Im street firms not only dont want to hear is always a factor we just hope that the sea will have mercy on us and let us make it through. Its more than just a rock in the sea i mean it is that in illinois with tourists its the everest of say. Receives a visit to speak to people sometimes call this cape fear. If you theres a lot of history in the mountains that you can see behind me that if it starts to change. 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. Sealing the joints with tar and pitch to make sure the ship is c. With the. In the lake 980 s. Folks had the dogma on rebuilt and sailed it through the northwest and northeast passages of the arctic ocean. 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 in session 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 will 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 the ship in 2015. This type of ship is called. There are only small ships but they have 3 masts and a lot of sail area. They were all very fast and. All bodies of water including rivers. Lead and maneuverability 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. Thats in 1615 competitive appeared on the scene. So good to be a man called ease ocular 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 due 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 year but their real mission was to find a new way to sail to asia. The expedition left course on june 14th 1615. 00 with 2 ships the eintracht and the small no horn. Up in there and village and a crew of more than began their journey into the unknown. Life on board those ships it was very hard. To 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. 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 art 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 Porto Williams in chile. Jack overlaying 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 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 an island yes this is the strait of mcgill and which Ferdinand Mckellen crossed in 1519 about 100 years before the cape was discovered. Its an extremely difficult trip because the currents 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 the cape in the process. Shout must sail through this passage and promptly named it straight. He pressed on and discovered cape horn on january 29th 1616. And. In january 16th 16 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 had found a new route. 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 papers in the dark he was walking over a dutch 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 his. Has to leave the house when ships tried to sail around the cape particularly during the California Gold rush an 850 s. In california 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. And there will be a line where does if many of the ships sank and a lot of the crew members drowned when you go ships were very big 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 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 commit kjetil. Vast better records are available from the night 19th and early twentys. 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 transposing nitrate from chile to hamburg. Companys 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 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. In 1988 and nice 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. Gas by contrast in 1905 the german 3 masted ships from santa 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 mock telling of in its mind. 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 hands. Who went to work on the people in 1989 at the age of 16. This 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. It may sound strange but you learn on the job. And you do the best you can. Takes a while to get used to it. And even. Look at this on the set of finding out about that 1st hand. One of the more difficult tasks involves 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 or responsible for our own safety. That became 2nd nature which was. Pretty quickly where you could hold on. And you have to hold on. 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 yardarm. 2 of the guys caught him. A few. 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 and windy. The cadets are working nearly 60 metres about. The deck this is part of a training program. One of the toughest jobs involves gathering the sales no small task in weather like this. Even most say you have says its an all inspiring experience to work up that. When they climb up on the last 2 its really ca its about 58 me despite im really afraid and im experienced im 2nd time here but im still afraid but its its. Good to frame its not bad feeling in so. Do you still feel so youll feel its a part of it so i feel my feeling changed to see it so i dont want to go out. Among firefighters and everyone. And that can bring you so i can show full of emotions its obvious nobody thought so long time before we bought. He says its really good really good also i brought up the problem. To a little skittish one of 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 when youre kinda going to go with. The cabin boys at that time were just children but like the rest of the crew which they had to work really hard. The lot of the cabin boys was tough. Sometimes during a storm when theyd see a man fall off the rigging because he hadnt secured him selfe properly. And the crew were all scams instead of one close that will put it well 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 the kind machine didnt have engines so they had to rely exclusively on wind power. 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 up faster than a steamer could in 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. 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 that hammond has traveled around the cape 3 times. As to when were sailing around the world we focus on speed and performance not romantic things like the legend of cake on top of him but it does have a certain attraction. And in Competitive Racing theres a definite spirit of adventure of using every time you go to sea its a leap into the unknown. And good you know the rest of us 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 can and that. It can get really wild as if the weather can change suddenly you see the air masses and contrast in the air temperature are stronger down there than anywhere else in. 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 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 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 for its not really an on invariants when were saving from australia to cape horn 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 and see will have mercy on us and let a sail through the rocks pretty Good Nutrition and as you know new things and environments. Oh. Here we are at cape horn. Yes. Some stuff 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. But what. When the 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 bowlers 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. 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 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. With. 200 meters away from the dock where the dogma or in this tied up its relay 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 timed their departure. So that theyll arrive at dawn when the weather is supposed to be good. The route lead south from presho william 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 of inshore. 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 light house are built on a piece bed thats 30 meters deep when the wind is really high you can actually see the buildings sway this kid by steel cables so that they dont play way. Average folks took this picture when he 1st visited there in the winter of 984. 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 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. Cape horn is famous for its weather extremes including ferocious winds. The naval station commander is on an inspection talk 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. In. The acquired 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. Thought of you that means theyre in a wedding what you. Dont see the fact the house or access name but not the wind weve gotten used to that it doesnt bother us. I will tell. You know so there are a lot i simply gave you my family and i are here because were serving our country. All 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. Going to allow its a very dangerous place particularly with the high winds. And the wind for so its our duty to protect people and to serve our fatherland. You know when i went to interview i said by the. Now the navy boats is 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. Movement no. Not. Really one captain jaime hill has been stationed at Porto Williams for 5 years and he has experienced all kinds of weather. The moment that. Its really nice today. Compared to the last few days warm conditions including heavy swells and high winds. Were very dangerous for carrying out operations. What theyre going to convince one of them at. All in just a few weeks ago we went out on an emergency call it implores it was one of 2 crew members had disappeared from a fishing boat what is your new number. You know more than ever 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. But all that all of that made our work very difficult. But today the crews lucky and the weather was quite pleasant. Would have purposely by the community in this region one of the navys most Important Missions is to defend our national sovereignty. When i hear me. Why dont 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. 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 jet ski. But 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. And. 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 more fully 3. 00 decades daughter roxanne 18 and son cesar 24. 00 named after a hurricane were born during these trips. Jill night 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 ill take you to straighten it out 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 have 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. There are people who on the ground well trips have her day off in this direction and not been seen again of couldnt travel 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 home and was towed in here to to do repairs which its 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. Again. And albatross circles above ship. Thats said to be a good omen many say it is believed that the souls of their dead come rains live on in these banks. Theres a stranded freighter at this end of the Beagle Channel another reminder of the dangers of rounding cape coral. But the sea is a relatively calm today the crew of the double oven and full of the sails and get to work. They can hardly believe their luck. And little later 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 past kay poing. I think ill be tied up but i dont think any other cape has captured the imagination of sailors like this one does by you if you live so many ships have sunk here and so many men have died and been good but the weathers good today. Youre obviously thats not always the case im going to go after them because of the bad weather people sometimes call this cape fear you know get down here. Theres a lot of history in the mountains that you can see behind me yeah yeah 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. And. Its all been 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. Behind the making dont forget we sailed more than 9000 miles to get here from hamburg mixers and. We did it in a small wooden ship thats about 4 years its just 18 metres long out of my meter and now weve done this to it feel like it will get up and go but it does its an important occasion there will be other expeditions of course but were going to remember this one and they go this is this little bit of thought about what to say im overcome with emotion right now to give him a name im just thoughtful i did the best of it for the make up and nothing feat all both. Of them dying you know you think about the history of this place and everything thats happened here over the years im. Just here to give them some company here. Leon have it folks and his crew achieve their goal for 100 years after the cake was discovered it and became part of the legend of cape horn. Last. Move. Whats going on here. Because house of your very own from a printer. Computer games that are healing. My dog needs electricity. Shift explains delivers facts and choose what the future holds. 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