Colin
It's been a sad tale of woe with the beloved 'Manxman'. The Liverpool based trust were going great guns,when amongst the trustees there was a difference of opinion. A new trust was set up,but by then the owners at Sunderland had been through enough. Pallions shipyard had been very accommodating but are now committed to dismantling her after stripping asbestos. Strathclyde university are even doing a study of the scrappage under some weird EEC enviromental quango which dishes out millions for this sort of thing. Pity they couldn't do a study on 'Manxman's restoration.
I not sure,but as I speak the cutters torch could well be at work. In the meantime at least two of the new trustees are desperately appealing to the powers that be. I'll let you know when the fat lady sings..there is aslim chance that she won't-sing that is...
The beleaguered 'Manxman'