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Where is Cape Horn? Location and the Characteristics of a Mythic Geographic Landmark
Cape Horn (Cabo de Hornos in Spanish, Kaap Hoorn in Dutch, Loköshpi in the Yaghan language) is far more than just a geographic point. Located at 55°58′ south latitude and 67°16′ west longitude, this rocky promontory at 425 meters above sea level marks the southernmost...
Ireland-Scotland, Transatlantic, Patagonia… The 2024-2025 sailing programme is online!
Hello everyone, As you may have noticed, the internship programme for the 2024-2025 season is online. Featuring coastal and offshore navigations north and south, there is something for everyone! Milagro is currently in Ireland and Scotland for coastal internships...
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[#8 – Ireland–Scotland 2024] from Loch Buie to the sacred Isle of Iona
Early in the morning, we raise anchor at the still and at a few cable lengths from Castle Moy on Loch Buie (Isle of Mull). In this loch facing south-west, last night was moderately pleasant, due to a small swell from the south that came before the wind forecast in the...
[#7 – Ireland – Scotland 2024] From Loch Melfort to isle of Mull, via the Firth of Lorn
It is after a superb stopover made up of encounters as beautiful as the surrounding landscapes that we leave Loch Melfort to head towards the south of Mull Island. To do this, several options exist and we choose that of Cuan Sound, a (fairly) narrow channel separating...
![[#6 – Ireland – Scotland 2024] Stopover at Loch Melfort](https://karukinka.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Loch-Melfort_Karukinka_052024-3-400x250.jpg)
[#6 – Ireland – Scotland 2024] Stopover at Loch Melfort
It was at the end of the day that we arrived quietly under sail at the eastern end of Loch Melfort, dropping anchor in a very sticky muddy bottom (for the chain and the bridge too, by the way…). As soon as we arrive, Damien receives a call from one of his friends and...
![[#5 Northbound – 2024] From Jura to Loch Melfort via Corryvreckan](https://karukinka.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/N-Islay_Jura_042024-10-400x250.jpg)
[#5 Northbound – 2024] From Jura to Loch Melfort via Corryvreckan
Nice and safe in a loch on the west coast of Jura, we wait for the bad weather to go away and take advantage of the stopover to go for a walk, read and rest. The plants which are usually ochre by the end of winter are currently going through their spring mutation and...
![[#4 Ireland – Scotland 2024] Scotland : Islay and Jura](https://karukinka.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/N-Islay_Jura_042024-29-400x250.jpg)
[#4 Ireland – Scotland 2024] Scotland : Islay and Jura
After disembarking near the Bruidladdich pier, we left to visit the village of Port Charlotte by taking the coastal path and thus enjoying the colors of the sunset on Loch Indaal, the view of the lighthouse overlooking the Rubh’ An Duin (a little Gaelic: Rubha:...
![[#3 Ireland – Scotland 2024] From Bangor (Belfast Lough) to Port Charlotte](https://karukinka.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_3050-400x250.jpeg)
[#3 Ireland – Scotland 2024] From Bangor (Belfast Lough) to Port Charlotte
After letting a serious gust of wind pass, we are heading towards Scotland. The forecast is good: NE wind 3 to 5, occasionally 6, with fine to slightly rough seas and good visibility despite rare rain. We leave Belfast Bay, leaving the town of White Head and its...
![[#2 Ireland – Scotland 2024] From Dublin to Bangor (Belfast Lough)](https://karukinka.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Donaghadee_0420242-400x250.jpg)
[#2 Ireland – Scotland 2024] From Dublin to Bangor (Belfast Lough)
After a brief stopover in Dún Laoghaire, the official stamp on the passport of the animal Toupie (which gives him the right to travel to the United Kingdom) and the passage of a gale, Milagro and his crew set off again. towards the north, in scattered areas. rain and...
Waves, winds, animals… In Patagonia, Lauriane Lemasson collects the sounds of a forgotten world (Géo Aventure, by Sébastien Desurmont, March 6, 2020)
Ethno-acoustician Lauriane Lemasson is passionate about the relationships that peoples weave with their sonic environment. Her profession drives her, microphone in hand, to brave the harsh expanses of Patagonia. Her goal: to better understand the settlement dynamics...