Deceived the beach and the 50 people sometimes call this cape fear. If theres a lot of history in the mountains that you can see behind me the fish excited strangely. This is a concern taba 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 tar and pitch to make sure the ship is c. With the. In the late 1980 s. Folks had the dogma on rebuilt and sailed it through the northwest and northeast passages of the arctic ocean. But. He steals himself 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. As director of the west Friesian Museum which acquired the ship in 2015. 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. All bodies of water including rivers. Speed and maneuverability was a big advantage for explorers. Western ships like these discovered australia japan. And cape horn river. In the 17th century who in prospect 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. Results of most of the expedition a man called command 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. The canoe were to fuel a man wanted to get back into the asian spice trade in space. 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 moment but their real mission was to find a new way to sail to asia and i think. You would route. The expedition left course on june 14th 1615 with 2 ships the eintracht and the small no horn yet up in there and philip chosen and a crew of more than 80 began their journey into the unknown. Life 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 the sprawling and of course the crew was really nervous because they had no idea where they were headed. For the destination of the expedition was kept secret until the last minute. 2 were so. They were literally sailing right off the map with guards off. 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. The back of a lady 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 riot 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 time before cape horn. All of it folks knows that things are going to get serious soon. This is his office in bad palm stet 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. Because heres the southern tip of south america. And cape horn which is actually located on 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 current are so strong. And there are 2 narrow passages. On top of that is time powerful economic interests banned ships from sailing through here. So they looked for an alternative and found mccabe in the process. Sail through this passage and promptly named it straight at. 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 un and of java which was under the control of the Dutch East India Company. Theyd been at sea for 18 months and had found a new route to asia. But when they reached their destination yun peterson 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 the people in the dark he was walking over adults court later ruled that the seizures were illegal but continued to ban him from trading in the region. The mayor 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 is. This really the house leadership stride to sail around the cape particularly during the California Gold rush any 850 s. In california and all sorts of vessels try 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 crew members drowned. 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 poured. Down was a human the stupidity of. Past better records are available from the late 19th and early twenties. Century busy even some early film footage. Starting in the 860 s. A German Shipping Company owned by the nice family started building ships that were financed and sturdier. These vessels made their reputation by transporting nitrate from chile to hamburg. Founder ferdinand lice 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 and. Didnt think 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. Of last. Year. In 1980 s. And ninetys ship the pivot made the fastest ever westward trip by a commercial vessel through cape horn 5 days and 14 alice the captain was out of holds. But by contrast in 905. 00 the german 3 masted ship suzanna session record by taking 99. 00 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. 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 mark to live in its mine. At the 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. Average folks visiting one space are you against 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. May be rude of. Me. To. Look at this on the set of finding out about that 1st hand. One of the more difficult tasks involved climbing up the musts which are nearly 60 meters tall. The crew members wear safety belts. When hundreds. Of nearly 70 years ago that kind of equipment was in short supply. For. All of us were responsible for our own safety. That became 2nd nature which was. Learned pretty quickly where you could hold on. And you had to hold. But i didnt have a single accident the whole time i worked on ships. And i remember one case in particular where a crew member lost his grip. And fell off the yacht. 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 did not get their. 7 care on the yard its cold 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 say you have says its an all inspiring experience to work up there. When they climb up on the masjids really caius about being 28 meters high im really afraid and im experienced im 2nd time here but im still afraid but its its. Good to frame its a good feeling in so. Do you still feel so you feel its a part of it and so i feel my feeling changed to see it so i dont walk on the ground. Among firefighters in a room. And they can bring so i am full of emotions its cobs nobody caught show on time you. See. You see its really good really good for me also i brought up a problem. For their lives contrary to mine of what my mothers partner sailed around cape horn as a cabin boy when he was 16. When i was a child i love to listen to his stories young when youre kinda going to get over. The cabin boys at that time were just children but like the rest of the crew they had to work really hard at it you say you lose the love of the cabin boys was tough. Sometimes during a storm theyd see a man fall off the rigging because he hadnt secured him self properly. And the crew were all scams instead of one close wool is a great material but its not waterproof he says but even with oil scams you were always so. Through plus the weather was cold and the food was terrible man had a kind machine and didnt have engines so they had to rely exclusively on wind. It took a special kind of captain to sail vessels like those. They managed to sail the ships around the cape with speed and precision faster than a steamer could and fact. I now find 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 was didnt have. Much after. 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 ballast hammond has traveled around the cape 3 times. When actually by storm when were sailing around the world we focus on speed and performance not romantic things like the legend of cape horn talk to him 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. You never know whats going to happen you cant rely on weather forecasts so you have to deal with the forces of nature as they can and that. It can get really wild doesnt the weather can change suddenly you see the air masses and contrast in the air temperature are stronger down there than anywhere else. 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. Will pass by 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 office no protection the ships have to cope with stormy seas on their own and if something goes wrong help is a long way off. As im speaking french now giuliana on me and when were sailing from australia to cape point fear 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 a c. Will have mercy on us and let a sail through the Rocks Community sign in and says you know new things and honest. Boy. Here we are at cape horn. The sun is 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. Good writers over this is a magical moment. And look theres an albatross out there. Was one. 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 buildings have been is crossing cape horn are fit folks and his ship the dogma and sail into Porto Williams the 2 men take a completely different approach to sailing. With on board the boat that boris is using is like a formula one racer. But we use a traditional ship one that was built in 1931 if i could 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. 200 meters away from the dock with the dogma on is tied up to lay and maybe just getting ready to set off ok. Chile has a naval station there and the crew will inspect and resupply it. They timed their departure so that theyll arrive at dawn when the weather is supposed to be good. The route leads south from presho williams then through the beagle channel. And finally across nestle bay towards. 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 weather is bad for extended periods the naval station will be supplied by. 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 building sway kid by steel cables so that they dont plow away. Arvid folks took this picture when he 1st visited there in the winter of 984. Folks and a friend paddled 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 ashore where they were welcomed by chilean 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. Ok porn 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 a 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. The a glial 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. Have you on their ends theyre in a wedding which you. Dont see the fact a house or access name but not the wind weve gotten used to that it doesnt bother us. And well. 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. Were here to stand guard over the cape. Its a very dangerous place particularly with the high winds. To move forward so its our duty to protect people and to serve our fatherland. You know what i want to know you said by the. Now the navy 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. Out of the field. So one 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 war the conditions including heavy swells and high winds were very dangerous for carrying out operations. This one of them at. All in just a few weeks ago we went out an emergency call. Last and but this one of 2 crew members had disappeared from a fishing boat. You know more than ever the wind speed at the time was 85 knots. Or about 150 kilometers per hour. And the waves they were about 2 to 3 meters high. But all the knowledge that made our work very difficult. But today the crews lucky and the weather was quite pleasant. What if anything symbolic of you know why do you know in this region one of the navys most Important Missions is to defend our national sovereignty. When i hear it. 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 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 came home and. The crew are now stocking up on fuel for the ships engine and the heat is. That. The tanks hold 4500 leases a field. Its summer 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 jetty. As part of the dock moyes crew. You know the whole lot of people come down here to sail around cape horn. Most of them are from europe its a difficult trip. From went to the cape theres about 1000 article miles of unprotected coastline where the conditions can be really rough you have to the right to sail around cape horn. After. 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 demo and 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 a yacht the money for nearly 3. 00 decades daughter roxanne 18 and son cesar 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 boat and travel the world. He said would you like to come with me and ill take you to the streets again and cape horn 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 everest of sailing. There are people on the ground well trips of a day off in this direction not been seen again of couldnt struggle a lot of people get into trouble so there are stories of people good it is a bird here that was dismasted just south of cape horn and was towed in here to to do repairs which was still going on the moment. So that does happen and that means motive because. After several days the weather improves. And. Its time for the dogma owen to head out to kape home. Again. And albatross circles above ship. Thats said to be a good omen many say this believe that the souls of their dead comrades live on in these banks. Theres a stranded freighter at this end of the big old channel another reminder of the dangers of rounding cape horn. But the sea is a relatively calm today the crew of the dogma and full of the sails and get to work. Fast they can hardly believe their luck. And little a test some dont and survive 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 past cape home and. I think ill be right up but i dont think any other cape has captured the imagination of sailors like this wonder i get to live so many ships have some fear and so many men have died in vain but the weather is good today despite that youre obviously thats not always the case but if you go out and because of the bad weather people sometimes call this cape fear is you know get out here. Theres a lot of history in the mountains that you can see behind me yeah yeah i mean theyre all just in one sense its just a cape like any other but its the history of this place that sets it apart. From that whole bit tied up as a story 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. Look over at the beginning dont forget we sailed more than 9000 miles to get here from hamburg the big sister. We did it in a small wooden ship or its just 18 meters long out of our meter and now weve done it yeah you feel like you know the front just does its in a court an occasion there will be other expeditions of course but were going to remember this one. Just has to go on how would you say im overcome with emotion right now in the book maybe im just thoughtful i did the best of it or make up enough thinking oh but. 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