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One of the things on my bucket list is to sail (as in with cloth in the air) around the horn. I did the equator, the date line (many times) and the Panama Canal on my subs.

I'm just a recreational boater, never sailed so much as a boogie board, but am fascinated by the age of sail.

So a question for you pros:
How bad ass were the sailors that rounded the horn in 17th and 18th century "ships"?
 
So a question for you pros:
How bad ass were the sailors that rounded the horn in 17th and 18th century "ships"?

Well, if they rounded the horn in the same conditions we experienced, they would have died. My guess is that ships of that time would avoid that route in the winter as much as possible. Folks still take small sailboats and tall masted ships around the horn every year. Not something I would look forward to doing but people find their adrenaline rush in their own way I suppose.