Tally Ho leaves the harbour!

Half a million people smiling around the world!!😃😃

Seeing Tally-Ho in the water is just amazing. I've followed this story from the beginning and have marveled at the complexity and attention to detail Leo and crew undertook. Congratulations to the past and current team member for a job well done. To Leo, you are a lion amongst the sailing community and a great asset in preserving this cherished form of transportation. Good luck and hoping for many sailing adventures to come !

I have watched every single episode since #3. I am now 73, and some. I broke down completely when the drone shot at the end of Tally Ho cutting water came up. This is just so wonderful. I KNEW Leo could do it, from that first video. This is the only project I have ever subscribed to. Every two weeks another automatic donation is made, and has been since Episode #3, because the idea of saving this magnificent boat was too majestic to ignore. Well done.

The quality of the craftsmanship of the Tally Ho is absolutely amazing. What a beautiful ship.

I have tears in my eyes seeing her in open water again. Sir Albert is surely shouting TALLY HO!!!!!!

she looks fabulous on the move , can't wait to see under full canvas

I had a smile on my face the entire time that Tally Ho was under way. I have been watching the construction of Tally Ho for more than two years. I am a long term finish carpenter and custom cabinet maker. And I have to say that the wood workmanship on Tally Ho is quite exceptional. Thanks to all of you there for the videos.

The complexity of building a ship like this was beyond my comprehension. The woodworking skills demonstrated in this boat are fantastic. She is a real beauty.

Leo, you literally look lighter now that Tally Ho is in the water. You've got a smile on your face!

Your channel was the last thing my father and I watched together before his passing 5 years back from cancer. He never missed an episode back then and I have never missed one since then. Every time I watch I am reminded of our shared love of wooded sailing craft and the pacific north west. He would have loved to have seen the finished boat. Great work Leo and team.

From hand shake and a dollar, to lofting floor, and now sea trials. What an amazing journey you have taken us all on. Thank you Leo!!!

I am 40 years old from Sweden. I have followed you and tally ho from almost the beginning. And I was crying from happiness when you left the harbour! Cant wait to see her with sails ❤

Where's the front door?

Been fighting cancer since you brought her to Sequim. Hoped to live long enough to see you take her sailing again. We're almost there my brother, very nicely done.

You can feel her spirit singing.

I grew up in a (wooden) boatyard, it was my playground from the day I could crawl. Thanks to Covid, I have zero sense of smell (or tase), but I love the way when any joinery work is being done, I can smell the teak (or pine) as distinct, identifiable smells.- same for tar, oakum and linseed oils. Remarkable.

Leo is looking happy! As well he should be!

Of note: Admiral Ship Supply helped me immeasurably when I had a number of issues with my travel trailer (aka "camper"), including refilling the propane tanks. Bob was very friendly and helpful...even helped me plan my next travel destination. Sooo...if you're in the area, I'd recommend Admiral before hitting the big box hardware stores. And stop by Jen's for an amazing lunch while you're there! Cheers!

Everyone was so utterly overjoyed at being out on the water, it's infectious. I'm sitting here just giggling as I watch Patty and the rest enjoy the fruit of their labor. When you finally set off on your grand adventure, please, PLEASE, hopscotch your way down the west coast into several ports of call so all of us can see this magnificent work of art. Thank you so much.

Never worked wood, never sailed, but love and learn so much each week from Leo and his team. Most of all, perhaps, I’ve learned about faith and trusting in others and dreaming big, and the overwhelming power of positive thinking. Just reading the comments alone every week is enough to bring tears to my eyes (let’s not even talk about the floods unleashed by the launch!); the belief in our common humanity is so strong in this wonderful Tally Ho community. I’m a conductor, working with teams of musicians every week to bring music alive. Leo inspires me on every level as a leader, and I’m so damn grateful for his work and the inspiration he brings to us all. I’m also so appreciative of the phenomenal skills he uses in lining up his music selections to the work in hand, whether it’s matching a hand-drill’s pitch to the music’s key (recently) or playing with Poncho’s dancing or someone’s hammering… And finally, living in Bath, UK, very close to where Leo grew up in Somerset and first apprenticed in Bristol, a shout out to a West Country boy making such waves around the world! 👏👏👏