Three major capes of the traditional clipper route
The clipper route from the United Kingdom to Australia and New Zealand, by way of the great capes
In sailing, the great capes are three major capes of the continents in the Southern Ocean—Africa's Cape of Good Hope, Australia's Cape Leeuwin, and South America's Cape Horn.[1]
^The Circumnavigators Archived 2006-05-10 at the Wayback Machine, by Don Holm; Around the Three Capes. Prentice-Hall, NY, 1974. ISBN 0-13-134452-8 Retrieved February 5, 2006.
In sailing, the greatcapes are three major capes of the continents in the Southern Ocean—Africa's Cape of Good Hope, Australia's Cape Leeuwin, and South...
world-class breeder of birds. Capes stood 197 cm (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in) and weighed 170 kilograms (370 lb) at his peak condition. Capes was born in 1949 in Holbeach...
called the cape Cabo das Tormentas ('Cape of Storms'; Dutch: Stormkaap), which was the original name of the cape. As one of the greatcapes of the South...
one of the greatcapes. It was most commonly known in English as Cape L'Agulhas until the 20th century. The town of L'Agulhas is near the cape. 75km 50miles...
railway platform at a railway station that has through lines Greatcapes – Three major capes of the traditional clipper route "For the purposes of this...
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five southernmost capes. INSV Tarini (Indian Navy); 2017–2018; six female naval officers sailed south of the five southernmost capes during their Navika...
considered one of the three "great capes" of the world. Cape Leeuwin is often grouped with the next headland north, Cape Naturaliste, to identify the geography...
three greatcapes in a voyage lasting 272 days, making seven ports of call. He became the first single-handed sailor to circumnavigate the three great capes...
unassisted, non-stop single-handed circumnavigation of the world via the greatcapes, and a separate £5,000 prize was offered for the fastest single-handed...
through the Southern Ocean, south of the three greatcapes (the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Leeuwin and Cape Horn), it exposed ships to the hazards of fierce...
Neuschäfer was the first woman to win any round-the-world race via the three greatcapes, including solo and fully crewed races, whether non-stop or with stops...
Circle and around all five greatcapes - Cape Horn, Cape of Good Hope, Cape Leeuwin, South West Cape, Tasmania, and South West Cape, New Zealand. This included...
boat. During her around-the-world trip she also sailed around the five greatcapes. This is what qualified her for the Guinness. Tania Aebi had previously...
round the world "singlehandedly, unassisted and non-stop via the Five GreatCapes". In November 2019 the Greater Victoria Harbour Authority in Victoria...
Cape Colony into the interior of modern South Africa from 1836 onwards, seeking to live beyond the Cape's British colonial administration. The Great Trek...
England in 1607, together Cape Henry and Cape Charles form the Virginia Capes. Cape Henry was named on April 26, 1607 in honor of Henry Frederick, Prince...
During the voyage, he passed south of the three greatcapes: Horn, Good Hope and Leeuwin, before rounding Cape Horn a second time. He turned north to Plymouth...
province of the Eastern Cape. The coastal area between Port Elizabeth and the Fish River mouth is known as the Sunshine Coast. The Great Fish River was originally...
singers Sara Tavares, Lura and Mayra Andrade. Another great exponent of traditional music from Cape Verde was Antonio Vicente Lopes, better known as Travadinha...
Joseph Capes (30 August 1854 – 2 November 1918) was an English author. Capes was born in London, one of eleven children: his elder sister, Harriet Capes, was...
prohibited to sail due to risk of ice-bergs. A circumnavigation by the three greatcapes is approximately 26,000 Nautical Miles long, and runs from August to...
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