Tally Ho. What is it like to live aboard this classic yacht and what is next for Leo.
14 October 2025 · 9 min · 54K views · Mexico
What this video covers
Tally Ho, a 1927 Fastnet-winning gaff-rigged wooden yacht built in 1910, is currently in Mexico en route to the Panama Canal, bound for the UK in time for the 2027 Fastnet race — 100 years after her original win.0:55 Leo, the boat's builder and owner, spent seven years rebuilding her from the keel up in Washington State, replacing nearly every part.7:47 Below decks, he redesigned the interior entirely: the original forepeak galley is gone, replaced by an open-plan saloon with a galley, a private aft cabin, a forepeak workshop with bunks, a quarter berth, and a spacious engine room.2:57 Systems include a hybrid diesel-electric engine, watermaker, diesel hydronic heating with a hot-water loop, a wood burner, induction cooking, fridge-freezer with icemaker, and Starlink for offshore connectivity.3:19 The chart table doubles as a video-editing suite.4:05 Leo describes the heavy traditional rig as demanding to sail and maintain, requiring constant woodworking and rigging work, much of it learned on the job.6:13 Future plans include a circumnavigation of the UK and high-latitude sailing.5:33 Leo previously lived and cruised aboard a 25-ft engineless folkboat he also rebuilt.1:42
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