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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