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How did clippers travel so fast?
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Clippers were the fastest sailing ships of the 19th century. Their narrow hulls slipped through the water easily. They carried a large sail area to catch as much wind as possible. The fastest clippers, such as the Cutty Sark, carried almost 3,000 square metres of sail and could reach a speed of just over 31 kph.
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