On Wednesday, 13 February 2013 23:56:25 UTC, Jim Kewley wrote:
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Lawrence13 writes



Hey Jim -if you was thinking of taking advantage of the SH summer avoid

sailing the Anarctic as record levels of ice there for this time of

year since measurements were taken.



Jeepers that's my idea of hell. Always make a point of keeping north of

35S when on our rare ventures into southern latitudes.



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Jim

You always did have a latitude problem. But seriously the Southern oceans seem to me some real challenge for sailors. Is it purely the fact it all fairly flat sea which allows winds to howl unabated or more than that?