Maltese Falcon rules the waves

Carmel Pule'

Jul 7th 2009, 17:23

Well in the days of the Tea Cilppers the famous Cutty Sark, in full sails used to reach
26 knots. It had no engines and the speed used to be measured by dropping a bucket over the side and counting how many knots tied on a rope would go over the side as the bucket pulled on the knotted rope.
It cost $75,000 in those days, had a special diagonalled steel reiforced wooden hull and did the China England time in record time. And you know THe Modern Maltese falcon with its technology would not beat the Cutty Sark except on going to windward and as it has no genoas, I doubt it. I am sure that all seafarers would appreciate the old sailing designs,
Another famous yacht that was never beated by the tea mangate Lipton of England was, America an American cod fishing boat which was so fast that it reached the market before the others to get a better deal on its haul. The America's cup the most prestigious sailing trophy is named after it.

a attard

Jul 5th 2009, 17:50

What a truly beautiful yacht.....if only the bird of prey its named after (bies) was still breeding on the Islands like it used to!... one day perhaps...who knows!