covertress: Sailing Cape Horn

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Sailing Cape Horn

Sailing Cape Horn

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What About Bob - I'm sailing!

"Dr. Marvin, guess what? Ahoy, I sail, I'm a sailor, I sail!" -- Bob Wiley

2 comments:

Anonymous said...: There was a You Tube video of the Clipper Ship Peking (2nd largest sailing ship in the world) shot in 16 mm by Captain Irving Johnson.

A perilous trip round the cape exibiting the fury and unforgiveness of the sea.

Unfortunately the video has gone missing and the DVD on Amazon.com is no longer available. It was well done.Captain Johnson's naration was superb.

Maybe a close 2nd is this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vqz56XfW8SI but it is not quite the same.

The Peking is still alive and well and resides in New York harbor.

I sure enjoy watching the sailing videos. Monohuls are OK but I prefer catamarans.

I learned to sail catamarans from a man who lived in Tahiti. Sadly his 50 ft. Catamaran went missing between Key West and the Yucatan on it's maiden voyage.

Steve - Florida; Tuesday, February 16, 2010 5:27:00 PM
covertress said...: What a fantastic video, Steve. Thank you so very much for sharing it.

It recalled for me my few days of service aboard a 1938 130' schooner... working aloft to restring a flag halyard, rehanking a sheet while underway, backwinding the staysail to aid the captain in bringing her about while doing 11 knots in a 25 knot storm, the hull (rated at 12 knots) creaked and the old foremast moaned. Heaven.

Thanks again. - c; Tuesday, February 16, 2010 5:54:00 PM

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