Richard Crane has been working on his own since 1982 after leaving Mashfords. At present he is nearing the end of his career at Foss Quay working on the Norwegian 6 metre racing yacht ‘Iolanthe’.This was rescued from a Chichester beach and is being lovingly restored to its former glory by Richard and Dave.The yacht was designed and built in South Norway in 1915 and has spent time at the Northumberland RYC and North Wales during its 100 year life.