Other good runs on this passage were:—300, 302, 308 and 312.

1896Sydney to London78 days.

Cimba left Sydney in company with Thessalus and Argonaut on 17th October. Passed the Horn on 15th November, 29 days out—on 18th November in 51° 31′ S., 55° 47′ W., ran 316 miles, the wind blowing a strong gale from W.S.W. to W.N.W.—crossed the line on 8th December, 23 days from the Horn—passed Fayal, Western Isles, on Xmas Day, and signalled the Lizard at 1 p.m. 31st December, 75 days out.

This was really a splendid performance, for the Thessalus, which was really a much faster and more powerful ship, signalled the Start on 31st December at noon, whilst Argonaut, which was certainly quite as fast as Cimba, did not arrive until a month later.

1898Sydney to London81 days.

Passed the Horn on 2nd November, 25 days out, having run 3422 miles in 14 days—crossed the line on 29th November, 27 days from the Horn—passed the Western Isles on 20th December, Lizard light abeam at 8 a.m. on 26th December, 79 days out.

In 1899 Cimba went out to Rockhampton and loaded home from Brisbane. In 1901 she went out to Sydney in 85 days, her best run being 310 miles.

By this time sailing ship freights were in a very bad way, and a profitable charter in Sydney grew more and more difficult to obtain, thus in 1905 we find her making the record passage between Callao and Iquique for a sailing ship. As this may be of interest, I give her abstract log below:—

ABSTRACT LOG OF CIMBA FROM CALLAO TO IQUIQUE
RECORD SAILING SHIP PASSAGE.

July 2-7 p.m. got underweigh.

Lat.Long.Course.Dist.Wind.
July312° 48′S79° 24′WS50° W.80mls.S.S.E.
„414° 30′80° 15′S46°150„ „
„516° 47′81° 49′S34°165„ „
„619° 20′82° 54′S22°165„S.E. by E.
„721° 48′84° 17′S28°168„S.Easterly
„823° 52′85° 52′S35°152„ „
„925° 32′86° 34′S21° W.160„ „
„1023° 57′84° 41′N47° E.141„S.E. by S.
„1123° 8′82° 24′N69°135„South, S.W.
„1223° 10′81° 35′S87°46„N.W. Westerly
„1323° 53′78° 00′S78°202„W’ly to S.S.W.
„1422° 42′75°7′N66°175„S. Easterly
„1521° 38′71° 00′N75°246„ „
„1620° 57′70° 48′N15°43„ „
„1720° 31′70° 22′S11°31„ „
(2080 miles in 14 days.)