11,506 knots in the 'Sunbeam' in 1883 [by T. Brassey.].

A.M. on November afternoon anchor Azores barometer beauty Bishop of Demerara Bittern board the Sunbeam calm canvas Caraccas centre Channel climate cocoa coffee command coral reefs Cuba December devoted direct course dockyard east elevation England Equator export favouring breeze feet four A.M. fresh Funchal gale Gibraltar gradually Guayra Gulf of Paria Gun Cay height hills increased island Jamaica Kelly Kingston knots an hour La Guayra labour land latitude law of storms light Longitude MADEIRA TO TRINIDAD mainsail Malta Michael's midnight miles morning moun mountains Nassau to Bermuda naval establishment navigation negro night noble north coast north-east numbers Ocho Rios Olga passage pilot Port Antonio port bow Port of Spain Port Royal position present rapid rounded Cape scene scenery seven knots ship shore southern speed Stanford's Geog steamers steering Storm field summit tain tion Tom Kelly total distance Trade winds tropical Venezuela vessel voyage West Indies wind shift