Cape Horners
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Forum Name: History of the Americas
Forum Discription: The Americas: History from pre-Colombian times to the present
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Topic: Cape Horners
Posted By: Guests
Subject: Cape Horners
Date Posted: 18-Nov-2007 at 00:10
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Long time ago, before the Panama Channel was built, the only way a ship could cross from the Atlantic to the Pacific was through the ways at the southern tip of the Americas, either following the Strait of Magellan or the Cape Horn, both considered some of the deadliest places for saling in the world.
In the 19th century, there was a breed of ships called "Cape Horniers", speacialized in doing the crossing. Cape Horners, some of them made of iron, are among the prettiest ships that existed ever.
samples:
        Some navies still got Cape Horners on them as training ships. Chile's Esmeralda (of tragic past) is a good example of a Cape Horner. The original Esmeralda was lost during the War of the Pacific
 The current is this, crossing the Cape Horn
  Today there are societies of former sailors that have crossed the Cape Horn. On is the Caphorniers. This picture from the Chilean branch
 more strange is the Brotherhood of the Coast, a club of "pirates" that was invented in Chile decades ago and that now is international.
Pictures:
Australian insignia of the brotherhood:
 German branch
 United States
 http://www.bocus.org/images/logos/boc-usa-207w.gif - Rules
 (Have fun those that read Spanish) a writer dress as a brother of the coast
 The real Cape Horners:
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Posted By: Sander
Date Posted: 18-Nov-2007 at 03:27
| Nice pics. Where were they built? |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 18-Nov-2007 at 03:46
| Most Cape Horners were build in Europe. Many were iron ships, mainly of British manufacture, but also from other countries. |