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Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 121, 25 May 1933, Page 11

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WINDJAMMERS' DERBY

BARQUE PARMA'S RECORD RUN

BEST TRIP- FOX YEARS

United I'rcss Association—By ElecViic Telegraph—Copyright. [ (Received May 25, 11 a.m.) LONDON,. May 24. The barque Parma, of tho Erikson fleet, arrived at JTalniouth iv the record time of 83 days, the best trip since the Marlborough Hill's 81 days, in 1921. Captain Duckloux, wreathed in smiles, declared, that the trip had been so : short that they did not seem to have been at sea. They had had beautiful weather. The Penang also arrived after a voyage of 122 days. She met bad weather oft' Buenos Aires and lost a lifeboat.

Great interest is taken by thipldvers the world over in the annual race among ships loaded with wheat from Australia. The sailing ships arrive at various ports in Great Britain and Ireland, and there is keen competition as to which ship makes the fastest passage. In 1927 the famous Herzogin Cecile made the fastest passage of 88 days and' led again in 1928 by aiTiving Home in 96 days, once more the fastest passage. The Archibald Eussell made the best passage in 1929, her time being 93 days. The Pommern took the lead in 1930 with 103 days, and the Magdalene Vinnen made the best time in 1931 with 89 days, and also last year in 101 days. Great interest was taken last year in the race between the Parma and the Pamir, both ship's making passages of 103 days. The Parma is a four-masted steel barque of 3091 tons, and was built in 1902 at Port Glasgow, then being called the Arrow. She was owned by the Anglo-American Oil Co., and in 1912 was sold to P. Laeisz, and renamed the Parma. She was in the nitrate trade until she recently entered the Australian trade. At the close of 1931 she was bought by Captain Gustav Erikson. In this year's race the Pamir arrived at Falmouth after a voyage of 92 days; the Pommern, 98 days; L'Avenir, 110 days; the Herzogin Cecile, 115 days. The Priwall, a. German ship, reached England first, in 106 days, and the Archibald Bussell was next to arrive in 117 days. The Viking arrived at Qucenstown. after a passage of 107 days.