Fri Feb 19 15:30:00 EST 2010
A couple of days ago the weather was beautiful for sailing. Light headwinds, small waves, pleasant temperatures.
A fish got away with fishing lure (the fishing rod is visible in the picture).
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Wed Feb 17 15:30:00 EST 2010
This is a view of the entrance/exit to the harbor of Punta del Este. It was taken a few days ago.
I'm at sea, heading up the coast of Brazil now. I planned the departure from Punta del Este closely with the forecasts. Unfortunately for my plan, the wind did not read the forecasts. So the conditions were not what I was hoping for (strong headwinds, lots of steep waves in the shallow waters just off the coast) the first couple of days. The constant waves over the deck did a good job of scrubbing it clean.
Things are much nicer today, with sunny skies and a beautiful light wind that allows the boat to point in the right direction.
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Mon Feb 15 15:50:00 EST 2010
Isla de Lobos (island of seals), a few miles east of Punta del Este, is just visible under the mainsail in the picture.
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Sat Feb 13 0:00:00 EST 2010, Punta del Este, Uruguay
A sailing school's fleet of Optimists sails towards the marina at Punta del Este
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Best Wishes for a safe trip,
Our schedule finally seems to be set, plane tickets are purchased. We fly into BA April 14 to pick up the Cat and head north. Being that late the winds from Cabo Frio may have a bit if south in them.
Fri Feb 12 13:22:04 EST 2010, Punta del Este, Uruguay
Punta del Este is the beautiful holiday town at the southeast corner of Uruguay, where animals and people come to soak up the sun.
I'm here for a few days, waiting for the wind to change.
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Thu Feb 11 12:03:20 EST 2010, Rio de la Plata
On a pleasant morning, nearing Punta del Este, Uruguay, we were overtaken by this Hobie Cat. Being fast, much lighter boats, being overtaken by one of these is to be expected.
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Wed Feb 3 7:33:18 EST 2010, Ensenada, Argentina
There is no fuel dock in La Plata/Ensenada (La Plata is the city built near the harbor of Ensenada). In the picture, Issuma is taking on 800 litres of diesel fuel from the tank on the trailer connected to the 1949 truck. There are lots of old vehicles still in use in Argentina.
After bringing the boat to the dock, I went with the owner of the truck and tank to the service station to buy the fuel. After returning to the dock, the fuel was transferred to Issuma partly by electric pump, partly by gravity feed. It took a few hours, because I was filtering most of the fuel before it went in the tanks. Now there is lots of fuel aboard.
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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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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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Tue Dec 22 4:23:28 EST 2009, La Plata, Argentina
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