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The great capes became landmarks in ocean voyaging due to the hazards they presented to shipping. [2] The traditional clipper route followed the winds of the roaring forties south of the great capes. Today, the great capes feature prominently in ocean yacht racing; many races and individual
Lehg II was designed in 1933 by the Argentine naval architect Manuel M. Campos, and built in 1934 in Argentina. He based it on traditional Norwegian double-ended designs, noting contemporary popular designs by naval architects Bill Atkins and Colin Archer, as well as traditional Rio de la Plata whaleboats.
The Battle of the Chesapeake, also known as the Battle of the Virginia Capes or simply the Battle of the Capes, was a crucial naval battle in the American Revolutionary War that took place near the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay on 5 September 1781.
Many grain, wool and gold clippers sailed the route, returning home with valuable cargos in a relatively short time. Because the route ran for much of its length through the Southern Ocean, south of the three great capes (the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Leeuwin and Cape Horn), it exposed ships to the hazards of fierce winds, huge waves, and ...
Kirsten Neuschäfer (born 23 June 1982) is a South African sailor specializing in high latitude and high adventure sailing. [2] She is the winner of the 2022 Golden Globe Race, the first woman to win that race since it started in 1968; it also made her the first woman to win any round the world race by the three great capes, including solo and fully crewed races, non-stop or with stops; and ...
Great capes is within the scope of the WikiProject Sailing, a collaborative effort to improve Wikipedia's coverage of Sailing. If you would like to participate , you can visit the project page , where you can join the project and see a list of open tasks .
Edward Conor Marshall O'Brien (3 November 1880 – 18 April 1952) [1] was an Irish aristocrat and intellectual. His views were republican and nationalist. He was also owner and captain of one of the first boats to sail under the tri-colour of the Irish Free State.
South Cape / Whiore is a cape marking the southernmost point of Stewart Island / Rakiura, and by extension the main New Zealand archipelago. It is one of the four Cardinal Capes of New Zealand identified by Captain James Cook on his first voyage, along with North Cape, Cape East and West Cape. [1] Cook originally named the place "Cape South". [2]