His Dream — a lifelong goal to round Cape Horn and circumnavigate the Southern Hemisphere in their sailboat.
Her Nightmare — coping with her obsessive husband and the frightening seas of the Great Southern Ocean.
800 miles WNW of Cape Horn, Don and Réanne Douglass encountered the Ultimate Wave which pitch-poled their sailboat and turned it into a leaking lifeboat. Working together, the couple struggled over the next 42 days to reach safety in southern Chile, while family and friends all but gave up hope. Cape Horn is a classic sea story told from a woman's point of view. It is also a gripping account of one couple's turbulent relationship, and their survival and endurance in some of the most extreme conditions imaginable.
Her Nightmare — coping with her obsessive husband and the frightening seas of the Great Southern Ocean.
800 miles WNW of Cape Horn, Don and Réanne Douglass encountered the Ultimate Wave which pitch-poled their sailboat and turned it into a leaking lifeboat. Working together, the couple struggled over the next 42 days to reach safety in southern Chile, while family and friends all but gave up hope. Cape Horn is a classic sea story told from a woman's point of view. It is also a gripping account of one couple's turbulent relationship, and their survival and endurance in some of the most extreme conditions imaginable.
