Jane,
With the sad demise of Peter Manning this year, from covid19, I'm wondering what has happened/will happen to the 34ft Malliemac (photo in Magazine 60, page 23), the sistership to my Tystie (in which I lived and voyaged widely, both alone and with a partner). She was in Preston Marina, not too far from you. Maybe you could try an approach to them, and maybe Roy has some up to date information.
One warning: Malliemac has a large single sail, which is somewhat heavy to operate. I sailed like that for quite a while, and indeed I sailed single handed from NZ to Alaska and back - it's possible, if you have enough physical size and strength, but then I converted Tystie to a ketch to make life easier.
From BOTM:
July 2013 - Peter Manning's Malliemac
Peter Manning waited ages for his first sail in Malliemac, and so have we, so as it's his birthday today, July 1st, here she is! Malliewas launched at Preston Marina, UK, in February 2013 and enjoyed her maiden voyage at the end of May.
Mallie is the sister ship to David Tyler's Tystie (now in Alaska). The design and interior layout was conceived by David who asked designer David Thomas to wrap a nice hull around it: he certainly did that.
Both boats are shoal draft with internal ballast and lifting bilge boards, in Tystie's case hinged whilst Mallie's move vertically. Although her hull, deck and coach roof were professionally built, she was fitted out and equipped by Peter. Tystie has an open plan layout, but Mallie has a separate port side double forecabin. Both are intended for long distance cruising. Further sea trials will be undertaken during the summer when Peter and crew may be found cruising around the Irish sea. They hope to attend a North Wales or Kippford junket (whichever is chosen) at the end of August or early September.