Since we bought our boat going on six months ago, it hasn’t moved from an inlet of the Puerto Williams bay, thanks to engine troubles of which our readers are aware. Or rather it hadn’t until recently. Continue reading “Officials and puppies”
Tag: sailing
Winter Puerto Williams
The tale of a stove
Back in January, I wrote that we were about to buy our then-derelict boat to start our sailing journey. Four months later, the boat’s looking a lot better, though the sailing remains in the future. We’ll be forced to make our first excursion shortly, when our vessel’s import permit expires, which will require that it reenter Chile. So we’ll visit Argentina on the Beagle Channel’s opposite side. Continue reading “The tale of a stove”
Some boat photos
The sun appeared for a moment the other day, and we snapped some pictures of our pretty Space Oddity. Hoping we can take some of her sailing before too much time! But currently she still can’t move.
Our boat Space Oddity
Rowing in the dinghy
Anchored in front of the Dientes de Navarino
The Van de Stadt Blanche
Came across Space Oddity’s plans in the bilge the other day, and look at the lines – isn’t she pretty? The Dutch designer Van de Stadt’s portfolio was extensive, and this is the Van de Stadt Blanche; his boats are known for being strong and seaworthy. Continue reading “The Van de Stadt Blanche”
Starting the journey
‘I wouldn’t buy it in that state,’ was the conclusion of the friend whom we’d asked to check out our prospective boat while deciding whether to travel down here. On the basis of his photos, and also his thorough written survey, we differed from this sufficiently to make the journey. Continue reading “Starting the journey”
