A tour of Cape Horn with Sir Robin Knox-Johnston

[@carlsails58]

I feel honored to drop by and view this. Salute BBC and the camera crew who filmed it! Sir Robin is certainly a hero.

[@chrissmith2921]

My father new a man who was a fisherman his whole life and never saw a day on the water without sea sickness. That's as solid as a man gets!

[@peregrinegrace8570]

Many talkers Few doers Hats off

[@mauroceresa1219]

What an amazing doc-video. Legends of the Oceans.

[@georgec7899]

I was very fortunate to land at the lighthouse at Cape Horn on one the very rare days in the Southern Ocean during a relatively calm sea,On board the Explorer returning from Antarctica in 1992.AS a Ex-Whaler the seas in this area are not for the faint hearted and i am amazed at the courage of sailors such as Sir Robin Knox Johnson rounding the Horn in such Tiny Vessels

[@Decco10000]

Maybe I’m old-fashioned [Ok, ok I am] but something awfully nice about this group of seriously able & experienced men - each happy to contribute in their own way without needing to dominate or blow their own trumpet - kind of humbling and a crew you just want to be part of

[@wayfarer1101]

Makes me appreciate the first time rounding of Cape Horn by Ferdinand Magellan in 1520. No maps. No idea of how far further south they needed to go. No idea what land mass or shoals or reefs awaited them... No modern navigation aids. No radio to send an SOS. No hope of rescue if they ran aground.... What a leader Magellan must have been to not have his men mutiny on him. Great footage. Great sailors. Great sailing. Thank you for posting.

[@MMaqueda]

Magellan did not round cape horn. He went through Magellan strait. The honor of first reaching Cape Horn goes to Spanish explorer Francisco the Hoces. In January 1526, Hoces' ship the San Lesmes became separated from a seven-ship fleet, and reached Cape Horn. After reaching the land's end and seeing the passage West, Hoces returned East to rejoin the other ships in their expedition, which then traveled together West to the Pacific through the Strait of Magellan. In Spanish speaking countries the region between Cape Horn and Antarctica is called Mar de Hoces - instead of Drake Passage, which is the Anglo-saxon denomination. Hoces' discovery preceded Francis Drake by 70 years.

[@wayfarer1101]

@@MMaqueda Thanks, didn't know that. Nevertheless, the feats of these early mariners are bedazzling. Thinking of Magellan tranversing that Passage, not having a clue whether it was truly a passage or a fjord... and the risk it would be a dead end and he would have to retrace the route just sailed... Hats off to him, Hoces, Drake... Truly impressive.

[@MMaqueda]

@@wayfarer1101 I agree, hats off and great respect to all great mariners who ventured there, including those who were shipwrecked and lost their lives. Rest in peace.

[@kimhorton6109]

That piece of vis at 4:49 with three sails out and the rolling waves looks to define bravery. Just stunnning

[@denisiwaszczuk1176]

Rounded SE Cape. Tasmania . And the sun was shining Flat calm . That was a great video . Glad Mr Johnston had a drink at the lighthouse . Well done

[@prscheownr]

Great footage of a very difficult passage. Glad it's on KZbin for all to see!

[@dezboss]

Sir Robin Knox Johnston is a legend in every way.

[@lawrencegreenwood4002]

Brave, brave Sir Robin!

[@jupitorious7925]

Monty !

[@nigellacey559]

Probably one of the greatest Britons...take your pick.

[@Tiger_Luv]

Wow amazing! thanks for sharing. That will be me one day sailing to Cape Horn.

[@spymaine89]

i like watching this on board my 30ft sloop, in the barn, in a new england nor'easter.

[@claywebb8199]

Skip Novak didn’t get a mention - and he runs charters in that boat down there all the time!!

[@andywildman6808]

That is Skip Novaks boat, his sailing instruction videos are well worth a watch.

[@paulgush]

3:20 Quite right. It's Snipe Novak's yacht, and his call on what to do. He's also far more experienced in Antarctic waters than Robin Knox Johnson, since he made a career out of giving sailing tours down there. But low brow TV choses appeal to RKJ's name recognition and celebrity...

[@louissanderson719]

@@paulgushwhy are you making it a pissing contest?

[@paulgush]

@@louissanderson719 that wasn't my intent. I was just calling out a jarring and grossly unrealistic snippet of this documentary

[@TheKaffeeKlatsch]

Sir Robin is a heroic figure of seamanship.

[@danielmeegan6259]

The 1929 Cape Horn adventure is brutal

[@matthewpoplawski8740]

WHAT AN OUTSTANDING VIDEO!! Is there a rule that says you have to round Cape Horn in bad weather?? I DON'T THINK SO!!! As far as I'm concerned, rounding Cape Horn is rounding Cape Horn NO MATTER WHAT THE WEATHER IS!!! And the added rarity of landing on Cape Horn Island ON A CALM DAY makes this a truly special video. To you haters out there, let me see YOU try Cape Horn in FAIR WEATHER OR FOUL!!!⛵⛵⛵⚓⚓⚓✌✌✌✌

[@mamarine81]

I'm amazed that boat was able to stay afloat under the combined weight of Sir Ranulph and Sir Robin's gigantic balls.

[@figgles11]

I emailed the BBC in 2010 and got the response: Unfortunately "Top Dogs, Adventures in War, Sea and Ice" is not currently available on DVD through BBC Shop and we are unaware of any plans to release this title in the near future. There's no sign of any change, alas...

[@enricoalberti3007]

Thank you ❗

[@bobbylockes]

it makes you wonder who the cameramen are and what they went through.

[@Fun-hz8ep]

The man is a legend Sir Robin Knox

[@mwp62]

That is exactly what my sailing buddies and I would do, if we ever had the privilege to land on Cape Horn, share some good red wine, or scotch, and have a fine cigar.

[@Yeaitstemp]

If I could round the horn with Robin words can not subscribe

[@dezboss]

@odderanswer That is a pretty apt description, I've only ever been seasick twice and that was EXACTLY how I felt both times.

[@movieklump]

That was on Skip Novac's boat. Surely he skippered it around the horn.

[@foppo100]

I used to go to sea with my dad on a small Dutch coaster when I was very young.Sea sickness is when you want to go.Ihave been sea sick on the Lydia she was 350 ton small coaster in bad weather in the Norh Sea.

[@davidsummerville351]

Wow! Great video

[@expeditionsail]

The filming off Pelagic was done by Tim Butt on SV "Seal" which was the support boat. See It wasn't as bad as it looks!

[@SFConifer]

this video is monumental

[@poly_hexamethyl]

4:17 Seems like a pretty good boat!

[@konklaven]

Grand! I guess rounding Cape Horn is a must do for every true hearted sailor. One of the last places on earth that is actually far away and hard to reach.

[@rykehuss3435]

There are plenty of "true hearted" sailors who have never rounded the Horn and never will either. The place has well earned its infamy. For example Erik Aanderaa, he does solo crossings of the North Sea and Norwegian Sea in winter, force 10 storms.

[@Worldviewsandthoughts]

It's looking very inviting since the canal is getting expensive

[@spongebong81]

Now that is what you call sailing. I would kill to do This. It is what you call true freedom.Theres nothing better and theres nothing worse. Just you, your, friends, the boat, and trust. Freedom.

[@colbjallen8334]

Love this.

[@normanzimmerman5029]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW

[@EloiseDecember]

Did not realise seasickness could be so bad. I had it before on a fairly bad sea crossing. I remember I couldn't really move and when I did make it to the bathroom and looked in the mirror my face was green!

[@denizingolgesi]

one day, i'll be there... hope

[@Sheadogisbeast01]

Have you made it yet?

[@CapeHorners]

@Carloyal Steel! I've amended the description.

[@jrramos0730]

I want to go there.

[@Alicedoesart]

Did you make it?

[@jumpyX2]

Skip Novak is the man.

[@rykehuss3435]

He sure is

[@dundeedolphin]

Legend

[@josephinebennington7247]

What was the accompanying craft and who did the filming?

[@CapeHorners]

Sorry for the slight delay! Tim Butt was the cameraman.

[@CapeHorners]

@bobbylockes I've often thought that documentary cameramen are the unsung heroes. This cameraman would have had a very wet and miserable time.

[@marklanahan7289]

When I crewed charter angling boats as a kid I was told that sea sickness came in two waves...in the morning it made you feel like you were going to die and in the afternoon you'do wish you would.

[@browad891]

Does anyone in the entire world know how to get this on DVD???

[@iman80skid91]

browad891 there was an hr program on UK tv a while back.... Brilliant

[@CapeHorners]

I wish, I wish!

[@browad891]

Ha I’ve just come back to this video for the first time in 7 years and I’m still no closer to finding this whole damn series

[@morganperkins8280]

does anyone have a link to the full episode?

[@jonnorousseau3096]

Correct me if I'm wrong, this is Skip Novak's steel hulled South African built 48'? I think it's 48'. He also has a South African built Aluminium hull 58' Pelagic Australis, again I think she is 58'

[@rykehuss3435]

You are correct

[@thomasstorrs6345]

What is worse than sea sickness? Being sea sick and hung over. You know it is blowing when the person next to you can't hear what you are saying no matter how loud you yell.

[@CapeHorners]

@mkjhartmann This Brit most definitely believes in safety harnesses. I hope the cameraman was.

[@brygpl]

Dziękuje

[@stoli288]

@rolomasters no. argentina actually. sorry to be smartassy here...;)

[@tomtim67]

Anyone know where to get hold of full series?

[@danielmeegan6259]

All The way around the Horn

[@CapeHorners]

@Sarah224622 OK, I give in, where does MattG send you here?! I've checked his recent videos and ............

[@boatmojito]

What is the boat that they're using ?

[@rykehuss3435]

One of Skip Novak's Pelagic boats

[@Alicedoesart]

Sailing boat

[@californiakayaker]

I'll need to find the full documentary. The ship is obviously accompanied, by whom or what ? I"ll be looking at windy.com re patterns, but I've not seen it anything other than mean red... thanks +capehorners

[@paulug]

Peale's Dolphins! I've never seen anyone. Lucky guys. :)

[@Makeitliquidfast]

So if you round the horn in fair weather in short order are you still a proper seaman? Every passage is different.

[@CapeHorners]

As far as our Association is concerned the rounding must be part of a 3000nm voyage. So a dirty dash around as in this video, doesn't qualify. As for the weather you experience, as always with weather, it is pure pot luck. When I rounded, we arrived in Force 4 just after sunrise and departed in Force 12 about midnight.

[@kimhorton6109]

To start is an adventure

[@pukicat]

East to west very different from west to east, cheers!

[@CapeHorners]

@prscheownr Thanks.

[@chriswitt2596]

So where's the photographer doing all obvious

[@redbird1824]

Robin Knox-Johnston is a gem of a person was in 1969-is still.Don't leave the "t" off Johnstone--I think it means he is of Scottish decent.Why do Scotsmen wear kilts? So when they step over a drunken Irishmen they can see what a real man looks like.Ha!Sail on sailor,Sail on!

[@ariqisrockin231]

I love cape horn!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@FixFaxer]

MattG124 sent me!

[@ethanciotti9103]

Cheapskates would probably try to round the Horn so they won't have to pay for the Panama Canal.

[@mocktheflock]

that looks like a bottle of MacAllan to me

[@yotozme]

Say Cape Horn 10times as fast as you can.

[@PaulKrzysz]

my pro wrote that

[@jamiemorton1765]

You would think if humans are from earth sea sickness would not be a thing we picked a planet with mostly water

[@gaius_enceladus]

Mmmmmmm...... crab....... :)

[@TheBillieJean1234]

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[@enricoalberti3007]

Remercier je désire à cette heure du soir de ce point du monde remercier je désire le labyrinthe divin des causes et des effets pour la diversité des créatures qui peuplent cet univers singulier remercier je désire pour l'amour, qui nous fait voir les autres comme la divinité les voit pour le pain et le sel pour le mystère de la rose qui donne de la couleur et ne la voit pas pour l'art de l'amitié pour le dernier jour de Socrate pour la langue, qui peut simuler la sagesse remercier je désire pour le courage et le bonheur des autres pour la patrie ressentie dans le jasmin et pour la splendeur du feu qu'aucun humain ne peut regarder sans une stupéfaction antique et pour la mer qui est la plus proche et la plus douce de tous les dieux remercier je désire parce que les lucioles sont de retour et pour nous quand nous sommes ardents et légers quand nous sommes joyeux et reconnaissants pour la beauté des mots nature abstraite de Dieu pour la lecture, l'écriture, qui nous font explorer nous-mêmes et le monde pour le calme de la maison pour les enfants qui sont nos divinités domestiques pour l'âme, car si elle descend de sa marche la terre meurt pour le fait d'avoir une soeur remercier je désire pour tous ceux qui sont petits, clairs et libres pour l'art ancien du théâtre, quand il rassemble encore les vivants et les nourrit pour l'intelligence de l'amour pour le vin et sa couleur pour l'oisiveté avec son attente de rien pour la beauté tant ancienne et tant nouvelle remercier je désire pour les visages du monde qui sont variés et certains sont adorables pour quand la nuit l'on dors embrassés pour quand on est attentif et amoureux pour l'attention qui est la prière spontanée de l'âme pour nos maîtres immenses pour ceux qui au cours des siècles ont raisonné en nous pour toutes les bibliothèques du monde pour ce fait de se sentir bien parmi les autres qui lisent pour le bien de l'amitié quand l'on dit des choses stupides et chères pour tous les baisers d'amour pour l'amour qui te rend intrépide pour le contentement, l'enthousiasme, l'ivresse pour nos morts qui font de la mort un lieu habité. Remercier je désire parce que la musique existe sur cette terre pour la main droite et la main gauche et leur accord intime pour ceux qui sont indifférents à la notoriété pour les chiens, pour les chats, êtres fraternels chargés de mystère pour les fleurs et la victoire secrète qu'elles célèbrent pour le silence et ses nombreux dons pour le silence qui est peut-être la plus grande leçon pour le soleil, notre ancêtre. Remercier je désire pour Borges pour Whitman et François d'Assise pour Hopkins, pour Herbert parce qu'ils ont écrit déjà ce poème, pour le fait que ce poème est inépuisable et change selon les hommes et il n'atteindra jamais le dernier verset. Remercie je désire pour les minutes qui précédent le sommeil, pour les dons intimes que je n'énumère pas pour le sommeil et la mort ces deux trésors occultes. Et enfin remercier je désire pour la grande puissance de l'antique amour pour l'amour qui meut le soleil et les autres étoiles. Et bouge tout en nous. Mariangela Gualtieri, Enrico Alberti, Traduit le14.01.2020 kzbin.info/www/bejne/qoWZZJhjiJ2Jb6M

[@Ybbsitz1]

It is tough, but it does not deserve heroes acting, its an exercise in rough weather sailing.. To be had up north as well and gouing round from West to East is one thing, ging around from East to West somethinfg else...yes ...my skiper was Popov on his Kekelistrion...so ...dont make a big deal out of it..

[@kunstmol]

Like knox johnston would be in charge of Skip Novak's boat.

[@cbpaton53]

Jake ... kind of a petty comment, unnecessary

[@benitoewing1363]

The temporary green kinetically bang because skill admittedly guess onto a greedy great-grandmother. earsplitting, capricious policeman

[@DavidHaile_profile]

This video could have been produced in a less dramatic fashion. It is over hyped sensationalism. Cut the close-filmed scenes of waves near the beginning, tone down the over loud wave crashing noises (it isn't that loud when on a boat) and it becomes a more realistic video.

[@spongebong81]

Now that is what you call sailing. I would kill to do This. It is what you call true freedom.Theres nothing better and theres nothing worse. Just you, your friends, the boat, and trust. Freedom.

[@expeditionsail]

The filming off Pelagic was done by Tim Butt on SV "Seal" which was the support boat. It wasn't as bad as it looks!