Ithaka

Ithaka is an OVNI 435 13 metre aluminium cutter built by Alubat in France in 2003. Ana and Colin bought her in Panama in 2012 and sailed via the Pacific Islands to New Zealand in 2013 where they stayed a year longer than expected! In 2015 they spent 6 months exploring Fiji and Vanuatu before returning to New Zealand in October to prepare for the crossing to Chile. They set sail on Christmas Day and arrived in Valdivia, Chile, 42 days later. After some coastal cruising in the Chiloe area, they put Ithaka to bed for 6 months while they travelled by land through South America. In October 2016 they returned and sailed through the Patagonian channels and the Beagle Channel arriving in Puerto Williams just before Christmas. In 2017 they sailed to Ushuaia and then east across the Le Maire Straight to Staten Island and then to the Falklands. They left the Falklands in March and sailed to Brittany, France, via Brazil and the Cape Verdes. Ithaka is now on the hard in Brittany and, up for sale, waiting for her next adventurers to join her.

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Posted: Sun, 23 Oct 2016 - 13:00

Anchored in Caleta Canal on Isla Canal. Big regatta day to-day. 2 entries. Beduin and Ithaka. (David and Goliath). It was nip and tuck all the way from Estero Arboles Espectrales after a le

Posted: Sat, 22 Oct 2016 - 12:42

Anchored in Estero Arboles Espectrales, on Isla Benjamin. Ana here, again. Cloudy day, with the wind shifting to the west. Some motoring and mostly sailing (even for a short time with the

Posted: Fri, 21 Oct 2016 - 13:21

Anchored in Caleta Valverde. Ana here. We have had a big high sitting over us for the past two days, so the gentle winds, flat seas and the sunshine have made sailing ideal. And always the majestic

Posted: Wed, 19 Oct 2016 - 02:39

Anchored in Melinka. Crossed the Golfo Corcovado overnight last night in light headwinds. Very pleasant sail with a full moon but cold - hats, gloves, long johns, full waterproofs. Porridge for

Posted: Sun, 16 Oct 2016 - 14:06

Anchored in SW Corner of Quellon Anchorage away from the hustle and bustle of the fishing port. Left Estero Huildad at first light to try to beat the tide but unsuccessful. Spring tides and a cold

Posted: Sat, 15 Oct 2016 - 11:27

Anchored in Estero Huildad just north of Perto Quellon on Isla Chiloe. Short sail today, well, mainly a motor as the wind was fitful. Explored the little settlement in Pailad this morning before we

Posted: Fri, 14 Oct 2016 - 13:36

Anchored in Estero Pailad, a most beautiful creek on the Island of Chiloe. Sailed here today from Anihue Island where we had weathered a gale yesterday. Great sail with cold squally winds from the

Posted: Mon, 10 Oct 2016 - 14:42

Anchored in Mechuque Island 50 miles south of Puerto Montt. We left Puerto Montt at 0900 this morning. Light breeze from the North made for slow progress and we motored much of the way. However

Posted: Sat, 8 Oct 2016 - 11:10

Ana and Colin back in Chile after a few months with family and friend in Scotland. Ithaka now in the water in Reloncavi Marina at Puerto Montt. Weather alternating between dreich drizzle and low

Posted: Tue, 31 May 2016 - 14:53

Colin and Ana now back in Chile. Spent an amazing time in Peru. 5 day Salkantay trek through stunning scenery ending up at Machu Picchu, truly a wonder of the world. We wonder what the Inka

Posted: Fri, 13 May 2016 - 14:27

Colin and Ana now in Puna, Peru, on the shores of lake Titikaka. Moving to Cusco tomorrow. Spent 4 days in the Bolivian, Amazon, jungle. So beautiful. Went looking for big cats and found monkeys

Posted: Thu, 28 Apr 2016 - 09:23

Colin and Ana now in Bolivia. Spent several days exploring the Salar de Uyuni, the biggest salt flat in the world. Amazing. Now enjoying genteel, colonial Sucre, the one time capital of Bolivia

Posted: Tue, 22 Mar 2016 - 02:03

Puerto Montt. We are on the hard and slowly working away at putting Ithaka to bed for 6 months. Plenty of socialising with several other cruising boats who have been in the south and are either

Posted: Sun, 13 Mar 2016 - 13:36

Anchored in Estero Chope, on Isla Puluqui, about 20 nm from Puerto Montt. This morning while leaving Caleta Juan Pedro we had a rapidly falling 7m tide, so very cautiously felt our way out via the

Posted: Fri, 11 Mar 2016 - 09:59

Anchored in Caleta Juan Pedro, Isla Buta Chaques. The weather continues. No wind in the morning meaning a n hour or so of engine, watermaking and charging. Then a light southerly picking up to

Posted: Thu, 10 Mar 2016 - 12:56

Anchored in Estero Pundo off Los Angeles..., Yes that's correct, Los Angeles. This one has a population of a few hundred and is the only town on Isla Quehui. Went for a row ashore to buy bread and

Posted: Mon, 7 Mar 2016 - 12:15

Moored up in a very small marina called Marina Quinched. Have come here in easy day sails via Mechuque, a lovely little island with a pretty village, where there are boatbuilders building the

Posted: Fri, 4 Mar 2016 - 02:29

At anchor in Bahia Linao, East Lagoon. Perfect shelter, only accessible at half to high tide. Main bay is full of salmon and oyster farms - not sure whether these are a good thing or not but they do

Posted: Wed, 2 Mar 2016 - 11:17

Motoring east through Chanel de Chacou between the mainland and Isla Grande de Chiloe. A very light cool southeasterly head wind, brilliant autumn sunshine, seals, sealions, squadrons of pelicans

Posted: Mon, 29 Feb 2016 - 03:17

Ithaka is on the move again, this time with just Colin and Ana on board and feeling rather quiet. We left Marina la Estancilla, Valdivia, on Friday morning and caught the last of the ebb down the

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