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Royal Clipper

High school (ages 12+)
Transportation

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/royal-clipper

Step 2 · Questions

  1. 1. What is the ship design basis?

  2. 2. What is the record holder?

  3. 3. How many sails does the Royal Clipper have?

  4. 4. How can the Royal Clipper be run by only about twenty crew members?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

  • Fully Rigged

  • Flying P-Liner

  • Transatlantic Crossing

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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