leo made a video of TALLY HO earlier this year which showed him machining a guide for the chain gypsy, because the chain wasn't stripping quite right into the hawse, I can't remember the exact issue. But at any rate, he's evidently passing chain with the capstan.
@@Poppi2006, Keith did a great job not only with all the machine work but also with the video recording every process that was involved in rebuilding that capstan. The man who designed, engineered, and made the drawings for making the capstan an electrical motor driven machine should be mentioned, although I don’t remember his name even though it was brought up several times while Keith was machining the capstan. I’m a regular viewer of Keith Ruckers Vintage Machinery so I do recall his name easily, and I’m sorry I don’t recall the engineers name.
@@philbert006. I’m pretty sure that capstan is pulling up and letting out a metal chain that’s connected to the anchor without any problems, and they are also used with ropes and lines.
Patty hit the nail right on the head. "HYPNOTIC". I can't think of a better word to describe the feeling on a boat. And Bob yet again proves hands down he's a genius. That Gardner on Argonaut is amazing. Outstanding video as usual keep em coming
Isn't it funny how we get bored at home with all our comfort trappings, and yet could just stare at the sea (and a fire for that matter) for hours. Entranced in the repetitive beauty of simplicity.
I thought I could not be more fascinated watching the rebuild but the "travel vid" portion will be even more fascinating.
Thanks Leo & crew for taking us along on this journey.
An old VOEST lathe 😍😍 This thing will live on forever, produced in Austria, in a time when people knew how to build things in a solid way, so that they last.
Nice video, thank you so much ❤
I always equated the meditative effect of sailing as to a vacuum: as soon as the sails were up, the auxiliary switched off and the boat eased off the wind and the sound of the rig starting to hum, all the mental tension, anxiety and stress vanished.
BTW - Nothing like standing in a dingy in choppy water doing hull work with powertools to build your core. Good work not dropping anything into the drink. 😂❤
it is hartwarming to notice that the moral compass is also top quality. due to the respectfull remarks on the indigeous people in an historical context.
I have watched this channel since it began. I have enjoyed every moment of it! I am only commenting because I do not want this channel to become political in any fashion. There are no ancestral claims that have any validity as time continues to march on. Every civilization,every strive forward in all of human history has come at the displacement or usurping the freedoms and economic livelihood of some of the people that came before. It is this history that allows us the present occupiers to enjoy the standard of living that we enjoy. There is no going back. There can be compassion. There can be help provided but there are no claims from the past that can be righted without going down a rabbit hole all the way back to the Garden of Eden.The very ship that Leo has resurrected would not be possible without acknowledging that Britain was a sailing power whose empire at one time stretched the entire globe. Do not think that this empire and the England you see today did not trample and use other indigenous people all over this globe.It doesn't matter what country you call home today. At some point in your history somebody or some people were displaced or treated badly. It's history and I don't feel any remorse or longing to try to put blame and access who should pay. I am here today and alive and well in the US. We have enough present problems in our country to keep me occupied for the rest of my life.
@@vernebolton4363that's a political statement, you just agree with it
Can't say I'm happy to see the channel get political with several unquestioned assumptions about complex issues.
Seeing the drone shots of Tally Ho under sail during the crossing was amazing! Doing what she was rebuilt to do. What amazing places you are visiting.
I appreciate your acknowledgement of First People's as you travel through their ancestral seas. It is good to start to understand the bigger picture of who we are and where we are going. Having a grater understanding of what came before, way before, is very helpful and should broaden all of our horizons.
Thanks for sharing your story! 🙂
Those shots around 20:00 really made me realize how far along this journey Leo has come. The iconic shot of the Tally Ho from so many intros over the years finally made real.
And I LOVE how Leo and crew are sharing stories along the random little spots they visit. Seeing that little abandoned cannery and hearing the story going back centuries (even millennia) is enlightening. Thank you for all that you're continuing to do on this maiden voyage!
Bob's your Uncle. The one that know how to do anything. Good to have an Uncle like Bob.
My Uncle Bob was a machinist and all around fix it. He was the only person I've known that ground his own telescope lens.
You said it! When I take my boat out, there is nothing more satisfying and peaceful when the sails go up and the engine is turned off😊😊❤
Bob is awesome! Working on an unfamiliar machine and playing it like a fiddle.
Looked like Bob really enjoyed the interactive museum.
That anchor was like a woodpecker pecking away at the side of the boat. I guess there will be lots more jobs like that before the boat is finished and working smoothly. Then, the maintenance will start !
The editing which meant the light switching on coincided with the beat of the music...chef's kiss.
Yeah, it's always been good but this one is a standout.
Love the stories about your companion Argonaut II and its previous history as the Thomas Crosby IV. My dad had one occasion to sail from Prince Rupert to Haida Gwaii. He reported that crossing the strait to Haida Gwaii that day 4 meals were served that day, 3 down and 1 up! All in the work of the United Church of Canada. Have watched the rebuild and restoration of Tally Ho from the beginning, so good to see it sailing.
Great video. I enjoyed the starting of the 6 cylinder engine. The educational parts about first nation issue with abandoned fisheries. Finding a lathe ,that was what I call serendipitous. Grinding a tool, by hand, was something I never mastered. May the wind be at your back
Finding a lathe in a remote place like that is almost guaranteed, and probably way easier than finding one in your average town in the United States. Those folks out there don't have the luxury of driving down the road to a local job shop, or ordering up a part to be shipped overnight, and considering the type of heavy industry that is usually carried out there, commercial fishing, mining, logging, chances are someone hauled out good machinery and plenty of other things that might come up and grind such an operation to a halt for possibly months to avoid just such a thing from happening many years ago. You have to be pretty self reliant way up there, and those communities were very tight and made sure they were prepared if not right there, then somewhere very close by. I'm kinda surprised they didn't see an old lathe or mill in the cannery, but if it were still in decent working condition, it was surely sent somewhere where it could be utilized. Not that it would have helped, there wasn't any power source, though if the chuck worked and the spindle spun, even without power and totally wrecked ways or lead screws, you could rotate it by hand and cut that brass wheel, if it were an emergency. Might not be fast or fun, but better than being stranded in the freezing cold.
I am a Canadian on the prairies of Manitoba, far from any open water. I’ve read lots about the west coast but have never had the opportunity to travel there. Videos like this really make me want to travel out to the coast and try to experience some of the magic you are seeing. Thanks for these videos. I’ve really enjoyed the building process but am really looking forward to living vicariously through the crew of Tally Ho.
Patt always looks like he could be in a Wes Anderson movie, dripped out to the maximum
😂
Damn, now I want a Wes Anderson movie about Tally Ho!!
Dripped, and all while staying dry. Truly a Drip Wizard, truly.
Absolutely! My mind kept wondering if this was going to turn into a The life Aquatic/ Cousteau Society channel
The restoration of Tally Ho has been sucessful beyond belief. The BC coast is a really inspirational setting for a shakedown cruise
Seeing that anchor tap on the strike plate was great
With a cartilage weakness in my old age I was vicariously woodworking through the TallyHo videos,
so for me the launch was more of a sad affair so much so that I jokingly commented it to be a fake news,
nonetheless I have to admit with the renewed filming and editing quality the new adventures of Tally Ho make for topnotch UA-cam watching.
Specialy the traditional paper map tracking and the naming of the different passes and places gives the viewer a sense of "been there" .
Thank you for sharing.
For me starting the Gardner stole the show this week. After the trouble with the roller and the gypsy earlier I’d say the chain was out of spec. I just bought a boat with the same problem, someone had put hardware store chain in place of the very specific metric chain required.
Probably less steps in starting a Nuclear Power Plant lol
I particularly enjoyed "I look for the mark that says cylinder #4. I then check cylinder number 2." I'm sure it all makes sense once you've done it a few times, but it's obviously an aquired skill.
Just off a nightshift 12. Always busy. Taking in the voyage of Tally Ho this morning, feeling the heart slow and the blood pressure melt away. Beautiful way to start the day.
Love that Gardner air start. Takes me back to my days in Sea Scouts when we crewed a 125ft former Coast Guard cutter from the 20’s. Had 2 GM air start A268a 8-cylinder 35 liter engines which required 900psi of air turn the engine over!
I loved the tick over speed, nothing high speed there!
When the boat & crew approached the foggy shore, I began thinking of where Tally Ho will be in 50-100 years. Will someone new be rebuilding her once again, or will she be in a museum in Britain... certainly many of us will be following along during the journey. Amazing how a boat so new, has so much history already, that it feels both old and new at the same time.
I always end up watching these videos with huge smile on my face. I lived aboard for 10 years and sailed and raced as much as I could, beside working on boats for a living. I loved it all so seeing such a magnificent craft, so well built, under sail does my heart good!
Excellent! The six cylinder engine is one of a range of diesel engines produced by Gardner. We have some two, three and four cylinder engines in English narrowboats. They are regarded as the quietest of heritage diesel engines. They are built like a Swiss watch and a joy to own and operate. Enjoying the sailing sequences.
Leo! I'm very impressed with your story telling skills! Fantastic video! Looking forward to the next episode.
Tally Ho is in some of the best cruising areas of Canada. Old Albert Strange would be proud of you Leo and gang for what you have achieved! Well Done! Fair winds and safe seas!
So I was Halfway through episode 29 and thinking even at that stage how many people with all sorts of skills had worked on Tally Ho with Leo, Loads! Perhaps one day I’ll go back to Episode one and count them. AND Then in comes the new episode Wow, beautiful photography and an interesting story, thank you Leo for showing the Deck ‘trip’ Compass at 18.16. Bob is a very useful guy to have around but I know that each member of your Crew will be bringing their own Special skill to this voyage. I can’t tell you quite how much I miss this style of sailing.
Oh by the way it’s Great to see someone still keeping a Paper Log!
hello Argonaut so you are a "Crosby" boat...in 1975 l rescued the Thomas Crosby 1 then known as Lulu Island from the burn-pile at BC Packers she was decommissioned and mostly stripped 50 foot double ender with her 6/71 still in her for $1500...happily, she is still afloat today...good to see you and Tally Ho out on a "jaunt" together...
I would just like to say that now we have seen this beautiful yacht with all her sails flying, what a beautiful job the sail designers and makers have done. Stunning.
Seeing you transition from boatbuilder to sailor, while continuing to be a storyteller and a leader, is a great pleasure. Accompanying you on your adventure is a joy. Something I really loved about the building was the love, the craft and the detail of the work and the boat. Please can we have more longer, wide shots of Tally Ho simply sailing, more instruction of the craft of sailing, and more detail of all those beautiful parts you made (like anchor chain being winched in), actually working.
ugh I could watch this all day, the best show on UA-cam
You are taking me to places I was hitherto unaware of, I'm enjoying learning about them with you.
To sail Tally Ho on a shakedown cruise would be a wonderful experience, but your DESTINATIONS are mind-bogglingly AMAZING for an Aussie like me!
That is a SERIOUSLY beautiful slice of the world right there at the end of the clip!
Comes as absolutely no surprise but love seeing how well this channel is transitioning from a really fantastic and special boat building show to an equally fantastic and special sailing and travelogue show.
Watching her in full sail is absolutely mesmerizing. Leo, thank you for inviting all 503,000 subscribers to your channel and this mind boggling rebuild.
Holding a metal plate in one hand like a serving tray while balancing in a dinghy.
Patty: “I like to live dangerously.” 😂
You forgot that the plate was covered in epoxy to add to the suspense
@@johnlatchford9425 Strawberry peanut-butter, the man said! He wouldn't lie to me, would he?
@@jonathanrichards593well I was a bit suspicious but I trust you on this as you certainly know this…
BTW I think it was the same stuff that was used in most joins etc, was it dolphinite? You really want to be able to replace the part after too many anchor point hits…
I had a proud moment seeing the VÖEST sign on the metal lathe. Austrian quality workmanship, far travelled. Like yours truly, living in the South Pacific since 1991.
I always knew Bob was a Rennaissance man! Way to be a machinist.
Marit, thimbleberry jam is the awesome and easy to make. Clean & mash the berries into a pot, add tsp lemon juice, slowly bring berries to slow rolling boil, slowly stir in sugar (equal or slightly less in volume), continue stirring and let slow boil continue for 5 minutes, remove from heat and cool, and place in storage container & keep refridgerated (use canning jars for long-term shelf storage). Enjoy!!!
Everybody needs a Bob, no matter the problem there is a solution.
from the builing channel, to the comic scetches, now the sailing, a metal-workshop, an urbex-explore abanded factories, to explore untouched landes - so much variety
I can not wait to see that piece of art sailing across the big ocean ... I am sure she will do it more than better. But, until then, it is a pleasure to watch these videos. By the way: nice touch to pay tribute to the people who were living in those lands hundreds of years before (as usually, Leo paying attention to the details). Thank you.
In all of Canada and particularly British Columbia it has become normal to acknowledge the aboriginal peoples that were here first.
@@dreweasterbrook2003
If you really wanted to show them respect you would stop diluting and erasing their bloodlines with open border policies.
@@Foche_T._Schitt 500 years too late for that, pal
@@cromulentpotato
Did you exterminate 1.8 million indigenous people between 2021 and now?
Thanks Leo, these films are better than my wildest expectations. I enjoyed the boat building but this is what having a boat like Tally Ho is for. It's going to be a pleasure to get to explore with you all.
I look forward to your travels and travails as much as I did the build... Calm seas, good winds...
when i first started watching the TallyHo build 7 years ago i was in it for the insight into rebuilding a wooden Yacht, i thought when it was launched that it was game over for me but im still here loving watching how this beautiful boats story unfold. If you ever bring it Home to the UK i will travel to wherever to see it. its a massive credit to the team who built it from nothing
When I started my career I flew float planes all up and down British Columbia's west coast. Back then the Namu Cannery was still in business as well as dozens of small logging camps. I was shocked to see the condition of Namu nowadays. Mother Nature always wins in the end.
I'm so glad you had calm seas for the Hecate Strait crossing because I've seen it as you described it can get. (One year a tug tried to turn around in bad weather; it capsized, turning into a barge anchor.) Also glad you had fog and mist for your first overnight on Haida Gwaii because that gives it the real north coast rainforest remote location feeling.
As you read this I know you're already on the way to Victoria where you will be treated as, I hope, very special guests. But in the meantime I'm excited to see how you made out on the west coast of Moresby Island - perhaps the most rugged section of BC coastline. Definitely not a place to have an engine failure!
Sounds like interesting flying.
Dear You all on the magnificent Tally Ho, I am so happy to see you so happy to sail in these wonderful places...
Enjoy !!!! Enjoy your dreams that have come true...
Love from a tiny island called Ile de Bréhat in Northern Bretagne (France)
"Bon vent !" as we say in French
Thank you for taking us along on this wonderful journey.
So happy to see Tally Ho sailing but I continue to be so fascinated watching the troubleshooting, engineering, and craftsmanship that goes into making her what she is.
Leo - The approach to shore was magical and reminds me of why we all live in this little corner of the world. Thanks for sharing and being part of us even if for this short while.
That part of the world is unique and appears to be incredibly vast.
@@svtinkerAnd not very populated.
I know this is a shakedown cruise but it feels like a preview of coming attractions for all of us following this amazing adventure. We all knew this day was coming and that all those estimates of "two more years" would eventually lead to launch. Eventually, Tally Ho and Leo will leave Port Townsend and with a crew will head off to England. From what we're watching, we get a glimpse of what that journey will look like. The drone gives us a view of this beautiful sailboat as well as a perspective on the places visited along the way. I find it all thrilling and will remain a patron so long as Leo keeps sharing these videos with all of us. Thanks Leo.
I certainly hope Leo makes enough from these videos to continue taking us to parts of the world we are unlikely to visit ourselves.
I hope he makes enough in general to keep and operate the boat.
I love these videos SO MUCH. Thank you for sharing them with us.
Watching various members of the crew stand and stare out at the ocean, makes me want to get up there again. I don't know if/when I'll ever have the chance to visit that region again, so I truly treasure these videos for helping me remember.
Lifting the anchor in bad weather will allow it to swing against the hull.
15:40 this boat has the best anti-theft device ever!
(I'm a boat builder and a sailor) well we've seen what a fabulous boat builder you are, now we're seeing just what a wonderful sailor you are too.
And the VIDEOS !!! OMG !!!
A wonderful and joyful boat made out of wood, sailing through a wonderful and mysterious land made out of trees.
What a shot of Tally Ho under sail from the air. My compliments to the drone captain for that treat! How well she moves. I’m sure she’ll give any old Herreschoff a run for her money in a classic yacht race. One thing we haven’t seen yet (?) is the electric drive system in action.
You must get such a thrill every time you start out of port & get underway. All that time & work, come to life on the water! Interesting ‘fossick’ exploring among those ruins. The skipper of the Argonaut going over his ship’s engine made me think of Steve McQueen in the ‘Sandpebbles’ movie, explaining to his Chinese mate how to run the steam engine; “Stim (steam) belong here.” On the point of looking for a metal lathe (finding a new machinist friend!): my dad had an uncle (or great uncle?) who served during WWII as a machinist’s mate in the US Navy, in the Pacific. (dad was a paratrooper, jumping into France & Belgium, later ending up in Berlin.) This uncle observed a new surplus engine lathe being scuttled from another Navy ship seen across a bay, with other lathes queued up on deck-in preparation to return home to Alameda as the war wound down, probably lightening up to save fuel. He asked his captain if they could commandeer some equipment, never used & still covered in waxy Cosmoline. The story goes that his captain made arrangement for not one, but two engine lathes. The machinist mate would go on to serve in the Merchant Marines, and took his Navy-scavenged lathe aboard-earning many commendations for JIT custom repairs, sparing a need to return to shore. The final bit to the story is that the 2nd lathe went to another fellow in the San Francisco area: and among other jobs, created unique small dumbbells for ‘ladies,’ at the request of early TV fitness guru, Jack LaLanne. Sail on!
Great to see that capstan working so well after Keith Rucker and the boys at Windy Hill Foundry and all the others put so much effort into restoring and upgrading it. Wow...! Yes. Sad to see the mess left by that abandoned cannery. Leo..... Thank you so much for taking me along with you and your amazing boat and your outstandingly great crew on such an awesome adventure. I am carried away by your beautiful videos that give me a chance to experience vicariously things that I can't even imagine, let alone experience first hand. Cheers.
I admit before watching this I was considering dropping my patronage. I thought ok i enjoyed thoroughly the build and outstanding craftmanship but maybe i should move on and watch but not be a patron.
But it took only seconds for me to feel the journey and have it touch my soul. I almost wanted to cry.
Thank you Leo and crew. Love you all.
Remaining a faithful fan... Jerry
Thanks Leo and crew for the continued adventures. I appreciate that you took the time to acknowledge the damage settlers have done to these pristine lands and waters and then just abandoned the mess. That is so sad to see when you are on such a wonderful journey.
awesome! I have seen Hecate straight at full boil, looking down from a float plane. it is unbelievable. one giant washing machine!. glad you made it safely to the most magical place anywhere.
Yes!...Sailed straight from Cape Scott to Cape St James and back, twice, just to avoid the conditions in Hecate Strait, when visiting West Coast of Moresby in 1997 and 1999.
I don’t feel we’ve heard enough about she feels as a sailing boat. Is she fast, or efficient relative to the wind, is it really going to be realistic to sail her as a one person crew? All those things. Heating system. Bathing/washing. Sleeping. Cooking. All that stuff.
Hear, hear!
I didn't miss one episode all these years and I can tell this one is most fantastic, and that's what Tally Ho is all about. Make us discover the world your way Leo, I can't wait for the next bi-monthly episodes over the next 30 or more years :). Your legend is really starting now.
Every Seaman that ever manned a Capstan just rolled over in his grave while you were pushing that button with your toe and having a Tea at 2:31. lol
Maybe not the British ones? 😂
Never stand in the way when an Englishman is having tea. 😅
@@p_mouse8676 or a Canadian.
Thankfully, no seamen has ever manned a capstan, however plenty have manned a capstain. They are still sleeping peacefully, no worries!
@@philbert006 "A capstan is a vertical-axled rotating machine that moves or raises heavy weights using ropes, cables, or chains. Capstans are often used on ships and in shipyards, but they can also be found in railroad yards...."
I'm not sure where I confused you, or what a capstain is. Is it a stain on your hat?
@philbert006 How awkward to try to correct someone and be totally wrong.
That Gardner engine start-up routine was something to see. It was science made practical, almost magical. A show stopper, literally, for me. Lovely episode.
Hi Leo. It is so special to get an insight into you and the crew getting familiar with Tally Ho and a privilege for us to see the wilderness through your eyes.
It would be lovely to understand what you are learning about Tally Ho’s performance under sail - speed through the water, motion in waves, close winded-ness and performance polars. Is it exceeding your expectations, and are you starting to get an appreciation of the boat that won the Fastnet race a century ago?
She looks so easily driven in the video, both under power and sail.
I came to love with this project through the process of watching extremely talented people working on it, timber by timber and screw by screw. And these travelogues have been absolutely delightful to follow along. The land and seascapes are breathtaking and seeing the ship fully underway just feels special to watch, as if we are privileged to do so. Paddy continues to model the attitude that I wish I could have. Work hard, but relax and enjoy the experience. Thanks for taking us on the journey.
I really appreciate your sensitivity to the land, sea, and people on your journey! So many people are tourist in a world where we should act as "temporary locals" meaning we respect our (temporary) home and then leave like (or better) we found it. I haven't for a long time felt the want to travel and explore for various personal reason but watching this video sparked a bit of nostalgia for it and it felt like Tally Ho is finally doing what she was meant to do. Cheers!
White guy builds a rich white guy's sailing boat with other white guys, financed by other rich white guys, and now he feels guilty about it or something, so he'll tool around rich white guy's playland in coastal B.C. and put out a "land acknowledgement" to assuage his "White Guilt".
If you were there from the beginning when you brought Tally Ho back to life from a pile of "junk", it is indescribably beautiful to watch you now living your dream. Keep it up, I look forward to every video you make and I am very excited to see what happens next.
In Bob we trust. BTW: As a California Native American, I appreciate the respect you're showing to the First Nations of Canada. That's quite honorable. Thank you. I hope you get to see a spirit bear.
I just love watching Tally Ho in full Sail she loves being back where she belongs on the water well done to all
I hope you all have someone in your life that gazes at you with as much love in their eyes as the Argonaut’s captain clearly has for that Gardener engine! :-)
Cracked me up!
Oh just casually Ashley Eriksson from Lake on Tally Ho!! Cool!