Clipper Ships

Part I of Essay
were extremely fast sailing ships developed primarily by the United States between the 1830's and 1860's. Clippers' did not have a final definition written in stone, but did share certain characteristics such as a sharp hull (designed for speed, not for cargo capacity) an ....

Part II of Essay
.... who dominated the rote to Australia. One of these such people was Donald McKay, who built the James Baines. Unfortunately, the James Baines ended in a fire at Liverpool. Later, McKay would build another ship, known as Lightening for James Baines. The Lightening would race the Red Jacket, a vessel built by George Thomas. These two ships raced, and the Red Jacket logged 2,020 nautical miles in six days. These ships were once great. Now we have larger, stronger, and faster ships. Once great clippers are now nothing but museum exhibits. The ....