Restoration of the Tally Ho, a sailing vessel

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At general meeting of the Sequim Bay Yacht Club on July 11th, Leo Goolden will describe his work in restoring the 108 year-old Tally Ho, a sailing vessel he rescued from the scrap yard about a year ago. Leo is both a sailor and a ship builder and has applied great rigor in the restoration of the boat. With the acquisition of the boat he obtained the drawings and documentation from the original British architect, and has applied these to undo the effects of weathering, old repairs and inaccuracies in the initial construction in what is in effect a second build of the Tally Ho. Much has been accomplished, but there is still much to do to attain his objective of a fully sea worthy vessel. Leo has set up shop in Sequim and has undertaken the project virtually as a one-man effort. He has captured much of his work in a series of videos which are easily accessed on-line (http://sampsonboat.co.uk/). If you sample some of the videos you will see that his talk will appeal to more than just devotees of boat building and sailing. We invite you to join us at 7:30 pm on the 11th in the large meeting room of the John Wayne Marina.