What happened to Sail Cargo Inc?

Leo Sampson Goolden, a British sailor and boatbuilder, restored the 1916-built cutter Tally Ho. On his trip from Oregon back to the UK, he visited de Ceiba, a sailcargo ship that still awaits completion.

Goolden sailed the Tally Ho into the Costa Rican jungle, to visit the project and find out what has happened since the start in 2019. He found out that after a sweeping start, the project has been put on hold for a few years, after the initial director left. During the build, the company acquired Vega, a similar, but ready-to-sail cargo ship, with the goal to earn money that could be invested in de Ceiba. However, the Vega soon met problems with the insurance and the certificates needed to operate the vessel professionally; problems that the Ceiba also has to overcome.

But the project is still underways, and got a recent restart, with probably a new funding deal and hopefully stille enough volunteers to work on the completion of the ship.

Goolden, who maintains a thriving YouTube channel about his endeavors with the Tally Ho, made a nice video about his vist to the Ceiba, that is worthwhile to watch.

You can see the full video here. Or jump to the chapter about Ceiba here on YouTube.
Sail Cargo Inc. still has its own website.
More information about the plans with the ship can be found here.

Source: Leo Goolden (Sampson Boat Co.)

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