Tally Ho (yacht)


Tally Ho is a gaff cutter yacht designed by the artist and yacht designer Albert Strange. The 48 foot yacht was built in Sussex, England and has previously carried the names Betty and Escape. In 2017 the Albert Strange Association the then owners of the boat sold it to an English boatbuilder to be completely refit.

History

Early history

Originally named Betty, the boat was built in 1910 in Shoreham-by-Sea by Stow and Son. The boat was built for Charles Hellyer of Brixham, for relaxed cruising and deep sea fishing. In 1913, Charles Hellyer commissioned the larger Betty II and sold Betty, ownership of which passed in 1927 to the then Lord Stalbridge, who renamed her Tally Ho.
Albert Strange is best known for the canoe yawl with a Double-ended or canoe-stern hull and the two masts of the yawl rig. Unusually for him, Tally Ho was designed with a transom stern and a cutter rig. The yacht measures 48 ft/14.6m by 44ft6/13.5 by 12ft10/4m by 7ft6/2.3m.
Tally Ho was one of only two yachts from the fifteen starters to complete the 1927 Fastnet Race. The yacht crossed the finish under heavy conditions, 52 minutes after the John G. Alden designed 30 ton schooner La Goleta, but won the race on corrected time.
From 2010 to 2017 the yacht was kept on stands in a boatyard in Brookings Harbor, Oregon by the Albert Strange Society.

2017 rebuild

Until 2017 the Albert Strange Association owned the boat and had planned to restore and refit her. The hope was to eventually facilitate her return to the British Isles. Facing difficulties in their refit plans, in June 2017 the Association sold Tally Ho to English boatbuilder and sailor Leo Sampson Goolden for $1. He moved her to Sequim, Washington for restoration. Goolden has gained media attention for his videos of the restoration, which he published on Youtube.