clipper

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On Sept. 5, 1856, Mary Ann Patten becomes the first woman in history to captain a merchant clipper.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

Rather than use a shared clipper, Bernoudy said, he would “wait until the shower, and I’d just peel my own toenails off.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2025

At a time when cruise lines are packing their ever-more-gargantuan ships with water parks and basketball courts, the 136-passenger Sea Cloud Spirit, with its old-fashioned clipper design and wooden decks, stands out.

From New York Times • Jun. 3, 2024

The majestic 1869 clipper ship, constructed by renowned Boston shipbuilder Donald McKay, spanned an impressive 300 feet.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 31, 2023

She examined the ticket: first-class passage on the Royal Amsterdam, the finest Dutch clipper ship to sail the northern waters, leaving promptly at ten o’clock!

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood