Eat me, Cairns!
CN
"John Cairns" wrote in message om...
"Nav" wrote in message
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Yes, that is correct. March is probably the best time but the gales are no
less terrible. The seas are steep and beating into them takes a vessel
that drives into a breaking sea well. I'm not sure that Bill Trip designed
the 27 with beating into the screaming 50's and Cape Horn in mind. Forget
using your outboard to help. Perhaps you might like to consider the
Straits instead?
Cheers
On a virtual voyage you can choose any route.
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John Cairns
Capt. NealŪ wrote:
Fewer mid summer because the gales tend to travel west to east at lower
latitudes
in mid-summer. Autumn is a bad time because the gales are occurring
further
north.
CN
"Nav" wrote in message
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But are there fewer gales mid summer than autumn?
Cheers
Capt. NealŪ wrote:
Fewer winter gales in mid-summer. It's the sensible time
to attack Cape Horn. One could freeze to death in the
winter before making it around.
CN
"Nav" wrote in message
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You think mid summer is the best time?
Cheers
Capt. NealŪ wrote:
It's not all that difficult given the right time of year
which would be mid-winter here, mid-summer there.
Every real sailor should round the great Capes to
starboard. That's what sailboats and sailors were
created to do - thwart the will of God!
God loves nothing better than to see a man doing
that which God has made very difficult or near
impossible. God put it in our genes.
CN
"Nav" wrote in message
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You wan't to go 'round the Horn in your boat from east to west?
Good luck.
Cheers
Capt. NealŪ wrote:
The Caribbean is becoming old hat though
the Bahamas still have many locales I have
not seen.
I'm kicking around the possibility of going
'round the Horn and heading off to the
South Sea islands. Of course, I would
continue around to close the circle.
I figure at my leisurely pace it should take
three or four years.
The question I must ask is could you guys
and gals survive that long without me?
CN
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