by Dr. Dan Finamore | Dec 8, 2016 | Essays-DrDanFinamore
I write this just as Rich has begun rounding the southern tip of Africa at 40 degrees and 27 minutes south and has begun some of the most arduous sailing, highest wind speeds and biggest waves he expects to encounter. He has entered the Antarctic Circumpolar Current,...
by Rich Wilson | Dec 8, 2016 | Essays, Essays-RichWilson
In Captain James Cook’s day, it was thought that there must be a Great Southern Continent that would balance the weight of Europe and the Americas on the globe. In 1774, he sailed deep into the south, incredibly to 71 degrees south, trying to find it, but...
