Cutty Sark

	英国著名的茶船卡蒂萨克号（Cutty Sark）曾经是往来远东和欧洲之间最快的帆船。在去年，这艘已经成为伦敦观光点的帆船在维修过程中发生大火。

	古帆船修复完毕后将在这样的一个展览馆中展出，让游人参观。

Daily Highlights Monday, June 18, 2007

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The Cutty Sark
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When the Cutty Sark was launched in 1869, her owners had high hopes that she would be the fastest tea clipper on the sea and the first in the annual race to carry tea from China to England. The Cutty Sark never did come in first. On this date in 1872, she set sail alongside Thermopylae in a race from Shanghai to London. Although Cutty Sark was well ahead, her rudder gave way and she ended up trailing Thermopylae by seven days. Cutty Sark has been on exhibit in dry dock in Greenwich, England. On May 21, 2007, a fire whipped through the ship, causing excessive damage. The ship is undergoing extensive restoration.

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"If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever" — St. Thomas Aquinas