Im street friends not to dont hear is always a fact so we just hope that the sea will have mercy on us and let us make it through this and. Its more than just a rock in the sea i mean it is that you know listen sure its the everest of say. 50 miles if you just happen to people sometimes call this cape fear. Good theres a lot of history in the mountains that you can see behind me people should start security. And. This is a good as them tomba in southern denmark. Adventure and expedition leader are good folks is having his historic wooden sailing ship the dock morrow and overhauled and repaired here ahead of his next big voyage folks and his crew are going to sail to antarctica. Their journey will take them around the southern tip of south america and the dreaded cape horn. Its a dangerous trip that will place huge demands on the crew. There sealing the joints with time and pitch to make sure the ship is c. With. In the lake 980 s. Folks have the dogma on rebuilt and sailed it through the northwest and northeast passages of the arctic ocean. He steals unself against the cold by bathing in icy water during the winter all spending time in cold storage warehouses. Hes described as exhibitions in numerous books and has been the subject of several documentary films. In 1989 folks became the 1st person to reach the north and south poles on foot in the same year. He made headlines in 1984 by sailing around cape horn in winter in a folding boat now he plans to return. In august 2015 the dogma or unsocial off on its long journey south. Its 9000 nautical miles from here to cape horn. This journey will be an enormous challenge for the crew the bay of biscay provided the 1st real test of their sailing skills. From there the route leads via the Canary Islands to guinea bissau. Next they turn west and head across the south atlantic. Then down the south american coast past brazil and argentina. Cape horn was discovered for the western world by dutch explorers in 1616. This is the port town of horn in the netherlands the starting point of the sea voyage that would discover cape horn. A faithful replica of a ship from that era is stuck near the harbor museum. Is director of the west Friesian Museum which acquired this ship 15. This type of ship is called. There are really small ships but they have 3 masts and a lot of sail area so they were all very fast and could maneuver well all bodies of water including rivers. Are ability was a big advantage for explorers. Western ships like these discovered australia japan. And cape horn river. In the 17th century who couldnt process that because of the trade with dutch businesses in east asia and 16 or 2 rival merchants joined forces to create the Dutch East India Company one of the pioneers of international trade. The government granted the company a monopoly on the lucrative dutch spice trade in south and southeast asia. That in 1615 a competitor appeared on the scene. Was open to the explanation a man called a man organized an expedition. He had been a major shareholder in the Dutch East India Company but was expelled for fraud. After that he made it his business to cause as much trouble for the company as he could. One way to do that was to find a new sea route to asia you. Knew were going to feel a man wanted to get back into the asian spice trade inspiration. And he sent his son young and inexperienced skipper vellum cornelius shout and to search for what he described as an undiscovered southern continent. Bought off each year but their real mission was to find a new way to sail to asia in. The expedition left course on june 14th 1615. 00 with 2 ships the eintracht and the small no horn. There and philip chosen and a crew of more than began their journey into the unknown. Border from the to advise on board those ships it was very hard. Aiming the lower deck for example was just 1. 00 metres high so the crew was always Walking Around bent over. They had to sleep on the bare floor. Another big problem was food they had to fight malnutrition and scurvy on this problem. And of course the crew was really nervous because they had no idea where they were headed. Or the destination of the expedition was kept secret until the last minute. Or 2 were so. They were literally sailing right off the map with the guard of. In december 25th dean arvid folks and his crew left. The southernmost city in argentina on the final stage of their journey to cape horn. Their next stop was Puerto Williams in chile. Jack oberle who works as a harbor master at Lake Constance has joined them for this part of the trip. Hes traveling around the world by sea and his small ship is docked at Porto Williams hes grateful for the ride in a harsh environment like this everyone helps each other. One last look at it. From here its only about 20 nautical miles to Porto Williams the last harbor before cape horn. All of it folks knows that things are going to get serious soon. This is his office in back home state in the german state of stress because when he planned the cape horn expedition down to the last detail. This little map is a bit worn we used it on our last expedition to antarctica but it will give you a good overview this is america heres the southern tip of south america. And cape horn which is actually located on an island yes this is the strait of mcgill and which Ferdinand Magellan crossed in 1519 about 100 years before the cape was discovered. Its an extremely difficult trip because the concerts are strong. And there are 2 narrow passages. On top of that it time powerful economic interests banned ships from sailing through here. So they looked for an alternative and found the cape in the process. Shout must sail through this passage and promptly named it. He pressed on and discovered cape horn on january 29th 1616. Ending. In january 1616 lemaire and shows him sailed through the straits of mckellen and continued along the coast. On january 29th they sighted cape horn but didnt realize that it was located on an island they thought it was part of the mainland. They followed the coast north and then headed west across the pacific. During this part of their journey they discovered several islands not previously known to the west. They reached the island of java which was under the control of the Dutch East India Company. Theyd been at sea for 18 months and they found a new route. But when they reached their destination yun petersen kuhn a Company Official ordered them to hand over the ship. Yes so it was either join the Dutch East India Company or sail back home on the 1st available ship. The company was determined that there would not be able to trade on his own so they confiscated his ships and all his papers. And of keeping it out he was walking over a dutch court later ruled that the seizures were illegal but continued to ban him from trading in the region. Lemaire and chosen never explored the other islands near the cape. And for centuries afterward ships tried their best to stay in open water off the cape. But these areas were still extremely dangerous and many of the ships didnt make heres. This really the house leadership strike to sail around the cape particularly during the California Gold rush an 850 euphoria and all sorts of vessels tried to get through so that they could make their way to california and other points further up the west coast of america. Or does it if many of the ships sank and a lot of the crewmembers drowned. Because ships werent very big even if they were made of wood and many have probably seen better days. They simply worn equipped to deal with the hazards of a journey like that. As a disease so a lot of ships tried to sail around the cape during the gold rush and many of them sank but we dont know how many because recordkeeping was poor yet there was a humanist who can make you. Pass special records are available from the late 19th and early twentys. Century busy even some early film footage. Starting in the 860 s. A German Shipping Company owned by the linus family started building ships that were financed and sturdier. These vessels made their reputation by transporting nitrate from chile to hamburg. Companys founder ferdinand lives once said my ships can and should be able to sail quickly that was his top priority. But he also built ships that were designed to withstand even the strongest storms or. Didnt they probably cut back on things like supplies and amenities for the crew to save money. But those ships were very well built and that was if you like the high point of that chapter of shipping history. Because of was. Here. In 1988 allies ship the people made the fastest ever westward trip by a commercial vessel through cape horn 5 days and 14 alice the captain was out of holds. Us by contrast in 1905 the german 3 masted ship suzanna session record by taking 99 days to around the cape. For most of that time the area was hit by severe storms with wind speeds of more than 90 kilometers per hour. 30 other ships that was sailing near the cape at the time put into pause 10 vessels either became stranded or sank a few ships turned around and sailed west towards australia and africa. One of the few early 20th century sailing ships that are still in service. This is the set up for mustard steel bark. It was launched by a German Shipping Company in braman in 1921 as the muck to live in it. I think end of world war 2 the ship was seized by the british and transferred to the soviet union as reparations. Today the vessel is used to train russian navy cadets many of them find that sailing a ship like this is just as hard today as it was decades ago. Avid folks visiting one space a year who went to work on the people in 1989 at the age of 16. This is. Your guns is germanys last surviving cape horn veteran. Arrived involve paraiso chile in september 939 just as world war 2 broke out. The vessel was seized by a british crew and the crew was interned. After the war youre going to continue to work in the shipping industry and in 1953 was promoted to captain. May sound strange but you learn on the job. And you do the best you can. Takes a while to get used to it. Ruined. If. You. Look at deaths on the set of finding out about that firsthand. One of the more difficult tasks involved climbing up the musts which are nearly 60 meters tall. The crew members wear safety belts. And served nearly 70 years ago that kind of equipment was in short supply. For. All of us were responsible for oh to say thank you that became 2nd nature which was. Pretty quickly where you could hold on. And you had to hold on. But i didnt have a single accident god whole time i worked on ships. And i remember one case in particular where a crew member lost his grip the whole fish and fell off the yard. But 2 of the guys caught him. Is notorious for bad weather. But when youre young you dont notice it and you just assume its normal to stand around in water up to your neck. But i didnt get there. On the yard its cold wet and windy. The cadets are working nearly 60 metres about. The deck this is part of their training program. One of the toughest jobs involves gathering the sales no small task in weather like this. Today its even more so you have says its an all inspiring experience to work out that. When they climb up on the mazda its really ca its about 58 meters high im really afraid and i make spears im 2nd time here but im still afraid but its soon. To free. Its. A good feeling in so. They still for sale feel its a part of it so i feel i feel a change to see it so i dont want to go go out. Among firefighters and everyone. And there can grease i am full of emotions its cobs nobody thought so long time before we bought. Leeds its really good really good to be told something i brought up thats a problem. To do one of my mothers partner sailed around cape horn as a cabin boy when he was 16. When i was a child i loved to listen to his stories when youre kinda going to going over. The cabin boys at that time were just children but like the rest of the crew they had to work really hard. Youll need a lot of the cabin boys was tough. Going on sometimes during a storm and theyd see a man fall off the rigging because he hadnt secured himself properly. And the crew were all scams instead of one close to a port a wall is a great material but its not waterproof he says but even with oil scams you were always so. True plus the weather was cold and the food was terrible. Didnt have engines so they had to rely exclusively on wind power. To get it took a special kind of captain to sail vessels like those. They managed to sail the ships around the cape with speed and persuasion faster than a steam occurred in fact. I now think that. There was a lot of Competition Among the various ships and it was a remarkable achievement for the captains and their crews to do what they did. Much. Good i said. After the panama canal was built the research around the cape became much less important. Basque acorn is still a major destination in Many International sailing rick as says the west ham and has traveled around the cape 3 times. And is not using an auction eco device for when were sailing around the world we focus on speed and performance not romantic things like the legend of cape horn top theme but it does have a certain attraction. And in Competitive Racing theres a definite spirit of adventure. Every time you go to sea its a leap into the unknown. And. You never know whats going to happen you cant rely on Weather Forecast so you have to deal with the forces of nature as they cant and that. It can get really wild because of that the weather can change suddenly you see the air masses and contrast in the air temperature are stronger down there than anywhere else. In extreme. Were in the middle of a storm the wind speed is 45. 00 knots were using just the small sails. Were close to cape horn the highlights of this race. Were probably passed quite soon welcome to the Antarctic Ocean weve got a cold front behind us and the seas are rough. Below deck the crew are mostly protected from the elements and can enjoy a few conveniences nothing that serious of course but the food is better than it was on the 19th century ships theres no time for cooking so they just pull hot water on these ready to eat meals. The coastal area around cape horn off is no protection the ships have to cope with stormy seas on their own and if something goes wrong help is a long way off. And im street firms not only on rience when were saving from australia to cape point here is always a factor and we know that eventually were going to have to turn south and head for the cape we have to deal with the weather no matter what we just hope that the sea will have mercy on us and let a sail through the rocks pretty Good Nutrition and you know new things and im fine. Here we are at cape horn. Yes. The sun just coming up and you can see the outline of the rocks. They seem strange and mysterious. This may be the most remote place in the world. This is a magical moment. And look theres an albatross out there. What you want for. When this ship has passed the cape its traditional for the crew to pour a little rum into the sea and onto the deck and to take a shot themselves. Even though boris is an experienced sailor this is a very special moment for him. Just as bill is how man is crossing cape horn are for it folks and his ship the dogma and sail into Porto Williams the 2 men take a completely different approach to sailing. As. The boat that boris is using is like a formula one racer. But we use a traditional ship one that was built in 1931 fighter couldnt and when we couldnt be more different when it comes to sailing and the way we approach it. Still i think that what boris does is incredibly exciting i have a lot of respect for what hes done and i wish him and his crew all the best. You know i mean. 200 meters away from the dock with the dogma on is tied up until a and maybe by just getting ready to set off ok. Chile has a naval station there and the crew will inspect and resupply it. They turned their departure. So that theyll arrive at dawn when the weather is supposed to be good. The route leads south from pressure william then through the big channel. And finally across nestle bay towards cape home. The boat arrives at its destination precisely at 7 in the morning. To make resupply trips like this every 3 months or so from here theyll use inflatable boats to get to the station if the weather holds up. If it doesnt the crew wont risk. The crew unload supplies of food and construction materials. If the weathers bad for extended periods the naval station will be supplied by air. These are prefabricated buildings theres not enough time between storms to put up proper structures. The naval station and lighthouse are built on a peach bed thats 30 meters deep when the wind is really high you can actually see the buildings sway kid by steel cables so that they dont play a way. Average folks took this picture at cape horn when he 1st visited there in the winter of 1984. Folks and a friend paddle to the cape enfolding all the way from. The boats are made of wood and fabric. They look like they wouldnt stand a chance in the treacherous seas around cape horn. On the day that the 2 adventurous finally reached the cape the waves were up to full fees high it was a roller coaster ride. Then they went to shore where they were welcomed by tulane military personnel who were stationed there. At the chapel mostly of driftwood the chaplain blessed folks and his friend perhaps he thought it was necessary. Cape horn is famous for its weather extremes including ferocious winds. The naval station commander is on an inspection tour right now preparations are underway for a celebration to mark the anniversary of the capes discovery. These wooden walkways are designed to keep people from trampling on the fragile vegetation. This monument on his sailors have drowned at cape horn. It was built to withstand winds of 200 kilometers per hour. But it was damaged in a recent storm and then repaired. An estimated 10000 people have died trying to sail around the cape and 800 ships have been lost. If. The aglionby family moved to the naval station just 2 weeks ago theyll be stationed here for a year but theyre used to extreme weather. If you. Sort of you think theyre in a wedding what you. Dont see the fact the house rex is new but not the wind weve got mist about it doesnt bother us. I will. You know so there are a lot i simply gave you my family and i are here because were serving our country. Well the ships and boats that sail to or from antarctica from the pacific or the atlantic all of them pass through here. I mean were here to stand guard over the cape. Its a very dangerous place particularly with the high winds. So its our duty to protect people and to serve our father my hand. It in and i want to hear you said by the. Now the navy boat on its way back to port said williams the weather is unusually good right now on. The benches outfitted with a satellite Navigation System but the crew still use traditional equipment to get their bearings. There was no. Then tell me. Captain jaime hill has been stationed at Porto Williams for 5 years and he has experienced all kinds of weather. The moment. Its really nice today. Compared to the last few days. The conditions including heavy swells and high winds. Were very dangerous for carrying out operations. Theyre going to condition of them. All in just a few weeks ago we went out on emergency call. One of 2 crew members had disappeared from a fishing boat. You know more than the wind speed at the time was 85 knots. Or about 150 kilometers per hour. And the way they were about 2 to 3 meters high. That made our work very difficult. But today the crews lucky and the weather was quite pleasant. In this region one of the navys most Important Missions is to defend our national soft anti. You know were right on the border with argentina. Thank god there have been no disputes between the 2 countries in the last 4 decades. Our primary responsibility is to keep the peace and show the flag here you know some personnel might not enjoy being assigned to this area but for us as a naval combat unit its perfect. Question williams is the last pool its people kate hoey. The crew are now stocking up on fuel for the ships engine and the heat has. The tanks hold 4500 leases a field. Its something here right now so the marina is full and the dogma owen has to drop anchor in the. Steam ship that used to travel up and down the rhine river has been converted into a jet ski. As part of the dogma or unscrew. The whole lot of people come down here to sail around cape horn. Most of them are from europe its a difficult trip. To the cape theres about 1000 article miles of unprotected coastline the conditions can be really rough you have to earn the right to sail around cape horn. After. The. Other visitors are happy to spend a few weeks here on vacation and travel around the cape uncharted yachts for many its a dream come true. The devil on is now tied up at the jetty right next to a family of sailors from britain. And jill she knows have been travelling around the world on the yacht the money for nearly 3. 00 decades daughter roxanne 18 and son caesar 24. 00 named after a hurricane were born during these trips. Jill met her future husband when the 2 of them were hired to transfer a yacht from europe to the caribbean nick planned to buy is own burgers and travel the world. He said would you like to come with me and ill take you to the straits and we get on and cape so i said yeah great and its taken us 27 years to get down here so its kind of been like a loadstone for us so its pretty good to actually finally just last week achieved our objective of actually seeing cape horn and going around cape horn. Its more than just a rock in the sea. Its what it represents really. But i dont i mean it represents the fact that i mean in the past it was the only way around from the atlantic to the pacific and to australia and so forth and to the from one side of america to the other. But i dont think we would have come here specifically for that i mean it is the you know the most notorious its the ever rest of sailing. Then i think who on the ground will trips of a day off in this direction and not been seen again of could into trouble a lot of people get into trouble so there are stories of people getting theres a boat here that was to small steps just south of cape horn and was towed in here to to do repairs which still going on the moment. So that does happen and that means motive because. After several days the weather improves. Its time for the dogma owen to head out to cape horn. And albatross circles about ship. Thats said to be a good omen many sailors believe that the souls of their dead come rain live on in these beds. Theres a stranded freighter at this end of the Beagle Channel another reminder of the dangers of rounding k. Corner. But the sea is a relatively calm today the crew of the dogma and full of the sails and get to work. They can hardly believe their luck. A little a test some dolphins arrive to accompany the ship as it sails through nests all day. The crew takes a few minutes to enjoy the sight. Finally the dogma ansels ponced cape horn. I think ill be kind but i dont think any other case has captured the imagination of sailors like this one does i hear you live so many ships have sunk here and so many men have died i mean but the weathers good today its been here obviously thats not always the case but you know because of the bad weather people sometimes call this cape fear its you know get down here. Theres a lot of history in the mountains that you can see behind me there and i mean i dont want to stay in one sense its just a cape like any other but its the history of this place that sets it apart on. Its own double been tied up as a storm its a special moment for us its so i dont know how to describe it. But its a great achievement to actually make it past the cape. With you know i dont think you dont forget we sailed more than 9000 miles to get here from hamburg the big sister. We did it in a small wooden ship thats all for it its just an 18 meters long shot of my meter and now weve done it did it feel like you know if the window but it does its an important occasion there will be other expeditions of course but were going to remember this one of the goals of a business this is nothing but i wouldnt say im overcome with emotion right now i mean if you can name im just thoughtful guy and it does because of that all of the make up and i think we can all just. Have to die here do you think about the history of this place and everything thats happened here over the years. And to school here in britain is im also coming here. Out of it folks and his crew achieve their goal 400 years after the cake was discovered and became conscious of the legend of kay corn. Move. The staff are on high alert these days they are prime is the apes their own dog and those will be a 4 letter word to the current over a series of good morning the last of the chimpanzee trost going to come to the island of gumbo the situation has become difficult because of the cold at 19 i mean animals the people. Who have for god. In 30 minutes gone. Down to earth. But you are now going to keep. Exposing and justice global news that matters to me for months. I mean nothing. Well i guess sometimes i am but those that nothing with. Any think they can to jam a culture up. New to take this drama day out even if all that. Time might show join me for me to get my feet up both. 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