February edition of the magazine and, as we plunge into the depths of winter here in Europe, many of us are reduced to the role of being armchair sailors. There are some consolations though and one treat to keep us diverted is the departureon the Cape Horn run. Conrad recalled that when handing over the ship to him at the end of his watch, Stuart, an austere Scotsman, would say severely: then, with an ominous pause, add: '. Yes, times have changed but the skill in pursuit of speed remains.
