The Strangest Thing I've Ever Done

Learning to sail in the Falklands

“I would guess that we are one of five sailboats that will sail through the Falklands this year.”

Plenty of people visit the Falklands by cruise ship or by taking a once-a-week flight to the islands each year, but a fraction of a percent ever sail through the islands and make the ocean crossing to Punta Arenas, Chile.

With that, a fraction of a fraction of a percent ever take an RYA (Royal Yachting Association) Competent Crew Course on a set of islands that lie in the “Furious Fifties” at 51 degrees south latitude.

For someone that has never sailed in their life, I was really diving into the deep end.