Hey JK! When I arrived in Santiago, 1989, I quickly bought a Laser, took a dunk in Algarrobo (cold, not fun) and traded my sailing waters to Rapel. Long history...kept traveling, bought a Morgan 30 and lived in Cape Canaveral...then Iraq, Afghanistan...moved to Atlanta 2006...now have a Hunter 27C on Lake Lanier...wife wants to move back to Providencia, near kids and grandkids...property at U$4000/sqm (U$370/sqft!!!)...still looking...
How's Rapel? Have photos? Please? Any club or marina with slips?
Hi Michael, moving a lot eh! us dollars are going down vs Chilean Pesos, from 660 CLP per dolar to 600 today, in two months, Providencia is very nice and there is a real state boom, but you can buy in the lake!!, Rapel is very nice this time of the year, the water level is assured for the season from september to march, there are a few marinas, they are good to keep the boats in a slip or anchored in the water. Hope you can come back and reunite the family!!
I have a very good friend from California who lives here in Santiago, and I always tell him that we were born misplaced, he loves Chilean lifestyle, buys German cars and drinks chilean wine, hear electronic music, I like the US lifestyle, drink Miller, drive a Ford and hear country music! he es a bad american!
This is a good marina, it is call Marina Pintue UC
And a few pictures of the lake while sailing with my wife's brother and a friend (owner of a sailing school in Rapel)