Donald MacKinnon
Books
- Ninety-Nine Days The Great Tea Race of 1866 and the End of the Clipper Era · Liszt Think
In May 1866, five clippers departed Foochow within three days, chasing a lucrative premium for the first new-season tea to reach London.
- Tea, Salt, and Men…er handling in storms, and better chances of winning. The captain’s reputation was his capital. John Keay of Ariel had a reputation. So did Donald MacKinnon of Taeping and George Innes of Serica. They were known as men who could drive a ship hard without breaking her or her crew. The sailors who…
- The Wharfside Loading…, 236 lbs respectively. Taitsing, with 1, 093, 130 lbs, was a day behind. The same task was underway on the other vessels in the anchorage. Donald MacKinnon’s Taeping loaded with careful attention to balance, her captain knowing that the race ahead would demand both speed and stability. Serica,…
- Into the Teeth of the Monsoon…g—reassuring because it confirmed that Ariel had not fallen behind, maddening because it meant Taeping had matched her pace almost exactly. Donald MacKinnon, Taeping’s master, had chosen a similar offshore route. The two captains were now locked in a duel that would last the entire passage. The…