The Drake Passage has earned a place in history as having some of the roughest sea weather on the planet. The Drake Passage occurs where the fast flowing southern ocean waters are squeezed between the continental land masses of South America and Antarctica. Storms frequently whip the ocean into a dark grey turbulent, heaving mass of water, renowned for sinking many a ship. Even with today's advances in ocean faring, storms in the Drake Passage can strand ships on either side. Rounding Cape Horn after a long battle with the ocean was always a welcome relief for sailors. For us, sighting Cape Horn meant an end to the endlessly rolling ocean.