I completely agree! But, with Suhali, Lively Lady and British Steel - the other yachts of my boyhood heros! - all looking good, there has to be a way to bring this one back from death in her concrete coffin? It would seem that a few good offers of up to Ł200K have emerged, but does anyone have the latest?

The corporate money seems to be all swallowed up these days by the likes of Challenge Business and Offshore Challenges, so the money for Gipsy will most likely come from an individual benefactor or maybe a group of small share holders in a ltd. company that could be set up to manage her on a not for profit basis?

Anyone out there?