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Saturday, January 8. 2022

Sailing the Hamburg-to-Chile route

1928, around Cape Horn. The ship is the Peking, now resting at NYC's South Street Seaport. Grew up on a Massachusetts farm, with the accent. Similar to Vermont.



Posted by The Barrister in History at 16:52 | Comments (8) | Trackbacks (0)

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That was back when men were men.
#1 snopercod on 2022-01-08 18:32 (Reply)
Young people will find it difficult to believe that such a world existed, as they view the film. They won't be able to accept that such hazards could eveer be considered routine, and handled with some measure of fatalistic nonchalance.
#2 Aggie on 2022-01-08 18:53 (Reply)
Iron men and wooden ships. Truly awesome video. I have seen wicked weather at sea (sailing!) but not like that. Wow.
#3 Stargazer on 2022-01-08 19:09 (Reply)
Irving Johnson was no pussy.
#4 tim ferrell on 2022-01-08 20:27 (Reply)
Peking was saved from NYC. Her restoration was completed in 2020 in Hamburg.
#5 Tom Akin on 2022-01-09 05:20 (Reply)
This is fantastic! Thank you for exposing us to the harsh life of a sailor!!
#6 Bob Callahan on 2022-01-09 06:29 (Reply)
Speaking of Massachusetts, one of their best towns goes vaccinazi:

https://www.salem.com/home/news/salem-board-health-adopts-vaccine-requirement-certain-businesses
#7 Maniac on 2022-01-09 08:58 (Reply)
Along the similar lines is Alan Villiers book Falmouth for Orders about the Las great "grain race" under sail in about 1933.

Great book as are all of Villiers books
#8 John Henry on 2022-01-09 17:13 (Reply)

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