The Atken design team
Built by Chute & Bixby at Huntington, N. Y., in 1931 Tally Ho! is an excellent example of small yacht construction. Tally Ho! is 30 ft. l.o.a., 28 ft. l. w. l., 9 ft. beam, 5 ft. 6 in. draft. Her sail area is 672 sq. ft. There is 6,600 Ib. of iron in her keel, with 2,000 Ib. of cement ballast inside and 1,000 Ib. of lead for trimming. The yacht's displacement is 20,800 lb. The deck is interesting. There is a narrow deckhouse abaft the mast, leaving wide waterways. Then there is a short house forward of the mast. The forward deckhouse was much discussed while the yacht was being designed. Some said it would look odd; others that it would be in the way; others that the craft was far too small to carry two deckhouses. In reality it is a success. For one thing there is 6 ft. headroom under it. It forms a fine breakwater, looks well, is a perfect ventilator, and handy to sit on. What more can one ask of a forward deckhouse?
Tally Ho! has a perfect cockpit for a small cruising yacht. Neither is it too deep, too small, or too wide. A deep cockpit holds too much water. If the cockpit is shallow then the helmsman gets but little protection in rough water. If it is too wide you slide all over the place when windy days play with your ship. The cockpit floor extends across the ship from the end of the bridge deck to the inside of the stern; but the well is only 4 ft. 6 in. long, 13 in. deep, and 5 ft. wide. Each side carries a built-in seat 16 in. wide and 10 in. high. If you will experiment with a couple of boards you will find this a very comfortable proportion. Most yachtsmen do not like the appearance of the gallows frame; but its convenience far outshines its ugliness. It is made from teak and anchored to the deck in a most substantial manner; nice thing to lean against, grand for reefing, and an understanding friend when furling sail.
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