Magnificent. Bloody marvellous. Splendid. Ordinary, mortal words seem inadequate to describe LT472, a 77ft smack built at Lowestoft in 1921 and named Excelsior.
She’s said to be only fully sea-going sailing vessel in the National Historic Ships Core Collection that is available for the general public to sail. Read all about her here: www.excelsiortrust.co.uk .
A phantastic ship. See at this link, we have a likewise one in Germany:
http://www.museumshafen-oevelgoenne.de/index.php/…
The people who run this floating heritage are worth a million fund from the governments. All they get is a kick in the a… and cutting of funds. It is a real shame.