That's why I get excited when a group drags a derelict such as the barque James Craig from the mudflats of Tasmania, tows her back to Sydney Harbour, totally rebuilds her, and then periodically sails her. I helps start the first sea music sessions aboard her and today I learned they just held another. Wish I could have been there!
The Mystic Seaport Museum is in the process of totally rebuilding the whaling bark Charles W. Morgan and when she's finished they plan to sail her back to New Bedford for a revisit; the last time she was there was a hundred or so years ago!
And it is sad when one of these beautiful sailing ships goes down, taking all the hopes and dreams with her of those who loved her best. And sadder still when the captain in the case of the Bounty takes unnecessary risks and miscalculates.