[drake passage] roughest water in the world

I adore these conditions. The Drake Passage occurs where the fast flowing southern ocean waters are squeezed between the continental land masses of South America and Antarctica and has earned a place in history as having some of the roughest sea weather on the planet. Storms frequently whip the ocean into a dark grey, turbulent, heaving mass, reknowned for sinking many a ship. Even with today's advances in ocean faring, storms in the Drake Passage can strand ships on either side and a yacht enters the strait never really knowing if it will float through on the menacing swell or if it will be enveloped by sheer cliffs of water 30 metres high. It’s roulette. Take your next vacation there.