Owner of Eastern Shipyard built an outstanding "new" version of the historic sailing yacht, Columbia: http://www.oceannavigator.com/Web-Exclusives-2014/Steel-schooner-sparkles/ I would like to see someone build a new Calypso, not necessarily sink a bunch of money into a restoration cause, building new in steel would be cheaper in the long run: http://www.theguardian.com/world/20...-threatens-sell-jacques-cousteau-boat-calypso
There is another great resource for classic yachts to be saved from scrapping (more on the smaller side): http://www.rettetdieklassiker.de/ So if any of you has some time & €/$ left...