

Archipelago De Chanos
From Chiloe we sailed south east back to the channels between the mainland and the Archipelago De Chonas. This island chain extends as...


Isla Chiloe
With all preparations and provisioning complete we left Puerto Montt and sailed SSW to spend a few days on Isla Grande de Chiloe, the 6th...


Heading South
With strong headwinds forecast, we decided on an easy first day out of Puerto Montt. After refuelling, we motored 25nm south through the...


Easter Island
The Easter Island heads, or Moai, were carved by the Rapa Nui people between 1250 and 1500 A.D. and depict the faces of deified...


Puerto Montt, Chile
Novara is now safely tucked up In Oxxean marina, Puerto Montt after a 12 day, 2,100nm passage from Easter Island, a relatively uneventful...


Easter Island, Rapa Nuie or Isla de Pascua
The 2,300nm passage from Ecuador to Easter island was notable more for some serious mechanical issues rather than the sailing. Despite a...


La Libertad, Ecuador
With two long passages ahead of us and as always work to be done to get the boat ready, there was no time to explore Ecuador so we had to...


Crevasse Rescue training
Friends Alan and Noi came to visit in Cremieu and Alan and I met up with Alex Jura in Chamonix for some glacial travel and crevasse...


Where have we been?
With Novara left in the care of Marisol and Jeremy in La Libertad, Ecuador the last few months have been busy for Trish and I with an...