Description: In 1851, the Boston-built Flying Cloud, a 3-masted clipper ship, sailed from New York to San Francisco in an astonishing 89 days, 21 hours. Almost unheard of for a woman, Eleanor Creesy served as the ship's navigator with her husband Josiah as ship's captain. She brought Flying Cloud safely around Cape Horn at the height of a winter blizzard, storms, shoals, and found her way through calms to make the swift passage possible. Her profound knowledge and intuitive decisions enabled her husband to concentrate on sailing the ship and having his 60 men crew ready at all times, having up just the right amount of canvas to squeeze out every last bit of a knot for Flying Cloud to literally fly down south in the race around the Horn. Three years later, the same vessel set a new record—89 days, 8 hours—and that record was not broken until 138 years later in 1989 by a 60 foot modern racing sloop! This is a vintage 1973 kit released by Addar Products in Bayside, New York. The box has wearing on edges with some stains and fading of color as well as a few remnants of old tape. Box is open and all parts appear to be complete but cannot be certain. Selling as-is. See photos. Items in photos are what buyer will receive.
Price: 25 USD
Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
End Time: 2024-12-09T14:18:07.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Assembly Status: Unassembled Kit
Year Manufactured: 1973
Scale: 1:200
MPN: 201-250
Item Length: 9 in
Franchise: Addar
Subject: Flying Cloud Clipper Ship
Vintage: Yes
Brand: Addar
Type: Flying Cloud Clipper Ship In A Bottle Kit
Model: Flying Cloud Ship In A Bottle
Theme: Ship In A Bottle of Flying Cloud Clipper Ship, World Record
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Item Width: 5 in
Item Weight: 14 oz
