Bon Voyage

Two boats left yesterday for the South.

Martin and Marianne left aboard their Van Der Stadt 40 "Pinta" and shortly after Antonio, Jon, and Silvina left aboard their "Wind Chime", of about 35 ft.

Marianne and Martin

Pinta on Her Way

Both boats wiil be hopping down the coast making for Ushuaia on the Beagle Channel in the Tierra Del Fuego province of Argentina.  From there they will proceed through the Beagle Channel then up the spectacular Chilean archipelago to Puerto Montt.  They will be doing it in winter which apparently is the time to do it. 

Antonio at Left, Silvina, Jon

Wind Chime on Her Way

This morning Alfredo pointed to a new boat that arrived yesterday afternoon from the south.  It is about 35 ft long with three French speakers on board.  Alfredo pointed to some damage that they took only 2 days ago when a deep low passed through the area: bent stanchions on the starboard side and a broken goose neck at the boom.  Alfredo didn't know if they had gone around the Horn or through the Beagle Channel.