Today had the promise of good weather so we pulled in our shore lines, hoisted the dingy and off we went on a 16 mile course up Seno Iceberg. At the end we were rewarded with beautiful views of the icecap, Campo de Heilo or Heilo Continental Sur and one of the few tidewater glaciers. We saw bergy bits floating down the canal and kept our distance. We started to see the ice about 9 miles out, a beautiful blue in color. As we rounded the last corner we saw the huge wall of ice hundred of feet tall. Very impressive! We also saw a waterfall and the CONAF or ranger station as this is part of the Parque National Bernardo O'Higgins. We took lots of photos but it may be a bit before we are able to post them so be patient.
Now we are back at Caleta Yvonne, enjoying some sunshine and warm temperatures for a change. Not sure how long it will last though so we will enjoy it while we can.
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Tuesday, December 30, 2014
At Caleta Yvonne
48 39.825 S, 074 19.311 W Caleta Yvonne
Today was a leisurely trip to Caleta Yvonne about 23 miles south of Caleta Point Lay. We were passed by the cargo ship, Copihue, at 425 feet long on the way north to Chacabuco. We saw it on AIS and radar, but as it was foggy or low overcast, we did not actual see it until it was about 1.5 miles away. No problems passing port to port.
We still need to work on our rigging of shore lines. Of course it was raining like crazy and no wind which was good but still it took a while. The floating nylon line does not slide around tree trunks very well - that's my story and I am sticking to it.
Tomorrow we are thinking of doing a day trip up Seno Iceberg to see the glacier.
We will let you know.
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Today was a leisurely trip to Caleta Yvonne about 23 miles south of Caleta Point Lay. We were passed by the cargo ship, Copihue, at 425 feet long on the way north to Chacabuco. We saw it on AIS and radar, but as it was foggy or low overcast, we did not actual see it until it was about 1.5 miles away. No problems passing port to port.
We still need to work on our rigging of shore lines. Of course it was raining like crazy and no wind which was good but still it took a while. The floating nylon line does not slide around tree trunks very well - that's my story and I am sticking to it.
Tomorrow we are thinking of doing a day trip up Seno Iceberg to see the glacier.
We will let you know.
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Monday, December 29, 2014
Caleta Point Lay
We decided to stay here at Caleta Point Lay as it is quite windy but we are nice and secure. Last night it rained continually so this morning I put out our rain catcher and now the rain has stopped. Go figure.
Rich got the watermaker back running, cleaned filters, replaced the pump and now it is a okay. The small bilge pump is working but the water witch seems to have stopped so that will be a project for another day. We both read, took naps and I made some brownies for dessert.
Yum.
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Rich got the watermaker back running, cleaned filters, replaced the pump and now it is a okay. The small bilge pump is working but the water witch seems to have stopped so that will be a project for another day. We both read, took naps and I made some brownies for dessert.
Yum.
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Sunday, December 28, 2014
Sure shore lines....
48 20.355 S, 074 33.476 W, Caleta Point Lay
The gribs showed under 10 knots from the north so the 30 plus knots we saw after leaving the anchorage was a bit of a surprise. It turned out well as it pushed us south and we had the current with us as well so all good. Caleta Point Lay is a small inlet tucked inside. We have two waterfalls forward of the bow. We also tied two shore lines which sound easy but we have not perfected our technique yet.
Tying shore lines is an involved process. First we set a nominal anchor and get the dingy down off the davits. I get onboard the dingy with a kayak paddle, and a large basket with one of our 110 meter float lines. I paddle the dingy to the shore and tie it to a tree then paddle back to the boat and get another basket full of line. Sounds simple until you add wind, and slippery rocks and tree branches and.... Meanwhile, Rich is onboard Windarra setting the anchor and making sure the boat does not drift into some rocks. Then once we get both lines from shore to the boat we pull to position the boat and tie the lines off. Whew! We are nice and secure with two lines on shore from our stern pulling to keep the anchor in place.
Let it blow, let it blow, let it blow....
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The gribs showed under 10 knots from the north so the 30 plus knots we saw after leaving the anchorage was a bit of a surprise. It turned out well as it pushed us south and we had the current with us as well so all good. Caleta Point Lay is a small inlet tucked inside. We have two waterfalls forward of the bow. We also tied two shore lines which sound easy but we have not perfected our technique yet.
Tying shore lines is an involved process. First we set a nominal anchor and get the dingy down off the davits. I get onboard the dingy with a kayak paddle, and a large basket with one of our 110 meter float lines. I paddle the dingy to the shore and tie it to a tree then paddle back to the boat and get another basket full of line. Sounds simple until you add wind, and slippery rocks and tree branches and.... Meanwhile, Rich is onboard Windarra setting the anchor and making sure the boat does not drift into some rocks. Then once we get both lines from shore to the boat we pull to position the boat and tie the lines off. Whew! We are nice and secure with two lines on shore from our stern pulling to keep the anchor in place.
Let it blow, let it blow, let it blow....
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Saturday, December 27, 2014
Caleta Ideal
47 45.593 S, 74 53.485 W Caleta Ideal
This morning we had to slow ourselves down as we wanted some daylight before entering a strange anchorage at night. Normally slowing down is not a problem but we had a current pushing us along. We passed the lighthouse at Isla San Pedro and Rich talked with the keeper and explained who we were and where we were going. Shortly after we turned off the main canal, a 780 foot cruise ship, the Zandam came through at 18 knots. Glad we were not run over.
By 6:20 am we were anchor down and ready for some much needed rest. It didn't take long. This afternoon we inflated the dingy and put it back on the davits as we will be traveling inside the canals for a while and we will need it to tie lines to trees at some of the anchorages. Rich moved more fuel from the jerry jugs to the internal tanks.
Tomorrow we will continue south and explore the canals.
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This morning we had to slow ourselves down as we wanted some daylight before entering a strange anchorage at night. Normally slowing down is not a problem but we had a current pushing us along. We passed the lighthouse at Isla San Pedro and Rich talked with the keeper and explained who we were and where we were going. Shortly after we turned off the main canal, a 780 foot cruise ship, the Zandam came through at 18 knots. Glad we were not run over.
By 6:20 am we were anchor down and ready for some much needed rest. It didn't take long. This afternoon we inflated the dingy and put it back on the davits as we will be traveling inside the canals for a while and we will need it to tie lines to trees at some of the anchorages. Rich moved more fuel from the jerry jugs to the internal tanks.
Tomorrow we will continue south and explore the canals.
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Friday, December 26, 2014
Re: Golfo de Penas
Hi Windarra,
I've been trying to follow you on Google Earth. Unfortunately, it doesn't recognize all of your maritime place names but I I think I have you located now next to Isla Wager and what looks like will be an entrance to a maze of canals all the way down to Ushuaia -- or am I being too optimistic? I'm not sure why Google Maps or Earth won't accept a Long/Lat entry but it doesn't seem to.
We're finishing our packing tonight and on the plane tomorrow..
D&N
Golfo de Penas
47 09.076 S, 075 70.071 W
We are now on passage across the Golfo de Penas or as we are calling it, the Golfo de Pain in the A--. It is a lumpy, bumpy ride and the winds have been light so we are motor/sailing when we can. Albert the Albatross and Petra the Petrel have been keeping us company. We just had some dolphins swim by and say hi (and thanks for all the fish).
In addition we have been watching the giant cargo ships go by. Their lengths have been 580, 656 and 898 feet long! Stay out of their way.
Rich talked to the lighthouse keeper at Faro Raper. It was a brief conversation, but a good check in.
We may have to slow down so we have daylight when we enter.
Cheers
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We are now on passage across the Golfo de Penas or as we are calling it, the Golfo de Pain in the A--. It is a lumpy, bumpy ride and the winds have been light so we are motor/sailing when we can. Albert the Albatross and Petra the Petrel have been keeping us company. We just had some dolphins swim by and say hi (and thanks for all the fish).
In addition we have been watching the giant cargo ships go by. Their lengths have been 580, 656 and 898 feet long! Stay out of their way.
Rich talked to the lighthouse keeper at Faro Raper. It was a brief conversation, but a good check in.
We may have to slow down so we have daylight when we enter.
Cheers
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Thursday, December 25, 2014
Merry Xmas from Caleta Cliff
Merry Xmas to everyone!
On the HF radio we talked to Carol on Frannie B at Caleta Yvonne and had good copy as well as on the Patagonia net with Wolfgang. Storm Bay and Limbo have made it safely across the Golfo de Penas.
We are here at Caleta Cliff, having our morning coffee, reading books. In the anchorage the winds are gusting to 24 knots and we can see small breakers at the end on the entrance before the turn to the cove. Depending on the current and our orientation we will sometimes heal to port during a gust and the blowing rain. Rich went out and secured the side solar panels so they did not raise and lower with the wind. We can only imagine what is must be like outside in the open ocean and we are thankful we are here and securely at anchor.
Today we will relax and rest. Later we will check the grib and see what our plan will be.
To all of our friends and family, we wish a happy holiday.
Cheers,
Elaine and Rich
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On the HF radio we talked to Carol on Frannie B at Caleta Yvonne and had good copy as well as on the Patagonia net with Wolfgang. Storm Bay and Limbo have made it safely across the Golfo de Penas.
We are here at Caleta Cliff, having our morning coffee, reading books. In the anchorage the winds are gusting to 24 knots and we can see small breakers at the end on the entrance before the turn to the cove. Depending on the current and our orientation we will sometimes heal to port during a gust and the blowing rain. Rich went out and secured the side solar panels so they did not raise and lower with the wind. We can only imagine what is must be like outside in the open ocean and we are thankful we are here and securely at anchor.
Today we will relax and rest. Later we will check the grib and see what our plan will be.
To all of our friends and family, we wish a happy holiday.
Cheers,
Elaine and Rich
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Wednesday, December 24, 2014
Chillin at Caleta Cliff
Always be careful of what you ask for. I had asked that we not be on passage for holidays. Well, I am getting my wish, sort of, we will not be on passage Xmas day but we will still be here at Caleta Cliff, a very nice protected anchorage on the wild coast of southern Chile.
We tried to sail from Caleta Mariuccia around the peninsula Taitao and across the Golfo de Penas. Sometime after 5 pm we looked ahead at the horizon and saw a large dark mass forming and approaching. This was not good. So we took a left and headed for the best anchorage available. It was a little daunting as the GPS points we were steering to were about 2 miles away from the shoreline according to the electronic charts. Apparently the chart longitudes are off. It was true for both the Ipad (Navionics) and the charter/plotter (Cmap). But we turned on the radar and had a go. We are glad it is 'summer' here and we have more daylight so between the radar, the visual and the GPS we were able to discern the location and get into the anchorage. Whew!
We will hang tight and monitor the gribs. It looks like we might have a window on 12/26. Until then we will stay here, do a few chores, read, sleep, etc.
Cheers
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We tried to sail from Caleta Mariuccia around the peninsula Taitao and across the Golfo de Penas. Sometime after 5 pm we looked ahead at the horizon and saw a large dark mass forming and approaching. This was not good. So we took a left and headed for the best anchorage available. It was a little daunting as the GPS points we were steering to were about 2 miles away from the shoreline according to the electronic charts. Apparently the chart longitudes are off. It was true for both the Ipad (Navionics) and the charter/plotter (Cmap). But we turned on the radar and had a go. We are glad it is 'summer' here and we have more daylight so between the radar, the visual and the GPS we were able to discern the location and get into the anchorage. Whew!
We will hang tight and monitor the gribs. It looks like we might have a window on 12/26. Until then we will stay here, do a few chores, read, sleep, etc.
Cheers
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Tuesday, December 23, 2014
Caleta Cliff
46 26.911 S, 075 18.137 W Caleta Cliff
We were up early and on our way. Once we got out of the Canal we had a push from the current but not from the wind. The wind swung from W to SW, from 3-5 to 18-24 over the course of the day. The seas went from < 1 meter swell to 2-3 meter swell with a short period, wind waves were 2-3 feet. As we started to approach the line of squalls and we still had not rounded the last cape we decided to duck and cover and go to Caleta Cliff, a great anchorage. It was a little bit of going on faith as we had good GPS coordinates and radar but both sets of electronic charts were off about 2 miles!!
We will check the gribs tonight and see what happens tomorrow. We still have about 120 nautical miles to go yet!
Cheers
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We were up early and on our way. Once we got out of the Canal we had a push from the current but not from the wind. The wind swung from W to SW, from 3-5 to 18-24 over the course of the day. The seas went from < 1 meter swell to 2-3 meter swell with a short period, wind waves were 2-3 feet. As we started to approach the line of squalls and we still had not rounded the last cape we decided to duck and cover and go to Caleta Cliff, a great anchorage. It was a little bit of going on faith as we had good GPS coordinates and radar but both sets of electronic charts were off about 2 miles!!
We will check the gribs tonight and see what happens tomorrow. We still have about 120 nautical miles to go yet!
Cheers
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Monday, December 22, 2014
Still here at Caleta Mariuccia
No we did not travel today. We got up early at 5:00 am, got dressed, make coffee and tea. Then we looked again at the gribs and decided that it was not a good day to go out.
So we stayed here. Rich worked on the wiring for the new fuel prefilters while I made cookies and tried to make some yogurt. The cookies are okay but not sure about the yogurt.
This evening we will look at the gribs again and see what the plan will be for tomorrow.
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So we stayed here. Rich worked on the wiring for the new fuel prefilters while I made cookies and tried to make some yogurt. The cookies are okay but not sure about the yogurt.
This evening we will look at the gribs again and see what the plan will be for tomorrow.
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Sunday, December 21, 2014
Caleta Mariuccia
45 45.068 S, 074 23.241 W Caleta Mariuccia
We left the anchorage at 11:30 am hoping to use the ebb tide for the passage. We were a little ahead but it worked out okay. The staysail was in and out a few times depending on where we were in Canal Pulluche. Now we are anchored at Caleta Mariuccia. We put the dingy on the foredeck, which is where we normally put it for ocean passages. Rich transferred fuel to fill up the internal tanks.
It looks like we have a weather window for Monday and Tuesday. If we can we will go all the way around the peninsula and across Golfo de Penas to Caleta Ideal (appropriate name). If we don't think the conditions are right we will stop at either Caleta Cliff or Caleta Canaveral on the peninsula and wait for conditions to improve. The distance to Caleta Cliff is 71 nautical miles. From Caleta Cliff to Caleta Ideal is 122.
I will try to send an email tomorrow. If not, don't worry, we will send one as soon as we can.
Cheers,
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We left the anchorage at 11:30 am hoping to use the ebb tide for the passage. We were a little ahead but it worked out okay. The staysail was in and out a few times depending on where we were in Canal Pulluche. Now we are anchored at Caleta Mariuccia. We put the dingy on the foredeck, which is where we normally put it for ocean passages. Rich transferred fuel to fill up the internal tanks.
It looks like we have a weather window for Monday and Tuesday. If we can we will go all the way around the peninsula and across Golfo de Penas to Caleta Ideal (appropriate name). If we don't think the conditions are right we will stop at either Caleta Cliff or Caleta Canaveral on the peninsula and wait for conditions to improve. The distance to Caleta Cliff is 71 nautical miles. From Caleta Cliff to Caleta Ideal is 122.
I will try to send an email tomorrow. If not, don't worry, we will send one as soon as we can.
Cheers,
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Saturday, December 20, 2014
Caleta Jacqueline
45 43.911 S, 073 57.467 W, Caleta Jacqueline
This morning after the Patagonia net we lifted anchor. It started out partly cloudy with some blue patches and stayed that way for at least half way. The staysail was in and out a few times. We passed one of the canals that lead out to the Pacific and saw a large bulk carrier, the Hanjin Mitisuta, 601 feet long. Glad we had our AIS and that he could 'see' us. It turned and was north bound.
Later in the day we had a series of squalls with rain and winds up to 24 knots and of course some wind over tide. One of the squalls lasted until we just entered the anchorage. We were prepared with our boots and foulies but the wind and rain abated just in time. From where we are anchored we can look out into the main canal.
Tomorrow if the conditions are fair we will start to head more westerly to prepare for going around the Golfo de Penas.
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This morning after the Patagonia net we lifted anchor. It started out partly cloudy with some blue patches and stayed that way for at least half way. The staysail was in and out a few times. We passed one of the canals that lead out to the Pacific and saw a large bulk carrier, the Hanjin Mitisuta, 601 feet long. Glad we had our AIS and that he could 'see' us. It turned and was north bound.
Later in the day we had a series of squalls with rain and winds up to 24 knots and of course some wind over tide. One of the squalls lasted until we just entered the anchorage. We were prepared with our boots and foulies but the wind and rain abated just in time. From where we are anchored we can look out into the main canal.
Tomorrow if the conditions are fair we will start to head more westerly to prepare for going around the Golfo de Penas.
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Friday, December 19, 2014
Yes, we are still here
Tonight will be our fourth night at Estero Atracadero. Today we had winds up to 23 knots and lots of rain with a few sun breaks but not enough to dry the little bit of laundry I did this morning.
Today we did chores. Rich installed a new systems for two fuel prefilters with valves so if one is clogged or has water we can easily switch to the other one and keep on going. He has been wanting to do this for about 5 years and today was a good day since we were not going anywhere and he had all of the parts and pieces that he needed. I did laundry and some sewing. Sarah had bought me a new small battery operated sewing machine. It only does a straight stitch and is not very heavy duty (no sails) but fine for adding patches to my jeans.
We will look at the gribs tonight and see if we are able to leave on Saturday or if we will wait until Sunday to continue south.
Cheers
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Today we did chores. Rich installed a new systems for two fuel prefilters with valves so if one is clogged or has water we can easily switch to the other one and keep on going. He has been wanting to do this for about 5 years and today was a good day since we were not going anywhere and he had all of the parts and pieces that he needed. I did laundry and some sewing. Sarah had bought me a new small battery operated sewing machine. It only does a straight stitch and is not very heavy duty (no sails) but fine for adding patches to my jeans.
We will look at the gribs tonight and see if we are able to leave on Saturday or if we will wait until Sunday to continue south.
Cheers
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Thursday, December 18, 2014
Re: Rain, rain, rain
Hello Windarra,
Well, if I took a video outside the house I suspect it wouldn't look any different than at Estero Atracadero...rain...rain...rain...Oh, plus cold...plus wind...plus grey overcast. After a lot of research on the internet I concluded that there is low pressure trough off shore with a marine push....
Nancy and I trekked to Port Townsend today for a teeth cleaning, oil change and tuneup with her brother. As an interesting coincidence as I was flossing my teeth this morning (in anticipation of the hygenist askiing, "when did you last floss your teeth") and, "Pop"; something landed on my bare foot; a gold earring? a cuff link?..... you guessed it; a gold crown. What are the odds? Fortunately, Steve was able to sand blast it, and glue it back in....BEFORE our 5 weeks of travel.
We fly to Phoenix on Saturday.... Go Hawks
Doug (and Nancy)
Rain, rain, rain
We are still here at Estero Atracadero. It has been raining all day. The winds have clocked around from northeast to southwest from 0 to 10 knots. Now it is relatively calm, but I expect it will get livelier this evening if the predictions hold true. In the mean time we read, did a few chores, read some more. Rich made a lamb ragu which has been slow cooking most of the afternoon and it smells great inside the boat. Unless the weather changes from the prediction we will be here at least all day tomorrow.
Hope all is well with you.
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Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Still at Estero Atracadero
This morning we were up early and headed to Puerto Aguirre to get some diesel and see if there was anything available at the grocery store. It was an easy motor of about 8 nautical miles in little or no wind. We had success with both tasks then returned to our previous anchorage where we will wait out the weather system going through.
More later as it is time to send this out.
ps - did the Seahawks beat the 49ers again?
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More later as it is time to send this out.
ps - did the Seahawks beat the 49ers again?
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Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Estero Atracadero
45 11.535 S, 073 41.892 W Estero Atracadero
This morning we planned to go to Puerto Americano but as the day went on and the weather was good and the current was in our favor we decided to make more southerly and go to Estero Atracadero. The weather reports are indicating that it will be stormy on Thursday and this anchorage is supposed to be a good location to ride it out. So we thought we would check it out. As it turns out it is a good anchorage, so based on the gribs we might go 8 miles over to Port Aguirre to get some fuel and provision before returning back to this anchorage tomorrow so we will be tucked in before something starts on Thursday.
We did see a small furry animal on shore that looked like a martin or a mink. I need to look in the cruising guide to see if I can find out what it was.
Cheers
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This morning we planned to go to Puerto Americano but as the day went on and the weather was good and the current was in our favor we decided to make more southerly and go to Estero Atracadero. The weather reports are indicating that it will be stormy on Thursday and this anchorage is supposed to be a good location to ride it out. So we thought we would check it out. As it turns out it is a good anchorage, so based on the gribs we might go 8 miles over to Port Aguirre to get some fuel and provision before returning back to this anchorage tomorrow so we will be tucked in before something starts on Thursday.
We did see a small furry animal on shore that looked like a martin or a mink. I need to look in the cruising guide to see if I can find out what it was.
Cheers
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Monday, December 15, 2014
Estero Arboles Espectrales
44 39.579 S, 073 52.970 W
Yesterday, Frannie B and Limbo left the marina, while Storm Bay and us decided to stay another night. We took a hike up to a lake above the marina. It was a nice hike except for the obnoxious large flies that bite and kept trying to get inside my sunglasses or into my ear. Arggh.
Rich moved fuel around while I did some laundry, read hand washing in a bucket. Chris of Storm Bay put a new zipper on one of our panels in the dodger. The previous zipper lost a tooth so it was not functional. Chris had a spare zipper and did an excellent job. Thank you Chris. We also got a little internet time.
In the evening we had Chris and Margie over for dinner and Rich made crab cakes. Yum, delicious. We are expecting some weather on Thursday so we talked about where we should anchor on Wednesday to prepare. It is a serious topic for us cruisers.
Today we went to Estero Arboles Espectrales, which was named by the fact that after a fire some years ago, the forest has regenerated and looks quite nice. We stopped here last April and Storm Bay is here with up. I just made some brownies so guess what is for dessert tonight.....
We would also like to wish Sarah a happy birthday today. We are sorry we can't be with her but hope you knows that we miss her.
Cheers
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Yesterday, Frannie B and Limbo left the marina, while Storm Bay and us decided to stay another night. We took a hike up to a lake above the marina. It was a nice hike except for the obnoxious large flies that bite and kept trying to get inside my sunglasses or into my ear. Arggh.
Rich moved fuel around while I did some laundry, read hand washing in a bucket. Chris of Storm Bay put a new zipper on one of our panels in the dodger. The previous zipper lost a tooth so it was not functional. Chris had a spare zipper and did an excellent job. Thank you Chris. We also got a little internet time.
In the evening we had Chris and Margie over for dinner and Rich made crab cakes. Yum, delicious. We are expecting some weather on Thursday so we talked about where we should anchor on Wednesday to prepare. It is a serious topic for us cruisers.
Today we went to Estero Arboles Espectrales, which was named by the fact that after a fire some years ago, the forest has regenerated and looks quite nice. We stopped here last April and Storm Bay is here with up. I just made some brownies so guess what is for dessert tonight.....
We would also like to wish Sarah a happy birthday today. We are sorry we can't be with her but hope you knows that we miss her.
Cheers
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Saturday, December 13, 2014
Rendezvous at Marina Jechica
44 25.150 S, 073 51.588 W
This morning we were anchor up at 7:20 am and we thought we would have a long day motoring across Canal Moraleda. The winds were light as we left the anchorage but as we turned the corner to head into the canal, the winds jumps to 20-24 knots and from the south, southwest, just the direction we wanted to go. As the tide was flowing to the south we had wind over tide which caused the seas to be sloppy and choppy, 1 meter seas, 5 foot chop and wind waves. So we had to change our original plan to sail south-southwest to almost directly west to cross to the west side of the of the canal before turning south. It was nice to have the tide with us to push us along but it was a bumpy ride. When we had to turn south our speed over the ground went from 6 knots to 2-3 knots. When we turned west again the seas flattened and the winds decreased as we were behind some islands and our speed over the ground went to 8 knots. Unfortunately all of the bouncing around caused some junk in the fuel to get stirred around and we had to turn off the engine while Rich drained the gunk and water from the fuel filter and bleed any air out before we restarted the engine. Of course at this point I was trying to sail in 3 to 4 knots of wind. But, all turned out well and we made it safely to Marina Jechica.
We are here with Ned, Carol and Rachel of SV Frannie B, Don and Lauren of SV Limbo and Chris and Margie of SV Storm Bay of Hobart. The marina has not officially opened for the season so no restaurant but we were able to have a potluck anyway. It is good to see everyone and to exchange stories and information. We are all excited and anxious about heading south. Do we have enough food? Do we have enough fuel? Have you been watching the weather? Will it be clear or raining? Do you plan to stop at this or that anchorage? Universal cruiser conversation, the same around the world.
It is great to get together and share these experiences plus the safety of others going the same way. We have decided to stay here tonight and tomorrow night as we need a little rest from today and to do a few chores, including a little internet time.
We will let you know when we leave. We still have plenty of miles to go.
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This morning we were anchor up at 7:20 am and we thought we would have a long day motoring across Canal Moraleda. The winds were light as we left the anchorage but as we turned the corner to head into the canal, the winds jumps to 20-24 knots and from the south, southwest, just the direction we wanted to go. As the tide was flowing to the south we had wind over tide which caused the seas to be sloppy and choppy, 1 meter seas, 5 foot chop and wind waves. So we had to change our original plan to sail south-southwest to almost directly west to cross to the west side of the of the canal before turning south. It was nice to have the tide with us to push us along but it was a bumpy ride. When we had to turn south our speed over the ground went from 6 knots to 2-3 knots. When we turned west again the seas flattened and the winds decreased as we were behind some islands and our speed over the ground went to 8 knots. Unfortunately all of the bouncing around caused some junk in the fuel to get stirred around and we had to turn off the engine while Rich drained the gunk and water from the fuel filter and bleed any air out before we restarted the engine. Of course at this point I was trying to sail in 3 to 4 knots of wind. But, all turned out well and we made it safely to Marina Jechica.
We are here with Ned, Carol and Rachel of SV Frannie B, Don and Lauren of SV Limbo and Chris and Margie of SV Storm Bay of Hobart. The marina has not officially opened for the season so no restaurant but we were able to have a potluck anyway. It is good to see everyone and to exchange stories and information. We are all excited and anxious about heading south. Do we have enough food? Do we have enough fuel? Have you been watching the weather? Will it be clear or raining? Do you plan to stop at this or that anchorage? Universal cruiser conversation, the same around the world.
It is great to get together and share these experiences plus the safety of others going the same way. We have decided to stay here tonight and tomorrow night as we need a little rest from today and to do a few chores, including a little internet time.
We will let you know when we leave. We still have plenty of miles to go.
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Friday, December 12, 2014
Seno Venas Abiertas
44 03.868 S, 073 11.481 W, Seno Venas Abiertas
We are now at the end of a small inlet, behind a salmon farm. The water is still and so are the winds currently. After we anchored I saw a sea otter swim by and poke his head up to take a look at us. Two gentlemen from the salmon farm, Alex and Ricardo came by in the rigid inflatable to say hi and we explained that we wanted to anchor for the night and would that be okay. They responded yes, waved and went back to the farm.
Tomorrow we plan to get up early and go west to cross Canal Moreada before the winds pick up. We plan to meet up with Frannie B, Storm Bay and Limbo at Marina Jechica if all goes well.
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We are now at the end of a small inlet, behind a salmon farm. The water is still and so are the winds currently. After we anchored I saw a sea otter swim by and poke his head up to take a look at us. Two gentlemen from the salmon farm, Alex and Ricardo came by in the rigid inflatable to say hi and we explained that we wanted to anchor for the night and would that be okay. They responded yes, waved and went back to the farm.
Tomorrow we plan to get up early and go west to cross Canal Moreada before the winds pick up. We plan to meet up with Frannie B, Storm Bay and Limbo at Marina Jechica if all goes well.
Cheers
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Thursday, December 11, 2014
Puerto Escondido
43 36.658 S, 072 53.330 W Puerto Escondido
Today we got up at 4:30 am (yawn) and left the anchorage at 5:40 am when there was enough light to see. We sailed and motor sailed across Golfo Corcovado and now we are at anchor at Puerto Escondido on the east side in Bahia Tic Toc. Earlier this year we saw a blue whale as we were entering the bay but not this time. We did wake up a sea lion snoozing on the surface and saw some dolphins out hunting for fish but other than that it was uneventful, which is good too. The anchorage is very quiet and not a ripple in the water and we were at rest by 2:00 pm.
Tomorrow we will get up early again and continue south. Our friends on Storm Bay of Hobart, Frannie B and Limbo are a little farther sound. We hope to meet in the next few days.
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Today we got up at 4:30 am (yawn) and left the anchorage at 5:40 am when there was enough light to see. We sailed and motor sailed across Golfo Corcovado and now we are at anchor at Puerto Escondido on the east side in Bahia Tic Toc. Earlier this year we saw a blue whale as we were entering the bay but not this time. We did wake up a sea lion snoozing on the surface and saw some dolphins out hunting for fish but other than that it was uneventful, which is good too. The anchorage is very quiet and not a ripple in the water and we were at rest by 2:00 pm.
Tomorrow we will get up early again and continue south. Our friends on Storm Bay of Hobart, Frannie B and Limbo are a little farther sound. We hope to meet in the next few days.
Cheers
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Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Estero Huildad
43 04.307 S, 073 31.517 W
We are anchored at Estero Huildad, a place we visited twice early in the year. It is a nice, calm, protected anchorage. Today we had winds up to 26 and of course, on the nose for most of the way. We got a push when the tide changed which helped a lot. We saw sea lions in a narrow pass feasting on fish, along with penquins. Not sure what we will do tomorrow, it depends on what we see on the gribs tonight.
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We are anchored at Estero Huildad, a place we visited twice early in the year. It is a nice, calm, protected anchorage. Today we had winds up to 26 and of course, on the nose for most of the way. We got a push when the tide changed which helped a lot. We saw sea lions in a narrow pass feasting on fish, along with penquins. Not sure what we will do tomorrow, it depends on what we see on the gribs tonight.
Cheers
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Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Still here but...
We are still here at Marina Quinched. Shortly after arriving on Saturday night our heater stopped working. Oh no, again? On Sunday, Rich took it apart and tried to figure out what was going wrong but still unable to get it started. On Monday we were able to hire Patricio the taxi driver to take us into Castro for a stop at the bank, the supermarket and the gas station. Even though Monday was a holiday here in Chile (not sure which one), the store was open so we bought some fresh items and a few other things plus at stop to fill 3 jerry jugs and back to the boat. Rich called the heater guys on Monday afternoon and they gave some good advice which Rich was able to implement today and now the heater is working again. Apparently some oil and water got into the exhaust tubing and was plugging things up (my non technical explanation). Not sure how this happened but hopefully it will not happen again.
Of course now that we have been delayed the winds have switched from the north to the south. This means that crossing Golfo de Corcovado would be with wind over tide or not a good thing. So we might go to Estero Huildad, where we stopped earlier this year and spend the night and assess the situation and decide whether to go south or to go east and then south.
Today I walked over and gave our condolences to Valeska, William's widow. We are all sad that William is gone. Marina Quinched was so much William. His sons Alan, Mark and Jan are working hard to understand all that William did and they hope to keep the marina going which would be great for the cruiser community. For foreign cruisers like us, having a facility like Marina Quinched and someone like William who is able to assist with paperwork such as zarpe, temporary import permits and extending visa, as well as being bilingual is so helpful and appreciated.
We will update the blog and let you know where we are. This may be our last wifi for a while.
Cheers,
Elaine and Rich
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Of course now that we have been delayed the winds have switched from the north to the south. This means that crossing Golfo de Corcovado would be with wind over tide or not a good thing. So we might go to Estero Huildad, where we stopped earlier this year and spend the night and assess the situation and decide whether to go south or to go east and then south.
Today I walked over and gave our condolences to Valeska, William's widow. We are all sad that William is gone. Marina Quinched was so much William. His sons Alan, Mark and Jan are working hard to understand all that William did and they hope to keep the marina going which would be great for the cruiser community. For foreign cruisers like us, having a facility like Marina Quinched and someone like William who is able to assist with paperwork such as zarpe, temporary import permits and extending visa, as well as being bilingual is so helpful and appreciated.
We will update the blog and let you know where we are. This may be our last wifi for a while.
Cheers,
Elaine and Rich
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Saturday, December 6, 2014
Marina Quinched 12/6/2014
42 34.699 S, 073 45.364 W
Today we raised anchor at 9:20 am after the net and headed west-southwest. We had a great sail to Marina Quinched and better yet, it did not rain either though there were some threatening clouds in the distance.
IT is a little sad arriving at the marina. William Bannister who owned and operated the marina died suddenly on Nov 18. His family, including his 3 grown sons are trying to deal with his loss and also trying to understand all of the things that William did at the marina. He was especially helpful to foreign cruisers like us as he speak very good English and assisted with things like zarpes, temporary import permits, extending visas, getting boat parts, bus tickets, finding a dentist, getting fuel and propane, etc. William will be missed by the cruising community.
We, of course, hope to top off our provisions and fuel, as this will be the last place before we get to Puerto Eden some 400 plus nautical miles south. As Monday is a holiday we will have to get this done on Sunday.
I load new charts of southern Chile and the east coast of South America onto the charter/plotter so we are good to go. When we leave here we will be off the grid for a while. Our email will be limited to sailmail which is text only, no attachments. No google news, no facebook, no news, no hotmail. If some major event happens in the world, chances are we will not know about it. Please let us know if the Seahawks make it to the Super Bowl again...
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Today we raised anchor at 9:20 am after the net and headed west-southwest. We had a great sail to Marina Quinched and better yet, it did not rain either though there were some threatening clouds in the distance.
IT is a little sad arriving at the marina. William Bannister who owned and operated the marina died suddenly on Nov 18. His family, including his 3 grown sons are trying to deal with his loss and also trying to understand all of the things that William did at the marina. He was especially helpful to foreign cruisers like us as he speak very good English and assisted with things like zarpes, temporary import permits, extending visas, getting boat parts, bus tickets, finding a dentist, getting fuel and propane, etc. William will be missed by the cruising community.
We, of course, hope to top off our provisions and fuel, as this will be the last place before we get to Puerto Eden some 400 plus nautical miles south. As Monday is a holiday we will have to get this done on Sunday.
I load new charts of southern Chile and the east coast of South America onto the charter/plotter so we are good to go. When we leave here we will be off the grid for a while. Our email will be limited to sailmail which is text only, no attachments. No google news, no facebook, no news, no hotmail. If some major event happens in the world, chances are we will not know about it. Please let us know if the Seahawks make it to the Super Bowl again...
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Friday, December 5, 2014
A day at Caleta Anihue 12/5
42 19.289 S, 073 15.332 W
As it was raining and miserable out we decided to stay at Caleta Anihue (anyhow, anyhoo, anyhooie?) We had a leisurely breakfast, an ometet. Usually in the morning we have been checking the internet, reading our email, checking Google News, the weather, etc, but as we have no wifi and no cell connection, we did some reading, of the paper kind. Rich did some research in our files on the boat on the alternate and the charge controller and later in the afternoon he did some rewiring and now the alternator it charging the batteries as it should and the Outback Mate system is reporting as it should. Meanwhile I baked a carrot cake, sewed a hole in a jeans pocket and started to arrange some of our DVDs in a new binder. Not a bad day.
As I was reading in the cockpit, I looked up and saw a sailboat come in and anchor near us. I was SV Frannie B. They left Puerto Montt yesterday, anchored farther north and arrived here in the afternoon. We will be loosely joining them as we continue south.
Tomorrow, we will....
Cheers.
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As it was raining and miserable out we decided to stay at Caleta Anihue (anyhow, anyhoo, anyhooie?) We had a leisurely breakfast, an ometet. Usually in the morning we have been checking the internet, reading our email, checking Google News, the weather, etc, but as we have no wifi and no cell connection, we did some reading, of the paper kind. Rich did some research in our files on the boat on the alternate and the charge controller and later in the afternoon he did some rewiring and now the alternator it charging the batteries as it should and the Outback Mate system is reporting as it should. Meanwhile I baked a carrot cake, sewed a hole in a jeans pocket and started to arrange some of our DVDs in a new binder. Not a bad day.
As I was reading in the cockpit, I looked up and saw a sailboat come in and anchor near us. I was SV Frannie B. They left Puerto Montt yesterday, anchored farther north and arrived here in the afternoon. We will be loosely joining them as we continue south.
Tomorrow, we will....
Cheers.
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Thursday, December 4, 2014
Caleta Anihue 12/4
42 19.289 S, 073 15.332 W
This morning we were up anchor at 9:30 am. Rich used our scythe to clear away some lines of mussels off of the anchor. Despite the haze and clouds in the distance we were still about to see snow on the Andes to the east. There were pelicans and penguins floating by. The current was with us, pushing us as much as 1.5 - 2 knots favorably and we saw 8.5 knots of speed over the ground for part of the trip.
We are anchored at Caleta Anihue, near Isla Mechanque which we visited earlier this year. Tomorrow there are predictions of 90% chance of rain so we may stay a day and wait for better weather before continuing.
Cheers,
Elaine and Rich
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This morning we were up anchor at 9:30 am. Rich used our scythe to clear away some lines of mussels off of the anchor. Despite the haze and clouds in the distance we were still about to see snow on the Andes to the east. There were pelicans and penguins floating by. The current was with us, pushing us as much as 1.5 - 2 knots favorably and we saw 8.5 knots of speed over the ground for part of the trip.
We are anchored at Caleta Anihue, near Isla Mechanque which we visited earlier this year. Tomorrow there are predictions of 90% chance of rain so we may stay a day and wait for better weather before continuing.
Cheers,
Elaine and Rich
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Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Back on the road again, Estero Chope 12/3/2014
41 48.896 S, 073 04.862 W
Yesterday we went to the Chilean Armada office and filed our zarpe to Puerto Williams, via Puerto Eden. We estimated our arrival in Puerto Eden mid January and Puerto Williams mid February. It may be sooner but it is better to overestimate. I will send our position information to the Armada plus Search and Rescue daily.
This morning Franck and Maia of SV Petit Prince came by to say goodbye. They have given us lots of information about the canals in the south and we look forward to seeing the places they described.
At 9:45 am we eased out of the slip at Club Nautico Reloncavi. Don and Lauren, his new crewperson, of SV Limbo helped cast off our docklines. It feels good to be one our way and heading southward.
I have not written much of this past month or so. It has been busy doing boat projects like installing new wind instrument and cable (Rich up the mast 3 times), new Iridium GO, repaired heater (very important), reinstalled repaired center fuel tank (high on the list), finding parts and installing 2 fuel prefilters so we may switch from one to another, etc, etc. We also spent time provisioning at Jumbo, Bigger, Santa Isobel and Lider, the supermarkets in Puerto Montt as well as Angelmo, the Saturday morning fresh market for vegetables, fruit, salmon and crab. With our new additional jerry jugs we have 750 liters of fuel total. On deck we have 4 floating lines of 100 plus meters long each in baskets so that when we anchor in tight spots we can tie to trees on shore.
It wasn't all work and no play. We did enjoy lunch at the club with other cruisers including Tom and Dorothy of SV Joyant, Richard and Susan of SV Abrazo, as well as BBQs with Roel and Jacomine of SY Tara of the Netherlands, Franck and Maia and their two children of SV Petit Prince of France. Richard and Susan also took us to Cotele, a restaurant run by an ex-pat cruiser from South Africa (look it up on Trip Advisor). It was a great meal of very thick, very tender filet with sides of salad and potatoes with a special cheesecake like dessert. Yummy. For Thanksgiving we joined Ned, Carol and Rachel on SV Frannie B plus Don and Lauren of SV Limbo, with turkey and all of the trimmings including pumpkin pie and berry pie. The leftovers were great too.
Finally we reached escape velocity and we are on the move. Estero Chope is a long inlet with muscle and salmon farms but a quiet, peaceful anchorage. It is time to chill out.
Cheers,
Elaine and Rich
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Yesterday we went to the Chilean Armada office and filed our zarpe to Puerto Williams, via Puerto Eden. We estimated our arrival in Puerto Eden mid January and Puerto Williams mid February. It may be sooner but it is better to overestimate. I will send our position information to the Armada plus Search and Rescue daily.
This morning Franck and Maia of SV Petit Prince came by to say goodbye. They have given us lots of information about the canals in the south and we look forward to seeing the places they described.
At 9:45 am we eased out of the slip at Club Nautico Reloncavi. Don and Lauren, his new crewperson, of SV Limbo helped cast off our docklines. It feels good to be one our way and heading southward.
I have not written much of this past month or so. It has been busy doing boat projects like installing new wind instrument and cable (Rich up the mast 3 times), new Iridium GO, repaired heater (very important), reinstalled repaired center fuel tank (high on the list), finding parts and installing 2 fuel prefilters so we may switch from one to another, etc, etc. We also spent time provisioning at Jumbo, Bigger, Santa Isobel and Lider, the supermarkets in Puerto Montt as well as Angelmo, the Saturday morning fresh market for vegetables, fruit, salmon and crab. With our new additional jerry jugs we have 750 liters of fuel total. On deck we have 4 floating lines of 100 plus meters long each in baskets so that when we anchor in tight spots we can tie to trees on shore.
It wasn't all work and no play. We did enjoy lunch at the club with other cruisers including Tom and Dorothy of SV Joyant, Richard and Susan of SV Abrazo, as well as BBQs with Roel and Jacomine of SY Tara of the Netherlands, Franck and Maia and their two children of SV Petit Prince of France. Richard and Susan also took us to Cotele, a restaurant run by an ex-pat cruiser from South Africa (look it up on Trip Advisor). It was a great meal of very thick, very tender filet with sides of salad and potatoes with a special cheesecake like dessert. Yummy. For Thanksgiving we joined Ned, Carol and Rachel on SV Frannie B plus Don and Lauren of SV Limbo, with turkey and all of the trimmings including pumpkin pie and berry pie. The leftovers were great too.
Finally we reached escape velocity and we are on the move. Estero Chope is a long inlet with muscle and salmon farms but a quiet, peaceful anchorage. It is time to chill out.
Cheers,
Elaine and Rich
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Monday, December 1, 2014
Re: Up the mast
Bon Voyage!
Doug
(In Japan)
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> On Dec 2, 2014, at 6:32 AM, Windarra <svwindarra@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Yes, Rich came down successfully. If you look at the blog I posted a picture of us having dinner last night at a great Italian restaurant here in Pto Montt. Fresh homemade pasta, pizza and tiramisu. Of course, not as good as Jesse's but not bad for southern Chile! The owner/cook of the restaurant is from Sicily!
>
> Current plan is to get fuel tomorrow, visit the Armada and leave early Wednesday morning.
>
> We will be switching over to sailmail unless we have cell/wifi which will be less and less as we go south.
>
> We have the Iridium working too
>
> Cheers!
> Love you all,
> Elaine and Rich
>
> Sent from Elaine's iPhone
>
>> On Dec 1, 2014, at 3:48 PM, Rae Wannier <rae.wannier@yale.edu> wrote:
>>
>> And here I am eagerly awaiting the follow-up picture to document that Richard made it safely back down the mast again…
>>
>> In the meantime I will be imagining sunshine and rainbows and that beautiful blue sky in the background. I'm sending off apps like crazy today.
>>
>> Love,
>> Rae
>>
>>
>>> On Nov 30, 2014, at 5:50 PM, Doug Hansmann wrote:
>>>
>>> Hey, buddy...got a light?
>>>
>>> D
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>>> On Dec 1, 2014, at 3:55 AM, Windarra <svwindarra@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Rich is up the mast now, tidying up where he put on the new wind instruments, 65 ft off the water!
>>>>
>>>> <photo.JPG>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Sent from Elaine's iPhone
>>
Doug
(In Japan)
Sent from my iPhone
> On Dec 2, 2014, at 6:32 AM, Windarra <svwindarra@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Yes, Rich came down successfully. If you look at the blog I posted a picture of us having dinner last night at a great Italian restaurant here in Pto Montt. Fresh homemade pasta, pizza and tiramisu. Of course, not as good as Jesse's but not bad for southern Chile! The owner/cook of the restaurant is from Sicily!
>
> Current plan is to get fuel tomorrow, visit the Armada and leave early Wednesday morning.
>
> We will be switching over to sailmail unless we have cell/wifi which will be less and less as we go south.
>
> We have the Iridium working too
>
> Cheers!
> Love you all,
> Elaine and Rich
>
> Sent from Elaine's iPhone
>
>> On Dec 1, 2014, at 3:48 PM, Rae Wannier <rae.wannier@yale.edu> wrote:
>>
>> And here I am eagerly awaiting the follow-up picture to document that Richard made it safely back down the mast again…
>>
>> In the meantime I will be imagining sunshine and rainbows and that beautiful blue sky in the background. I'm sending off apps like crazy today.
>>
>> Love,
>> Rae
>>
>>
>>> On Nov 30, 2014, at 5:50 PM, Doug Hansmann wrote:
>>>
>>> Hey, buddy...got a light?
>>>
>>> D
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>>> On Dec 1, 2014, at 3:55 AM, Windarra <svwindarra@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Rich is up the mast now, tidying up where he put on the new wind instruments, 65 ft off the water!
>>>>
>>>> <photo.JPG>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Sent from Elaine's iPhone
>>
Re: Up the mast
Yes, Rich came down successfully. If you look at the blog I posted a picture of us having dinner last night at a great Italian restaurant here in Pto Montt. Fresh homemade pasta, pizza and tiramisu. Of course, not as good as Jesse's but not bad for southern Chile! The owner/cook of the restaurant is from Sicily!
Current plan is to get fuel tomorrow, visit the Armada and leave early Wednesday morning.
We will be switching over to sailmail unless we have cell/wifi which will be less and less as we go south.
We have the Iridium working too
Cheers!
Love you all,
Elaine and Rich
Sent from Elaine's iPhone
> On Dec 1, 2014, at 3:48 PM, Rae Wannier <rae.wannier@yale.edu> wrote:
>
> And here I am eagerly awaiting the follow-up picture to document that Richard made it safely back down the mast again…
>
> In the meantime I will be imagining sunshine and rainbows and that beautiful blue sky in the background. I'm sending off apps like crazy today.
>
> Love,
> Rae
>
>
>> On Nov 30, 2014, at 5:50 PM, Doug Hansmann wrote:
>>
>> Hey, buddy...got a light?
>>
>> D
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On Dec 1, 2014, at 3:55 AM, Windarra <svwindarra@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Rich is up the mast now, tidying up where he put on the new wind instruments, 65 ft off the water!
>>>
>>> <photo.JPG>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Sent from Elaine's iPhone
>
Current plan is to get fuel tomorrow, visit the Armada and leave early Wednesday morning.
We will be switching over to sailmail unless we have cell/wifi which will be less and less as we go south.
We have the Iridium working too
Cheers!
Love you all,
Elaine and Rich
Sent from Elaine's iPhone
> On Dec 1, 2014, at 3:48 PM, Rae Wannier <rae.wannier@yale.edu> wrote:
>
> And here I am eagerly awaiting the follow-up picture to document that Richard made it safely back down the mast again…
>
> In the meantime I will be imagining sunshine and rainbows and that beautiful blue sky in the background. I'm sending off apps like crazy today.
>
> Love,
> Rae
>
>
>> On Nov 30, 2014, at 5:50 PM, Doug Hansmann wrote:
>>
>> Hey, buddy...got a light?
>>
>> D
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On Dec 1, 2014, at 3:55 AM, Windarra <svwindarra@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Rich is up the mast now, tidying up where he put on the new wind instruments, 65 ft off the water!
>>>
>>> <photo.JPG>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Sent from Elaine's iPhone
>
Re: Up the mast
Yes all lights are in good working order as well as the new wind instruments. Certainly out pieces of yard on the shrouds were good and reliable but did not communicate with the autopilot so new instruments were necessary as well as a new cable down the mast.
Cheers,
Elaine and Rich
Sent from Elaine's iPhone
> On Nov 30, 2014, at 7:50 PM, Doug Hansmann <doug.hansmann@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hey, buddy...got a light?
>
> D
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Dec 1, 2014, at 3:55 AM, Windarra <svwindarra@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Rich is up the mast now, tidying up where he put on the new wind instruments, 65 ft off the water!
>>
>> <photo.JPG>
>>
>>
>>
>> Sent from Elaine's iPhone
Cheers,
Elaine and Rich
Sent from Elaine's iPhone
> On Nov 30, 2014, at 7:50 PM, Doug Hansmann <doug.hansmann@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hey, buddy...got a light?
>
> D
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Dec 1, 2014, at 3:55 AM, Windarra <svwindarra@hotmail.com> wrote:
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>> Rich is up the mast now, tidying up where he put on the new wind instruments, 65 ft off the water!
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>> <photo.JPG>
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>> Sent from Elaine's iPhone
Re: Up the mast
And here I am eagerly awaiting the follow-up picture to document that Richard made it safely back down the mast again…
In the meantime I will be imagining sunshine and rainbows and that beautiful blue sky in the background. I'm sending off apps like crazy today.
Love,
Rae
On Nov 30, 2014, at 5:50 PM, Doug Hansmann wrote:
> Hey, buddy...got a light?
>
> D
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Dec 1, 2014, at 3:55 AM, Windarra <svwindarra@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Rich is up the mast now, tidying up where he put on the new wind instruments, 65 ft off the water!
>>
>> <photo.JPG>
>>
>>
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>> Sent from Elaine's iPhone
In the meantime I will be imagining sunshine and rainbows and that beautiful blue sky in the background. I'm sending off apps like crazy today.
Love,
Rae
On Nov 30, 2014, at 5:50 PM, Doug Hansmann wrote:
> Hey, buddy...got a light?
>
> D
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Dec 1, 2014, at 3:55 AM, Windarra <svwindarra@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Rich is up the mast now, tidying up where he put on the new wind instruments, 65 ft off the water!
>>
>> <photo.JPG>
>>
>>
>>
>> Sent from Elaine's iPhone
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