søndag 24. januar 2016

Stanley - The Falkland Islands


The windswept harbour !

We left Puerto Williams  the 18th of January  and arrived in the Falklands 3 days later. We had a fast passage through the Maire Strait, with the wind and current from behind Villvind averaged between 9 and 11 knots for 4-5 hours. The passage was a very comfortable one with smooth seas and light winds. The last day in sunshine and flat calm.   The Patagonian mountains, channels and glaciers  was a spectacular sight.





 
Villvind will, -while on passage to South Georgia deploy 5 bottle-messages in the sea to chart the ocean currents. This is a mission given us by another Terje in Oslo.  One is already  deployed south west of the Falklands.   



In the Falklands we will stay approx a week before leaving for South Georgia.  In Stanley there are hardly any facilities for yachts appart from the small private marina  owned by Carl and his wife.  They  arrived here 36 years ago from Tasmania in their own boat and have since then remained here.  They have “digged a hole”  in the shoreline and   given space for 4 to 5 boats. You can enter on 1 hour, each side of highwater only.  Once inside you are completely sheltered and secured from all winds.





Old Lady Elisabeth is a wellknown landmark in Stanly Harbour and witness of sometimes rough conditions !
 

Stay tuned !

Svein, Dag and Terje in Villvind.

 

5 kommentarer:

Unknown sa...

I am glad to hear that you have arrived safely! Looking forward to see some pictures. All the best, Helene.

Anonym sa...

Hei guttær.... Det var ikke akkurat "Bahia Raso-preg" over havnevalget deres på Falklandsøyene, men desto mer spektakulære bilder fra breheimen innover i Beagle-kanalen. Nyt turen og oppholdet videre. Hold oss oppdatert og husk.... rev i tide, men ikke i utide!!! Her hjemme har vi akkurat ristet av oss 15-20 blå grader, men dagene blir stadig lengre og lysere. Det begynner å "røkke i pusselanken".... Hilsen Eivind

Unknown sa...

Hei Svein, Dag og Terje.

Moro å følge dere på turen!

Eivind viste oss ramsalte bilder fra turen Gran Canaria - Ushuaia på seilerfesten for en drøy uke siden. Vi gleder oss til oppfølgingsforedrag!

Hilsen Hans

Christer Johnsen sa...

Hei Terje& Co

Turen fra Falklandsøyene til SørGeorgia er spennende. Det er regnet som et relativt krevende strekk værmessig. Hvordan planlegger dere denne seilasen?

Unknown sa...

Hei Dag

Høres ut til at du lever gode dager om beretningene fra Arne stemmer :-)
Hvis du/dere skulle befinne dere i Cape Town i perioden 27/2 t.o.m. 3/3 så gi lyd. Hadde vært moro å treffes. Kan nås på per@weisteen.net (evt Gmail også men den går videre til den første adressen) evt mobil +47 93445312.

Fortsatt god tur !!

Per W.