Richard
Wed Dec 30 4:27:02 EST 2009, La Plata, Argentina

I've had this storm jib for almost a year, but haven't gotten around to getting all the bits together (halyard block, tack attachment, etc) to be able to actually use it until now. It looks good...will try it next time I am sailing in high winds to see how well it really works.

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Richard
Sat Dec 26 4:27:45 EST 2009, La Plata, Argentina

View from aloft of part of the peaceful harbor at La Plata. The dock and cranes are owned by a steel mill that is no longer operating, so are pretty much unused.

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Richard
Tue Dec 22 4:23:28 EST 2009, La Plata, Argentina

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Richard
Thu Dec 10 0:00:00 EST 2009

Ted tying down the fisherman sail as the wind picks up.

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Richard
Wed Dec 9 16:34:39 EST 2009

Adjusting the pole that is holding the jib out.

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Richard
Mon Dec 7 10:01:00 EST 2009

Matt steering on another pleasant sail across Rio de la Plata.

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Richard
Sat Nov 28 15:00:00 EST 2009, La Plata, Argentina

La Plata is a fair-sized city, with universities, an oil refinery, and the government of the province of Buenos Aires (the city of Buenos Aires is the federal capital). The harbor is exceptionally well-protected, and the yacht club (Club de Regattas) is very welcoming of foreign boats.

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Richard
Tue Nov 24 15:00:00 EST 2009, Rio de la Plata

We had a lovely sail from Montevideo, Uruguay to La Plata, Argentina. The wind was always from behind, varying between Force 3 and 6, pushing us pleasantly across the muddy waters of the Rio de la Plata. If only the sailing was always this nice :).

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Richard
Mon Nov 16 0:00:00 EST 2009, Buceo, Uruguay

Pilot boat entering port.

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Richard
Sun Nov 15 5:27:35 EST 2009, Buceo, Uruguay

Matt and Ted (rowing) in the hard dinghy. The choice of dinghies in Santa Catarina (where I bought this one) was quite limited, and this one has more modifications (mostly raising the freeboard) required to make it suitable for our purposes. It does row well.

Issuma has three dinghies, which is a bit excessive, but nice if you can store them all. There is an inflatable (with an outboard engine), the above hard dinghy, and a Nautiraid folding dinghy (which has been the main dinghy used for the last 1.5 years). The folding dinghy stores easily belowdecks, the hard dinghy is stored on deck, and the inflatable is, with some work, stored inside the hard dinghy.

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