arrival in Ushuaia
In Travemunde until May 2020
Nick Pochin
Fri 30 Jan 2009 02:16
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position 54:48.71S 68:18.06.W.
Having downloaded the weather at 6hr intervals for
five days and updated for two days we decided there was a window of weather
which would allow us to sail directly to Ushuaia if we left Stanley at 0300hrs
on Tuesday.and arrived late Thursday. Any delay would mean some serious weather
early Friday.(like 50 knots Westerly!) We had a good passage to theEstrecho de
la Maire with 18hrs of force eight on the beam making for a good sail and on
time we approached the straits at 0300 hrs on Thursday and as predicted the wind
dropped to 3 knots and the tide and current would sluice us through.At this
moment we got a diesel blockage cutting the engine and being blown onto a
treacherous lee shore. The current was on shore. We managed to switch to another
tank and restarted the Engine. We came through the strait at 10 knots and had to
take avoiding action as an 900ft Olympic tanker felt he had right of way!!
Rounding Pta Blanca in Tierra Del Fuego we rounded the Point and headed for The
Beagle Channel. From nowhere the wind got up to 30 knots turned through 180
degrees then died to nothing.The remainder of the journey was uneventful save
only passing through two squalls where the wind got up to 45 knots with poor
visibility in driving rain and poor visibility!! The Chilean Armada greeted us
as did the Prefectura of Argentina and we arrived in Ushuaia at 2300 hrs. 8500nm
I didn't think we would make it but i'm glad we did!
Wszystko powyzej to oczywiscie bajki :-) i wybujala
wyobraznia naszego Slawnego Autora ;-). Poza tym widoki w kanale
Beagla - przepiekne! Osniezone szczyty gor, jezyki lodowca schodzace do
Morza i mnostwo ptactwa :-). Cudnie! Az trudno uwierzyc, ze naprawde tu
dotarlismy. O takich miejscach to tylko w ksiazkach;-)...........
Czekam na Ciebie na Koncu Swiata,
Macius;-).....
Este ultimo trecho da viagem foi otimo, saimos das
Ilhas Falklands com uma boa previsao de tempo para seguirmos direto para
Ushuaia. A viagem foi tranquila, tempo bom e ventos variando de fracos a
moderados/fortes mas normalmente a nosso favor. Entramos no canal de Beagle e
uma tempestade rapida de 45 nos. Chegamos em Ushuaia as 23:00 com vento fraco e
dentro de nossa previsao. tudo perfeito. Enfim,
Ushuaia!
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