The 1,700 miles from Cape Town to Saint Helena was in classic South Atlantic trade-wind conditions—mostly moderate, occasionally unstable, and fast enough to turn the passage into a genuine match race for the front of the fleet.
The 1,700 miles from Cape Town to Saint Helena was in classic South Atlantic trade-wind conditions—mostly moderate, occasionally unstable, and fast enough to turn the passage into a genuine match race for the front of the fleet.