Blue Water sailing
Crossings from France to Patagonia
- France – Ireland
- Ireland – France
- Brittany – Canarias islands
- Canarias islands – Cabo Verde
- Atlantic crossing Cabo Verde – Brazil
- Brazil – Argentina
- Buenos Aires – Tierra del Fuego
Brittany – Tierra del Fuego
From Brittany to South Patagonia, we offer 5 blue water sailing experiences during this >8000nm crossing.
– Saint Nazaire (France) to Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canarias)
– Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canarias) to Praia (Cabo Verde)
– Praia (Cabo Verde) to Salvador (Brazil)
– Salvador (Brazil) to Buenos Aires (Argentina)
– Buenos Aires (Argentina) to Tierra del Fuego (Rio Grande/Ushuaia)
Crossings
France – Canarias (14 days, 1400nm)
Dates
October 13-26, 2024
Berths
Full
Canarias – Cabo Verde (10 days, 1000nm)
2 berths left
October 29 – November 7, 2024
Cabo Verde – Brazil (20 days, 2500nm)
2 berths left
November 9-29, 2024
Brazil – Buenos Aires (15 days, 1900nm)
4 berths left
December, 2-22, 2024
Buenos Aires – Tierra del Fuego (21 days, 1300nm)
1 berth left
December 27, 2024 – January 14, 2025
France – Ireland
– Pornichet (France) – Dublin (7 days) April 6-13 and La Turballe (France) – Dublin (6 days) September 28 – October 3, possibly with stops in Brest, Wexford… 455nm mixing coastal and blue water sailing (crossing of the English Channel, Manche), during a week.
-Dublin – La Turballe (France) September 14-19 (6 days) and Dublin – Pornichet (France) October 3-10 (7 days). We sail the eastern coast of Ireland. If the weather is fine, we plan to stop to Scilly islands before crossing the English Channel (Manche) and join Brittany (Finistère) and its south coast, before our long trip to Patagonia !
6 people maximum per course
Crossings
Pornichet – Dublin (7 days, 455nm)
Dates
April 6-13, 2024
Booking
Full
Dublin – La Turballe (6 days, 430nm)
September 14-19, 2024
La Turballe – Dublin (6 days, 430nm)
September 28 – October 3, 2024
Dublin – Pornichet (7 days, 455nm)
3 berths left
October 3-10, 2024
Sailing courses for grand adventures, designed for everyone
As an affiliate of the French Sailing Federation, Karukinka Exploration offers comprehensive training in sailing aboard a fully equipped ocean-going vessel that has completed two circumnavigations.
Tailored to your aspirations and leveraging our team’s expertise, you will:
– learn essential safety principles for navigating and living aboard a yacht,
– gain insights into relevant disciplines such as meteorology and basic physics related to vessel operation,
– actively engage in various manoeuvres including sail adjustments, helming, changing tack, mooring, and knot tying,
– acquire skills to effectively use onboard electronics like VHF radio, chart plotters, autopilots, depth sounders, anemometers, radar, and Navtex,
– develop a diverse skill set to ensure your independence in long-distance cruising, covering areas such as mechanical and electrical systems, equipment maintenance and repair, regulatory compliance, and documentary resources.
In this context, we provide and validate your sailing logbooks recognised by the French Sailing Federation, which are also acknowledged by numerous international sailing clubs, aiding in your pursuit of a boating license.
Karukinka Exploration
Navigations with a positive impact
Starting this year, the Karukinka association proposes sailing expeditions to help finance its projects in support of indigenous peoples. Founded 10 years ago, Karukinka has carried out many activities, including expeditions and, in 2019, organizing the first visit to France of members of indigenous populations from southern Patagonia.
In 2024 and 2025, we aim to build upon the ideas born from these initial interactions and give these peoples direct access, over time, to the archives kept in France and containing valuable information about the history of the Yagans, Haush, and Selk’nam. This project entitled “Voces de las abuelas” can be discovered here (in French).
Support for expeditions
Aware of the difficulties faced by laboratories, researchers, and creators, Karukinka does its utmost to help and support field activities.
Because it is often very difficult to obtain the necessary funding for research in polar and subpolar environments, we make every effort to ensure that funds obtained from private navigations contribute to support our projects.
With a constant focus on helping our planet and its inhabitants, we are happy to evaluate and consider any request for administrative and/or logistical support for the realization of scientific, artistic, sports, and humanistic expeditions.