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Early American Dominance in the Great Tea Races
There are many factors that lead up to the world famous tea clipper races in the mid 19th century, where merchant companies raced each other three quarters of the way […]
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Book Review | Running Her Easting Down by William F. Baker
Running Her Easting Down is an overview of the life and times of the great tea clippers of the 19th century. It was written by William F. Baker (not to […]
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Book Review | Log of the Cutty Sark by Basil Lubbock
The Log of the Cutty Sark examines the career of one of the greatest sailing ships to ever ply the water. Written by Basil Lubbock, this book takes a blow […]
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Basil Lubbock | Historian, Author, Sailor, Soldier (1876 – 1944)
Basil Lubbock is possibly the world’s most prolific author on 19th century merchant ships, penning dozens of books and articles on the height of commercial sailing in the West, including, among […]
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Visiting the Cutty Sark in Greenwich, England
I first heard the story of the Cutty Sark and the Famous Tea Clipper Races shortly after I began working for a North American tea importing company. I learned that […]
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The Famous Tea Clipper Races
Arguably some of the most dramatic nautical events of the 19th century were the famous “tea clipper races” that pitted merchant companies against one another in a bid to see […]
