Do I have to go around Cape Horn?

Posted on January 12, 2008 by Nick

This is just a small post to clear up some confusion. In the February edition of the magazine ‘Yachting Monthly’, there is an article about my trip. In this article, my route has somehow been modified by the press to say I am going westabout around Cape Horn. While this would of course be a great, heroic idea, I really don’t think me or the boat are up for rounding the most dangerous cape on the planet, in the wrong direction, against the prevailing winds and currents, in a 26ft boat built in 1972!

Of course, if someone wants to sponsor the rebuilding of my boat, before and after such an attempt, plus pay for helicopter/navy vessel rescue standby in Tierra del Fuego, sure, I’ll give it a whirl, and attempt to live up to my new Cape Horn reputation!

Or maybe I should just keep quiet, and fake my positions around the cape, leaving the world to speculate on my madness and whereabouts? Wait a second…

I do really appreciate the article in YM though, it’s very exciting for my little trip to be noticed by the printed medium. Welcome to any new readers!

Anyway, baby steps. First I’ll figure out how to leave Lisbon before we talk more about The Horn.

nick

P.S If anyone has a copy of the afermentioned Yachting Monthly, I’d love to see a scan! Thanks Arek!

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  • Rita

    Yikes! That poor insane dude.
    How terrifying. Thank God for internet Nick?

  • http://www.bigoceans.com Nick

    Rita, wait a second… Are you suggesting there are multiple Nick’s, doing different things depending on the medium? As in, Nick in the magazine is rounding Cape Horn, Nick on the Internet is scared of rounding Cape Horn, and the ‘real’ Nick, is, well, just sitting in Lisbon letting the mediums battle it out?

    Or were you suggesting something else?