What term describes a Sailor who has sailed around Cape Horn?

• A. Sea Dog
• B. Old Salt
• C. Cape Horn Sailor
• D. Mossback

Answer: (D)

The term describes an old-timer with a long, storied career at sea. A mossback is someone who has spent many years aboard ships and has adopted a traditional, old-school approach to seamanship. Crossing Cape Horn is a famous milestone that marks substantial ocean-going experience, and the word mossback captures that enduring, veteran status in a single, dated nickname. The other labels are more generic descriptors of seasoned sailors, but they don’t convey the same lasting, weathered, old-guard vibe that comes with having weathered major voyages like around the Horn. So the best choice highlights the enduring veteran aspect that Cape Horn passages symbolize.