ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CUTTY SARK
Named after the witch in Robert Burns' poem Tam O'Shanter, who wore only a cutty sark (short shirt).
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CUTTY SARK»
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For over a century, millions of people have known Cutty Sark's reputation and
how she earned it. But few have ever known why her owner gave her such a
curious name. And still fewer have known why Cutty carries a buxom and
beautiful ...
Cutty Sark* The only one of its kind In the clipper era, magnificent tall ships sailed
herculean races from China and Australia. The stakes: Fortunes and reputations.
Only the fastest clippers challenged Cutty Sark. Here are three. None have ...
But then came Cutty Sark, built solely to beat Thermopylae. And in 1872, the two
ships met for the first and only time. On June 17th they cast off from Shanghai
together, bound for London. Immediately they were separated by gales.
Cutty Sark: For over a century, millions of people have known Cutty Sark's
reputation and how she earned it. But few have ever known why her owner gave
her such a curious name. And still fewer have known why Cutty carries a buxom
and ...
The Cutty Sark is of a bygone era, the exciting days of merchant shipping, when the Great Ship Race from China revealed who would bring the new season's tea crop to England first.
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Amazing Sailing Stories: True Adventures from the High Seas
The dimensions ofthe Thermopylae were 212 feet between perpendiculars, 36
feet beam by 21feet depth of hold; those ofthe Cutty Sark were thesame, but with
6 ins more length. The Thermopylaehas oftenbeen regarded as the faster ship in
...
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Hart Crane's Poetry: "Appollinaire Lived in Paris, I Live in ...
tea race of 1866, the Taeping and the Ariel were close rivals for the honor of the
fastest passage, while in the 1872 race the Thermopylae and the Cutty Sark
battled for that honor. The line “Buntlines tusseling (91 days, 20 hours and
anchored!) ...
Captain Woodget skippered the Cutty Sark on many wool runs to Australia, this
was a very dangerous crossing, but once again the Cutty Sark excelled by setting
speed records for the crossing from London to Melbourne and Sydney.
Once again CUTTY SARK had outrun the clipper fleet. Once again, CUTTY was
the one to beat. As always, she was Number One. The golden era of the clipper
ships spanned only the last twenty-five years of the 19th century. And in that time,
...
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Sixpence for the Wind: A Knot of Nautical Folklore
Both clippers relished the monsoon when it blasted in on 23rd May, until a
vicious squall tore Cutty Sark's fore topgallant sail to shreds. Even so, the clippers
were level at Hong Kong, with 850 sea miles completed. At the equator the ships
...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CUTTY SARK»
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The World Cup, Now with 100% More Freedom
... Spice and Cutty Sark wafting off of it.) The women's defense through the entire Cup was the toughest American thing to get through since the ... «FOXSports.com, Jul 15»
London's Calling: The final dispatch from the Thames source-to-sea
Knowing the end was coming, we simply rode the tide the last two miles. We ended at famous Greenwich, sliding ashore beside the Cutty Sark, ... «CANOE & KAYAK, Jul 15»
The night Tower Bridge melted
In the late '60s - I was working in Stamford Street, and I could get a number 70 bus from outside my office to the Cutty Sark. So - it was a very, ... «Crosswhatfields?, Jul 15»
A few words about Sheila, Blaze and Buck
The drink involves Cutty Sark and Narragansett lager beer in a limited edition 1975 can like the one Quint hoists (and crushes) aboard the Orca ... «Baltimore Sun, Jul 15»
The Eye of the Sheep and other novels told through the eyes of a child
... and because he is intellectually different, Jimmy only has a limited understanding of what happens after his father reaches for the Cutty Sark. «The Conversation AU, Jul 15»
Bellsmyre fundraiser nets £1000 for charity while brave trio have …
The fundraiser was held in the Cutty Sark Centre in Bellsmyre on June 21. It was organised by 29-year-old Kimberly McPhillips, who came up ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jul 15»
The name on the school door is ...
Other also-rans included George Moodie High School –named after the first captain of the Cutty Sark – Buckland High, and the quite poetic, ... «Fife Today, Jun 15»
Restaurant inspections for Washtenaw County in May 2015
Cutty Sark Whisky had flies floating around in bottle. Observed the following chemicals stored with food, togo containers and clean linen: 1. «MLive.com, Jun 15»
CUTTY SARK PRESENTS: ETERNAL SUMMERS
Roanoke rockers Eternal Summers is a collective that maintains the goal of their band name. Summer, sun, and other synonyms for beautiful ... «Baeble Music, Jun 15»
CUTTY PRESENTS: DROWNERS' DARK DANCE
Last month, our friends at Cutty Sark invited us to capture an evening of insidious happenings at Brooklyn Bowl as part of the inaugural Cutty ... «Baeble Music, Jun 15»
