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Not through the straits. Around Cape Horn! An old British admiral started his career as a seaman on one of the last of the big square riggers that made that voy
by madhadron 8y ago
Not through the straits. Around Cape Horn! An old British admiral started his career as a seaman on one of the last of the big square riggers that made that voyage in the 1920's, and brought along one of the earliest handheld video cameras. It's amazing photage (https://www.amazon.com/Around-Cape-Horn-Johnson-Sailing/dp/B000W8MMO2 https://www.amazon.com/Around-Cape-Horn-Johnson-Sailing/dp/B...). It gives an amazing view of just how huge the waves are sailing there.
That was the China trade, though. That was bringing bat guano from Chile as fertilizer.
- twic 8y agoOnline - i am definitely not keen to do this trip: https://archive.org/details/IrvingMcClureJohnsonAroundCapeHornOriginalFootageFromOnboardThePekingFilmedIn1929 https://archive.org/details/IrvingMcClureJohnsonAroundCapeHo...
- davidp 8y agoSuperb video, and in the public domain. Thanks so much for the link!
- PeterCorless 8y agoFor the Cape Horn trip in the age of sail, this is a must-read: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000FC1D5O/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000FC1D5O/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?...