Cape Horn yacht crossing on the 27th December 2017

[crankysailor]

Originally Posted by helwhiz

Crossing west to east.

"Sailors in the sailing ship era, when they spoke of rounding the Horn, meant to sail westwards, from the latitude of 50 south in the Atlantic, down past the Horn, and then to fight up to 50 South latitude in the Pacific; nothing else was counted... for the eastward passage before the westerly gales was reckoned no rounding at all." - John Kretschmer's Cape Horn to Starboard

Sorry I truly don't mean to diminish the sailor's accomplishment. I wouldn't have the cojones to do that even the "easy" way.. so I am just jealous .. it is just that I remembered that passage immediately from his book as I read that.

[CarstenWL]

... email for Isfuglen try this: wyprawa (att) lodowe-krainy.pl

(from Falklandy 2017 | Lodowe Krainy)

Carsten

[helwhiz]

Tried to email that address, but it would not send.

[Island Time O25]

Originally Posted by helwhiz

Tried to email that address, but it would not send.

Just fill in their contact page here.

kontakt | Lodowe Krainy

[Gdog6]

Originally Posted by El Pinguino

Polish yacht 'Isfuglen'

Not sure if you can get her track that far back without subscription https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais...738d6a36f38731

Photo vvvvv taken in Pto Williams 1st November.

Incredible how small the world is these days. Good work !

[helwhiz]

Thank you, that worked

[El Pinguino]

Originally Posted by Gdog6

Incredible how small the world is these days. Good work !

Yes, a very small world.... if it hadn't been raining I would have been out walking when that was posted.... and it would have scrolled off into the outer reaches of cyberspace..

A very small world down in the south.... fewer than 20 boats stay down there long term ... maybe 20 a year pass through... most tend to be distinctive....

Identification helped by knowing them socially and having been rafted up alongside them more than a few times...

Chance is a wonderful thing......

[double u]

incredible - found out within a day
(on the other hand: not a single reply to my "rod to wire" question...)

[helwhiz]

To update from my previous request, the owner has been in touch with me. I have uploaded a video to Youtube, if anyone is interested in seeing the Isfuglen rounding the horn.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gO4b4iGxi0

Thanks again to the parties who helped track him down.