Indies trade, C hapelle was moved to see the handsome female figure reaching forward , and I felt em bo lden ed to venture a remark. "You see, C hap, you recognize the clipper as a type yourself. Though yo u claim it doesn't exist, you 're enthralled by its legend." (He turn ed a rather thundery look upon me.) "She reall y did exist, to people alive when clippers sailed. Arthur Ransome had his aged seaman who wanted to go to sea once more boast that he'd once sailed in th e Thermopylae. T he clipper may have been a creation of people's imaginations, rather than of any set design, but everyo ne knew what she was-a distinctively named, fast-sai ling ship that expressed thespiritofan age, in all her variations of design." Chapelle looked at me hard before responding. "You ought to write up that theory, " he finally said. And so I have, Chap, after a lapse ofsome years. But never mind-the ideal of the clipper ship will live on for decades and centuries to come. .t
McKay's splendid Glory of the Seas lies ashore, about to be burned for her metal on a beach near Seattle in 1923. At this moment she leans forward, ready to continue her voyage into legend, where she sails on today.
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SEA HISTORY 88, SPRING 1999
This exc iting six hour "Voyage into History" features: continental breakfast, all -you-can-eat buffet luncheon, li ve music of the ' 40s. a stage show, reenactors demonstrating mi litary equipment and vehicles of WWII, fl y bys of wartime aircraft, the ship 's Armed Guard gunners manning the guns to fight off attacking Japanese planes and a ship compl ete ly open for tours. Visit the engine room and marvel as the magnificent 140 ton triple ex pansion steam engine pushes the great ship through the water. Tour mu seum spaces, crew q uarters, bridge , messrooms, troop berthing areas, and much more. T his is Living History! 1999 cruises (tickets $115): Baltimore - May 22, J ul y 17, a nd September 4 Aug. 6: Special one-way trip to Solomons Island $115 + $25 fo r return bus Tickets are limited and are selling fast! For information call : Project Liberty Ship at (410) 558-0164 FAX (410) 558-1737 VISA/MC ACCEPTED www.liberty-ship.com 15