Cape Horn

Recorded February 24, 2009.

Cape Horn is the southernmost headland of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago of southern Chile, and is located on the small Hornos Island. Although not the most southerly point of South America (which are the Diego Ramírez Islands), Cape Horn marks the northern boundary of the Drake Passage and marks where the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans meet. For many years it was a major milestone on the clipper route, by which sailing ships carried trade around the world. However, the waters around the cape are particularly hazardous, owing to strong winds, large waves, strong currents and icebergs; these dangers have made it notorious as a sailors' graveyard. The need for ships to round the Cape Horn was greatly reduced by the opening of the Panama Canal in 1914.

This was cruise day #11 of my 16-day cruise. In this video we rounded the notorious Cape Horn. We sail from the Atlantic Ocean into the Pacific Ocean and then back into the Atlantic again. Visabilty was poor due to the weather conditions.

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