Ep31:40 degree side waves in roaring 40s Channel crossing in strong wind is not fun #ithacacruising

Giving up searching for another unknown anchorage, we decided to cross the Patagonia channel. There is a good anchorage we know in Isla Mulchey. So when crossing the 10 nautical miles wide channel, we were hit by a few creepy side waves in the strong North wind. It is scary, but we went through. The wind was continuing building up, luckily we did arrive at the bay of Puerto Ballena and anchored safely. However, our satellite device Iridium Go got a problem, we couldn't download the sail grib file anymore. It is so frustrating without knowing the weather. #ithacacruising #sailboat #sailaroundtheworld #patagoniachile