2016 Crew Contest Top 10 Finalist! Lisa Hopf won our hearts over with this really creative video. We’re really excited to meet her and see if she’s a good fit for a sail on Delos 🙂
South Africa
LAND HO!!!! We Made It To Madagascar!- Sailing SV Delos Ep. 94
Sailing 7,000 miles over 7 months we finally make landfall in Madagascar! The last few days of the sail have been very hectic though and we wake up to high 30 knots of breeze and 4-5 meter seas left over from the gale the night before. View More
The time has finally come for Max, Frida, Babs and Josje to head home and continue on their own journeys in life. We make it to Madagascar and spend the last two weeks together loving, laughing, crying and smiling! The whole crew has one last epic sail as a Delos Family!
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Sailing and rock climbing in Madagascar, a sailors Paradise!! – SV Delos Sailing Ep. 96
After half our family leaves Delos we find it a bit strange getting used to just the 3 of us on board! Slowly we start feeling better and Madagascar shows us how special of a place it really is! We meet awesome friends, go sailing and even do some epic rock climbing!
Sailing doesn’t have to be expensive! Madagascar is a gem that we really fell in love with and it’s incredibly cheap living. Amazingly beautiful people, cheap cold beer, great food, and plenty of places to explore.
Lemur Madness! Sailing through Madagascar- Sailing SV Delos Ep. 98
Madagascar is just one of those places that continues to blow us away! Our friend Rudy drew up a map of one of his favorite spots, which is just a short sail across the bay. We decide to go on an adventure in search of a holy tree, a water fall, and a village supposed to have lemurs and a massive tortoise.
Scuba Diving with SHARKS!! Bassas Da India – Sailing SV Delos Ep. 100
Sailing to South Africa we stop at remote Bassas Da India for a shark diving expedition!!! View More
WILD weather, WILD animals and AWESOME people! South Africa! Sailing SV Delos Ep.101
We made it to South Africa! After 2 weeks at sea and over 7 months with out being at a dock, we tie Delos up at the Zulu Land Yacht Club in Richards Bay, South Africa! View More
Sailing at 18 KNOTS down the WILD COAST of South Africa! SV Delos Sailing Ep. 102
After chilling out in Richards Bay waiting for a good weather window to sail south we finally get what we’ve been waiting for! 30 + knots of wind, 5+ knots of current and some big seas rocket us south along the Wild Coast of South Africa! Brian has to visit the local Dr. because of a strange bite on his hand, and we set sail once again to continue our passage! View More
We sailed around the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa!! SV Delos Sailing EP. 103
We sail our way into St. Francis Bay, South Africa! We arrive at night and are guided in by some awesome local dudes who we end up partying with quite a bit! View More
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! View More
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. View More
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 🙁 View More
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. View More
FAMILY, TRAVELING and WORKING! The balance of LIFE! – Sailing Vessel Delos Ep. 137
Finding balance in life is something we strive for on Delos daily! After being away from family and friends for 2 years we make the decision it’s finally time to make the trip home. View More
AFRICA’S highest PUB and diving with SHARKS at Aliwal Shoals! Sailing Vessel Delos Ep. 138
After 6 weeks away from Delos we come back home to find her exactly how we left her! While waiting on a good weather window to head for Cape Town we go on an epic road trip to the country of Lesotho and visit the highest pub in Africa! View More
Brady’s dirty 30 comin’ round the cape! Ep. 139 Sailing Vessel Delos
Our FINAL SAIL of the season takes us down the Wild Coast of South Africa and back to CAPE TOWN!!! Sailing around the Cape of Good Hope can be some of the most dangerous waters in the world but the forecast looks and we decide to go for the run down the Wild Coast! View More