![[#8 – Ireland–Scotland 2024] from Loch Buie to the sacred Isle of Iona](https://karukinka-exploration.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Iona_LL-1080x675.jpg)
by KarukExplo | Nov 20, 2024 | Navigations 2024
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...
by KarukExplo | Aug 16, 2024 | Patagonia, Navigations 2024
Hello everyone ! You may have noticed, the sailing program for the 2024-2025 season is online. With coastal and offshore sailings in northern and southern hemispheres, there is something for everyone! Milagro is currently in Ireland and Scotland for coastal training...
![[#7 – Ireland – Scotland 2024] From Loch Melfort to isle of Mull, via the Firth of Lorn](https://karukinka-exploration.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Moy-Castle_Lochbuie_Karukinka-e1720810021554-1080x675.jpg)
by KarukExplo | May 29, 2024 | Scotland 2024, Navigations 2024
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-exploration.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Loch-Melfort_Karukinka_052024-3-1080x675.jpg)
by KarukExplo | May 20, 2024 | Scotland 2024, Navigations 2023, Navigations 2024
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 Ireland – Scotland 2024] from Jura to Loch Melfort, via the Corryvreckan](https://karukinka-exploration.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/N-Islay_Jura_042024-11-1080x675.jpg)
by KarukExplo | May 14, 2024 | Scotland 2024, Navigations 2024
Sheltered in a loch on the west coast of Jura, we let the bad weather pass and took advantage of the stopover to hike on land, read and rest. The generally ocher vegetation at the end of winter is currently undergoing spring change and is gradually turning green. The...
![[#4 Ireland – Scotland 2024] Scotland : Islay and Jura](https://karukinka-exploration.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/N-Islay_Jura_042024-29-1080x675.jpg)
by KarukExplo | May 10, 2024 | Scotland 2024, Navigations 2024
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:...
