[password] rachel25
[position] 50 06.632s 074 41.839w
[status] Anchored in Caleta Neruda, Isla Topar, at junctions of Canal Wide, Trinidad and Concepcion

This morning we lit a candle for Alan, as it was his funeral today. Our thoughts were with Moira and his family. It was a token, but important, gesture for us.

Coming out into the cockpit we noticed fresh snow had fallen in the night. The snow level is lower on all the mountains. At sea level it was still raining as we set off into shifty wind from the north, and not much of it. Lots of tacking, gybing, poling the yankee, but little progress. On came the motor until we came to the point where Canal Wide points SW. Then came the wind. Straight on the nose at 20 knots, gusting quite a bit more when the squalls hit. We double reefed the main and yankee, and spent the rest of the day beating to windward through heavy rain showers. Chilly sailing.

This Caleta is supposed to be perfect shelter from all directions. However there seems to be a bit of SW swell getting in. We've put the anchor out with loads of chain and hauled ourselves into the east side with a couple of ropes to some handy trees which gives us as much shelter as possible. Should be good. North wind promised tomorrow which should be good too.
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