Albert Strange

Scarborough and the Humber Yawl Club For some years, Strange was captain of the Humber Yawl Club, (formed in 1883), shortly after his arrival in Scarborough about 50 miles to the north. He produced many designs for boats suited to the club's locale, both for himself and other members. One of his designs was the 15m cutter rig yacht Tally Ho.

Designs Strange was one of the first designers to promote light displacement craft, specifically designed for cruising, rather than using designs based on working craft. He was a prolific and sought after designer and designed about 150 boats in all.

Albert Strange designed boats which have survived include Constance (design 45, rebuilt in 2006), Sheila (design 70, oldest surviving boat in commission), Sheila II (design 117), and Tally Ho (design 96, rebuilt 2024)

Albert Strange Association There is an active Association which has as its mission "to trace, record and, so far as it is within our power, preserve the designs, boats, art works and writings of Albert Strange, and to make a permanent record of his life and work." The Association holds Summer Meets (usually on the UK's East coast) where yachts built to Albert Strange designs meet, and share with others the opportunity to sail these craft. The Association's website contains much further information on his life and the breadth and diversity of his abilities; his success as an artist, yacht designer, raconteur and teacher of pupils across a wide range of ages.