Buenos Ayres to Possession Bay
(Straits of Magellan). 816 524 1,340

In Straits of Magellan and Smyth’s Channel 565 —­ 565

To Lota and Valparaiso 634 500 1,134

Valparaiso to Yokohama, calling at Hao in the Paumotu Group, Maitea and Tahiti in the Society Islands, and Hawaii and Oahu in the Sandwich Group 2,108 10,225 12,333

Yokohama to Kobe and Simonoseki, through
the Inland Sea 653 —­ 653

Simonoseki to Hongkong 395 1,015 1,410

Hongkong to Singapore 312 1,251 1,563

Singapore to Point de Galle, calling at the
Straits Settlements 1,668 —­ 1,668

Galle to Colombo and Aden 2,202 —­ 2,202

Aden to Suez 807 551 1,358

Suez to Alexandria 436 —­ 436

Alexandria to Cowes, touching at Malta,
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.