I creep through the darkness, swaying with the motion of the boat as I attempt to head silently to the snack cupboard. It’s 3am, everyone is asleep and I.am.hungry.
I open the cupboard and rub my hands in glee. I pull out an oat snack bar to hear a rustling to my left.
“What are you doing?”
Our favorite sail blows upon an epic afternoon of downwind sailing… Rounding the gnarly northern cape of Madagascar we make incredible speed in 40 knots of wind as usual 🙂
The Delos Diaries: Part 15 “Time Machines and Peanut Butter.”
It’s day 6 aboard Delos on our passage to St Helena. I’m getting more and more excited by the day. I don’t know whether it’s because the currency is English, the history, or the fact that a bunch of British people live there, but it’d be nice to get a taste of home- even if it is on a random island in the middle of nowhere.
The crew is rushing around Delos with anticipation rife in the air. The reason?
We leave today. We’re securing everything down in sight, putting things away and searching for anything that could fall, break or roll.
Scuba Diving and Muddy Adventures on Isle St. Marie- Sailing Vessel Delos Ep. 122
We set off on our first adventures with our new crew Greg and Chyanne! After quite a few failed attempts to find a good dive spot we finally find some epic scuba diving! With heaps of fish and giant lobsters!
“And… Princess of the week is…!”
We’re all sitting around the table, tapping our fingers excitedly against the wood as Mr Brady pulls a name from the pot.
To be Princess of the week is to get the crew to do whatever you please and whenever. You can use the power with dignity, or abuse it.
“Elizabeth!”
Our Sailing Life in Madagascar! Sailing Vessel Delos Ep. 121
This video can be perfectly summed up in my favorite Madagascar phrase “Mora Mora” it literally means “slowly slowly” simply – things happen when they happen. We meet awesome locals that show us some incredible hidden gems, beautiful waterfalls, crazy wild life and pristine beaches.
After some 6000 NM and almost a year later we arrive back in Madagascar and whoow it felt good to be back! Our first stop – Isle St Marie, a small island with a crazy pirate history and one of the world only pirate grave yards.. totally cool!!
The sun is beaming down on me on Delos as I sit with Alex and Brady on the back. I’m feeling very much at peace today, and relieved.
It’s a new day.
We’re having a mini lie in on Delos. I don’t know why but I haven’t been sleeping too well. My nights have been filled with unpleasant dreams and I can’t seem to snap out of it. I yawn as I finish my tea and wave Karin and Brian off as they head out in Maggie to explore.
We leave the Skeleton Coast with a sense of relief. I don’t even look back at the place, knowing that I will never miss that land of bones.
With a severe tropical storm moving our way fast we decide to start our 575NM passage from the remote sandy beach island of St. Brandon to Pirate Bay in isle St. Marie, Madagascar! And what a passage, one of my favorites actually! Conditions where great, with a steady 25 knots behind the beam Delos was cruising along at 8kn.
The morning comes and Brian is excited about another day of exploring.
“Ok, guys, there’s this dune we have to climb- it’s about a 3km walk there and then we climb the dune. So it’s probably about an hour and a half there and an hour and a half back. What you reckon?”
Wanna know what paradise looks like? Man, this place is incredible! Take crystal clear water, sprinkle some pure white sand beaches around then put Delos right in the middle! No people no internet just us and thousands of birds.
I look down at the thing that has just crunched beneath my feet and take a step back quickly.
“Bones…” I mutter in astonishment. The white skull beneath my foot stares back at me accusingly, the deep black holes where eyes once were sunk deeper into the sand beneath my footprint.
“It’s only seven thirty,” Alex said cheerfully. “We’ve got loads of time.”
Surrounded by music and dancing people in Luderitz, I wasn’t ready to go back to Delos right now. Brady had just returned from dropping off Lisa, Karin and Brian to the boat and was ready for a couple of drinks at the Cray Fish Festival.
It’s cold, it’s dark and the blanket I’ve wrapped around my legs keeps slipping off in some way or other. I’m trying to keep my eyes open whilst making sure I’m checking radar and making sure we stay on course.
Sailing to a remote Paradise for the 4th of July! SV Delos Sailing- Ep. 117
After Kiril and Dillon leave Delos to continue their travels to Vietnam, the rest of us prepare for our sail to one of the most remote places we’ve ever been! After a rough but short sail we arrive on the 4th of July in Paradise! Welcome to St. Brandon Shoals 🙂
