This picture truly summs up why these ships were so fast!

This is the first view you get of the Cutty Sark as you approach Greenwich down the Thames from London.

It´s a classic I suppose

It´s a classic I suppose

I took far too many photos of this ship - but the connection runs deep...

I have many more photos - but this is enough for now...

The ship, that for me, started it all - I built a model of the Cutty Sark when I was 12.
This is what first enflamed my passion for Tall Ships!