▁New ▁York ▁eigh teen ▁days ▁later ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 2 ▁after ▁a ▁tur bul ent ▁crossing . ▁To o ▁little ▁coal ▁was ▁prepared ▁for ▁the ▁crossing , ▁and ▁the ▁crew ▁had ▁to ▁burn ▁cabin ▁furn iture ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁complete ▁the ▁voyage . ▁The ▁journey ▁took ▁place ▁at ▁a ▁speed ▁of ▁ 8 . 0 3 ▁kn ots . ▁The ▁voyage ▁was ▁made ▁possible ▁by ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁a ▁cond enser , ▁which ▁fed ▁the ▁bo ilers ▁with ▁fresh ▁water , ▁avoid ing ▁having ▁to ▁period ically ▁shut ▁down ▁the ▁bo ilers ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁remove ▁the ▁salt . ▁The ▁fe at ▁was ▁short - l ived . ▁The ▁next ▁day , ▁, ▁designed ▁by ▁railway ▁engineer ▁Is amb ard ▁Kingdom ▁Brun el , ▁arrived ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁She ▁left ▁Liverpool ▁on ▁April ▁ 8 ▁and ▁over to ok ▁Si ri us ′ s ▁record ▁with ▁an ▁average ▁speed ▁of ▁ 8 . 6 6 ▁kn ots . ▁The ▁race ▁of ▁speed ▁was ▁comm enced , ▁and , ▁with ▁it , ▁the ▁tradition ▁of ▁the ▁Blue ▁Rib and . ▁ ▁With ▁Great ▁Western , ▁Is amb ard ▁Kingdom ▁Brun el ▁laid ▁the ▁found ations ▁for ▁new ▁ship building ▁techniques . ▁He ▁real ised ▁that ▁the ▁carrying ▁capacity ▁of ▁a ▁ship ▁increases ▁as ▁the ▁cube ▁of ▁its ▁dimensions , ▁whilst ▁the ▁water ▁resistance ▁only ▁increases ▁as ▁the ▁square ▁of ▁its ▁dimensions . ▁This ▁means ▁that ▁large ▁ships ▁are ▁more ▁fuel - efficient , ▁something ▁very ▁important ▁for ▁long ▁voy ages ▁across ▁the