On the question of her going to sea again?, I doubt very much if you could scrape together a crew that could safely sail a ship of Cutty Sarks complexity and rig, the skills required, both in Officering and crewing such a ship just do not exist in the UK (or maybe even in the world) anymore, as to sailing her at 17 knots home from Foochow and the Yangtse, Well, I say.. Dream on! ( as I do) I would LOVE to see the venerable old Lady Under a full spread of canavas running in front a force 6 Sout-Wester up the Channel!!