Castro
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Castro
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| 42°28.2′S, 73°48′W |
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Castro palifitos Photo:Frank Holden - s/v Westerly Serenade |
Local Weather
Sources for Weather forecasts: The first link is to the Chilean Navy's excellent low bandwidth weather site, the second takes you direct to the metogram for Castro.
Charts
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Radio Nets
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Check-in facilities (for Customs and Immigration)
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Berthing Options
Castro is an Armada port.
Marinas & Yacht Clubs
Nil.
Anchorages
Anchor north of the Armada buildings.
Offshore Islands and Groups
The east coast of Chiloe from Ancud in the north to Puerto San Pedro in the south offers some excellent cruising. To visit some of the islands such as Isla Mechuque, Isla Lemoy and Isla Quehui is to step back several hundred years in time. These are islands where oxen drawn sleds are used to transport goods and the horse is the normal form of transport.
Along the coast of Chiloe itself are a goodly number of secure anchorages... some , such as Estero Palaid , are extremely picturesque. In the same general area and just a little further south is Estero Huildad, an idle jumping off point for Canal Moreleda.
At the very bottom of the island is Quellon, a very busy and rather raffish Armada port. I prefer Queilen, a much quieter port a few miles to the north. An Alcamar port, it has all basic services and is served by regular buses to and from Puerto Montt. It is an ideal 'first port' when coming from the south and wanting to store ship.
Yacht Repairs and Services
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Marine Stores
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Repairs/Yards
Fuel, Water, & Electricity
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Things to do Ashore
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Internet/WiFi
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Transportation
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Routes/Passages To/From
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Cruiser's Friends
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Forum Discussions
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External Links
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Books, Guides, etc. Use the Reference template or not at your discretion. For example:
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{{Reference|Rod Heikel|Greek Waters Pilot|Imray Laurie and Wilson, Cambridgeshire|9780852889718}}
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Names: Lighthouse, Frank |