Imvubu

At 10:00 I had rounded Cape Froward, the southernmost point of the continental Americas. The land to the south of the cape is a set of islands that make up Tierra del Fuego. This was a cause for some celebration as on the 5th September 2011 I had rounded the northernmost extent of the continent at Point Barrow, Alaska some 8,300nm north of my present position.
Yesterday morning, prior to weighing anchor in Caleta Sylvia, I had to untangle a crab pot line that I had caught around the rudder while entering the anchorage in the dark and in strong wind conditions. Given the precarious position I had no choice but to apply full power and drag the crab pot with me, making 3 knots, into the anchorage. Fortunately the line had missed the propeller thus saving me from the unpleasant task of diving in these cold waters. This particular crab pot had a small Styrofoam float that did not show up on Radar. Actually it is only the second crab pot I have snared in all my voyages. The other was off the west coast of the USA, just south of Portland.