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Paul Heiney

I've never been a great one for birthdays or anniversaries - ask my wife. But this one I had to commemorate. It was the 10th anniversary of my sending a text message to the folks back home to say, 'At 0730 this morning, Cape Horn bore true north, half a mile'. Yes, I had got my old boat round the most feared maritime corner in the world.

Its reputation is well earned. If you were to plonk a headland anywhere in the world with the intention

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