Hawaii: Historic Ship Stays Afloat, for Now
While Hawaii’s surf-loving chiefs ruled from Waikiki because they liked its steady waves and idyllic weather, European and American ships turned nearby Honolulu Harbor into a forest of masts, spawning a mariner’s village that eventually became the Pacific archipelago’s capital.
The ship carrying the last of those masts — four to be exact — was sold recently for a symbolic dollar to a group of cash-strapped enthusiasts who hope to save that 266-foot square-rigger, the Falls of Clyde.
Next month, the ship, built in Scotland in 1878, is to leave the slip it has occupied for 25 years near the landmark Aloha Tower and Honolulu’s cruise ship terminal. Its destination, and whether the group, the Friends of the Falls of Clyde, which is starting out with just $35,000, will find the millions needed to repair her, remains in doubt.
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The ship carrying the last of those masts — four to be exact — was sold recently for a symbolic dollar to a group of cash-strapped enthusiasts who hope to save that 266-foot square-rigger, the Falls of Clyde.
Next month, the ship, built in Scotland in 1878, is to leave the slip it has occupied for 25 years near the landmark Aloha Tower and Honolulu’s cruise ship terminal. Its destination, and whether the group, the Friends of the Falls of Clyde, which is starting out with just $35,000, will find the millions needed to repair her, remains in doubt.