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Is this record for any sea path from Hong Kong to New York, or specifically the no Panama Canal path?
by xboxnolifes 4y ago
Is this record for any sea path from Hong Kong to New York, or specifically the no Panama Canal path?
- TylerE 4y agoProbably a distinction without a difference in this case. The Canal really does not like sailboats, so it’s expensive, and can take upwards of a week to get all the measuring and certification done, which must be done in person in Panama and cannot be done in advance. A small racing boat (it only had 2 people onboard) may well also not be able to accommodate the required pilot and handlers onboard.
- jabl 4y agoGuess you could do the Suez canal. Per https://sea-distances.org/ https://sea-distances.org/ it seems the distance between Hong Kong and New York are about the same for either Suez or Panama. Not sure about the prevailing winds, which would be expected to be faster. If we count canals as cheating, another alternative is via the Cape of Good Hope. Seems it's about 3000 nm shorter than going via Cape Horn but again, much depends on the prevailing winds.
- TylerE 4y agoPrevailing winds in the northern Atlantic are West to East. Even for powered ships the eastbound passage is measurably quicker.
- yread 4y agoI remember reading a blog about traversing the Suez on a sailing yacht describing how you need to bribe everyone with cigarettes every step of the way