David Bianculli

Yeah, that's an amazing part of the story. So he doesn't want to use sails because the winds are so strong. But so he just needs a little bit of power and control. And so that's why he has these sailors go up there and act as sails.

One of the reasons I find this book so compelling is that I just have absolutely no interest whatsoever in getting on a boat and trying to round Cape Horn. It just sounds like the worst possible scenario to me.

One of the reasons I find this book so compelling is that I just have absolutely no interest whatsoever in getting on a boat and trying to round Cape Horn. It just sounds like the worst possible scenario to me.

One of the reasons I find this book so compelling is that I just have absolutely no interest whatsoever in getting on a boat and trying to round Cape Horn. It just sounds like the worst possible scenario to me.

It is, you know, very few people join that elite club of Cape Horners who, A, want to go around the horn and ever come back. There's, you know, if anyone reads Melville, he has amazing descriptions of Cape Horn. And he basically says, heaven help the, you know, the family members if one of their loved ones is going around the horn.

It is, you know, very few people join that elite club of Cape Horners who, A, want to go around the horn and ever come back. There's, you know, if anyone reads Melville, he has amazing descriptions of Cape Horn. And he basically says, heaven help the, you know, the family members if one of their loved ones is going around the horn.

It is, you know, very few people join that elite club of Cape Horners who, A, want to go around the horn and ever come back. There's, you know, if anyone reads Melville, he has amazing descriptions of Cape Horn. And he basically says, heaven help the, you know, the family members if one of their loved ones is going around the horn.

What about you? Are you adventurous or do you like to find your adventure in pages of books and documents?

What about you? Are you adventurous or do you like to find your adventure in pages of books and documents?

What about you? Are you adventurous or do you like to find your adventure in pages of books and documents?

Well, I am the least likely adventurer possible in so many ways. I'm half blind, I'm older, I'm bald, I get lost on a subway even on my way to work. Um, and I spend most of my time in archives researching these stories. Um, As I did for The Wager, I spent the first two years just combing archives, reading these journals and books with a magnifying glass.

Well, I am the least likely adventurer possible in so many ways. I'm half blind, I'm older, I'm bald, I get lost on a subway even on my way to work. Um, and I spend most of my time in archives researching these stories. Um, As I did for The Wager, I spent the first two years just combing archives, reading these journals and books with a magnifying glass.

Well, I am the least likely adventurer possible in so many ways. I'm half blind, I'm older, I'm bald, I get lost on a subway even on my way to work. Um, and I spend most of my time in archives researching these stories. Um, As I did for The Wager, I spent the first two years just combing archives, reading these journals and books with a magnifying glass.

These places are very suited for my paltry physical attributes. But then there usually comes a time whenever I research these books or stories... where some doubt gnaws at me, some part of the story I don't fully feel like I understand, and I get propelled on some mad expedition to try to better understand what happened.

These places are very suited for my paltry physical attributes. But then there usually comes a time whenever I research these books or stories... where some doubt gnaws at me, some part of the story I don't fully feel like I understand, and I get propelled on some mad expedition to try to better understand what happened.

These places are very suited for my paltry physical attributes. But then there usually comes a time whenever I research these books or stories... where some doubt gnaws at me, some part of the story I don't fully feel like I understand, and I get propelled on some mad expedition to try to better understand what happened.

And so in the case of The Wager, I eventually organized my own little expedition to try to get to Wager Island.

And so in the case of The Wager, I eventually organized my own little expedition to try to get to Wager Island.

And so in the case of The Wager, I eventually organized my own little expedition to try to get to Wager Island.

You don't round Cape Horn, right?