How long does it take to sail a yacht from Europe to Australia?
In calm weather a sailing ship might take as long as four months, while a well-run clipper ship with favourable winds could make the journey in a little over half this time. These ships represented the pinnacle of sailing ship technology.
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In calm weather a sailing ship might take as long as four months, while a well-run clipper ship with favourable winds could make the journey in a little over half this time.
The entire journey took 252 days (a little over 8 months). From England, the fleet sailed to Australia making stops in Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro and Cape Town. They arrived in Botany Bay in mid- January 1788. The journey began with good weather so Captain Phillip decided to let the convicts up on deck.
A ship sailing from Plymouth to Sydney, for example, would cover around 13,750 miles (22,130 km); a fast time for this passage would be around 100 days. Cutty Sark made the fastest passage on this route by a clipper, in 72 days.
In the late 1840s and 1850s, lodging houses were often inhospitable, dirty and overcrowded. Until the early 1860s most emigrants left Liverpool on a sailing ship, and the voyage to Australia would take about 3-4 months.
Exporting from Australia to the United Kingdom by sea is a long process. Container vessels heading west to Europe must travel across the Indian Ocean through the Suez Canal, along the Mediterranean Sea, and into the Atlantic Ocean. It's a journey that takes between 42 and 52 days.
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