Hi Noonsite,
The Port Captain in Puerto Montt has just instituted a new rule, as of Dec 1st 2007, that he has stopped issuing Zarpes to Puerto Williams and will only issue zarpe’s for ports north of Gulfo de Penas. He says he is doing this “in order to better control the movement of yachts in the channels”. Practically speaking, the cruising boats are now getting a zarpe from Puerto Montt to Castro, and then the Castro Port Captain has no problem issuing a Zarpe to Puerto Williams.
Regards,
Evans Starzinger, S/V Hawk
