“Santa arrived by RIB from the shore, with red outfit and flowing white beard, booming ‘ho ho ho’ and with presents for all – but you had to sit on his knee before you got one.” – Sir Peter Blake James and Nick were really excited...
“Since arriving in Tierra del Fuego from New Zealand we have spent time in Puerto Williams, Chile – the most southern town in the world, and are now in Ushuaia, Argentina, the most southern city in the world.” – Sir Peter Blake...
“We are now in brilliant sunshine and a light northerly breeze, the surface of the enclosed waters blue, smooth and sparkling with penguins, shags, and other birds appearing everywhere.” – Sir Peter Blake Location: In Paso Piction (Chile), entering...
“The sky has reverted from drizzle and mist to that most amazing deep blue of these southern latitudes, the sea is blue-green as we come up onto the continental shelf, flecked as far as the eye can see with dancing white-caps, and the air is full, yes full, of...
“Cape Horn. I know I have mentioned it many times in previous issues – but for sailors who have had to cross an ocean to get here, this is the pinnacle of many a career.” – Sir Peter Blake Location: 285 nautical miles from Cape Horn Latitude: 54.48S...
“Sure we have motored from time to time when the wind has dropped away, but essentially we have sailed here using the power of the wind to move this 150 tonne fully laden exploration vessel of ours across thousands of miles of ocean, in good weather and in bad.”...
