ta,
Gibraltar, and Lisbon 2,440 934 3,374

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,979 20,396 35,375

Having sketched the voyage in outline, the following details may not
be devoid of interest to readers with nautical tastes.

Every yachtsman should be a lover of sailing. In the cruise of the
'Sunbeam,' although expedition was an essential consideration, steam
has been used almost exclusively in calms or in narrow waters, or
when, as it has often happened, we have sailed at sunset after a hard
day's work on board, intending to make an offing during the night and
set sails in the morning.

Of the total distance of 15,000 knots under steam, 12,000 were
traversed under those special circumstances which seem to justify even
a yachtsman in availing himself of the unromantic but invaluable
engine.

The best run under steam alone was 230 knots, and the most successful
continuous performance was on the passage from Penang to Galle, in the
week ending April 15, when the 'Sunbeam' steamed 1,451 knots, with a
daily consumption of 4-1/4 tons of coal.

The best runs under sail from noon to noon were 298 and 299 knots
respectively. The first was on the passage from Honolulu to Yokohama,
sailing along the 16th parallel of north latitude, and between 163
deg. and 168 deg. 15 min. east. The second was in the Formosa Channel.

The highest speed ever attained under sail was 15 knots in a squall in
the North Pacific.

On 28 days the distance under sail alone has exceeded, and often
considerably exceeded, 200 knots.

The best consecutive runs under sail only were:--

I. Week ending August 13, South Atlantic. In the south-east trades,
wind a-beam, force 5--1,456 knots.

II. Week ending November 19, South Pacific, south-east trades, wind
aft, force 5--1,360 knots.

III. Four days, January 15 to 18, North Pacific, north-east trades,
wind on the quarter, force 5 to 9--1,027 knots. The average speed in
this case was 107 knots an hour.

The following were the average speeds of the longer passages:--

Days Total Distance Daily
at Distance under Average
Sea Steam

1 Cape Verde to Rio 18 3,336 689 185

2 Valparaiso and Yokohama 72 12,333 2,108 171

3 Simonoseki and Aden 37 6,931 4,577 187