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Pen Duick VI rounded Cape Horn on 6 February during a Gale Warning with sustained winds of 40–60 knots and gusts to 80 knots, seas building to 10 metres.0:29 The crew used weather from both Passage Guardian and Weatherfax to track the depression.0:50 Surfing speeds ran regularly between 20 and 23 knots, with one peak surf of 28.3 knots that, by Marie Tabarly's account, frightened the entire crew.1:45 The boat averaged 12 knots across the depression, covering roughly 270 nautical miles per day.1:29 Helmsmen sweated through their watch within seconds despite the cold.2:48 The tactical principle applied: keep sail up, maintain speed, and stay ahead of the swell rather than letting it take the stern and broach the boat.2:31 Pen Duick VI exited the depression and passed Cape Horn at 0600 UTC in flat water and calm wind under a Patagonian sunrise.3:57 After rounding, the boat transited the Strait of Le Maire west of the Falkland Islands, heading north toward Punta del Este.4:16 Charles Caudrelier aboard Gitana overtook them during the Atlantic climb.4:38 Speed is safety in Southern Ocean storm conditions: carrying sail to control the boat's angle to breaking swells prevents a broach.2:31

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