Arrived at Piriapolis
23/03/13 22:05 Filed in: Uruguay
Up reasonably early for departure at 08:20. Andre arrived back around 08:00 after a long night out.
It was bit fiddly leaving berth 319. One has to be very careful with mooring buoy chains.
Initially we made good progress under sail with a NNW wind but around 11:00 the wind backed W and we began to motor tack against a strong ebb.
Progress was very slow and we took over 8 hours to cover 20 miles.
Arriving at Piriapolis just after 17:00 we found the port almost full but at 17:30 we were all fast at berth #50.
The rudder was removed for repair and the plan is to return to BsAs for a few days before moving the boat round to Puerto Sauce.
It was bit fiddly leaving berth 319. One has to be very careful with mooring buoy chains.
Initially we made good progress under sail with a NNW wind but around 11:00 the wind backed W and we began to motor tack against a strong ebb.
Progress was very slow and we took over 8 hours to cover 20 miles.
Arriving at Piriapolis just after 17:00 we found the port almost full but at 17:30 we were all fast at berth #50.
The rudder was removed for repair and the plan is to return to BsAs for a few days before moving the boat round to Puerto Sauce.