Designed for speed & agility

The word ‘clipper’ originates from fast and relatively small ‘tea clippers’ used in the 19th century.

The verb to ’clip’ was first used to describe the flight of a falcon and soon became synonymous with speed – also used to describe the fastest sailing merchant ships of the time. Tea drinking became increasingly fashionable in Great Britain, and traders all over London depended on the tea clippers to deliver their precious merchandise fast and reliably. The sharp-lined, yacht-like vessels represented the most innovative and dynamic way of transporting goods available to traders at the time.