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=?iso-8859-1?Q?Capt._Neal=AE?= 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.


That's why you live on a boat the size of a closet.

--
Jonathan Ganz (j gan z @ $ail no w.c=o=m)
http://www.sailnow.com
"If there's no wind, row."

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 ...
But are there fewer gales mid summer than autumn?

Cheers

Capt. Neal® 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 ...

You think mid summer is the best time?

Cheers

Capt. Neal® 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 ...


You wan't to go 'round the Horn in your boat from east to west?

Good luck.

Cheers



Capt. Neal® 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

Rounding the Capes is second only to circumnavigations. H.W. Tilman, the
Great Pilot Cutter Captain and mountaineer, after failing on a climbing
expedition, decided to circumnavigate Africa (he sailed to his mountains).
Since you've already completed the circumnavigation of Cuba and select Keys,
I would suggest circumnavigating Australia, or South America. This type of
circumnavigation, done correctly, is coastal cruising with challenging blue
water passages. As you know, the coastal part requires much more alertness
so the blue water parts would be a welcome relief, almost relaxation.

Gilligan

"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message
...
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

Very true about the coastal cruising aspect. Even the great Joshua
Slocum came to grief off the coast near the mouth of the great
Amazon river. It seems the currents and shoals are uncharted and
extend a great distance seaward.

I would love to coastal cruise down to the Horn, round it and
then try a long blue water voyage to the South Sea islands
just because once you start there's no going back and every
real sailor should traverse the Pacific Ocean - the mother
of all oceans - in his lifetime.

CN


"Gilligan" wrote in message nk.net...
Rounding the Capes is second only to circumnavigations. H.W. Tilman, the
Great Pilot Cutter Captain and mountaineer, after failing on a climbing
expedition, decided to circumnavigate Africa (he sailed to his mountains).
Since you've already completed the circumnavigation of Cuba and select Keys,
I would suggest circumnavigating Australia, or South America. This type of
circumnavigation, done correctly, is coastal cruising with challenging blue
water passages. As you know, the coastal part requires much more alertness
so the blue water parts would be a welcome relief, almost relaxation.

Gilligan

"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message
...
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

In article ,
=?Windows-1252?Q?Capt._Neal=AE?= wrote:
Very true about the coastal cruising aspect. Even the great Joshua
Slocum came to grief off the coast near the mouth of the great
Amazon river. It seems the currents and shoals are uncharted and
extend a great distance seaward.

I would love to coastal cruise down to the Horn, round it and
then try a long blue water voyage to the South Sea islands
just because once you start there's no going back and every
real sailor should traverse the Pacific Ocean - the mother
of all oceans - in his lifetime.

Not that there's any remote possibility of Crapton actually doing it,
but I'd strongly suggest staying away from California. We have strong
pollution laws here.

--
Jonathan Ganz (j gan z @ $ail no w.c=o=m)
http://www.sailnow.com
"If there's no wind, row."

Why not go to Venezuela? My sister-on-law went there for Operation Smile
and the pictures she took were magnificent. You'd have to watch for pirates
bug time, though...

"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message
...
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

You're going to take CTM starboard through Tierra Del Fuego??? Bye...nice
knowing you...Where would you like the memorial check sent?

"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message
...
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
...
You wan't to go 'round the Horn in your boat from east to west?

Good luck.

Cheers



Capt. Neal® 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

code speak?

Operation Smile
CIA operative dealing with the drug trade in SA?

pirates bug time
Curfew for sailors?

gf.



"katysails" wrote in message
...
Why not go to Venezuela? My sister-on-law went there for Operation Smile
and the pictures she took were magnificent. You'd have to watch for
pirates bug time, though...

"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message
...
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

Venezuela and Colombia are supposed to be two of the
worst places for pirates in the Western Hemisphere.

You'd like me to go there, wouldn't you? :-)

CN


"katysails" wrote in message ...
Why not go to Venezuela? My sister-on-law went there for Operation Smile
and the pictures she took were magnificent. You'd have to watch for pirates
bug time, though...

"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message
...
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

Naw, the Straits of Magellan are for sissies. I'm thinking of going
around the entire mess like the good Captain in the movie
"Master and Commander".

CN


"katysails" wrote in message ...
You're going to take CTM starboard through Tierra Del Fuego??? Bye...nice
knowing you...Where would you like the memorial check sent?

"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message
...
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
...
You wan't to go 'round the Horn in your boat from east to west?

Good luck.

Cheers



Capt. Neal® 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