Tierra del Fuego via the Panama Canal, Peru, and Chile, Eli Westervelt and Hayden Childs

Eli Westervelt and his friend Hayden Childs sailed Eli's Outboud 46 through Tierra del Fuego via South America's west coast, stopping in Lima, Iquique, Viña del Mar, and on to the canals of Chile.
We talk about learning to sail, buying an Outbound 46, losing sail battens, coming up with the idea to sail through Tierra del Fuego, choosing the right boat, going through the Panama Canal, crew dynamics, stopping in Peru, clearing customs at a soccer game, sailing upwind and up-current, avoiding longlines offshore, the Chilean scallop divers, clearing customs in Chile, getting lucky with the people you meet, loaning the dinghy to the Dominican Republic Armada, Viña del Mar, high winds, anchoring and tying ashore in Tierra del Fuego, engine trouble, sailing into anchorages, favorite moments in Tierra del Fuego, hiking, staying cold and wet, the natives, not having a heater, sailing around Cape Horn, bucket-list destinations, more anchoring, sharks, and more.
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