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Historically, isn't that a "stormier" route? As the euphemism "Cape of Good Hope" replaced the "Cape of Storms". Also, I think shipping is about to get more ex

• adwn 6y ago
  > Historically, isn't that a "stormier" route? I'm no expert, but I think it makes a huge difference whether you're in a flimsy, wooden ship with even flimsier sails made of cloth, or in a 400m long, extremely massive steel vessel with a reliable internal combustion engine.
  • ryathal 6y ago
    Vs. storms at sea it's not a major difference, and if anything the sail boat is in better shape. The real advantage is accurate weather reports to avoid the worst of it.
    • adwn 6y ago
      > if anything the sail boat is in better shape Why? That sounds implausible. Firstly, the larger a ship, the less affected it is by waves. Secondly, high winds will shred your sails, but without sails it's hard to maneuver .
      • sn41 6y ago
        The problem with Ever Given was exactly the "sail area", since it was a big boat [1]. You can check videos of container ships in storms on Youtube. [1] https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/engineering/sail-area https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/engineering/sail-area
        • adwn 6y ago
          I did. They seem to be doing fine, even in waves which could have swallowed an entire sailing ship.