The use of the Tully-Fisher (TF) relation for the determination of H 0 relies on the availability of an adequate template TF relation and of reliable primary distances. Here we use a TF template relation with the best available kinematical zero point, obtained from a sample of 24 clusters of galaxies extending to cz ~ 9000 km s -1 , and the most recent set of Cepheid distances for galaxies fit for TF use. The combination of these two ingredients yields H 0 = 69 ± 5 km s -1 Mpc -1 . The approach is significantly more accurate than the more common application with single cluster (e.g., Virgo, Coma) samples.
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