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| Keywords: Jack Spurling - The New Zealand record-breaker Waimate.jpg pencil pen ink watercolour bodycolor in 14 20 The New Zealand Shipping Company founded in 1873 began its operations with two sisterships and the next year ordered a second pair to augment their service Both the latter had long and successful careers and one of them Waimate soon acquired a reputation as the smartest and fastest clipper on the New Zealand run <br/><br/>Built in Blumer's Yard at Sunderland in 1874 Waimate was registered at 1 156 tons gross 1 128 net and measured 222 feet in length with a 35 foot beam Designed with two decks she had accommodation for about 350 emigrants as well as a few berths for cabin passengers On her maiden voyage under Captain Rose she sighted Lyttelton New Zealand 84 days out from the Lizard a much better than average time and the precursor of things to come A well-constructed ship maintained in splendid condition Waimate proved hugely popular and rarely sailed from England with spare capacity In 1880-81 under Captain Peck her second master she created a record passage time of 73 days London - Lyttelton 66 days 'land to land' which stood for many years After twenty-two round trips to New Zealand she was sold to Russian owners in 1896 and renamed Valkyrian Thereafter relegated to cargo only she left Newcastle New South Wales bound for Iquique Chile with a full cargo of coal sometime in 1899 but disappeared at sea and was never seen again signed and dated 'J Spurling/1927' lower right christies online 4727116 1927 Other versions PD-old-70 Waimate ship 1874 Paintings by Jack Spurling 1927 paintings 20th-century sailing ships in paintings | ||||
