tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140587002012-01-21T12:44:26.276-08:00Nancy and Mark are sailing from Maine to Port Townsend, Washington on the s/v Tamara. They are traveling around South America.Photoessayistnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2001100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14058700.post-17176705514559088292011-12-22T19:32:00.001-08:002011-12-22T19:51:54.437-08:00

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After some time in the Shumagin Islands and Sand Point, it seemed our break in the weather had finally come. As we headed east towards Kodiak, along the Alaska Peninsula, we were treated to the incredible, though unfortunately rare, views of the mountains to the north. They had been totally obscured on our west bound journey earlier in the summer. Because we were enjoying such good weather,

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The goal for the summer was to try and get as far north as Nome, about 550 miles from False Pass. As we headed into the Bering Sea, the course was set for Cape Newenham and Security Cove on the north side of the cape (open to north winds), where Mark had spent his early years fishing herring. As we approached the Cape, after a forty-eight hour run from False Pass, the weather forecast was

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It was a relatively easy passage from Cordova to Kodiak; one week all together, overcast skies, a few lay days due to winds, but the Gulf of Alaska treated us fairly after a few days in Prince William Sound and on the Kenai Peninsula. The Kodiak Crab Festival was in full swing when we arrived, the sun was out, and everyone was having a good time enjoying the carnival rides, survival suit races,

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The flight out of Anchorage was spectacular as we flew over Prince William Sound and made the approach over the Copper River Flats and into Cordova. Once again Nancy was treated to beautiful weather as she flew up the coast from Seattle.The Copper River delta, known locally as the Flats, is the largest contiguous wetland in western North America. Through it’s delta, the Copper River debauches

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Senior Elves and Rudolph Ready for Reindeer RoundupNote: To view older posts, go to Achives on right side, and scroll down to desired date.

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September is again becoming a month of transition for us, getting ready for the winter, securing Tamara in Cordova, Alaska and returning to our home in Port Townsend, Washington. Last year the move off the boat to land and returning to our home after ten years on Tamara was quite dramatic. But it's now becoming easier, as we're getting down the routine.This season the normally tempestuous

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During the first part first of our Kodiak visit we concentrated our efforts cruising the southeastern coast of the island group. By the middle of July we headed for the northern island group. Our first stop was the native village of Ouzinkie ( population 192) on Spruce Island, home to St. Herman, the first canonized Russian Orthodox saint in North America. From Spruce Island, we crossed Marmot

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The first three weeks of this summer's cruise was devoted to exploring new anchorages in Prince William Sound (PWS) and waiting for the weather to settle down to allow us to cross the frequently tempestuous northern Gulf of Alaska to Kodiak Island. We had spent two days on Kodiak last summer on our way east from the Alaskan Peninsula to PWS and planned on exploring the island group more

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For twenty years it was a rite of spring. Mark would work from a long list, really a litany of sorts, a ritual. All of the various pieces of equipment, supplies, specialized bits and odds and ends that may be difficult to find in whatever Alaskan port from which he would soon begin the fishing season would be inventoried, packed, cataloged, then loaded into the truck for the long trip north via

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Now that we’ve been home in Port Townsend, with Tamara 1,500 miles away in Cordova harbor, it probably seems that we’ve had little to do with voyaging for a few months. That is not at all the case. While we have in fact been busy doing house maintenance neglected while we were sailing, the winter has largely been devoted to planning the next cruises, as well as the necessary major re-fit for the

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This will be the first Christmas we've spent in our house in ten years! Tamara was left for the winter in Cordova, Alaska and we returned to Port Townsend the first of October. Slowly we have been making the adjustment to living in a house again.The priority was the much needed TLC to the house and yard from the years of neglect. At first glance the overall conditions looked good, but on further

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The last three weeks of August was spent in Prince William Sound (PWS) exploring the many fjords and coves in Western PWS. Mark knew of numerous anchorages that he had used fishing, but we explored many new anchorages as well. Most of the bays and coves are in fjords that are deep right up to within a hundred meters of shore. And the tides in PWS can change as much as five meters, making getting

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The clue should have been late last night when a salmon seine boat anchored right next to us, because at 6 am this morning a salmon opening began and by 7 am there were five seiner in our anchorage. We had planned on leaving with the tide at about 11 am but when we found ourselves being hemmed by seine net we made a quick departure. Welcome to Prince William Sound. Since our arrival in Alaska

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12 July 200955 07 N159 58.7 WThe reader will note, with the help of a general map or nautical chart, that we have not been logging a great many miles since out first landfall in Captain Harbor. The reason for this is that we deliberately left ample time for the Alaska portion of this season's cruise to poke around and explore, as well as to spend time in areas that Mark has known for many years,

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26 June 2009Captain Harbor, Alaska PeninsularLat 55 10 N Lon 162 04 WArrived in Alaska on June 24, 2009, 17 days out of Hanalei Bay, Kauai. Wind was light, seas calm, skies partly clouded, and humpback whales greeted us as we entered Belkofski Bay. Our anchorage in Captain Harbor is secure behind two sand spits.As we awoke the next day we discovered a large grizzly bear browsing our anchorage

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Position: 21 June 2009, 0400 UTC 47 40 N, 161.51 W 425 nm to landfall! Overcast skies, drizzle and fog. Winds out of the NW 15 k but should become more West this evening. Made 140 nm in last 24 hours! A low is approaching in two days but we expect to be above it when it moves East. We expected to encounter more ship traffic but have averaged only two a day so our new AIS has had it easy.

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Position Report: 16 June 1330 UTC 38 24 N, 160 28 W 1,000 nm from Kauai, 1,000 nm to Alaska - the half way point. Wind out of the North, 5 k, motor sailing. Overcast skies, occasional drizzle. We had 30+k winds from the SW for 12 hours on June 14th, then light winds for 15 hours, then light or no wind varying from N to S. Expect light winds for another 12 hours then to freshen from the SW.

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Position as of 0100 UTC, 12 June 2009 31 28 N, 160 04 W 558 nm north of Kauai, 1450 nm from landfall in Alaska. We left Hanalei Bay, Kauai on Sunday June 7th at 1030 am in 20 k easterly winds, making 6+ k for the first 24 hours. Then the wind decreased to 10 k the next 20 hours, completely dying by 48 hours out. We've motor-sailing since in winds 5 - 10 k. Weather has been warm and sunny,

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06 June 2009Hanalei, Bay, KauaiOur stay on Molokai was very relaxing. We walked into town everyday, rode the local bus around the island, met locals and watched co-ed Little League games on the weekend. On Friday evenings, we went to the Hotel Molokai for their Sunset Celebration where locals play the ukulele, sing, and dance the hula. The Kaunakakai Harbor small boat ramp was busy with sport

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The anchorage for yachts at Hilo is in a basin, inside the harbor, where there is room to anchor or tie up to a wall Mediterranean style (drop anchor, back up and tie stern to the wall). The Coast Guard has a dock inside the basin, but at present no ship is stationed at Hilo. In order to reach the road into town one must pass through the container yard. The harbor is under strict security imposed

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Arrived in Hilo this morning at 9 am. More later.

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Position as of 0100 UTC, 07 April 200 19 40.8 N, 153 59.1 W Sunny skies, clouds on the horizon, winds ENE 15 - 20, seas 2 - 3 m, crossed seas. All is well on board. 58 nm to Hilo. We have slowed down so as to time a daylight landing tomorrow morning. Looking forward to showers and a meal out.

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Position as of 0100 UTC 26 March 2009 20 57.9 N, 128 16.2 W Winds continue out of the NNE at 15-25 k. Seas 8-10 ft. Overcast skies. All is well on board. 1500 nm to Hilo. Should be halfway tomorrow. Ciao, Nancy

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Upon leaving San Blas on the mainland we had planned to head to Agua Verde on the Baja, and slowly work our way to La Paz, about 100 miles south. Unfortunately our weather window closed on our crossing and we had NW 20 to 25 k winds on our nose, short and steep seas, making headway difficult. So we hove to for 36 hours, slowly drifting NE, allowing us to head west when the winds came down. Our

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We left today from La Paz, Mexico, for Hawaii. Expect a good trip of about 3 weeks. We will keep you posted of our progress on a regular basis.

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24 31.8 N 110 22.9 W Traveling for us is experiencing the culture and people of different countries which we try to do by getting away from the main tourist areas and visiting small communities. So much of the Mexican coastline has been taken over by American and Canadians, living and isolating themselves in gated communities and large oceanfront homes and condominiums. At times we have had to

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La Paz de Huanacaxtle, Mexico Lat: 20˚44.86 N Lon: 105˚22.65 W December 25, 2008 One year ago we were in Puerto Williams, Chile enjoying Christmas Day at the house of our friends Wolf and Janet, celebrating Wolf’s 50th birthday with an international group of cruisers and Chileans. The next day we left for Antarctica to begin the New Year 2008. Our trip to Antarctica was the highlight of the

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We spent 17 very peaceful and enjoyable days anchored in Bahia Tenacatita. The anchorage is off a one half mile long beach with the anchorage at one end of the beach and a small hotel at the other end. In front of the anchorage is a small campground used by locals, and a restaurant palapa, both located at the entrance to a creek into a mangrove swamp. A popular outing is to take your dinghy up

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23 November 2008 Bahia Tenacatita, Mexico We are anchored in a large bay about 26 nm north of Manzanillo in a well protected anchorage. The bay has some development, though for the most part is comparatively undeveloped. We will stay here for about a week then move about 30 nm north to another bay for a week or so. Our trip from the Galapagos to Manzanillo, Mexico was 1500 nm and took us 13

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Day 6: 10 November 2008 2230 UTC Position: 7 10.34 N, 95 07.40 W We are 600 nm north of the Galapagos on a course for Manzanilla, Mexico - we were originally headed for Puerta Vallarta. The first four days we had SW winds, approx. 10 k and a favorable current, allowing us to make 4.5 to 5 k under sail. But we have been in the ICTZ the last two days motor-sailing in 5k variable winds. We had been

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Our twenty day permitted stay has expired and we began the passage to Mexico this morning. We had hoped to spend time cruising the coast of Costa Rica on our way to Mexico but we ran into a minor detail. Costa Rica requires a yellow fever vaccination when coming from Ecuador. But since the Galapagos, and parts of Ecuador, do not have yellow fever the vaccine is not available on the islands. One

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16 October 2007, 1030 local timePuerto Baquerizo Moreno, Isla de San Cristobal, Galapagos2900 nm, 31 days from Puerto Montt, ChileWe have finally arrived in the Galapagos, glad to be secure on anchor. Two personnel from the Capitania's office came on board to welcome us to the Galapagos and inform of the proper protocol while in the islands. We then went ashore and met with our "agent" Fernando,

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12 October 20071200 UTCPosition: S06 24.96, W86.49.69We are in our fourth week and the winds have become light and progress has slowed to less than 90 miles a day. Only 372 nm to go to the Galapagos - will we ever get there!Weather has been pleasant with partly cloudy skies. Listen everyday to NPR programs on the SSB radio so we're up to date on the economic downturn and the last few weeks of

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06 October 2008, 1200 UTCPosition: S16 49.4, W85.49.39975 nm to Galapagos.Finally starting to make more than 100 nm per day. Wind has been holding at SE 15-20 k. Weather has been warm with cloudy skies.All is well on board.+++++++++Editor's Note: When we copied and pasted this report to the blog we dropped off the 9 from 975 nm. Big, big difference. Sorry. -- John Krill

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01 October 2008, 1200 UTCPosition: 25 22.86S, 83 31.88WProgress has been very slow the last 8 days - only 565 nm since passing Juan Fernandez. The winds have been light or non-existent. We're hoping that we'll start getting the SE trades soon and make better progress.We made a decision the other day to stop in the Galapagos so we've altered our course and continuing NW - currently 1500 nm to go.

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27 September 2008, 1230 UTCPosition: S29 27.64, W80 58.51We are just about 1,000 miles out of Puerto Montt on a course of 334 degrees. Just north of Juan Fernandez Island the wind stopped and for three days we were getting every breath of wind we could out of the sails, one day only making 16 miles. But we got a 20-25k wind from the SE and we moving along at over 5.5+ k. Weather has been nice

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20 September 200880 Miles south of Juan Fernandez (Robinson Crusoe) Island, ChileWe left Puerto Montt, Chile on 16 September to start the long journey across the Pacific. Looking back, our time in South America has been a great experience and we're sad to be leaving. But it's time to move on and enjoy new experiences.While waiting for the weather to improve and having completed most of the boat

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Puerto Montt, Chile has been our home for the last 3 months as we wait for September and prepare Tamara for our most ambitious open ocean crossing, the Pacific Ocean.The protected waters from Puerto Montt south to the Gulfo de Penas is home to Chile's salmon farming industry, grossing over 2 billion dollars a year. Most of these farms are owned by large companies and are very sophisticated. In

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Visas are always an issue when cruising. Both Chile and Argentina issue 90 days visas upon entry, so with a quick trip across the border one can re-enter and get another 90 days. When we were in the south it was easy to cross the Beagle Channel between Ushuaia, Argentina and Puerto Williams, Chile and renew visas. Three months out of Puerto Williams, after cruising north through the channels, it

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After 8 days waiting to cross the Gulfo de Penas, the winds switched to W-SW, good for making the crossing. Once across the Gulfo we continued to have good weather and were able to progress easily north each day. We were now in the area of salmonaras, salmon farms, which become more numerous the closer to Puerto Montt one gets. These are very large, very productive and very sophisticated in their

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These photos were taken by Nancy while she and Mark were cruising up the coast of Chile. Hold your mouse over each image to get it's title. Thanks -- John Krill

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Cruisers around the world still frequently participate in daily radio nets, despite the prevalence today of cell phones, satellite phones and on-board e-mail systems. One of the purposes of these nets is to keep track of boats and be available if an emergency arises. While often these nets are more concerned with the best marina, local bureaucratic policies, and so on, occasionally matters of

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We left Puerto Eden this morning, the only settlement for 650 miles since we left Puerto Williams. In the last three weeks we have made less 350 miles, due to a series of frontal systems off the Pacific that came one after the other making travel difficult to impossible. The strong north westerly winds generated by these fronts are magnified as they funnel down the long fjords with great force,

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20 March 2008Anchored Caleta Playa Parda, Estrecho de MagallanesToday is day thirteen out of Puerto Williams - 7 days of travel, 3 days layover by choice, and 3 days forced layover. All in all, it has been a good trip with the weather a little bit of everything; sun, partly cloudy, wind and rain. The Estrecho de Magallanes (Straits of Magellan) link the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans in a V-shaped

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We left Puerto Williams on Saturday and have started the long journey north through the Chilean channels to Puerto Montt. We anticipate that it will take about 2 months.

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For more than thirty years, the Arctic and Antarctic have been of great interest to Mark. From the time of university studies in the Rocky Mountains, to legal work in the Alaska Bush, to a twenty-year career owning and operating fishing vessels in the Gulf of Alaska and the Bering Sea, these high latitude regions have been foremost in interest.As experience operating commercial boats in Alaska

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The complete posting will be here tomorrow. Stayed tuned!

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Saturday, 02 February 2008 2200 UTCArrived safely in Puerto Williams today at 4 pm. All in all not a bad crossing for the Drake. But not a very comfortable one either. We're just glad to have it done. We had a fantastic trip!!We'll stay here maybe a week and then head over to Ushuaia. Hope to have photos on the blog within the week!!Chao, Nancy and Mark Click image for larger view.

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Thursday, 31 January 2008 2200 UTC58 49.7 S 66 18.3 W165 miles to go to Cape Horn. Expecting 25-35k west/southwest winds and large seas upon arrival.

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Wednesday, 30 January 2008 1800 UTC61 05.4 S 64 59.0 W200 miles done, 350 to go. Strong west winds and large seas during the night. Wind now light and variable. Expect strong westerlies in another day. All well on board.

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Tuesday, 29 January 2008 1800 UTC63 21 S 63 32 WDeparted Melchoir Islands this morning at 7:00 am. Current conditions WSW 20k. Motor sailing to maximize speed for crossing. Big storm coming on February 3rd.

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Monday, 28 January 2008 2000 UTCMelchoir Islands64 19.2 S 62 55.0 WHad planned on leaving this morning but got a weather update and decided to postpone 24 hours. The boat that was tied up to us left this evening. There were 4 Czechs and on Slovian on board and it was interesting talking with them.

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Thurssday, 26 January 2008 2000 UTCMelchoir Islands64 19.2 S 62 55.0 WStill waiting for weather to cross. We are now three boats waiting to cross the Drake.

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Wednesday, 25 January 2008 2000 UTCMelchoir Islands64 19.2 S 62 55.0 WStill waiting for weather to cross. Windy and rainy all day.

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Thursday, 24 January 2008 2000 UTCMelchoir Islands64 19.2 S 62 55.0 WRemained at anchorage today. Nothing new to report.

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Wednesday, 23 January 2008 2000 UTCMelchoir Islands64 19.2 S 62 55.0 W*Had a fun evening last night with the crew and guest of the Australian boat The Blizzard. The wife is an interesting person who does adventure trips and has skied to the South Pole twice, the second time breaking the speed record for anyone, male or female. She is going to attempt to ski alone to the North Pole in March. Her

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Tuesday, 22 January 2008 2000 UTCMelchoir Islands64 19.2 S 62 55.0 WFinally able to make a break for the Melchoir Islands this morning with no wind but snowing. Would have like to have had better visibility but ... We're tied up to Blizzard, an Australian boat, in a small notch in the channel between Eta and Omega Islands. Weather doesn't look good for a few days for crossing the Drake so we will

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Monday, 21 January 2008 2000 UTCPort Lockroy64 49.4 S 63 29.1 WRed sky at morning, sailor take warning! Very strong winds and stronger williwaws this morning, one so strong the boat healed way over and things went flying. Another grey, pissy day. But a nice evening and hopefully and nice day tomorrow to move on.

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Sunday, 20 January 2008 2000 UTCPort Lockroy64 49.4 S 63 29.1 WAnother day of wind, snow and rain. Stayed on the boat all day. Can't have perfect weather everyday. Hope to be able to move tomorrow.

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Saturday, 19 January 2008 2000 UTCPort Lockroy64 49.4 S 63 29.1 WOvercast, grey, drizzily day. Went to the Port Lockroy museum and gift shop in between cruise ships - one came in this morning and another this afternoon. Actually we can't see the cruise ships when they come in - the museum buildings are on small rock outcrop that's between us and the cruise ship anchorage. Weather permitting will

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Friday, 18 January 2008 2000 UTCPort Lockroy64 49.4 S 63 29.1 WTraveled today from Hovegaard to Port Lockroy, a former British base, now a museum and tourist stop. Overcast sky and light snow all day. A cruise ship was anchored off the base and after we were secure several zodiacs full of tourist came by to say hello and take photos. I keep thinking of all the slide shows we will be in when the

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Thursday, 17 January 2008 2000 UTCHovegaard Island65 06.4 S 64 04.4 WDecided to spend another day at Hovegaard.Our next stop is Lockroy and instead of 3 days there we spent an extra day here at Hovegaard which means one less day at Lockroy.We're really glad that we were able to leave for Antarctica right after Christmas because from the radio traffic it's apparent that there are now lots of boats

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Wednesday, 16 January 2008 2000 UTCHovegaard Island65 06.4 S 64 04.4 WRepeat of yesterday. What can I say!!! Beautiful day in Antarctica.Leave tomorrow for Lockroy.

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Tuesday, 15 January 2008 2000 UTCHovegaard Island65 06.4 S 64 04.4 WAnother beautiful day in Antarctica. Hiked up to the top of Pleneau Island to enjoy the view and visit a gentoo colony. The chicks were in varying sizes, some half their adult's size. The anchorage is on the south side of Lemaire Channel, a narrow passage with steep walls, hanging glaciers and large ice fields reaching the water

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Monday, 14 January 2008 2000 UTCHovegaard Island65 06.4 S 64 04.4 WWind and snow all morning clearing up by late afternoon into a beautiful evening. Went for an early evening hike to enjoy the extraordinary scenery. The anchorage is at the base of steep, glaciated mountains to the northeast, large glaciers to the east, and large stranded icebergs to the west. Hope that the weather tomorrow is

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Sunday, 13 January 2008 2000 UTCHovegaard Island65 06.4 S 64 04.4 WTraveled about 12 miles north to a very secure and off the main track anchorage. This is the same anchorage that Northern Lights used when they wintered over in 1991/2. We hope to spend a few days here exploring the area. It's lightly snowing this evening. We made a brief stop on our way here at Peterman Island to visit an adele

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Saturday, 12 January 2008 2000 UTCUkraine Base, Vernadsky65 14.9 S 64 15.1 WLazy day. Hiked around some and explored by dinghy. Plan on start the trip north tomorrow.

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Friday, 11 January 2008 2000 UTCUkraine Base, Vernadsky65 14.9 S 64 15.1 WHad a fun evening last night at the Ukraine base. There are 14 men on the base and they are doing scientific research - geophysical and atmospheric. Every night at 9 pm they open their doors and the bar to visitors. In exchange visitors take them a gift of alcohol and other treats. There is a pool table, darts and one of

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Tuesday, 10 January 2008 2000 UTCUkraine Base, Vernadsky65 14.9 S 64 15.1 WThe base here is located on low islands across from the Peninsula. Hiked around the island that we are anchored in, through snow fields, and along the beach. Nice to be able to hike. Up to this point we've spent time in the dinghy exploring bay and coves but not able to hike. The boat Commitment, who's tied up next to us,

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Wednesday, 9 January 2008 2000 UTCPicked up anchor at 11:00 am and proceeded to the Ukraine base, Vernadsky, (65 14 43S 64 15 24W) a 52 mile run. The morning started out cloudy but by mid-day the sky was clear. Our eyes hurt from the bright sun. We are anchored in a small cove with two other boats. This is usually the furthest south most boats get. We will stay here for a few days then slowly

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Tuesday, 08 January 2008 2000 UTCRemained today at the Chilean Base 'Gabriel Gonzalez Videla". Overcast skies, light wind. Found the 4 chinstrap penguin intermixed with all the gentoos. Most of the penguin eggs are beginning to hatch and small babies are appearing from underneath their moms.This base is an airbase and Armada base and the personnel are very friendly and hospitable. They are

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Saturday, 07 January 2008Chilean Base, Gabriel Gonzalez Videla64 49.4 S 62 51.3 WWe departed Enterprise Island this morning and motored 42 miles south through various channels with perfect weather. Crystal clear sky, warm sun, no wind - an incredible day. We are anchored off the Chilean Base in Paradise Bay which has 16 personnel. It is also a gentoo penguin colony, who really rule the place.

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Saturday, 05 January 2008Enterprise Island64 32.4 S 61 59.9 WRemained at Enterprise today. Had a small Russian cruise ship anchor outside and 8 inflatables came into the anchorage and circled the boat. Tamara will be in a few Antarctic slide shows. Otherwise a quiet day. Cloudy in the morning, but cleared late afternoon for a beautiful evening.

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Saturday, 05 January 2008Enterprise Island64 32.4 S 61 59.9 WAnother beautiful day. Only boat now in anchorage. Weather permitting, we'll continue south tomorrow.

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Thursday, 04 January 2008, 2000 UTCEnterprise Island64 32.4 S 61 59.9 WToday was an unbelievably beautiful day - sunshine, no wind, warm. Took lots of pictures. Wish I could send you just one. We will remain here tomorrow and then see what the weather brings. Another boat arrived this morning so for most of the day there were three of us tied up to the old whale chaser. Kotic III left this

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Thursday, 03 January 2008, 2000 UTC64 32.4 S 61 59.9 WWe are tied up to the French boat Kotic II who is tied up to a grounded whale catcher in a small bay on the east side of Enterprise Island. We had an easy day motoring is calm water from Trinity Island.Yesterday we took a shore trip to the small island located in Mikkelsen Harbor to visit the gentoo penguin colony. Unlike the Falklands where

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Tuesday, 01 January 2008Continue on anchor in Mikkelsen Harbor, Trinity Island. We've had several strings of brash ice come past the boat making a horrendous noise but no danger - haven't checked to see how much paint is now missing.(Chris - It's all been on the starboard side so should now match the port side!)Still have not got the dinghy together (snow and rain again today) so haven't been

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Monday, December 31, 2007, 1800 UTC63 54.3 S 60 47.1 WDropped anchor at 3 am this morning in Mikkelsen Harbor, Trinity Island. The autopilot was giving us problems so we each took 1 hour at the helm for 12 hours in 25-30 k Easterly winds with either sleeting rain or snow. The last two hours the person at the helm could not see forward and had to be piloted, while the other two kept a look out for

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Sunday, December 30, 2007 2200 UTC63 23.23 S 61 33.54 WHove to at 9:00 am (local time) this morning 35 miles from Deception Island due to strong SE winds on our nose. Got under way again at 2:30 pm (local time) but headed for Trinity Island. Winds from the SE 20 k, snowing!! Will probably arrive around 2 am (local time). Looking forward to a good night's sleep and getting the boat organized

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Sunday, 30 December 2007, 1000 UTC62 49.10 S 61 48.33 WFirst sighting of Antarctic Peninsula at 0900 UTC (6 am local). Mark's life long dream has been realized!! Should be anchored at Deception Island this afternoon.

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Saturday, 29 December 2007, 2300 UTC61 46.7 S 62 40.3 WWinds continue to be light from the North. Motor-sailing again! Winds should increase tomorrow for more sailing. Expect to arrive Deception Island tomorrow evening.PS - Bob, I think I finally got your email address correct!Editor's Note: Deception Island (62 57.5 S 60 38.5 W) is part of the South Shetland Islands and is due south of

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Saturday, 29 December 2007, 1100 UTC60 48.7 S 63 22.2 WWinds light out of the North, partly cloudy sky, motoring-sailing.PS Yes, Chris, we have lots of fuel but need to be careful.

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Friday, 28 December 2007, 2300 UTC59 49.5 S 64 06.3 WWinds NNE 20-25, light rain, sailing.

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Thursday, 27 December 2007, 2300 UTC57 44.8 S 65 22.4 WWinds light in the morning, becoming westerly 15-20 knots mid-day, all sails up. Winds currently light NW, motor-sailing.

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Nancy and Mark have started their voyage to Antarctica. They left December 26, 2007 and plan to be gone for a month. They will be sending position reports on a daily bases. Because they are using SailMail to send the reports there will be no pictures until they get back.So today we give you the first reports on their voyage to Antarctica.Wednesday, 26 December 2007, 23:00 UTC55 40.3 S 66 34.6

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It was a year ago that we sailed south along the Argentine coast to Ushuaia and past the Falkland Islands, 182 miles to the East. The Islands were not on our list of places to visit on that passage, as they are a bit too far to the east and it can often be quite difficult to return to the continent against the prevailing south westerly winds and strong current. However we were afforded the

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Upon completion of our English course to the Capitania de Puerto personnel in Puerto Williams, Chile the first we took Tamara back to Ushuaia, Argentina, secured her on a mooring and left on an overland trip to the north. Our plan was to explore the altiplano and Atacama Desert of northern Chile, southern Peru, western Bolivia and NW Argentina.The altiplano is a high windswept plateau of

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One of the most spectacular areas of Tierra del Fuego is called the Circuito Ventisqueros, or in English, the glacier route. Fifty miles east of Puerto Williams, Chile, the Beagle Channel is split into two by Isla Gordon, Brazo Nordeste and Brazo Sudeste. It is about 40 miles from one end of the island to the other, and both channels are bordered by large glacier fields that reach down to the

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Puerto Williams, the old Yamana settlement of Uspashun on Isla Navarino, is the southernmost town in the world and the main urban center or the borough of Cape Horn. The government owns 99% of the land and 2,000 of the town's 2,500 inhabitants are Chilean Armada servicemen and their families.We are now into our second extended stay in Puerto Williams. Our first stay, March 19th to May 20th was

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Plans always change when one is cruising. That’s the very definition of cruising—if the itinerary were etched in stone it would be called bus driving or some such thing. After returning from the opportunity to earn some very useful cash for the cruising kitty we have resolved to remain in Tierra del Fuego for the Austral winter.Several factors motivated this sea change. One is that we much prefer

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Once again, we’re back in Ushuaia. Our time spent on Whale Song was rewarding for the financial gain, and because both the owner and skipper were very happy with our efforts. The project ended up a lot more work then originally presented. There was a lot of paint work that needed to be done and the location where were were tied up is not a yard but a catamaran manufacturer and could not provide

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We've named Ushuaia the "I want to go to Antarctica" capital. As many as six cruise ships of various sizes and types line the dock at one time. Passengers crowd the streets, recognizable by the matching parkas with the ship's logo on their sleeve. Add to that the 10 - 15 charter sailboats taking passengers, and the ever increasing individual yachts going to Antarctica. Antarctica has been a life

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2006 began for us in Porto Bello, Brazil, after we had decided to slow down and spend the southern winter in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This allowed us to spend one more month in Brazil before sailing to Uruguay. Like most other cruisers, we didn’t know much about Uruguay but we were soon pleasantly surprised by the very casual nature of the people. It is the only country in the Americas, possibly

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We left Mar del Plata on 11 November for Caleta Horno, a very secure and isolated anchorage about 500nm south along the Argentine coast. The voyage took us 6.5 days and we had to hove-to during a SW gale for 36 hours but otherwise easy sailing.We saw our first Magellan penguins off Puerto Madryn, a very large bay that is a major breeding grounds for the southern right whale.We departed Caleta

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Position: 54 54.541S, 65 58.814WWe have been pinned down in this anchorage for a week waiting for good weather so we can continue towards Ushuaia. Tomorrow looks like the day. Noel, a Brit on his boat Sadko, has been anchored here along side us for the last 4 days, also waiting. Unfortunately the weather hasn't allowed us to go ashore or to visit between boats. So we talk daily on the VHF

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Positions:12/04/06 0900 UTC 52 45.471S, 66 08.115W12/04/06 2100 UTC 53 37.157S, 65 41.624W12/05/06 0900 UTC 54 35.596S, 64 51.901WWe are currently passing through the Straits of Le Maire, leaving the Atlantic Ocean and entering the Pacific Ocean. Hard to believe that we are finally here. We've had good weather most of the way down the Patagonia coast, though light winds required lots of

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Positions12/02/06 2100 UTC 49 53.536S, 65 58.435W12/03/06 0900 UTC 50 39.650S, 66 51.314W12/03/06 2100 UTC 51 44.190S, 66 33.141WWinds died last night and we began motoring at 12:30am. Finally got a light NE breeze and began sailing at 1:00pm but once again the winds have died and starting motoring again at 5:00pm. Expect this to be the pattern for the next couple of days. We don't want to

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