280 ft (85.3 m) ship from her long term berth in Hawaii and bring her home to Greenock not far from where she was built. She would then arrive back in Scotlant on March 28 2019.
Organiser David O’Neill says: “We plan to rebuild her here and put her back to sea as the pride of Scotland, helping communities across the globe. We are looking for volunteers to join us, no matter what skill or interest you have talk to us about how you can play a part in saving her. I can be messaged on email via savefallsofclyde@gmail.com
A statement by the group outlines rebuilding the Falls for a sailing future so that she can act as a Campus Afloat, deliver Fairtrade Cargo, Sail Training, and collect oceanic plastic waste. Marine engineering students from Glasgow’s Strathclyde University are presently engaged in redesigning the ship as a carbon neutral exercise for her future role.
Again, the crowd-funding site has been set up: HERE
In 2014 one of the last clipper ships – the City of Adelaide was shipped to Adelaide in a similar operation after local efforts to save her for restoration at Irvine, in Scotland, failed. The Australians demonstrated a great sense of pride, and energy, in restoring a ship like this – especially after the Australian Government approved the grant of A$850,000 for shipping. More on City of Adelaide can be found: HERE