What is a clipper ship? With its sails fully hoisted and billowing in the wind, a clipper ship evokes the romance of a bygone era. Most clipper ships were built in the mid-19th century in the United ...

Clipper ships were the disruptive technology of their era, reducing travel time on key trade routes between America and China by as much as 50 percent. These “monuments of the ocean” were a towering ...

RODNEY BAY, St. Lucia — Jenna Furger is having a Pirates of the Caribbean moment. The 25-year-old alumni association staffer from Madison, Wis. is standing near the wheel of the world's largest ...

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A nautical mystery emerged on a municipal beach as shifting seas revealed two large pieces of a wrecked 19th century clipper ship that is usually hidden by sand. Two V-shaped wooden frames from the ...

Plying the route between the cities in Michigan and Wisconsin from June 3, 1941 until Sept. 10, 1970, the Clipper resonates with a few generations living on either side of Lake Michigan: those who ...

Host to 7,600 passengers, the largest mega cruise ship in the world is like a floating village. However, as cruise ships continue to grow larger, boutique Star Clippers sailing ships gain a loyal ...