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Shamrock came to this country under reduced cutter rig, convoyed by the steam-yacht Erin. Permission was granted by the New York Yacht Club to tow Shamrock in calm weather, and under tow most of the way she made the passage from Fairlee, which was left August 3d, to Sandy Hook, via the Azores, in fourteen days twenty hours, the distance being three thousand four hundred miles.
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Publié le 18 août 1899 |
THE SHAMROCK ARRIVES |
The Shamrock, commanded by Captain Hogarth, sailed out of Fairlie Roads, in the Frith of Clyde, on Thursday morning, August 3. She was convoyed by Sir Thomas Lipton's steam yacht Erin, and was to follow the southern trans-Atlantic route. It was computed that with her jury sails and one big square sail for going before the wind, she would make the voyage in one month. Her voyage occupied but one-half of that time. The Shamrock passed down the Irish Sea, and through St. George's Channel into the Atlantic, cutting the tenth parallel of west longitude at about the 50th degree of north latitude. Continuing southwesterly the twentieth parallel of longitude was intersected at about the 41st and 42nd degree of latitude. Sailing westward she followed the line of the 40th degree of longitude. |
The yachts will anchor off Tompkinsville. The crew are well satisfied with the behavior of the challenger and laughingly advised the newspaper men visiting the yacht not to bet heavily. Before the yachts left Quarantine, Captain Hogarth gave some details of the voyage. He said: "We came on a southerly passage and had light to strong northwest and northerly winds with frequent squalls to the Azores which we reached on August 9. From there we had moderate weather, so moderate in fact, that we were obliged to take tow from the Erin. We towed for about 2,000 miles through the lightest kind of winds. The Shamrock's total sailing distance was something more than 1,200 miles and the best day's run under canvas was 268 miles. The worst blows we encountered were only small squalls and the Shamrock comes in what may be called very good condition." |