Launched in 1869, the Cutty Sark was the fastest sailing ship of its time. These days the clipper is a London tourist attraction. In its prime, when it dashed across the world carrying tea from China ...
Fast sailing ships : their design and construction, 1775-1875 / David R. MacGregor ; foreword by Howard I. Chapelle, with plans drawn by the author ; additional drawings by T.W. Ward, J. Henderson and ...