Hi Frank,

Thanks for the information. Very helpful. I'm happy to get 400-500 miles clear of the West Coast. When I brought Jzerro from CA to Panama I held 3-400 distance away from shore for more stable wind and to avoid the Tehuantepec. This boat is pretty fast, so I'm hoping to get that 3 day window to invest heavily to the West.

Do you think Argentina would be a problem if I remained on the boat during my stop? According to maps, there are two anchorages on the west side of Le Maire, Bahia Buen Suceso and Bahia Thetis. Do you have any experience with those anchorages?

I can get into as little as 3 feet of water. That said, how much anchor rode/chain do you recommend?

Thanks again for your insights.

-Ryan

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Once around the Horn keep well offshore.... 500 miles would not be too far... up to at least 40º South. I've done three runs north from about that latitude... up to Valpo, Iquique, and Antofagasto/Ecuador... all pretty laid back runs east/inside of the south east pacific 'High' a sensible distance offshore.
No idea north of the equator....

Hope this all makes sense.
I wish you well with your voyage
Cheers,
Frank

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I've timed my arrival to the recommended slack water and followed the track suggest in the 'admiralty pilot'... essentially from top NE to bottom SW.... there is a prefectura base on the mainland who may call you up.

I've gone through Le Maire twice from the north on my way from Falklands to Puerto Williams.... straight through with no stops last time (2017) and the time before that (2011) with a single stop at Puerto Hoppner... each trip blessed with fine weather ( both in November) .
Not much south of le Maire... Puerto Espanól is unsafe in many winds.. people die and lose their boats there and the alternatives are all in Chile and you would definitely have to enter the country.
I started in Chile with an old CQR... hopeless in kelp... changed to a Rocna in about 2008.... no trouble with anchoring since then.
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Hello Ryan,
With your solo non stop plan I would be inclined to give Le Maire a miss and stay well east of Staten Island. Issue is that you would be stopping in Argentine territory and they could get a bit unhappy...

That said there is no Argentine prefectura station at Hoppner so it would probably be a good stop to 'wait on weather'.

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I thoroughly enjoyed your contributions to the thread regarding Straits of Magellan. I have been planning a nonstop solo record from NY to SF for the last several years and am looking for some insights about places to anchor on either side of the Straits of Le Maire. I'm open to keep "Staten Island" to starboard as well, so the east end of the island are a possible bailout. My interest in this section is anchoring to wait for a weather window to get around Cape Horn and well WNW during a 3 day window from Le Maire. I'm looking for advice on ground tackle and anything else you might have an opinion about. Thanks for your time.

-Ryan Finn