"Ed Gordon" wrote in message
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"KLC Lewis" wrote in
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It's longer than I thought. How about this? Buy the Macs on the US east
coast and then go to Australia via Cape Horn. That way it would be
westerly winds the whole way. Just stay on the edge of the roaring 40s
so it wouldn't be too rough and it would be a milk run the whole way.
One could re-provision in South Africa. Going across the Equator south
of the Windwards would be the only light wind area.

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Cheerio,
Ed Gordon
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Wrong way around Cape Horn in a Mac? A month or more in the roaring 40's and
possibly some time in the Furious 50's? Again, going the wrong way? No
thanks. While I MIGHT consider rounding Cape Horn in a suitable vessel, I
would only want to do it going in the right direction -- west to east. And I
am far from convinced that the Mac26 is even close to being a "suitable
vessel" for such a crossing.

As a business concern, I am assuming you would want to put full coverage
insurance on the vessel to protect yourself against total loss. Know any
underwriters who will take that gamble on a Mac? Without at least 1 to 1
odds?