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1927 Fastnet winner and legendary Albert Strange-designed cutter yacht Tally Ho is in need of help. She’s lying at Brookings Harbor, Oregon where the harbour authorities have decided that if she isn’t taken up by a new owner intent on bringing her back to life by June, she will be destroyed. The aim of the … Continue reading “Save historic Albert Strange racer Tally-Ho!”
A new edition of the long out-of-print book Albert Strange — Yacht Designer and Artist, by John Leather and members of The Albert Strange Association, is now available from Lodestar Books and all good maritime bookstores. Strange was seminal figure in the development of the small cruising yacht, and the book includes many of his design … Continue reading “New edition of John Leather’s Albert Strange now available from Lodestar”
Watch it quick… before it goes, which seems likely. My thanks to Griselda Cann Musset for spotting this one!