Sailing - 2024
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In this episode we rivet and leather our new gaff saddle, anchor through a storm, drive a classic jag, visit some beautiful islands, and finally test the new gaff saddle under sail!
In this video we finally get to enjoy sailing Tally Ho after 7 years of work! We meet the whole crew - familiar faces, and a few new ones
We travel with a historic 1922 motor-yacht, we crash our drone in the woods, we make fresh pasta, and some of us say goodbye - for now.
In this video we sail TALLY HO North, all the way up the inside coast of Vancouver Island, BC. We hoist our Jackyard Topsail for the first time (with a small snag!), we test our Autopilot / Self-steering gear, and we transit some crazy rapids. We also run into some dolphins, say goodbye to some friends, and swim in a glorious lake. Oh… and we also find the "largest burl in the world"!
Devil's Hole footage used with the kind permission of Wild Waterways Adventures
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In this video we continue to sail North, doing some metalworking repairs and modifications on the way (after we luckily come across a metal-lathe!)
We visit the huge abandoned cannery at Namu, and discover layers of history under the detritus of industry. Nick shows us how to start the amazing 1941 6-cylinder Gardner diesel engine that powers Argonaut II, before we set sail across the notorious Hecate Strait.
In this episode we take a break from our big shakedown cruise for a special full-boat tour around Tally Ho, at sea!
What is it like to live on the boat?
Which parts work, which parts don’t work?
Where do we all sleep?
Why don’t we wear shoes!?
We also see the construction of our Saloon bench, which was built out of Cherry in Port Townsend before we left, AND we hoist our jackyard tops’l and see a lot of humpback whales.
In this episode we pick up where we left off a few weeks ago as we arrive in the archipelago of Haida Gwaii.
In this episode, after a big announcement about the future of this project, we experience some really challenging and exciting sailing aboard Tally Ho. We navigate through an extremely narrow and shallow passage and out into the open Pacific Ocean where we are able to test Tally Ho in much harsher conditions.
On the extremely remote West coast of Haida Gwaii, we sail very carefully into a completely uncharted bay - searching for safe anchorage.
In this episode, after visiting another uncharted anchorage, we sail our longest passage yet - racing to arrive in Victoria in time for the Classic Boat Festival.
Finally, we complete our summer shakedown trip! …returning to the boatyard in Port Townsend, and considering all the things that have broken or didn’t work properly during the summer.
Building oars and making plans.. (Cape Horn or Northwest Passage?)
In this episode, I try to figure out what’s next for Tally Ho - what to do over the winter, and which route to take for our first major voyage halfway around the world! In the meantime, I make some new oars for my PT11 rowing dinghy, using carbon fibre blades and Douglas Fir shafts.
Aiming for some winter cruising, we pack up the workshop in Port Townsend. Years of accumulated tools, timber, and other boatbuilding junk is packed up for storage, sold, or given away. Meanwhile, Bob rigs Ratlines on Tally Ho’s shrouds so that we can quickly and easily climb up into the rig.
Finally, after the huge ship saw and my trailer of tools are taken away to be safely stored for the next project, we take advantage of a calm day to leave Port Townsend aboard Tally Ho, headed North.
In this episode we arrive in Canada and begin our winter cruising. But before we get far, we have to fix some issues with the chain stripper and the gypsy on the 114-year-old Capstan. I meet an amazing retired Swiss machinist who helps with some of the metalwork, and finish the installation of the new parts while Marit sails the PT11 dinghy in a protected anchorage.
In this episode we travel back to Port Townsend to tie up some loose ends and say goodbye and thank you to the town and to our friends and colleagues who live there.
In this episode we rivet and leather our new gaff saddle, anchor through a storm, drive a classic jag, visit some beautiful islands, and finally test the new gaff saddle under sail!