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The Flying Cloud was a clipper ship that set the world's sailing record for the fastest passage between New York and San Francisco, 89 days 8 hours. She held this record for over 100 years, from 1854-1989. (читайте тут в комментариях замечательную, но грустную историю a woman navigator, Eleanor Creesy)

Date: 6 Feb 2013 14:14 (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] yuri4z5lf
Нифигасе! На клипере была a woman navigator, Eleanor Creesy, жена шкипера Josiah Perkins Creesy. Обязательно напишу об этом!
Edited Date: 6 Feb 2013 14:20 (UTC)

Date: 6 Feb 2013 14:33 (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] yuri4z5lf
Бывают и капитаны женщины, тем более штурман - вполне женская работа. Требует точности, аккуратности и трезвой головы.

Date: 6 Feb 2013 14:47 (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] yuri4z5lf
Она оказывается была не просто штатным штурманом на корабле, а изучала морские течения, погоду и что-то ещё. Прирождённая морячка с детства до старости http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Cloud_(clipper)

Вот едрёна шишка! Второй раз исправляю, и каждый раз ссылка теряет скобку в конце, и делает адрес слепым
Вот что написано:
Woman navigator
The Flying Cloud's achievement was remarkable under any terms. But, writes David W. Shaw,[7] it was all the more unusual because its navigator was a woman, Eleanor Creesy, who had been studying oceanic currents, weather phenomena, and astronomy since her girlhood in Marblehead, Massachusetts. She was one of the first navigators to exploit the insights of Matthew Fontaine Maury, most notably the course recommended in his Sailing Directions. With her husband, ship captain Josiah Perkins Cressy, she logged many thousands of miles on the ocean, traveling around the world carrying passengers and goods. In the wake of their record-setting transit from New York to California, Eleanor and Josiah became instant celebrities. But their fame was short-lived and their story quickly forgotten. Josiah died in 1871 and Eleanor lived far from the sea until her death in 1900.
Edited Date: 6 Feb 2013 14:58 (UTC)

Date: 6 Feb 2013 15:03 (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] yuri4z5lf
Да, и теперь они конечно гораздо быстрее тогдашних (легче корпус, более лёгкие и прочные майларовые паруса, точная навигация). Так что побить старый рекорд конечно могли. Поищу, какой это был корабль.

Date: 6 Feb 2013 15:06 (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] yuri4z5lf
Да, грустная. А рекорд был побит дважды:
a record that stood until 1989 when the breakthrough-designed sailboat Thursday's Child completed the passage in 80 days, 20 hours.[4] The record was once again broken in 2008 by the French racing yacht Gitana 13, with a time of 43 days and 38 minutes.[5]

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