Old Footage: 1936. Voyage around Cape Horn by schooner Wanderbird

Old Footage: 1936. Voyage around Cape Horn by schooner Wanderbird

Produced in 1936, this wonderful old film shows a voyage aboard a schooner named Wanderbird around South America. 

The captain of this vessel is Warwick M. Tompkins of Gloucester, Massachusetts, who later wrote a book about the journey entitled “50 South to 50 South”. 

For decades, the book has inspired many to seek out their own nautical adventures.

Click here to watch the footage at Sail Universe