A French expedition to round Cape Horn aboard jet skis
achieved their goal last Friday afternoon. The group of adventurers was composed of 17
persons and departed Puerto Williams early that morning. Information of the voyage was
provided by the Chilean Navy which assisted the expedition providing as escort the General
Service Launch "Hallef".
The Chilean Naval vesel carried fuel,
supplies and support personnel for the expedition. Additionally the Navy provided
transport for three cameramen in a Naval helicopter, who filmed the journey to the Cape
and the jetskis actually passing its’ meridian.
The portion of the expedition which finally crossed the meridian of
Cape Horn was the triple champion of skiing, Luc Alphand; the French television actor
Vincent Lagaff, and the director of television adventure programs, Alejandre Debanne.
