Du Moulin wrote, “The power of the Sea Witch in heavy seas and strong winds is still awesome, and it was carrying cargo! For me it was essential to have the Sea Witch as a competitor. He said that the Sea Witch did not have the advantage of modern technology or weather forecasts from outside sources. Rich du Moulin, one of the sailors on the Great American II, noted that Sea Witch had faced greater obstacles. This March 1849 mark is one of the longest-lived human speed records, bettered only in May 2003 by the trimaran Great American II in 72 days 21 hours 11 minutes 38 seconds. She lowered this record to 74 days under the same captain in 1849. In 1847, under Waterman, she made a record-setting run from Hong Kong to New York in 77 days. Howland & Aspinwall gave the command of Sea Witch to Captain Robert Waterman, known in the trade as "Bully Bob" Waterman. The hull was painted black with a contrasting sheerline strip at deck level and the spars were all bright work." Hong-Kong to New York record holder, 1849–2003 New wood kit Cutty Sark by Artesania Latina features single.
"The figurehead was a Chinese dragon with an open mouth and a partly coiled tail. Shop ARTESANIA 1/84 CUTTY SARK TEA CLIPPER WOODEN SHIP MODEL 22800 at Frontline Hobbies. She was briefly the tallest ship afloat, and is credited with being one of the first American "clipper ships." Figurehead Her 140-foot mainmast carried five tiers of sails, as did the shorter foremast and mizzenmast. To this end, she was very heavily sparred and built with especially tall masts for a vessel of her size. She was designed and built by the shipbuilding firm of Smith & Dimon in New York City as a purpose-built vessel for the speedy movement of high-value freight, such as porcelain and tea, from China to the United States East Coast. REVELL 05401 Clipper Ship CUTTY SARK 1:220.
Sea Witch was 192 feet in length, had a 43-foot beam, and was of 908 tons burthen. Check out our model kit cutty sark selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our shops.
0 kommentar(er)
