End of the 'Falls of Clyde'

[Jim Lad]

I've just read a short news item giving the very sad news that the Hawiian Port Authorities have towed the four masted barque 'Falls of Clyde' out to sea and sunk her in spite of Scottish groups trying to arrange transport for the vessel back to Scotland for restoration!

 

John

[ccoyle]

Sad news.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn7em5p087vo

[Jim Lad]

Thanks for providing the link to the full story, Chris.

 

John

[Tomculb]

Sad news indeed.  Back in the 70s and 80s I spent my first 18 years of young adulthood living in Hawaii.  Most of those years I raced Hobie catamarans, first 16s, then 18s.  One of those years I served as fleet captain and arranged to have our end-of-the-season awards dinner catered aboard the Falls of Clyde.  It was a glorious evening I'll never forget. While I have been back to Oahu and other islands a number of times since then, I was unaware that she had fallen into such serious disrepair.  She was a beautiful ship and certainly appeared to be well cared for and was well loved.  It's a tragedy something couldn't be done to save her.