From an email via tall ships group. One of the people who man the
sailing ships.

All---
the fire of the Cutty Sark have given us the opportunity to start a
fund (non-profit) to help rebuild her so she may sail again not as she
is now as a pier bound museum but as a true alive sailing ship manned
by a crew of volunteers from all over the world that sail and train on
her for the once a year chance of truely sailing the 1860 ship to make
her alive as she was in the 1860's using the Texas seaport museum a
model---
suggested by Kennon Smith 2007 Elissa crewperson
and with the hope that we maybe invited to sail on her at such time as
crew!

joevan wrote:

From an email via tall ships group. One of the people who man the
sailing ships.

All---
the fire of the Cutty Sark have given us the opportunity to start a
fund (non-profit) to help rebuild her so she may sail again not as she
is now as a pier bound museum but as a true alive sailing ship manned
by a crew of volunteers from all over the world that sail and train on
her for the once a year chance of truely sailing the 1860 ship to make
her alive as she was in the 1860's using the Texas seaport museum a
model---
suggested by Kennon Smith 2007 Elissa crewperson
and with the hope that we maybe invited to sail on her at such time as
crew!

Joevan,
At the risk of sounding pessimistic, that is a pretty tall order. When I
was in the DC area, I joined a group that wanted to build a replica of an
early American warship. At that time the goal was to raise $4 million to
get the thing started. That was back in 2000, today they are still trying
to get the monies together to lay the keel. In the meantime, they are
having all sorts of activities related to tall ships, including community
outreach, sailing classes for young kids, but the ship is still on the
drawing board.

Ray
Austin, TX
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On Tue, 29 May 2007 11:36:17 -0500, "Ray S. & Nayda Katzaman"
wrote:



joevan wrote:

From an email via tall ships group. One of the people who man the
sailing ships.

All---
the fire of the Cutty Sark have given us the opportunity to start a
fund (non-profit) to help rebuild her so she may sail again not as she
is now as a pier bound museum but as a true alive sailing ship manned
by a crew of volunteers from all over the world that sail and train on
her for the once a year chance of truely sailing the 1860 ship to make
her alive as she was in the 1860's using the Texas seaport museum a
model---
suggested by Kennon Smith 2007 Elissa crewperson
and with the hope that we maybe invited to sail on her at such time as
crew!

Joevan,
At the risk of sounding pessimistic, that is a pretty tall order. When I
was in the DC area, I joined a group that wanted to build a replica of an
early American warship. At that time the goal was to raise $4 million to
get the thing started. That was back in 2000, today they are still trying
to get the monies together to lay the keel. In the meantime, they are
having all sorts of activities related to tall ships, including community
outreach, sailing classes for young kids, but the ship is still on the
drawing board.

Ray
Austin, TX
===

Yeah, and not only that but they would have to have so much more.


Its simply not practicable to put a 100+ year old ship back to sea -
with the safety of the ship and crew in mind. The structure is simply
too weak. No-one would insure her. The Coast Guard would not allow her
to sail, especially without engines. AND if the original bits that are
left were used and the ship rebuilt to exacting modern SOLAS
requirements there would be hardly anything left that is original. It
would be pointless. Don't forget that the hull was almost rotten
through with corrosian, the woodwork now almost burnt to a cinder, and
also now the framework bent by the fire. How on earth can she be
rebuilt to sail again with safety? It would be far better to restore
her external appearance, and then build a fully modern replica. Its
all very well getting romantic about sailing the original again - but
it ain't gonna happen - she's too old - period. CJB.

The initials are Chris Brady, who founded this group many years ago.
He knows. I copied and pasted this from an email that comes via the
yahoo group tall-ships.