Photo by Nikolay Murenets
The International Association of Cape Horners is for sailors who have rounded Cape Horn. The rounding of the Horn will have been part of a non-stop passage under sail of at least 3000 nautical miles. Their course must have passed through the latitude of fifty degrees south both west and east of Cape Horn. More detailed information is available on the Membership pages of this site.
Cape Horn is sometimes called the Mount Everest of sailing. Mount Everest was first climbed on 29th May, 1953. We believe that since that date, fewer people have qualified for full membership of the IACH than have climbed Mount Everest.
Mike Perham left Portsmouth (as a 16 year old), England on Saturday 15th November, 2008 in an attempt to become the youngest round the world solo sailor. He explains in this blog why he has decided to route through the Panama Canal rather than around Cape Horn. It would seem to be sound logic. Cape Horn looks forward to his next circumnavigation.
June 19, 2009
