Donald McKay
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Donald McKay (1810–1880) was a Canadian-born American designer and builder of sailing ships.
He was born in Jordan Falls on Nova Scotia's South Shore. In 1841, he opened his first yard in Newburyport and moved to Boston in 1845. McKay designed and built some of the most successful clippers ever built.
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McKay's clippers
- Champion of the Seas
- Flying Cloud
- Glory of the Seas
- Great Republic
- Lightning
- Sovereign of the Seas, named after HMS Sovereign of the Seas.
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