Place. Im sweepers not to be here is always a factor we just hope that the sea will have mercy on us and let us make it through to. Explode in just a rock in the sea i mean it is just that in a little tourist its the everest of say. Place disables the beach and to stop to people sometimes call this cape fear. If theres a lot of history in the mountains that you can see behind me the most excited state of the. This is. In southern denmark. Adventure and expedition leader our 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. Is their journey will take them around the southern tip of south america and the dreaded cape. Its a dangerous trip level place huge demands on the crew. And pitch to make sure the ship is. In the lake nine hundred eighty s. Folks had to duck and rebuilt and sailed it through the northwest and northeast passages of the arctic ocean. He steals himself against the cold by bathing in ice. All spending time in cold storage warehouses. Hes described as exhibitions in numerous books and has been the subject of several documentary films. In one thousand nine hundred eighty nine folks became the first person to reach the north and south poles on foot in the same year. He made headlines in one nine hundred eighty four by sailing around cape horn in winter in a folding boat now he plans to return. In august twenty fifteen the dogma or unsocial off on its long journey south. And its nine thousand nautical miles from here to cape horn. This journey will be an enormous challenge for the crew the bay of biscay provided the first 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 sixteen sixteen. 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 this ship fifteen. This type of ship is called. There are only small ships but they have three masts and a lot of sail area so 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 seventeenth century couldnt prosper because of the trade with dutch businesses in east asia and sixteen or two 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 sixteen fifteen competitive appeared on the scene. Was over a month after the expedition a man called a 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 were going to feel a man wanted to get back into the asian spice trade in space. And he sent his son young and an experienced 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 and i think his. New were rooted out of. The expedition left ports on june fourteenth sixteen fifteen with two ships the eintracht and the small no horn yank up in there and philip chosen and a crew of more than a c. Began their journey into the unknown. Vapor board from the to its wife on board those ships it was very hard. Aiming to lower deck for example was just one point three 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 and on this bombing 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. Or two were so. They were literally sailing right off the map with darts of. In december twenty fifth teen average 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. Jacques 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 twenty nautical miles to Puerto 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 by palm stet in the german states because when he planned the cape horn expedition down to the last detail. This map is a bit worn we used it on our last expedition to antarctica but it will give you a good overview this is america 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 fifteen nineteen about one hundred years before the cape was discovered. Its an extremely difficult trip because the currents are so strong. And there are two narrow passages. On top of that you and shout nice 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. That he pressed on it and discovered cape horn on january twenty ninth sixteen sixteen. Ending. In january sixteenth sixteen lemaire and shows him sailed through the straits of mckellen and continued along the coast. On january twenty ninth 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 eighteen 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 first 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 of keeping it out he was walking over a dutch court later ruled that the seizures were illegal but continued to ban him from trading in the region. Lemaire and shows you 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 in ships try to sail around the cape particularly during the California Gold rush any eight hundred fifty. 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. And it would be lying or does if many of the ships sank and a lot of the crew members drowned and 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 d. C. 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 poor yet there was a mission just took the mickey it will. Pass special records are available from the late nineteenth and early twenties. Century busy even some early film footage. Starting in the eight hundred sixty s. A German Shipping Company owned by the nice family started building ships that were fun and steady year. These vessels made their reputation by transposing nitrate from chile to hamburg. Founder ferdinand lights 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. Going for 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 one thousand nine hundred eighty s. And ninetys ship the made the fastest ever westward trip by a commercial vessel through cape horn five days and fourteen alice the captain was out of holds. But by contrast in nine hundred five the german three masted ship suzanna session record by taking ninety nine days to round the cape. For most of that time the area was hit by severe storms with wind speeds of more than ninety kilometers per hour. Thirty other ships that was sailing near the cape at the time put into pause ten vessels either became stranded or sank a few ships turned around and sailed west towards australia and africa. One of the few early Twentieth Century sailing ships that are still in service. This is the set up a former steel bark. It was launched by a German Shipping Company in braman in one nine hundred twenty one as the mock telling of in its fine. I think end of World War Two 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. Arvid folks visiting hands. Who went to work on the people in one thousand nine hundred eighty nine at the age of sixteen. This is. Your friends is germanys last surviving cape horn veteran. Arrived involved paraiso chile in september nine hundred thirty nine just as World War Two 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 one nine hundred fifty three was promoted to captain. May sound strange but you learn on the job. And do the best you can. Takes a while to get used to it. You ruined the truck. To. Look at this on the set of finding out about that first hand. One of the more difficult tasks involved climbing up the musts which are nearly sixty meters tall. The crew members were safety belts. Nearly seventy years ago that kind of equipment was in short supply. For. All of us were responsible for own safety. That became Second Nature which was. Pretty quickly where you could hold on. And you have to hold. Most. 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. But two of the guys called him. A few. Years 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 that. Here on the yard its cold wet and windy. The cadets are working nearly sixty metres about. The deck this is part of their training program. One of the toughest jobs involves gathering the sails no small task in weather like this. Cadets even more say if says its an all inspiring experience to work at that. When they climb up on the last two its really its about fifty eight me despite im really afraid and i mean spirit im second time here but im still afraid but its its. Good to fray its not bad feeling in so. They still for sale see its a part of it so i feel i feel im chained to see it so i dont want to go. Among firefighters and everyone. And that can grease i know full of emotions its obvious nobody thought so long time before bobs. Needs its really good really good to hold something i brought up a problem. To their lives if it is mine i would my mothers partner sailed around cape horn as a cabin boy when he was sixteen. When i was a child i love to listen to his stories when youre kinda going to go no no he dont like the cabin boys at that time were just children but like the rest of the crew they had to work really hard did you say youll need a lot of the cabin boys was tough. On you know sometimes during a storm theyd see a man fall off the rigging because he hadnt secured him self properly. And the crew wore all scams instead of one clothes for those that will put the 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. Kind machine and ships 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 persuasion up faster than a steamer could in fact. 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. After the panama canal was built the reuss around the cape became much less important. Basque acorn is still a major destination in Many International sailing rekha says that miss helen has traveled around the cape three times. In an auction and kind of by store 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 of these you know every time you go to sea its a leap into the unknown. And in. The past you never know whats going to happen and you cant rely on Weather Forecast so you have to deal with the forces of nature as they come home and that. It can get really wild. The weather can change suddenly you see the air masses and contrast in the air temperature are stronger down there than anywhere else. You want to feel extremely. Were in the middle of a storm the wind speed is forty five knots were using just the small sails. Were close to cape horn the highlights of this race. Were probably passed quite soon welcome to the un talk to goshen 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 Nineteenth 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 off is 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 on me its when were saving from australia to cape horn here is always a factor you know and we know that eventually were going to have to turn south and head for the cape but i do we have to deal with the weather no matter what we just hope that siebel have mercy on us and theres a sail to the rocks communities and 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 remember this is a magical moment. And look theres an albatross out there. One. 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 buildings have been is crossing cape horn are fit folks and his ship the dogma and sail into Porto Williams the two men take a completely different approach to sailing. Time. The boat that boris is using is like a formula one racer. But we use a traditional ship one that was built in one nine hundred thirty one fighter couldnt 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. With. Two hundred meters away from the dock with the dogma or in this tied up the chilean navy 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 william then through the Beagle Channel. And finally across nestle bay towards. The boats arrives at its destination precisely at seven in the morning. To make resupply trips like this every three 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 thirty meters deep when the wind is really high you can actually see the buildings sway this kid by steel cables so that they dont blow away. Avid folks took this picture when he first visited there in the winter of nine hundred eighty four. 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 two 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 built 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 tour right now preparations are underway for a celeb