Rounding Cape Horn in CD 33 vs ASW II (merged)

[El Pinguino]

Doubling the Horn is a 'big deal' because its all about the voyage - not so much the destination.

It involves a long time in high latitudes whether coming from Au/NZ, French Polynesia, one of the old Nitrate ports, or even Ecuador - and yes I have known a boat - Finnish - that did that - directo - some years ago.

You may be lucky and not have any serious weather - a friend's recent trip can be found here https://forecast.predictwind.com/tra...isplay/Gringo/

Or you may luck out - the last 20 or 30 seconds were filmed just before TzuHang was pitchpoled

https://media.gettyimages.com/id/827...m6K_62Tf6a_EM=

[JPA Cate]

Cook Strait is 41 South and nothing much special about sailing there. People have swum it.

Yes, but it also can be pretty awful and has sunk a ferry with a loss of hundreds of people.

Consider Bass St. too. Yet one of our friends rowed across from Melbourne as a young man.

There are heaps of places to pay close attention to the weather when you're out sailing, and to weigh the risk/benefit analysis.

Ann