For a brief moment in the middle of the 19th century, U.S. clipper ships were the most revolutionary machines in the world. Sleek, fast, dangerous to sail, and expensive to operate, the record ...

FIFTY SHIPS THAT CHANGED THE COURSE OF HISTORY Author: Ian Graham Data: Firefly Books, 224 pages, $29.95 By Lee Scott For the Times-Union From Egyptian dhows to clipper ships, to World War … ...

Clipper ships are the dream floating before the eyes of all the characters in Steven Ujifusa's fast-paced and entrancing new book.

The last voyage of the world's oldest surviving clipper ship is to be revealed in a new book. The City of Adelaide transported thousands of settlers from Europe to Australia in the 19th century ...

The clipper ships, big and lean, were the fastest commercial sailing ships ever built. They could make the 14,500-mile trip between New York and San Francisco around South America in less than 100 ...

The last voyage of the world's oldest surviving clipper ship is to be revealed in a new book. The City of Adelaide transported thousands of settlers from Europe to Australia in the 19th century ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Evolution in ship design sometimes takes a magnificent leap forward only ...

The Guinness Book of World Records cites Royal Clipper as the largest square-rigged ship in service, with 54,000 square feet of sail. If you love sailing, or even the idea of sailing, you’ll ...