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Chilean Navy Rescues 84 Year Old Sailor on Seventh Attempt to Round Cape Horn

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Rick Spilman

The good news is that the Chilean Navy, assisted by the Japanese merchant ship, White Kingdom, have rescued Thomas Louis Corogin, an 84-year-old American sailor, after his seventh failed attempt to round Cape Horn, single handed.  Corogin is now safely ashore after the mast on his Westsail … Continue reading →

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The White Lady with a Dark Past Visiting Panama

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Rick Spilman

One of the most beautiful tall ships on the water, the Chilean Navy’s Esmeralda, will be docked in Balboa, Panama through tomorrow. Esmeralda, a steel-hulled four-masted barquentine, is nicknamed the “White Lady.”   She is the sister ship to the four-masted … Continue reading →

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