"The depths of the Strait of Magellan, near the Isla de los Estados and Drake Passage, are paved with wrecks, making up the vastest naval cemetery for sailboats. But paradoxically at the same time, not one sailor has failed to dream of one day going round Cape Horn… Ready to affront the harshest punishments to earn the insignia of honor of yore: a gold ring worn in one’s left ear." Extract from L'Équipe Magazine n°975, January 13, 2001