Rogue waves! What can they teach us about managing risk at sea

Managing known risks is one thing, but how do you prepare for unexpected events? Mark Chisnell examines the problem of rogue waves

If there is a single point on the planet that figures in the imagination of every sailor, it’s Cape Horn. It lies at the southern end of the South American continent, squeezing the wind and waves of the South Pacific Ocean into a 500-mile gap between South America and Antarctica, right where the deep water of the South East Pacific Basin shallows on to the continental shelf.