FInding the Straits from the Western side can be a bit difficult. The
Straits come into their own going West to East
--- In harryproa@..., Doug Haines <doha720@...> wrote:
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> I'd hide out up in the straits of Magellan till it was calm enough
and pop round the island (cape horn island?), bail out for warm waters.
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> --- On Thu, 1/1/09, Rob Denney <harryproa@...> wrote:
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> From: Rob Denney <harryproa@...>
> Subject: Re: [harryproa] Cape Horn sailing
> To: harryproa@...
> Date: Thursday, 1 January, 2009, 6:40 PM
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> G'day,
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> Sailing a harry round Cape Horn is right up the top of the things I
want to do before i get too old. 
> With beam mounted rudders, I would be happier taking  RB round the
Horn than any other 15m/50'ter not specifically designed for the trip,
apart from Blind Date which has less weight and windage.
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> The engineering is for normal sailing stresses, plus significant
safety factors.  I cannot see any significant additional structural
loads that would be added for cruising in extreme conditions (ie
parachute anchor out, sails down, rudders up) apart from maybe thicker
ww hull roof core/smaller panels in case a wave broke on it,  and
dividing the saloon windows into smaller areas.   The rest of the
time, sailing in high latitudes is pretty much the same as "normal"
apart from the cold and bigger waves.   It only gets dangerous if
you keep sailing when you shouldn't, or you approach a lee shore.
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> There are a lot of mods I would make: big heater, smaller solid area
on the bridgedeck,  better motor protection, more accessible sail
controls, more sheltered helm, a second winch for the para anchor
bridle, maybe bond in the beams and add more watertight bulkheads at
the ends.
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> If I was starting from scratch, I would go with a schooner rig (less
to go wrong, redundancy).
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> Having said this, I have not sailed round the Horn, so would be
taking a lot of advice from people who had before i left.
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> regards,
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> Rob
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> On Thu, Jan 1, 2009 at 12:21 PM, Gardner Pomper <gardner@networknow.
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> All valid arguments. One question I would still have is if a
"standard" harry would be strong enough. There is alot of pressure to
keep the construction very light for speed, and I am sure they are
engineered for "normal" sailing stresses. My question is if conditions
like this would be out of the normal and would require beefier
construction to prevent breakng rudders, cracking the hull/crossbeam
joints, etc. Would you take Rare Bird around Cape Horn?
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> - Gardner
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> On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 9:05 PM, Rob Denney <harryproa@gmail. com>
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> G'day,
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> Great footage, and an amazing star. 
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> Plenty of searoom, ability to lift underwater surfaces so the boat
won't trip over them in big waves, low windage, double ended hulls, no
cockpit to fill with water, lots of reserve buoyancy and nothing at
the bow to trip over, shelter for the crew and an instantly
depowerable rig are all attributes for handling storms which harrys
have, and most other boats don't .  Add a drogue to slow you down,
and a parachute anchor to stop you if required and big seas/strong
winds should not be a problem. 
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> Crew getting tired, sick or scared is a different ball game, but
crew on a harryproa are less likely than other than those on other
boat types to suffer from at least the first two. 
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> regards,
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> Rob
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> On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 7:18 AM, chesapeake410 <chesapeake410@
yahoo.com> wrote:
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> Hello Rob and gang,
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> Take a look at this film from 1929. It was posted on the F-Boat group
> forum. Do you think the Harryproa can sail in such conditions?? This
> is most fantastic sailing account with a first hand narrative I have
> ever seen. It is claimed that boat is going 16 knots at one point. I
> had no idea a square sailed ship could go this fast.
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> http://video. google.com/ videoplay? docid=-118458393 3122407708&hl=en
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> Happpy sailing,
> George Kuck
> Chestertown, MD
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