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Jade#52 - GULF OF SORROWS, PUERTO EDEN: Patagonian anchorages are anything but restful
January 7, 2026 · 20 min · 10K views · Yerbas Buenas, Chile
What this video covers
Jade crosses the Gulf of Aipen — an exposed Pacific-facing stretch of the Patagonian channels — in 30–35 knots of sustained northwest wind and swells just under 3 meters, conditions considered acceptable for the area.▶ 2:19 After weeks in the sheltered canals, where swell is essentially absent, the crew finds even moderate open-water motion disorienting. The Messier Canal passage runs at 7 knots in 15–20 knots of following wind with no swell at all.▶ 3:05 Puerto Eden, population 82, serves as the last logistics and administrative stop before the south.▶ 7:25 A weekly supply boat delivers for roughly 20 minutes; pre-arranged contacts allow fresh provisions, diesel, and cash.▶ 7:39 The Chilean Armada office there — the last before Puerto Williams — requires crews to present their ZARPE, accept daily position-reporting by email, and answer VHF calls from the navy with crew count, origin, and destination.▶ 8:03 South of 50°S in the Pite Canal, the crew selects anchorages from a nautical guide, prioritizing caletas with four-point land lines and good shelter orientation ahead of two approaching Christmas depressions.▶ 10:00 At one caleta, they rig lines to trees and use fishermen's mooring lines, noting the importance of tying knots far enough from the water to allow release from the dinghy at low tide.▶ 14:51 A second boat joins and the two crews cross-anchor to hold each other with four or five shore lines, keeping masts offset to avoid collision in gusts.▶ 17:46
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