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My crossing of the mighty Drake to Antarctica

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My crossing of the mighty Drake to Antarctica

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Those swells were insane! No wonder you were puking your guts out.
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Nice! Love those huge swells! That looks like loads of fun!
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Re: My crossing of the mighty Drake to Antarctica

It was pretty fun on the top deck until we got in trouble for being up there! Honestly I never got sick but did not feel real good either once I had to go below deck and we were all quarantined to our rooms. I was pretty amazing. Those winds in the video are steady at around 90-100mph
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Re: My crossing of the mighty Drake to Antarctica

Spectacular!
Might be somethin' wrong with me, but I truly love being out in Nature's most powerful elements.
T-Storms, Santa Ana winds, earthquakes, big surf...
Loved that video clip! No wonder they called them the "Roaring Forties/Fifties"!!
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