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Re: rounding the horn - trivia
From: Peter Smith
Date: 2000 Feb 25, 10:29 AM
From: Peter Smith
Date: 2000 Feb 25, 10:29 AM
On Friday, February 25, 2000 1:51 AM, Russell Sher [mailto:rsher@TELLUMAT.COM] said: > I read yesterday that a vessel officially rounds Cape Horn when she crosses > from 50 Deg. South Lat. Back to 50 Deg. South Lat. after passing Cape Horn. > Perhaps there are some of our list members who have rounded Cape Horn with > some resultant interesting bits of info.? I've heard this referred to as "doubling the Horn". I think this stems from the number of ships that passed Cape Horn proper but were then unable to make any progress, or were indeed driven back again. Just as a landing in a light, taildragger aircraft isn't complete until you've parked it and tied it down, so a rounding of Cape Horn isn't complete until you've escaped the area. -- Peter
