Location 41° 29.38S, 72° 58.95W
Saturday 11.10.2007

The Schooner Maggie B is safely tied up at Marina del Sur, Puerto Montt, Chile at 41° 29.38S, 72° 58.95W. We made landfall last night at about 0100, sighting the Faro Corona through the mist and squalls. We didn't have enough power to make it past the light into the quiet of Puerto Ingles to anchor, so we ran back out to sea for two hours, and hit the flood perfectly a bit after dawn. We had up to five knots to help us up the channel to dock at Puerto Montt at 1630. Every lighthouse, which are run by the Armada, quizzed us as we came in. Fortunately their English was good as our Spanish is lacking.

We covered a total of 5036 NM from Rangiroa, or 4252 from Papeete. From Papeete to Puerto Montt took us 25 days, or an average of 170 NM per day.

One of the amazing experiences of arriving here is the bird life. We went from Wandering Albatross to Pelicans in five miles. We had the good fortune to set a new record for clearing Immigration and the Armada. We arrived at 1630 and were cleared by 1900. Another boat took four days. Apparently we still have Health and Customs, but we need to call on them at their offices on Monday, so that hardly counts.

More soon.

All is well.