The Colonial Clippers - Basil Lubbock

Again only three ships made the run out to Sydney in under 80 days.

Cimba dropped her pilot in the Channel on 10th May and arrived Sydney on 24th July, 75 days out. Samuel Plimsoll arrived on 10th June 79 days from the Channel, and Loch Etive on 20th September 79 days from the Clyde

PASSAGES TO MELBOURNE UNDER 80 DAYS IN 1881.
Ship	Departure			Crossed Equator		Crossed Cape Meridian		Passed Cape Otway		Arrived		Days Out
City of Agra	Lizard	May	29	June	17	July	11	Aug.	5	Aug.	6	69
Theophane	Tuskar	June	2	June	29	July	20	Aug.	9	Aug.	10	69
Sobraon	Plymouth	Sept.	27							Dec.	6	70
Loch Maree	S. Johns P.	May	8	June	1	June	25	July	18	July	18	71
Salamis	Portland	April	20	May	11	June	6	June	30	July	l	72
Ben Voirlich	Lizard	May	2	May	25	June	21	July	13	July	15	74
Thyatira	Start	May	23	June	15	July	10			Aug.	6	75
Sir Walter Raleigh	Dartmouth	May	13	June	10	July	3	July	27	July	27	75
Cassiope	Tuskar	July	17							Oct.	3	78
Mermerus	Lizard	Mar.	31	Apl.	22	May	19	June	16	June	17	78
Miltiades	Channel	May	4							July	22	79
Aristides	Lizard	June	17	July	14	Aug.	8			Sept.	4	79

Notes on Passages to Australia in 1881.

Captain Young once more showed what the old City of Agra could do when she got the chance. Between the N.E. and S.E. trades she lost her fore topgallant mast in a squall, otherwise the passage was without incident. Running the easting down she maintained a splendid average, as her best run was only 270. Captain Young evidently did not believe in high latitudes as he kept her in 39° and 40° S.

“ILLAWARRA.”

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