From Mar del Plata to Ushuaia: cap to the adventure!
The route we decided to take was the most difficult one we could undertaken in this area: we would go to Ushuaia, the southern tip of Argentina, and then go up the Chilean channels to Puerto Montt. Rough seas, changing winds, currents and tides. We knew that many ships don't make it, they have to turn around, try again another year, if they still have the time and courage to do so. But the whole crew agreed: however difficult it was, we wanted to try. Those challenging seas, that virgin nature, those passages full of ancient stories. The adventure...the adventure! In Mar del Plata we prepared the boat withour small budget: we installed a new autopilot, we lengthened the anchor chain with a good rope, we bought 200 meters of floating mooring lines, we bought a satellite phone that could be used to receive the forecast, we installed a small heater and we cleaned the diesel tank. We saw familyand friends, wich of course was very nice but my mind was focused on the preparation. We met up with old captains who knew the south very well: we listened to every piece of advice, I noted down every recommended bay. Talking about sailboats and winds was my true language at that time.
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