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Airfix A09253V 1/130 Vintage Classics Cutty Sark

Product Code: AIR-09253V
Barcode: 5055286652882
$77.99
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Melbourne CBD - In Stock
257 Bourke Street Melbourne, Victoria 3000
+61398901144
Estimated dispatch 2~3 Business Days
Box Hill - In Stock
444 Station Street Box Hill, Victoria 3128
+61398901144
Estimated dispatch 1~2 Business Days
Notting Hill - Out of Stock
29 Business Park Drive Unit 9 Notting Hill, Victoria 3168
+61398901144
Estimated dispatch 1~2 Business Days

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A 'Cutty Sark' is a short chemise. It comes from a poem by Robbie Burns, Tam O'Shanter, when Tam, a young lad sees some witches dancing in the wood, one whom is wearing a very revealing Cutty Sark. The Cutty Sark, built in Dumbarton is the best known of all the clippers and in her hey-day was the fastest of them all. She could carry 32000 square feet of sail giving her a maximum speed of over 17 knots.

Employed in the tea trade, she was used to speed the new season's crop from China to London where the crews hoped to gain the prestige of being the first back. Since 1957 she has been in dry dock in Greenwich, London, attracting visitors from around the world. This much loved ship was almost destroyed in a major fire on 21st May 2007; it's hoped she can be fully restored.