A few days ago, conservative talk show host John Batchelor interviewed the author of Barons of the Sea: And Their Race to Build the World's Fastest Clipper Ship:
https://www.amazon.com/Barons-Sea-Worlds-Fastest-Clipper-ebook/dp/B075RNR7T9/
I was surprised to hear that the fastest of those ships held speed records that lasted well into the 20th century.
For example, the clipper ship "Flying Cloud" set a record time for sailing from New York to San Francisco: 89 days 8 hours. That record held from 1854 to 1989.
“That record held from 1854 to 1989.”
WOW!!!
Slightly connected, but an excellent read about an amazing man and his thirty year quest to win a boat race:
A Full Cup: Sir Thomas Lipton’s Extraordinary Life and His Quest for the America’s Cup
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=9781101188750&i=stripbooks&linkCode=qs