Ascension Island has an amazing local population from so many cultures! The fact that there’s a US Air force base means they know how to celebrate the 4th of July pretty well! The day after the party we head out on a local boat to join a fishing competition… The only problem? After trolling for 5 hours It seemed there weren’t many fish in this world class fishing destination. We sat down with Craig and Ellen to ask them some questions about how, and maybe why, the oceans around Ascension island are in trouble.

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Secret dive spot? Possible shark encounter? Yep! We’re in 🙂 After hearing about a secret dive spot on the other side of Ascension Island we pull up the hook and take Delos out for an exploratory dive mission. We end up at a place called Bird Island by the locals, and for very good reason. Pretty soon we find ourselves anchored in one of the most incredibley beautiful places we have ever been. And right on top of a Galapagos shark nursery! How cool is that? We spend the day doing dive after dive, checking out the underwater wonderland. Really hope you enjoy this video and if you do be sure to LIKE it and SHARE IT with a friend. Fair Winds, Peace, and Love from Brian, Karin, Brady, Alex, and Lisa

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Ever wondered how it feels to breath under water for the first time?? In this episode Lisa and Liz get to experience just this feeling, as Mr. Brady teaches them how to scuba dive… Delos Style 🙂 A lot of personality and goodness in this episode as Brian rallies the troops to clean the filth off Delos and we struggle to go ashore as the swell has gotten huge in the last 2 days just as we are preparing to leave for Brazil!
Make sure to give it a like! 🙂 Much Love, Kazza and the Crew

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We start to wrap up our time on Ascension Island and get ready for the last leg of our Atlantic Ocean crossing! After a solid provisioning mission and helping our new friends pull their boat out of the water, we head back to our favorite dive spot – Botswain Bird Rock to enjoy or last couple of days. We make friends with the huge Trevally’s, find a three legged turtle, and Blue & Brian get sucked into an underwater cave! Check it out & let us know what you think! Mad love from the CREW!

If you liked our Ascension Videos and are intrigued to know more about this INCREDIBLE place- check out Blue’s article about it here: https://svdelos.com/ascension-island-underwater-wonderland-uncertain-future-alex/
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Our last morning at Ascension Island has us reminiscing about all of our incredible memories that were made in the middle of the ocean. But as we sail off the morning, our attention turns towards BRASIL and what this wild and unknown country has in store for us! With a swift sail off the mooring, we begin the last leg of our Atlantic Crossing- a 2,300 nautical mile sail to Ilhabela, just south of Rio. But I think Neptune wanted us to earn this one a bit more, and so our auto pilot malfunctioned at the last moment which meant we would have over 2 weeks straight of hand steering. But hand steering to Southern Cross didn’t end up being quite so bad 😉 We tried a bit of a different approach to the filming and editing of these four passage videos for you guys, so we hope you enjoy the themes you’ll find in each one! Mad Love from the CREW!

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After the first 3 days at sea the crew start coming to life and really focus on why long ocean passages are so good for the soul! We have absolutely no interaction with any other people so our bond as a family grows super strong  We are only a small fraction of the way to BRAZIL!
Read more goodness during this time at svdelos.com/travel-blogs

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Part 3 of our Atlantic Crossing!! Want to know what its like after 12 days at sea? Yea, you start to go a bit crazy to say the least. In this episode we get “creative” on how we stay occupied while at sea…. We film our own version of MTV Cribs, talk about how far we have come as a crew and fix Delos as the sea takes its toll. Much Love Tribe! View More

Part 4 of our Atlantic Crossing!! Yes, this Episode is 40 minutes 🙂 As we approach the South American continent the crew really start thinking about how close we have become.. We are a family and this passage has proven that  Besides our love for each other there is always games and shenanigans being played… Especially against Mr. Brady!

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After 15 days and 2,240 miles at sea the crew spots the coast of BRAZIL!!! We’re a little shell shocked as we go from nothing but the deep blue to boats, houses, and the smells of the jungle coming off the island. Spirits are high and we decide to start taking shots to celebrate a successful passage, which of course turns into a crazy arrival dance party for the crew. The next day we wake up a little hung over and Brian cooks our arrival breaky of pancakes and bacon. View More

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Holy hell, Kiril did an incredible job editing this beast of an open ocean sailing episode. We say a sad goodbye to Brazil and set sail northwest….to…we don’t really know YET. Along the open ocean passage we visit remote reefs, LOSE OUR DRONE, celebrate a birthday and put BLUE through her equator crossing ceremony! View More

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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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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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

Did we seriously just sail into the Caribbean!? After almost 10 years sailing around the world, we’ve made it to the sailors playground. The Caribbean is a mecca for cruisers and we just arrived into Tobago, the southern jewel! We are welcomed onto this beautiful island with 75% rum, waterfalls in protected rainforests forests and some of the best scuba diving of our LIVES!

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CARNIVAL, WHOA! From the mud drenched sunrise parties to the extravagant costumes and days full of limin’ & chippin’ – our few weeks spent on Trinidad were truly the experience of a lifetime!! It became even more interesting when we dug into the history of this legendary event which spans centuries, cultures, continents and religions. We hope we did a decent job at capturing the vibe and maybe even inspired some of YOU to check it out yourselves one day 😀  View More

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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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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