The Colonial Clippers

80 days Aberdeen Adelaide April arrived Australia barque Ben Cruachan Berean boat breeze built cabin Calcutta Cape meridian cargo carried Channel Cimba command crew crossed Cruachan Cutty Sark Distance emigrants equator feet fore gale Geelong Glasgow Hobson's Bay homeward bound Horn iron ship James Baines July June knots launched light Liverpool Lizard loaded Loch Carron Loch Garry Loch Maree Loch Torridon Loch Vennachar London Marco Polo mast mate Melbourne Mermerus miles Miltiades mizen Norwegians Otway outward passage passengers poop Port Phillip Red Jacket rigging Royal sailing ship Salamis saloon Samuel Plimsoll Sept skipper skysail Sobraon sold spars squalls starboard steamer stunsails Sydney Thermopylae Thessalus Thomas Stephens tons took topgallant sails topgallant yard topmast topsail trade Tuskar vessel Voirlich voyage weather whilst White Star White Star Line wind wool Zealand