Cape Horner

A Cape Horner is a captain of a sailing ship which has sailed around Cape Horn, and who is a member of the Association Amicale Internationale des Capitaines au Long-Cours-Cap Horniers.

The British section of AICH is the IACH or The International Association of Cape Horners, established in 1959. www.capehorners.org

Cape Horner may also refer to a ship that has rounded Cape Horn.

Balclutha (San Francisco)

Balclutha rounded Cape Horn a record 17 times in thirteen years, with a crew of 26.[1]

A Cape Horner that has passed the Horn, the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa), and Cape Leeuwin (Australia) is known as a three cap.

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  • A dismasted Marion Josiah in Valaparaiso
  • The don
  • Cape Horn
  • Rounding the Horn
  • Awash round Cape Horn
  • Rounding Cape Horn
  • Horn Monument an Albatross in tribute to cape Horners
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References
  1. "Balclutha History". nps.gov. San Francisco Maritime. Retrieved 3 January 2018.

Tour Solidor, St Malo, France. Cape Horners Museum.

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