For to go out cruisin’ round Cape Horn …

Andrej Bienkowski – NY38 is a darn interesting Brother! It helps that he and his lovely Irene are throwing great Zafs such as the late brunch we shared this Sunday. We also enjoyed the healthy presence of “Rascal” who brilliantly went through a successful hip surgery process.
We all visited Andrej’s collection of Polish sabers, swords, stylets and cutlasses. We smelled his newly acquired “camphor wood” treasure chest. We looked at historical photographs of when he was boarded and “welcomed” by the US Coasts guards. This was when with four comrades,he had built a steel ketch and jumped the “liquid” iron curtain to escape socialist Poland.
We dug hard into his reserve of Vodka. And we raised a series of Orza’s to wish him fair winds and safe passage. Next Friday, Andrej is flying to Buenos Aires and Ushuaia. He will board a yawl to sail a double rounding of the Cape Horn. This seems to be a tradition and a “Rite od Passage” for our Polish friends. Among us was Andrej Gruszka who also had accomplished this feat a couple of years ago. We certainly will follow Andrej’s adventures in close to real time. We’ll try post AIS positions and maybe to relay some e-mail news!

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3 thoughts on “For to go out cruisin’ round Cape Horn …”

  1. Mark "splash" Link

    Cape Horn , I’m scared, but I would go with Andre, I think, maybe.
    Gulf coast, USA not bad this time of year.

  2. Marie Genteale

    The article read well and the photos came in fine on my iPhone. Thanks Big Hopper!

    1. Thank you Captain Marie!
      Do you know you rank 4th as the most famous female sea fighter ?
      Mary Read a.k.a. Mark Read, was an English pirate. She and Anne Bonny are two of the most famed female pirates of all time; they are the only two women known to have been convicted of piracy during the early 18th century, at the height of the Golden Age of Piracy.more
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      Age: Died at 36 (1685-1721)
      Birthplace: London, United Kingdom
      Profession: Pirate

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