835 hours of HARD LABOR, that’s how! This is Boat Work in Exotic Places in its truest fashion! After 4 months of visiting family and exploring Iceland and the Svalbard we finally return home, back to Delos in Grenada. We get to work straight away by creating a Boat Work To Do list with all the tasks we need to get her ship-shape and back in the water where she belongs. Our major tasks involve repainting the bottom, fixing our bow thruster, and grinding the keel back to bear metal and building back all the layers. Working 10 hours days we go step by step through all the jobs to give a taste of what a major haul out is like for Delos and her crew.

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MUSIC CREDITS

Time: 00:08
Song: The Rooster
Artist: DJ DENZ
Link: https://soundcloud.com/ryan-connaughton/dj-denz-the-rooster-miami-work
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Time: 00:59
Song: Joyful Harmonicas
Artist: Epidemic Sound
Link: http://share.epidemicsound.com/qpsNz
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Time: 01:39
Song: Ready
Artist: Brian Taylor
Link: https://soundcloud.com/sailing-sv-delos/brian-taylor-ready
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Time: 01:57
Song: It’s Our Time
Artist: BenSound
Link: https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music/acoustic-folk/3
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Time: 02:47
Song: Up The Mountains
Artist: Max Noremo
Link: https://soundcloud.com/maxnoremo/up-the-mountains-ft-purple
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Time: 03:27
Song: Thingamajig
Artist: Jason Shaw
Link: https://audionautix.com
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Time: 04:10
Song: Hurry Up
Artist: Henrik Andersson
Link: http://share.epidemicsound.com/qpsNz
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Time: 05:40
Song: A New Day Born
Artist: Agnus Ringblom
Link: http://share.epidemicsound.com/qpsNz
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Time: 07:32
Song: Next Stop The Big Onion
Artist: Martin Carlberg
Link: http://share.epidemicsound.com/qpsNz
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Time: 09:36
Song: Butterfly Chase 2
Artist: Henrik Nagy
Link: http://share.epidemicsound.com/qpsNz
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Time: 10:34
Song: Cadillac Quiff Boys 5
Artist: Victor Olsson
Link: http://share.epidemicsound.com/qpsNz
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Time: 11:18
Song: Feeling Alright
Artist: Gavin Luke
Link: http://share.epidemicsound.com/qpsNz
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Time: 13:33
Song: Hurricane Season
Artist: Sarah, the Illstrumentalist
Link: http://share.epidemicsound.com/qpsNz
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Time: 15:50
Song: Whipped Butter 2
Artist: Martin Gauffin
Link: http://share.epidemicsound.com/qpsNz
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Time: 16:09
Song: Saw Room
Artist: Anders Ekengren
Link: http://share.epidemicsound.com/qpsNz
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Time: 16:52
Song: Iguana
Artist: Barbatula
Link: http://share.epidemicsound.com/qpsNz
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Time: 20:32
Song: Spirit of Cape Town 3
Artist: Magnus Ringblom
Link: http://share.epidemicsound.com/qpsNz
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Time: 20:14
Song: Trinidad Street Band 1
Artist: Magnus Ringblom
Link: http://share.epidemicsound.com/qpsNz
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Time: 22:55
Song: Tribes
Artist: Qeeo
Link: http://share.epidemicsound.com/qpsNz
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Time: 24:04
Song: Este Noche
Artist: Timothy Infinite
Link: http://share.epidemicsound.com/qpsNz
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Time: 25:26
Song: Calor De Verano
Artist: Beiba
Link: http://share.epidemicsound.com/qpsNz
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Time: 29:53
Song: Whipped Butter 2
Artist: Martin Gauffin
Link: http://share.epidemicsound.com/qpsNz

What does it take to get a sailboat like Delos ready to haul out and be stored in the yard for a few months? Join us for the last sail of the season on Delos and we’ll walk you though it! It takes quite a bit of work to do it properly but with the right knowledge and planning it’s not too bad.

This video has a lot of love, deep reflections of our lives on the water and a lot of boat work as we prepare Delos to be hauled out while we head back to visit our families for a few months.

Much Love ~ Kazza and the Crew

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What’s a FUNGATTA???? Well, it’s a triathlon of events including sailing, diving, partying, and general good times 🙂 When Rick from Sophisticated Lady mentions a regatta up north in Bequia, nestled in the turquoise waters of the Grenadines it sounds like too cool of a mission to pass up. We set sail and buddy boat north to find yet another incredible sailing paradise. The only problem- the race is called off for lack of wind. So what do sailors do when there is no wind? Well the first this that pops into our minds is drinking rum and scuba diving. And so the Delos Fungatta series is born! This is a feel good episode with lot’s of sailing, scuba diving, and general good vibes. Hope you enjoy! Edit by Leeesir and Capt. Breeyawn. Much love from The Delos Crew

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Grenada is a black hole that will suck you in, or at least that’s what we’ve heard, and after spending a little time here we can see why! In this episode we have some incredible sailing, we say goodbye to Eric, Maureen, and Colin and life returns to normal on Delos. At least for a few hours…. Rick from Sophisticated Lady tells us of a dinghy cruiser concert, which sounds too cool to pass up so we move Delos over to Hog Island and get deep into the heart of the cruiser scene with one hell of a party!

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The sail from Trinidad to Grenada is supposed to be eazy-peazy right? Just a leisurely 80NM sail to another island. NOPE!!! It turns out to be one of the roughest overnight passages we’ve had this season with squalls gusting into the 40 knot range that knocked us around all night long with big seas and current against us. Not to mention we had two fresh greenhorns onboard, Eric and Maureen, who were our Patron Crew Contest winners for this leg. There’s no better way to break in a new sailor than with a good overnight passage in some hectic conditions 🙂

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This is a bit of an experiment, and you are the guinea pigs he he 🙂

On a recent sail we were inspired by a TED talk on the concept of Slow TV. The idea is to capture an experience from a point of view over a long time span. In this case we were exploring the Maroni river in French Guiana. We hooked up a few Go Pro’s on Delos and let them run until the battery went dead. We also recorded the audio separately with our external microphone.

The video is 3 hours and 40 minutes long and meant as ambient background with audio. Maybe put it on the TV while you eat or a second monitor while you work. I dunno but hope you enjoy!

Love Brady, Alex, Brian, and Karin.
PS- Here is a link to the TED talk if you are interested: https://www.ted.com/talks/thomas_hellum_the_world_s_most_boring_television_and_why_it_s_hilariously_addictive?language=en

Why would you sail your home up a jungle river in French Guyana?   Well because it’s fun obviously! One of our favorite things is exploring off the beaten path in Delos, and taking our sailing home up a fresh water river is too cool to pass up. We get Delos way back off of a small tributary and anchor up for some dinghy exploring in Maggie. We notice that the animals are extremely skittish, and and find a patch of forest that’s been utterly destroyed by illegal logging.

We return to the town of Maroni to seek answers and try to figure out what’s going on. We tour a traditional village in Suriname, witness the local carnival, and finally end up a a wildlife sanctuary where we get some answers about what’s going on with the ultra-skittish monkeys. Then when our trip to French Guyana just couldn’t get any more random we get access to the European Spaceport and are able to film an Ariane V rocket launch! Incredible!!!

Fair Winds, peace, and love from Brian, Karin, Alex, and Brady.

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Tunes used in this video
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Time: 00:33
Song: Ramukanji (Remix)
Artist: OneTox
Link: http://bit.ly/ramukanji-english-lyric-vid-YT
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Time: 01:54
Song: Something Elated
Artist: Broke For Free
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxh4S2A8Q4U
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Time: 05:54
Song: Warm Up Suit
Artist: Broke For Free
Link: https://brokeforfree.bandcamp.com/track/warm-up-suit
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Time: 07:27
Song: Seeker
Artist: Kai Engel
Link: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/The_Run/Kai_Engel_-_The_Run_-_01_Seeker
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Time: 10:49
Song: Hold On
Artist: The Kickstands
Link: https://soundcloud.com/thekickstands/hold-on-1
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Time: 11:12
Song: A difficult Subject
Artist: The Insider
Link: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Insider/Alls_Fair_in_Love_of_Wax/the_insider_-_01_-_a_difficult_subject
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Time: 12:37
Song: Sunset Heights
Artist: Brandon – the essenchills volume 1
Link: www.chillhop.com/listen
https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/track/sunset-heights
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Time: 16:00
Song: Se Vive Equal
Artist: Commando Anti-Depresivo
Link: https://www.facebook.com/comandoantidepresivo015/
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Time: 18:51
Song: Hola Hola Hola, Que Tal!?
Artist: Commando Anti-Depresivo
Link: https://www.facebook.com/comandoantidepresivo015/
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Time: 20:03
Song: The Insider Theme
Artist: The Insider
Link: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Insider/Alls_Fair_in_Love_of_Wax/the_insider_-_02_-_the_insider_theme
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Time: 21:40
Song: Monday Morning Wake Up Call
Artist: Daniel Birch
Link: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Daniel_Birch/Minimal_Bells_From_The_Deep/
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Time: 22:05
Song: Faded
Artist: Drake Stafford
Link: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Drake_Stafford/SUNDAY/FADED_-_DRAKE_STAFFORD
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Time: 24:02
Song: Chee Zee Beach
Artist: Kevin MacLeod
Link: http://incompetech.com
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Time: 24:50
Song: Brand New World
Artist: Kai Engel
Link: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/Sustains/Kai_Engel_-_Sustains_-_01_Brand_New_World
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Time: 27:05
Song: Old Tricks
Artist: AJMW – Chillhop Essentials – Summer 2017
Link: www.chillhop.com/listen
https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/track/oldtricks
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Time: 28:18
Song: Retro Wave
Artist: Aries Beats
Link: https://ariesbeats.bandcamp.com/releases
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NIGHT SQUALL!!!!! On day 9 of a 1,400 mile passage we get hit in the middle of the night by a massive squall! The wind is hitting a solid 45 knots and the rain is driven so hard it’s blinding us. We accidentally jibe, take a wave in the salon hatch, and it takes all hands on Deck to get Delos under control and properly reefed as we cruise down the waves making over 14 knots. That pretty much sums up life in the ITC ZED….

The next day we sight land and sail Delos into the jungle rivers of French Guyana. We’re struck by the quiet and calmness the jungle river provides us after so many days rocking and rolling on the ocean. Time to explore French Guyana!

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