Amazing 1929 Cape Horn Sailing Video

[brucybaby]

I just had to share this YouTube video. It's a classic. Talk about sailing and seamanship!

http://youtu.be/4RfuGKXOkB4

[navahoIII]

WOW! And I thought "extreme sailing" was something new! 350 different lines! Sails that weigh in tons! No machines, not even winches! All work hand-done! Hazardous conditions - both aloft and on deck! Every manner of task to be had. Reminds me of Two Years Before the Mast, by RH Dana. On top of it a dog that would nip at your ankles if you weren't keeping up with the job!

That captain had done Cape Horn fifty-six times by then, small wonder he was held in such high esteem.

Makes sailing our craft feel like simplicity itself. But, boy, do I admire their skill and spirit...

[TIM WEBB]

Wow ...

- I don't think the guys on Maserati had it quite like that this past month ...

[brucybaby]

Oops, yanked from YOUTUBE for copyright violation. Should have looked before I linked. Hopefully some of us will get a chance to visit the Mystic Seaport Museum in CT. I know I will when I get by that way.