On Thursday, 14 February 2013 00:37:56 UTC, Jim Kewley wrote:
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Lawrence13 writes



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?



The Southern Ocean is sailing's great challenge, you are correct in

thinking it's because the waves are free to roar unhindered round the

planet.



Waves, the big danger, can build to enormous heights. Even in my younger

days, and pre-bad back, there's no way I'd have ventured into the

Southern Ocean with a 40 foot yacht. Nonetheless there's people who do

it in cruising boats.



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Jim

Well Russell Crow did it in Master and Commander