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The Sailing yacht Milagro now adorned with coigรผe wood
On Monday, October 27, the Milagro resonated with the sound of coigรผe wood and tools. With Josรฉ, crew member and godparent of the boat, we dedicated the day to a traditional woodworking session to craft two new work surfaces from coigรผe wood. These new fittings, now...
The Beagle Channel (Onashaga): meeting place of oceans at the southernmost tip of theย Americas
The Beagle Channel, known to the Yaghan people as Onashaga (โchannel of the Ona hunters,โ i.e., their Selk'nam neighbors from Tierra del Fuego), is one of the planetโs outstanding maritime passages. This interoceanic strait,...
![[Sailing Patagonian channels] Sรฉbastien’s Logbook part 1](https://karukinka.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Caleta-eva-luna_012025_Karukinka4-scaled.jpg)
[Sailing Patagonian channels] Sรฉbastien’s Logbook part 1
Table of content : sailing patagonian channels part 1 Tuesday, January 28, 2025: Departure of the sailing expedition in the Chilean Patagonian Channels Wednesday, January 29, 2025๏ปฟ: Awaiting formalities โ hiking onย Navarino Island๏ปฟ! Thursday, January 30, 2025: heading...
Cape Horn Biosphere Reserve: an exceptional subantarctic sanctuary
The Cabo de Hornos Biosphere Reserve (Cape Horn Nature Reserve), established in 2005, is one of the southernmost and largest protected areas in the world, covering more than 4,884,000 hectares of southern lands and waters. It contains unique terrestrial and marine...
Where is Cape Horn? Location and the Characteristics of a Mythic Geographic Landmark
Cape Horn (Cabo de Hornos in Spanish, Kaap Hoorn in Dutch, Lokรถshpi in the Yaghan language) is far more than just a geographic point. Located at 55ยฐ58โฒ south latitude and 67ยฐ16โฒ west longitude, this rocky promontory at 425 meters above sea level marks the southernmost...
What role does the new 20-meter sailboat play in enabling Karukinkaโs activities?
The new vessel, Milagro, serves as a cornerstone for Karukinkaโs operations. More than a means of transportation, this 20-meter steel ketch is a fully equipped, autonomous floating base that allows Karukinka to carry out ambitious scientific, artistic, and...
Ireland-Scotland, Transatlantic, Patagoniaโฆ 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...
![[#8 โ IrelandโScotland 2024] from Loch Buie to the sacred Isle of Iona](https://karukinka.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Iona_LL-scaled.jpg)
[#8 โ IrelandโScotland 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 โ Ireland โ 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...
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[#6 โ Ireland โ 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 wayโฆ). As soon as we arrive, Damien receives a call from one of his friends and...