So you think your tough?! Rounding Cape Horn 1929.
Submitted by Reefmonkey on Thu, 2014-02-20 18:46
Rounding the Horn with Captain Irving Johnson aboard the Clipper Peking.
This video always seems to be deleted quick under copyright but a rough version has popped up on Youtube.
Good watch, the real rough stuff starts around 17 minutes in.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLuIp7lFqdk
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Dave J.
Alan James
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That's incredible footage
Wow, thanks for posting.
clogwog
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Cool footage, thankfully we
Cool footage, thankfully we have satellites to help with weather forecasting. I have always had an urge to sail, that footage really
shows how bad the seas can be, take my hat off to Jon Sanders, David Dicks, Jessica Watson and Jessie Martin.
bourneo
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awesome.
Those seamen lived well with risk, maybe more so then than now. Bloody brave to be on those decks.
opsrey
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Stuff that.
Two blokes washed overboard, all on a voyages antics. They were tough people.
bod
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a must watch
worth watching every one of those 26 minutes. What a mighty ship. Thanks for the share Reefmonkey.
sea-kem
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That was unbelievable.
That was unbelievable. Pretty ballsy stuff, and we whinge about winds over 10 knots.
Love the West!
sarcasm0
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Wow! Just amazing
HTF did he get such footage in 1929, what gear etc? What a magnificient ship. Damn so many questions and a wish to have lived those days!
axey45
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Beautiful ship and tough
Beautiful ship and tough like the crew, excellent watch thanks.
Reefmonkey
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not a bad video hey
Thought a few guys on here would get a kick out of it. Saw it years ago at the Maritime tafe. can never find it on the net as its always deleted for copyright. Had to share it while its up probably wont be there long.
Dave J.
petermac
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mate
that is when men were men and not pooncey metro sexuals, I was at the moon and sixpence last thurdasy arvo, gelled hair I will leave that to the young blokes , but what surprised me was the blokes obviously in late 40s early 50s that had their hair jelled up , ever heard the term mutton done up as lamb for females , I thought of a term for them grey muzzle dogs done up as puppys
Reefmonkey
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ha Pete
you can't polish a turd but you can roll it in glitter
Dave J.
pale ale
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HAHA, we had an IT guy fly up
HAHA, we had an IT guy fly up from Perth to do some work. He had his hair gelled up and din't want to wear a hard hat. He asked if he could just hold the helmet above his head to save his hairstyle. POOF!!!
MJ
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Incredible
Pretty tough guys to make it through that!