Clackamas County / Ë k l Ã¦ k É m Éª s / is a county in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 census, the population was 375,992, making it Oregon's third-most populous county. Its county seat is Oregon City.
By 1850, this journey was halved. For instance the clipper ship Oriental was able to sail from Hong Kong to London in 97 days that year. The absolute one day distance record made by a clipper involved 436 nautical miles. Clipper ships were fast but no specific rig type was standard. By 1845, the term was used in conjunction with a name indicating the cargo carried or area served by a fast-sailing vessel and a specific rig type was usually indicated.
Rating Newest Oldest. Best Answer: The three thousand mile journey, depending on winds and the captain's skill, could take from 40 days to three months in sail boats. When steamships came into service around 1850, the voyage was shortened to between 3 to 4 weeks. Northern U.S. and Canada had a hard winter in 1846-7 and the snow and ice were causing delays for many of the vessels. There are reports of gales and of vessels being stuck in the ice for weeks.