Night is descending upon Delos and I am sitting here surrounded by the Delos Crew. Brady is cooking, everyone is freshly showered and I am recovering from an epic hangover.
It’s been a strange few days.
Four days ago I received some bad news.
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It’s been another busy day at SV Delos.
We’ve been busy packing away the late night food delivery by our good friend Ian and trying to figure out where to put everything.
Ok, a quick update is needed here of some of the things that have happened. We’ve been preparing for our voyage to Namibia, which includes preparing the boat, fixing anything that seems to go wrong and stocking up Delos for a mountain of food.
Camilla-Lilla joins us in Mauritius! Yeeaahh! Sailing Vessel Delos Ep. 114
After a week of being in Mauritius we finally settle into the cruising life! It was amazing to finally be at anchor again 🙂 Brady’s girlfriend, Camillia, fly’s in to join us for some smiles , laughter , party and exploring! Lots of love to you guys 🙂
Carmen aka Stripagedon strikes again in Mauritius! Sailing Vessel Delos Ep. 113
After a short passage from La Reunion we arrive in Mauritius! We go through the process of checking into a new country, meet some awesome local peeps and spend our last week together with Carmen partying, laughing and enjoying life!
Sailing 150NM overnight to Mauritius!- Sailing Vessel Delos Ep. 112
Sailing from La Reunion to Mauritius is just a short 150 mile hop! In this episode we get our autopilot parts fixed, check out of amazing La Reunion, and set sail on a 150NM overnight passage to Mauritius. We see some pretty good conditions and make the sail in less than 24 hours, finding us arriving for an amazing sunrise!
One Tiny Island That Has It All!- Sailing Vessel Delos Ep. 111
Delos takes to the air! an unforgettable experience flying the smallest airplane ever, over this incredible island. It was incredible to see all the places we’ve been exploring over the last few weeks from a completely new perspective! We drive up to the historical town of Cilaos and take on one last epic hike to a crazy waterfall.
Scuba Diving and Hiking a Live Volcano in La Reunion- Sailing Vessel Delos Ep. 110
La Reunion Island is just a small speck in the middle of the Indian Ocean, but has incredible hiking, waterfalls, diving, surfing, and culture. In this episode we get to go diving in the beautiful waters and explore Piton de la Fournaise, a very active volcano!
So guys, I’m in South Africa.
This time last year, my world had crumbled and I didn’t know what on earth I was going to do with my life. Hope had disintegrated. Joy was gone. All I could ever hope for was another day of feeling slightly less worse, feel a day with less pain.
We Found Hikers Paradise in La Reunion! Sailing Vessel Delos Ep. 109
After sailing 3,000 miles from Cape Town, La Reunion Island absolutely blew us away with its natural beauty and friendly people! It’s just a small speck in the middle of the Indian Ocean, but has incredible hiking, waterfalls, diving, surfing, and culture.
THANK YOU Subscribers!!! YouTube sent us a silver framed play button! Sailing SV Delos
Thanks to all of you amazing subscribers for being part of our family!! So cool for YouTube to recognize such an amazing milestone 🙂 We were pleasantly surprised when we got this sweet silver play button framed up all nice like!
How it feels to see land after 15 days at sea! Sailing SV Delos Ep. 108
The last stretch of our epic 3000NM passage from South Africa to La Reunion. Sadly we get struck with another equipment failure when our Satellite phone catches on fire…
Avoiding Bad weather! How do we sail in the southern Indian Ocean? Sailing Vessel Delos
Check out how we use www.predictwind.com to prepare for the unexpected weather conditions of the Southern Indian Ocean! How do we check weather at sea and stay safe? Have a look at the decisions we have to make during our passage from Cape Town to La Reunion.. Lekker ma bru!
Sailing the Roaring 40s in 30 foot Waves! Sailing SV Delos Ep. 107
In this episode we sail through the roaring 40s and it was crazy! Definitely the most intense part of our 3000NM passage from South Africa to La Reunion. We had wind speeds of over 50kn, 23–32ft (7–10m) waves and in the middle of everything our autopilot breaks and it’s hand steering from now on! A bit of a tester as our new crew have not hand steered before.
MOONSHINING on A Sailboat! (The Still Off!) – Sailing SV Delos
You’re warming up, treasure hunters. 🙂 We’ve been making our own spirits on Delos for about 4 years now! I can’t even imagine how much money we’ve saved, not to mention the crazy amount of fun we have during the process!
It’s not for everyone! Sailing the Southern Indian Ocean- SV Delos Ep. 106
Sailing up the Wild coast! We lose sight of land as we turn east across the strong Agulhas Current, Sailing into the big Southern Indian Ocean! A rough sea unchecked by any land, and we felt it! Struggling to keep our food down Delos starts taking in water through the bow thruster and that’s not our only water leak 🙁
Dodging Massive Storm at Cape of Good Hope! Sailing SV Delos Ep. 105
Sailing from Cape Town to La Reunion is an off-the-beaten-track 3,000 NM route in some of the roughest waters on the planet. Delos is ready and our new crew has arrived! Time to head to the islands for the winter so we say goodbye to Cape Town and point the bow out into the grey, misty morning.
Sailing into City Life! Summer in Cape Town, South Africa! Sailing SV Delos Ep. 104
We spent 4 months exploring this epic African city! Cape Town turned out to be by far my favorite summer city! At this point we’d been moving constantly for over 13 months and where more than ready to taste the city life again!