"After waiting 2 years and 9 months... and with the help of more than 48 industry professionals from 12 countries, we finally made this happen. I am one lucky sailor boy. Losing your rig in the southern ocean and then installing one here is NOT recommended behavior unless you have a lot of real friends who step up to the plate. Thank all of you from the bottom of my heart." James Burwick (December 5, 2016)
We had a 12 hour weather window to step the rig... the Armada de Chile scheduled us to tie up at the Puerto Williams Navy dock during a quiet period, in between their vessels moving in & out of port. They had a crane & navy personnel ready to help us step the rig. This was a first for them, as well as for us. With Anasazi's 3.25 meter draft, we had to time our arrival and departure with the tide, and hoped with breaths held tight that afer such a long wait for a new mast, nothing would go wrong this point in the game.
We had perfect weather, a rib & help from CEDENA (Club Escuela Deportes Náutica). The kids and I watched from the hillside, just outside the Port Captain's office. So amazing to finally see Anasazi Girl get re-rigged and to feel the promise of sailing freedom once again within reach for our family. The shipwreck era of our lives was just about to end.
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| Canal Beagle, Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (diciembre de 2016) |
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| Muelle Prat, Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (diciembre de 2016) |
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| Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (diciembre de 2016) |
