Cutty Sark

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"The last survivor of this extraordinary breed of commercial vessels designed to race from tne other side of the earth with a precious cargo of fresh tea, Cutty Sark was famous during her working life as one of the fastest of all clippers ... completed despite her builders' bankruptcy, sailing rudderless in the Indian Ocean. losing her trade to steamships (thwice) and coming close to being wrecked several times. Even after 'retiring' from commercial trade in the 1920s, she narrowly missed being broken up on a number of occasions. Only since being berthed at Greenwich and after two major preservation projects has her future been secured ... This book has been developed ... in close conjunction with the Cutty Sark Trust and takes the form of a chronological building and career narratiove but also presents detailed crew accounts, log entries, feature sections on seamanship, ports and cargoes and broader tall ship culture"--Publisher's description.