I did get a chance to stop by the Cutty Sark while I was in the UK last year. There wasn't a whole lot to see at the time as she was still under "wraps" but I later got to view the saloon and masts that thankfully had been removed before the blaze, stored at the Chatham Shipyard.

Now the masts have been re-installed and she will be re-opened to the public next April. It would be appropriate to have some nautical singing at this special event. Is anyone planning that far ahead? Here's the summary from a recent e-mail I received:

"The masts on the Cutty Sark are being raised for the first time since the fire which gutted the famous ship in south-east London in 2007.

A crane has put the foremast in place on the 19th Century tea clipper in Greenwich, while two other masts are due to be added over the weekend.

After several delays in repairing the vessel, it is due to be officially reopened by the Queen in late April."

Cheerily,
Charley Noble