Simply Awesome!!!

minir · Post by **minir** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 5:42 pm

Cape Horn

I'd like to know how they filmed this....Cape Horn, the cape at the southern tip of the South American continent, the Terra del Fuego...

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=T4FIS1FnOQg

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Larry

Bastid · Post by **Bastid** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 11:09 pm

minir · Post by **minir** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 3:56 am

Bastid wrote:

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Made me think of the old recruiting slogan Bastid

"Join The Navy Be All You Can Be ... I Be Scared!!!"

Have a great day

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Larry

cvoixjames · Post by **cvoixjames** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 3:36 pm

pretty intense. One reason the Panama Canal was built, because Cape Horn is almost impossible for a ship to get around due to its notoriously rough seas. Like when ships made passage to SF in the 1800's.

minir · Post by **minir** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 10:54 pm

cvoixjames wrote:pretty intense. One reason the Panama Canal was built, because Cape Horn is almost impossible for a ship to get around due to its notoriously rough seas. Like when ships made passage to SF in the 1800's.

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Hi cvoixjames

I've read many a story about the rounding of the cape over the years but nothing conveyed the danger like this little flick...WoW!!!

Thanks

Larry

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Thu Sep 06, 2012 7:36 am

The cape can get crazy down there. Notice most of the vishing boats in that video...stubby hulls with a deep draft...they're designed for those waters.

Just picture the horror of navigating around that peninsula back in the days of wooden sailing ships not much more than a 100 years ago. Sails ripping, lines and yard arms and masts snapping, hulls flexing and worse! It was a brutal half-way point for many people....and worse...a brutal ending for quite a few too!

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Thu Sep 06, 2012 7:53 am

imagine the guy manning that lighthouse?!

minir · Post by **minir** » Thu Sep 06, 2012 1:35 pm

YeOldeStonecat wrote:imagine the guy manning that lighthouse?!

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As you say Brian the books telling of stories about rounding the Cape and the movies simply did not convey the terror of so doing as did this clip.

I am amazed the lighthouse has stood all these years and how in hell did they ever build the sucker in the first pleace?

Scary stuff indeed.

Have a great dya

Larry

Lefty · Post by **Lefty** » Thu Sep 06, 2012 2:54 pm

I went through some weather like that back in the Coast Guard in the 80's. We were escorting a ship that was down to one engine in a hurricane. The seas were 35 feet average. We were heading right into the "bow breakers" I was on lookout on the 05 level "flying bridge" and the breakers were soaking me. This was my ship.

Those are intense seas Larry. For sure.

minir · Post by **minir** » Thu Sep 06, 2012 3:33 pm

Lefty wrote:I went through some weather like that back in the Coast Guard in the 80's. We were escorting a ship that was down to one engine in a hurricane. The seas were 35 feet average. We were heading right into the "bow breakers" I was on lookout on the 05 level "flying bridge" and the breakers were soaking me. This was my ship.

Those are intense seas Larry. For sure.

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I've been in some heavy weather on a couple of occassions Lefty but nothing like you describe & certainly nothing like in this clip.

Thats a big ship you where on Lefty, but i'm sure you wondered whether it was enough at that time. Wow it must have caused you to put on a fresh change of undies after.

Hope you were getting time & one half on that outing Lefty.

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regards

Larry

Ken · Post by **Ken** » Fri Sep 07, 2012 1:21 pm

The water circles around Antarctica unimpeded, couple that with the mountainous type terrain of the ocean floor and you have the routinely nastiest seas on Earth! Great shots!

minir · Post by **minir** » Fri Sep 07, 2012 2:51 pm

Ken wrote:The water circles around Antarctica unimpeded, couple that with the mountainous type terrain of the ocean floor and you have the routinely nastiest seas on Earth! Great shots!

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It sure is a nasty situation their Ken & a perfect example of natures power. Real scary stuff.

Enjoy your day

Larry

triniwasp · Post by **triniwasp** » Fri Sep 07, 2012 9:05 pm

Intense is a good description, another would be riveting. Thanks for sharing.

minir · Post by **minir** » Fri Sep 07, 2012 10:41 pm

triniwasp wrote:Intense is a good description, another would be riveting. Thanks for sharing.

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Hi triniwasp

It sure does hold you from start to finish triniwasp. Glad you enjoyed it & your Welcome.

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regards

Larry

Ronny · Post by **Ronny** » Sun Sep 09, 2012 10:47 am

ultimate thrill ride,far out do any roller coaster

minir · Post by **minir** » Sun Sep 09, 2012 4:54 pm

Ronny wrote:ultimate thrill ride,far out do any roller coaster

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Afternoon Ronny

You got that right Ronny.

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Larry

Randy · Post by **Randy** » Sun Sep 09, 2012 5:14 pm

that was cool! thx

minir · Post by **minir** » Sun Sep 09, 2012 9:06 pm

Randy wrote:that was cool! thx

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Your most Welcome Randy

Pleased you enjoyed it

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regards

Larry