London will be the start and finish line for the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race.
The witch phenomena obscure Salem's other claim to fame: its glory days as a centre for the clipper-ship trade with China and its preeminent trader, Elias Derby, became America's first millionaire.
The clipper, built in 1869, which reopened a year ago, saw annual visitor numbers increase from 140, 000 to more than 350, 000, Royal Museums Greenwich, which runs the attraction, said.
''We had more spectators than any other yacht race start or finish ever staged in the UK, which tells me that Liverpool should be the spiritual home of the Clipper race.
BBC: NEWS | UK | England | Merseyside | Liverpool to host Clipper races
Briton Knox-Johnston, who also founded the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, added that many people had thought his own bid to circumnavigate the globe was impossible at the time.
Founded in 1996 by Sir Robin Knox-Johnston -- the first person to sail solo, non-stop, around the world in 1969 -- the Clipper Race revolves around the notion anyone can circumnavigate the globe, regardless of their experience.
She was inspired by The Atlantic Clipper, a sail-assisted cargo ship that sailed between the UK and the Caribbean in the 1980s.
Consider, though, that the president approved in 2010 the Alberta Clipper, a shorter but similar pipeline.
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The 12-strong matched fleet will be hosted in a race village at St Katharine Docks, which is the official Clipper Race start and finish port.
The Cutty Sark Trust, which received funding from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the Heritage Lottery Fund, as well as donations from the public, aims to present the tea clipper as it would have looked when it was launched in 1872.
The 39-year-old from England, who has suffered nearly 20 lung collapses due to a condition known as Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM), is part of a multinational crew taking part in the bi-annual Clipper Round the World Yacht Race -- the only sailing race in the world where crews are made up by ordinary people, many with little or no sailing experience.
This year the third generation Clipper 70 ocean racing yacht will participate in the race.
"She was the fastest of her day, the last remaining tea clipper, emblematic of the importance of international trade and Britain's maritime heritage, " said Jessica Lewis, curator of the Cutty Sark restoration project.
''Liverpool has proven hosting capabilities and its people illustrated their great support for this race when crowds in excess of 80, 000 flocked to view the spectacular finish of Clipper 2002 from both sides of the mighty Mersey River last month.
BBC: NEWS | UK | England | Merseyside | Liverpool to host Clipper races
The realty arm, Mitsubishi Estate, is the ultimate coupon clipper, with downtown Tokyo landholdings going back more than a century.
He also paid tribute to the "phenomenal" Glasgow: Scotland with style Clipper crew at the evening reception.
But has the substantial financial outlay on Clipper been money well spent.
BBC: Clipper Yacht Race hailed a success as 200,000 visit city
Board a Thames Clipper ferry at the iconic London Eye Ferris wheel to sail alongside the South Bank, Tower Bridge and the Tower of London, and the skyscrapers of Canary Wharf.
The company gave college hoops one more try in 2009 with NCAA Basketball 10, featuring Los Angeles clipper star Blake Griffin on the cover, before abandoning the sport altogether.
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Flying solo lately, young Thompson takes issue with such prominent elders in the value realm as James Gipson of Clipper Fund and Mason Hawkins of Longleaf Partners.
The Grizzlies closed within a point early in the fourth on a 3-pointer by former Clipper Keyon Dooling.
Investors are wary of laying out long-term loans of 10 to 20 years on Clipper projects because they worry it doesn't have the financial strength to back warranties the way a behemoth like GE does.
Acciona Energia, Clipper Windpower and Siemens USA now operate wind manufacturing facilities in the state, and last month Culver's office announced that TPI Composites will open a plant in Iowa to build turbine blades for GE Energy.
One in four of those on Morningstar's Picks list are NTF funds, and the group includes such well-respected no-load outfits as Ariel, Artisan, Clipper, Janus, Marsico and Third Avenue.
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