After 7 years of rebuilding, TALLY HO SAILS AGAIN!

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I'll be turning 93 years old on June the 8th, and to see Tally-Ho sail is the best Birthday present I have got. Good Luck & God Bless!

The smile on your face as your lady spread her wings and caught wind for the first time in forever...

Watching his skill as a shipwright, it was easy to forget that Leo is a highly accomplished sailor who has captained vessels all over the world. Sailing is something he has essentially done little to none of in the last several years, so to repress that urge for the sake of building his own boat only exemplifies how monumentous this moment really is.

When I started watching this, I was a student and the reason why I was drawn to this channel was to learn woodmaking skills. Believe it or not Leo I use the skills I've learnt on this channel to help launch rockets to space. Pretty emotional watching you actually sail this. Today I am a rocket scientist.

This is honestly two years earlier than I expected. So happy to see this boat sailing on the water! Hope the propeller issues don't set things back too much. It'll look even more beautiful as more of the cloth is installed ❤

The “hat rescue” was actually an important exercise. Same basic maneuver to turn around and pick up a person who has fallen overboard, so its good to know how the boat handles that under sail.

7 years ago today I welcomed my daughter Anne Marie into this world. Since that fateful week in the delivery room, the two of us have watched your meticulous craftsmanship and techniques, cultivating curiosity and helping me teach her tool names. It has been a wonderful gift. Today Annie watched this segment with me and gives you a big smile and thumbs up at some remarkable pluck! Three cheers for Tally Ho and it’s crew!

I built those cutters for Autometrix about ten years ago. It's neat to see our machines in action.

This channel always leaves me in awe and not just because this is expert craftsmanship. I still cannot believe that in the 21st century someone cared enough to spend 7 years and an unfathomable amount of money to preserve something that was almost lost. None of us were alive to watch that boat cross the finish at the Fastnet race. Without Leo, no one would have gotten to see Tally Ho sail again. It's a very significant and sacred honor to be able to watch this boat sail, if only on YouTube. Thank you so much for providing this experience to all of us fans! This crew of shipwrights and volunteers has done something so inspirational and put me in awe of what a group of good folks can do for history and the ancient art of ship building.

All the drawings, the moving, the legal troubles, the videos, the templating, the mechanical aligning, the tree sourcing, the laser aligning, the wood steaming, the cutting, the carving, the planing, the sanding, the caulking, the weird sealing goos, the lines, the lead, the brass, the bronze, the cottons, the tars, the deep holes, the huge bolts, the varnish, the sanding, the cabinetry, the bulkheads, the furniture, the electronics, the wiring, the three types of "water", the outlets and inlets, the rudder, the lanyards, the sheets, the stays, the shrouds, the rings, the cockpit, the tiller, the bowsprit, the english sails, the american sails, the personal losses, the energy of the shipyard community, the energy of the yt community and one charismatic macaw and you created magic Leo and the gang. It is a beautiful boat and a great community. Long may it thrive. Oh, and the $1. Congratulations!

I only recently discovered your channel. Almost 30 years ago, as a very young man, I was offered a similar opportunity to buy a well known classic wooden boat in neglected state for next to nothing, which I declined in a rare moment of lucidity as I correctly assessed that I had neither the necessary skills nor resilience. Even with your skills and resilience, after watching the video of your first visit, I can't help saying that the decision to buy Tally Ho and get on with it was completely bonkers - but you pulled it through anyway! My highest respect, and looking forward to watch the rest of your story!

I thought it strange that something so beautiful brings tears to my eyes, but I realized that it is knowing how a large group of strangers that are talented and dedicated can actually create something that beautiful. After watching 7 years of videos seeing her under sail is difficult for me to get my head around, too. Here is a wish of gratitude and congratulation to everyone who made this happen, and to Leo for making his dream come true.

I see, Leo can’t stop smiling. What a joy.

The real thing, years of work, all exploding your hearts in a moment that is now just a beginning. Having just finished (if that can ever be said) five years of smaller boat building, then sailing on the first day, i just sat there and completely related to the joy you must be feeling. Motor off, the rest speaks like nothing else. Congratulations and such inspired craftsmanship as well. Keep on keepin ' on.

I've been watching Tally Ho videos from the beginning - Leo is a very accomplished, boat builder, project manager and now we can see he's an experienced sailor. perhaps his greatest skill is perseverance, he has the tenacity to finish the job

Leo, 7 years ago you said : ''Should I embark on something really very stupid and try to save this boat?'' ( épisode 1 ) What courage, what generosity, what work! Today we can cry with joy. Respect !

Wow! 69 year old sailor with tears in my eyes. She is truly beautiful to behold. First sail and a man over board drill already accomplished.

Leo - I stumbled on this series of videos just a few weeks ago - what a pleasure it has been to watch, especially this one on her sailing. The original boat was built for my great grandfather and this discovery has set me on a trail to try and track down the other boats that were built for him. God bless Tally Ho and all who sail in her.

That smile was priceless! As a viewer it is also dizzying to shift from a built item to a real sail boat. Incredible.