Not through the straits. Around Cape Horn! An old British admiral started his career as a seaman on one of the last of the big square riggers that made that voyage in the 1920's, and brought along one of the earliest handheld video cameras. It's amazing photage (https://www.amazon.com/Around-Cape-Horn-Johnson-Sailing/dp/B...). It gives an amazing view of just how huge the waves are sailing there.
That was the China trade, though. That was bringing bat guano from Chile as fertilizer.
That was the China trade, though. That was bringing bat guano from Chile as fertilizer.