Posted by Mike Field on May 24, 2007 at 23:24:54 from 203.129.37.182 user mikefield.
In Reply to: Re: Joshua Slucum would not agree (was Re: The Cutty Sark - The ship that died of shame.) posted by Alex Forbes on May 23, 2007 at 21:50:18:
Thanks for that essay, Alex. You've captured exactly the reason for restoring anything (let alone Cutty Sark) that, from any other than emotional reasons, should be allowed to simply diappear into nothingness.
In line with the mental pictures evoked at the end of your post, I offer this real picture, painted by Cornelis de Vries, of Cutty Sark under a following breeze and sea. What majesty! What grandeur! Who could think other than that she should be restored for future generations to admire as we do?