Monday, January 2, 2012

sailing in the Antarctic?


possible: yes
desirable: no
type: adventure
We met this two-master close to Paradise Bay. At that time it really looked tempting, however, after having returned to the South American continent, past Cape Horn, experienced winds of strength 11 on the Beaufort scale, we can say without hesitation: No, thank you! Pacific Northwest and Salish Sea – we love you!
Ushuaia and Punta Arenas serve as recovery or base station for those sailboats. We saw a number of them anchored in the harbour, similar seriously outfitted as the boats we found two years ago in Resolute during our voyage on a Russian Icebreaker through the Northwest Passage. Do people do this for fun?

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