Sampson Boat Co · video

What this video covers

Leo Goolden and the crew of the 58-foot gaff-rigged cutter *Tally Ho* prepare for an offshore passage from Victoria, British Columbia, to San Francisco. Maintenance tasks include cleaning the watermaker’s intake hoses and filters to remove marine growth, upgrading the watermaker system with new pumps and a fine-mesh metal filter, and stocking up on engine and watermaker spares.2:36 The crew also sources paper charts as a redundant navigation backup for the West Coast transit.18:14 While waiting for a weather window in a private bay near the Strait of Juan de Fuca, the crew performs leatherwork on mainsheet blocks and applies D1 varnish to spars.17:02 The vessel departs the Strait of Juan de Fuca, rounds Cape Flattery, and heads south into the Pacific Ocean.21:05 The crew relies on a combination of electronic navigation and paper charts, while carrying bottled water as a contingency against watermaker failure.6:57

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