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21-05-2007, 09:52 PM
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Registered User
Country: Italy
Location: Viareggio
Occupation: no
Interests: Offshore powerboats/Motor racing
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Engines: no
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Location: Viareggio
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The distruction of Cutty Sark
Even if not really regarding the world of motorboating I believe that the serious damage suffered by the glorious clipper Cutty Sark saddens all the impassioned of sea of the world. 
Why it happened?!
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21-05-2007, 10:55 PM
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Registered User
Location: redhill
Occupation: data manager
Boat name: salamis
Boat make: cheetah (not that cat thing), Invicta Jupiter 5.0
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Cruising area: littlehampton
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Very sad, and they think it was deliberate too.
Luckely it is undergoing a £25M refit and the masts and deck gear is at Chatham. The hull is wood cladding on an iron frame. The Cutty Shark society recon they can reclad the metal framework and refit all the origional deck gear. It won't be the origional boat but as a national monument near enough I suppose.
50 years its been there and last night some thick oyks decided to bring it to an end - they must be very proud of themselves.
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21-05-2007, 11:03 PM
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Registered User
Country: Italy
Location: Viareggio
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Viareggio
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Oh sure!
The pride of the idiots.
Very shed in our times.
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21-05-2007, 11:09 PM
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Country: England
Location: London
Interests: Extreme Sports, Cars, Boats
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I heard that it was only the decking that was burnt - the hull was ok
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21-05-2007, 11:39 PM
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Registered User
Location: redhill
Occupation: data manager
Boat name: salamis
Boat make: cheetah (not that cat thing), Invicta Jupiter 5.0
Engines: I/B VP
Cruising area: littlehampton
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: redhill
Posts: 283
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I think it was the iron hull frame thats stayed in one piece.
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A lot of money is tainted: 'Taint yours, and 'taint mine.
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22-05-2007, 08:20 AM
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Country: UK
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Very Sad News indeed.
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22-05-2007, 12:33 PM
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Large member
Country: England
Location: On the farm
Occupation: General Trouble Causer Salterns Boatyard
Interests: Official smartass
Boat name: Seahorse.org
Boat make: a V24 and a SLOW unstable ICE Bladerunner
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Cruising area: England/France & Med
Join Date: May 2005
Location: On the farm
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Wierd how they were short of money, then, just after all the 'bits' of distinction , masts etc were removed, it burns up.......
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22-05-2007, 12:36 PM
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Registered User
Country: Scotland
Location: Kirkcudbright
Interests: Boats n Lambrettas
Boat make: Boatless
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Kirkcudbright
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Quote:
Originally Posted by verytricky
Wierd how they were short of money, then, just after all the 'bits' of distinction , masts etc were removed, it burns up.......
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Shame on you ......you've got a very suspicious nature.
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22-05-2007, 12:55 PM
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Large member
Country: England
Location: On the farm
Occupation: General Trouble Causer Salterns Boatyard
Interests: Official smartass
Boat name: Seahorse.org
Boat make: a V24 and a SLOW unstable ICE Bladerunner
Engines: 2x300 promax, 320 Volvo
Cruising area: England/France & Med
Join Date: May 2005
Location: On the farm
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Do you blame me..... 
I was an innocent before discovering the Powerboat World... 
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22-05-2007, 01:08 PM
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numbskull
Country: United Kingdom
Location: South
Occupation: none
Interests: none
Boat name: Leviathan
Boat make: Phantom 28
Cruising area: South Coast
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: South
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I have to confess, I had the exact same thoughts!
They were £6 million short.
If it were the case, I bet there's some nervous people about at th moment! As we can't be the only people to think it. (nick-nick)
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