Chile: Arica Desert to Tierra del Fuego (4th edition)

Andrew O’Grady

Imray

£45

The photographs of anchorages in this book tell an eloquent tale.  They are austere, deserted, surrounded by steep slopes and often rocky shores.  Beautiful certainly but with a challenging beauty – one can almost feel the ‘rachas’ – the fierce, sudden winds. This is a vast cruising ground, redolent with history and never to be taken lightly. Andrew O’Grady clearly loves and understands Chile yet there are large areas he has not had time to investigate in detail, even over sixteen years. He is scrupulous in saying so. His guidance on the official permit requirements of the Chilean Armada (navy) are detailed and he is sensitive to aspects of southern hemisphere cruising that may seem counter-intuitive. An explorers’ guide.