South America · far south
Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego
Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego, Ushuaia, the Beagle Channel and approaches to Cape Horn.
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Aboard a Yacht in the Far South. Not Dying of Boredom
Aboard a yacht in the far south. Not dying of boredom :). Once again in the southernmost village in the world, but this time in winter—what’s interesting on Chile’s national border This p…
The World’s Southernmost Museum Through a Child’s Eyes. A Tour by Our Young Sailor
The World’s Southernmost Museum Through a Child’s Eyes. A Tour by Our Young Sailor A tour of the world’s southernmost museum by a young sailor from the sailing yacht Lady Mary Our young s…
The Three Great Capes on a Yacht with Children
The Three Great Capes on a Yacht with Children. Cape Horn, the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Leeuwin “This petty-bourgeois concealment of facts from the proletariat must be stopped,” declared t…
Cape Horn to the Cape of Good Hope
Cape Horn to the Cape of Good Hope. Details of Stage 2 of the First Russian Round-the-World Expedition with Children via the three Great Capes : the Chilean fjords, the Strait of Magellan…
An (Un)successful Start and Yacht Repairs
An (Un)successful Start and Yacht Repairs We’re off! Happiness was in the air. Our young sailor was sending her final WhatsApp messages to her teachers at the Russian Geographical School …
Sailing the Channels of Tierra del Fuego
Sailing the channels of Tierra del Fuego. Twenty-five knots right on the nose, our first blue glacier, night anchor watches and daytime watches under way, and meat that had run for too lo…
Navy Day — the Soaked Navy
Navy Day — the Soaked Navy How we set off for a glacier, became Indians and got caught in a cyclone. Navy Day, Patagonian style. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. We have always marked Navy Day with…
Ice Age Aboard the Yacht
Ice age aboard the yacht. How we got frozen into the ice. The fjords of Tierra del Fuego, calving glaciers and seals right under our noses. What Karelia and Patagonia have in common. Tran…
Wow, We’ve Left the Bay!
Wow, we’ve left the bay! The three days of silence were because of a storm, which Lady Mary waited out in a bay so sheltered that you can’t even see the satellite from there. The storm-fo…
Shelter for Fishermen
Shelter for fishermen. Riding out a storm in a fishing cove. What are those cushions scattered over the slopes, and how do you find some privacy when you’re together all the time? Flora a…
Force 11 Storm
Force 11 storm. Expedition news, transmitted by satellite. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. …
Storm Tactics. A Week of Storms
Storm Tactics. A Week of Storms. Sent via satellite. .. .. Wow. It’s been a long time since it blew this hard and this relentlessly. The storm has already lasted a week, with only one hal…
A Feast During the Storm
A Feast During the Storm. Our third week without seeing anyone. The crew after a week of storms: holidays, ordinary days, the young sailor’s fears and our shared jokes. Sent via satellite…
Uninhabited Patagonia
Uninhabited Patagonia. Sent via satellite. Solitude by the shore. The peculiarities of winter life aboard a yacht: how ropes turn into sticks and equipment freezes. Shore lines and waterf…
Sailing into the Forest Thicket
Sailing into the forest thicket. Puerto King Bay, which has nothing to do with either a port or kings. Children’s amusements, lessons, and the philosophy of solitude among crew members. .…