Drawn by designer Paul Spooner, for charter, sail … Readers may be aware that the working plans for Albert Strange’s Design #45 WENDA were developed for WoodenBoat magazine by Phil Bolger about 20 years ago, in response to strong interest from the magazine’s readership.Both Fabian Bush and I have corresponded with Phil during the building, and on receipt … SH is for sale but not finding a buyer yet I expect to be forced to sail her again this coming season. Plans are available from the Albert Strange Association. His designs, and his writings on the subject, contributed significantly to the evolution of the seaworthy … Any yacht from the artist Albert Strange is special. Sandeman Yacht Company Limited. An 18′ daysailer/beach cruiser available in multiple configurations. The "Wenda", designed by Albert Strange in 1899 as a "Fast Cruiser Canoe Yacht" has the following dimensions: LOA 24'9"; LWL 19'3"; Beam 6'5"; draught 2'3"/5'; Sail Area 295sq ft; displacement 1.5tons ; ballast keel 12.6cwt;and steel c/board 1.5cwt. The next year they With the loss of Manuel’s driving force, Tally Ho found herself again in limbo, with storage fees accumulating, which the charitable foundation had no means to pay. Tally Ho is Albert Strange's largest transom-sterned gaff cutter, was the Fastnet Race winner in 1927 in storm conditions and has had a broad and varied history. With a young lad as crew, he reached the offing during darkness and hove to waiting for dawn. During the process of ordering the plans I joined the ASA and find that they have an interesting newsletter which is worth reading. For more on Leather, read boat builder Jamie Clay’s obituary at the Albert Strange Association website. Subscribe to intheboatshed.net’s weekly update! The Christmas postal crunch came along and delayed the plans on their … Like many of her sailing canoe sisters, she is too narrow to stand up to her generous rig. “cruise” was overnight to Gloucester from Marblehead where I gave a talk on C. D. Mower and Albert Strange, looking at plans and talking about the difference between cruising and racing. Proposed: John Hobson, Seconded: Jamie Clay, Carried. Emphasis … For all the celebration of her Fastnet victory, what that race actually demonstrated is Tally Ho’s extraordinary capability as a cruising boat, and as Loomis put it at the time, her sea-going rather than sea-keeping ability. In a renewed effort, the ASA contacted the port manager, and a plan of action was initiated to resolve the issues to each party’s benefit. He paused to charter for a few months in the Caribbean and then sailed on single-handed to Rarotonga, in the Pacific, which he reached in July 1968. Poole, Dorset BH15 2PW United Kingdom. For the competitively-minded, a very important appointment awaits: the 90th anniversary Fastnet Race in 2015, or if that is too soon, the 90th anniversary of Tally Ho’s win in 2017, or indeed the Centenary of the race in 2025 – in any of which a class of veterans, including the splendid Jolie Brise, would attract huge interest. Betty, as she was named when launched, was built by the well-known and reputable yard of Stow & Sons at Shoreham to Lloyd’s highest class. The ASA formed a wholly owned UK limited company for the sole purpose of holding title to the boat, and through which it is now paying storage fees at a very reasonable rate. 12) Boat Reports. The commentary which accompanied the publication of the design in The Yachting Monthly in 1910 remarks that Hellyer required a yacht in which he could cruise in comfort whilst indulging in deep-sea fishing. In this episode we start by looking at sailing yacht rigs in general - we discuss some of the most common types of sails and rigs and how to tell them apart, with help from some examples in Port Townsend. The boat has had a colourful career. It was when Hellyer commissioned Strange to design the larger Betty II of 50ft waterline in 1913 that Betty passed into the ownership of Lord Stalbridge, and became Tally Ho. The search is on to track down the whereabouts of La Goleta and other 1927 competitors. With this, and the lack of Hello All, My name is Dave and I am building Theresa II, A 1913 design by Albert Strange. © Sandeman Yacht Company Limited 2017. The effort and expense of her restoration, an exciting and fascinating project in itself, would be rewarded with the re-creation of a first class cruising yacht of known qualities and pedigree. Then we have a closer look at Tally Ho’s original sailplan before meeting some of the people who have been involved in planning … There may have been one of this design built in that time but if it was it has long ago disappeared into the well of history. As they slept, the current carried the yacht down onto the island, where the surf lifted and drove her onto the coral reef and stove in her port side amidships. One of these experiences, a cruise in Cherub II , ‘My most beloved boat’ as Strange described her in the article, appeared in The Yachting Monthly in 1911. This could include Christ­ mas cards. …and here indeed is a yacht worth saving. She was built for Charles Hellyer of Brixham, who had fishing interests in that port, as well as in Hull, and was a member of the Humber Yawl Club. There is less recorded of Tally Ho in the following decades, although some delightful photographs by Fran Flutter, taken in 1938, show her enjoying a possibly gentler cruising life. Albert Strange (1855-1917) was one of the foremost designers of small cruising yachts and his craft, acknowledged to be of classic quality, were and still are sought after by small boat sailors and builders in many countries.