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The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Yachts and Sail => Topic started by: Ship Worm on October 20, 2016, 02:44:47 pm

Title: It's in the Guiness Book of Records
Post by: Ship Worm on October 20, 2016, 02:44:47 pm

This is the 'Royal Clipper' built a few years ago as a copy of the original back a hundred years or so, anyone actually built a model of her yet?

Title: Re: It's in the Guiness Book of Records
Post by: JerryTodd on October 20, 2016, 03:06:55 pm

Nev Wade will probably get to it eventually.  :)

Title: Re: It's in the Guiness Book of Records
Post by: Ship Worm on October 21, 2016, 01:49:31 pm

The original was called 'Preussen' built in 1902 to serve the nitrate trade from Chile to Germany. The largest tall ship ever to be built. The Royal Clipper is currently the largest and only 5 masted clipper to be built in nearly 100 years. She has 42 sails with a sail area of 56,000 sq. ft, and is 439ft. long. I believe there is another one being built (modelled on an original French vessel) which will be sailing soon.

Title: Re: It's in the Guiness Book of Records
Post by: Nemo on October 22, 2016, 09:49:51 pm

Just as impressive under bare poles!  My brochure is on its way! :-))

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