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Fernando Costa

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Posted on March 15, 2012 by Matt

Sometimes the longer way is the quicker way. As much as I would prefer to be 400-600 miles offshore the winds to the north are very light. So I’m saying within 100-200 miles of the coast of South America to take advantage of the stronger winds and currents. I’ll head north just before the Caribbean and run parallel to the islands. Once north of the islands it’s a straight shot to Hatteras then 100 miles to the Chesapeake Bay – at least that’s the plan.

I think there has been a bit of confusion about which picture is a picture of Cape Horn. It’s my fault as I’ve never explained any pictures. A basic rule of thumb is if you see a picture of a rocky mountainous area with a lot of green or snow than that’s Alaska. If you see a rocky mountainous picture with no green and therefor mostly gray then it’s the... LINK

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