It was this time just about a year ago. Delos was in Thailand and we were preparing to cross the Indian Ocean. There are lots of stories about this immense body of water floating in the cruising community.
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Monkey Bites, Elephants, and Ping Pong Shows- Sailing Sv Delos Ep. 66
WHAT?!?! Ping Pong Shows and Monkey Bites?? Are you ready for some Thailand Craziness? We meet up with our friend Jeff who takes us land cruising around Phuket.
After weeks of work and pools of sweat the last and final steps of rigging Delos are completed! We get the forestay up and go sailing to tune the rig. The crew gets an invite to a Mexican restaurant from our friend Jeff we met in the local cruiser bar.
Cat or Mono? – Catana 431 Interview With Morning Glory (1 of 2)
After 6 years of circumnavigating their Catana 431 Arthur and Amy really know what’s up when it comes to cruising catamarans. We sat down, drank rum, and asked them some questions about crossing oceans in a cat.
Provisioning a Sailboat for 6 Months- Sailing SV Delos- Ep. 64
The sexy lady crew loads Delos with enough grub for 6 months! We get everything imaginable for our trip across the Indian Ocean from toilet paper to rice to peanut butter. It’s a massive job!
Cat or Mono? – Catana 431 Interview With Morning Glory (2 of 2)
After 6 years of circumnavigating their Catana 431 Arthur and Amy really know what’s up when it comes to cruising catamarans. We sat down, drank rum, and asked them some questions about crossing oceans in a cat.
March, 2015- Phucket, Thailand. We work like dogs to finish up the rigging project. We make awesome progress but run into some problems with our forestay and the Ronstan pins provided.
It’s time to make a turn. A turn for good hope.
Once again I am back as “The Sailing Mum” on Delos and have the fantastic opportunity to be a part of her great crew. This time we are going to sail around the Cape of Good Hope.
We put Delos to the test in a fun little match race against Wild One, a Barramundi 470 cruising catamaran. Enjoy 🙂
This is an interview of Martin from Wild One, a Barramundi 470 catamaran. Martin’s already done one circumnavigation and is still going so he knows quite a bit about the pro’s and con’s of a cruising catamaran.
Rigging Our Sailboat (Part 2 of 3)- Sailing SV Delos Ep. 62.
The crew gets amongst it and dives head first into changing the rig on our Amel Super Maramu. We pull down the old wires in sections, then head off to the rigging shop to cut, measure, and press our own swages.
With the season for crossing the Indian Ocean slowly closing and after finding a broken strand in Delos’s rigging the crew head for Phuket to figure out what to do next!
There have been many books along this amazing journey.
Some I read before sailing, and some while out here. I’ve gotten something from the list below and hope that by sharing it you will as well. I really hope you enjoy this list and please feel free to comment with your favs as well.
As it was just thanksgiving in ‘Murica I couldn’t help but think about the interesting holiday and what it really means…Well, right now I am sitting in a car driving through Botswana.
Island Hopping In Phad Thai Paradise- Sailing SV Delos Ep. 60
The crew starts sailing through the amazing islands of southern Thailand, AKA Phad Thai Paradise!
Super Cruising in Malaysia and Thailand- Sailing SV Delos Ep. 59
After a massive provisioning run the crew leaves Mayalsia and sets sail for Thai waters! We make our first landfall in Thailand by swimming to shore, Max ends up in the Hospital, we survive a nasty squall in Koh Lipe, and make our way north exploring lot’s and lot’s of sweet spots!
~ This blog is intended to explain some of the reasons behind my decision to transition from the ocean to the land. To transition from Delos to New Zealand to simultaneously harmonize land based editing for Delos and to continue on my own path with Ramatree ~
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