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Q&A – Answering your questions about life, the universe, and Tally Ho.
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Q&A – Answering your questions about life, the universe, and Tally Ho.

Support TALLY HO; Become a Patron; ---- EPISODE 247 In this bonus video I answer some of your questions about Life, the Universe, and Tally Ho. Amongst other things, I reveal how I cut off the end of a finger, discuss whether I get lonely on board, and go through some of the biggest design iss...
Tropical boatyard woodwork – repairing planks and painting the boat in a thunderstorm!
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Tropical boatyard woodwork – repairing planks and painting the boat in a thunderstorm!

Support TALLY HO; Become a Patron; ---- EPISODE 246 In this video I get to work repairing Tally Ho’s wooden planks and keel, putting in some new graving pieces and shaping the lead with a power-plane. The painting team prepare the hull while I go on a trip to meet Marit, but rainy season arri...
Tally Ho in the boatyard! …hauling out a wooden sailboat in the tropics.
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Tally Ho in the boatyard! …hauling out a wooden sailboat in the tropics.

Support TALLY HO; Become a Patron; ---- EPISODE 245 In this video I stop sailing to haul out Tally Ho in the tropical boatyard of Linton Bay Marina, Panama - to do some work on the part of the boat that is normally underwater! I settle back in to the boatyard experience - meeting some of my n...
Something unexpected in every anchorage.
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Something unexpected in every anchorage.

Support TALLY HO; Become a Patron; ---- EPISODE 244 In this video I sail to Linton Bay, to haul out Tally Ho and begin some work. That doesn’t go to plan, but I get a chance to explore the unexpected sights of a new anchorage. Interview featuring (and some footage from) Matthew; @sail_dive_...
Plans change, and boats break – sailing alone in the Caribbean
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Plans change, and boats break – sailing alone in the Caribbean

Support TALLY HO; Become a Patron; ---- EPISODE 243 A lot has changes since we came through the Panama Canal a few weeks ago - the plan, the goal, the crew, and even the boat itself. Music in this episode by Wayward Jane, from their upcoming new album Neptune - available on the 3rd April 202...
Singlehanded sailing in the Caribbean Sea
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Panama Canal Transit (Pt2) – A Gruesome History, and into the Atlantic Ocean!
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Panama Canal Transit (Pt2) – A Gruesome History, and into the Atlantic Ocean!

Support TALLY HO; Become a Patron; ---- EPISODE 242 In this episode we look at the gruesome history of the construction of the Panama Canal, and make our way through it and into the Atlantic Ocean! Music; Dowally - Leith @dowallymusic —— To become a Patron - To donate or support - F...
The Panama Canal, part 1 – “a close call”
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The Panama Canal, part 1 – “a close call”

Support TALLY HO; Become a Patron; ---- EPISODE 241 In this episode we start our Panama Canal Transit at 3am… what could go wrong?! —— To become a Patron - To donate or support - For sneaky previews of what’s going on in between episodes, follow my FACEBOOK and INSTAGRAM MANY TH...
Finally sailing again! …fine weather for beating into the trade winds.
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Finally sailing again! …fine weather for beating into the trade winds.

After what feels like weeks of waiting, we are finally putting some miles under the keel again. We're on our way to Guna Yala (the San Blas islands), sailing upwind along the North coast of Panama. We haven't done a great deal of upwind sailing on this voyage so far, but that's about...
Container Ships and Crocodiles; navigating the perils of Panama on a wooden sailboat!
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Container Ships and Crocodiles; navigating the perils of Panama on a wooden sailboat!

Support TALLY HO; Become a Patron; ---- EPISODE 239 In this episode we make it to the entrance of the Panama Canal, sailing past crocodiles and container ships along the way, and then I get to work replacing one of Tally Ho's hybrid motors. Music; Audionautix - Front Porch Sitter Quinca...
What happened to SAIL CARGO INC? …visiting the jungle shipyard that went dark 2 years ago.
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What happened to SAIL CARGO INC? …visiting the jungle shipyard that went dark 2 years ago.

Support TALLY HO; Become a Patron; ---- EPISODE 239 In this episode we find out what happened to the amazing Sail Cargo Inc project - we sail Tally Ho into the jungle to visit their shipyard and see the wooden cargo ship for ourselves. ----- Music; Silent Partner - The Messenger Wes Hutch...
Panama City!
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When you’re trying to swim in the tropics…
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How we actually sail Tally Ho – a technical gaff-rig walkthrough
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How we actually sail Tally Ho – a technical gaff-rig walkthrough

Support TALLY HO; Become a Patron; ---- EPISODE 238 In this episode we show you how we actually physically operate Tally Ho’s Gaff Rig - from tensioning the Bobstay to hoisting the gaff topsail. We explain the jib traveller, the difference between stays and shrouds, and the multi-part purchase...
High winds, midnight engine work, and storm-sails – through Central America by wooden sailboat
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High winds, midnight engine work, and storm-sails – through Central America by wooden sailboat

Support TALLY HO; Become a Patron; ---- EPISODE 237 In this video, we transit from Mexico through Nicaragua, where we spend an unusual Christmas. We cross the notorious Papagayo winds, we have to work on the engine in the middle of the night, and we test out our storm sails. Finally we arrive ...
We (nearly) crossed the Papagayo!
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An update from the Papagayo!
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Sailing reality – broken parts, hard decisions, and the truth about our rush to the UK.
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Sailing reality – broken parts, hard decisions, and the truth about our rush to the UK.

Support TALLY HO; Become a Patron; ---- EPISODE 236 In this video, I lay out what’s really going on aboard Tally Ho - it’s not all beautiful anchorages and cocktails on deck… After a voyage from Acapulco to Huatulco, we talk about our route decisions, our challenging timeline, and the reason f...
Tally Ho takeover! Behind the scenes with Nic and Joe *bonus video*
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Tally Ho takeover! Behind the scenes with Nic and Joe *bonus video*

Support TALLY HO; Become a Patron; Argonaut II; ---- EPISODE 235 In this bonus video, Nic and Joe take over the camera and document their experience of visiting us on board Tally Ho - taking us behind the scenes of the regular videos and picking up a lot of the interactions that never normall...
Sailing in the Sea of Cortez – a far cry from the Pacific North-West!
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Tally Ho in the Sea of Cortez
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Tally Ho in the Sea of Cortez

Support TALLY HO; Become a Patron; ---- EPISODE 234 In this episode we take a detour from our journey to spend a couple of weeks exploring part of the amazing Sea of Cortez - “The World’s Aquarium”, as Jacques Cousteau called it. —— Music; Brooks Williams & Aaron Catlow - First Dusk ...
Slow sailing – our longest, most beautiful voyage (ASMR, no music)
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Slow sailing – our longest, most beautiful voyage (ASMR, no music)

Support TALLY HO; Become a Patron; ---- EPISODE 232 In early November 2025 we sailed Tally Ho from Ensenada down the west coast of Baja California to La Paz, around 850 nautical miles. It was our first passage with just 2 people on board, and we were initially nervous if we would be able to ha...
A nervous departure! …work on TALLY HO & starting a long voyage shorthanded.
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A nervous departure! …work on TALLY HO & starting a long voyage shorthanded.

Support TALLY HO; Become a Patron; ---- EPISODE 232 In this video we get ready to leave Ensenada and head South - onwards towards the Panama Canal and our goal of eventually taking part in the Fastnet Race 2027. For this next leg down the coast of Baja California we have decided to travel with...
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