Day 3
00:00- The wind is starting to come out of the south now. It’s nice and light, about 10 knots so perfect conditions really. I cut the engine off and unfurl the genoa. Delos is now cruising along at about 7 knots and perfectly happy. View More
Day 3
00:00- The wind is starting to come out of the south now. It’s nice and light, about 10 knots so perfect conditions really. I cut the engine off and unfurl the genoa. Delos is now cruising along at about 7 knots and perfectly happy. View More
08:00- What a nice feeling it is to sleep the whole night! Nothing like a solid 9 hours ? I peek my head out the aft hatch and find a cold, rainy, grey morning. View More
09:00 It’s 260 NM from Mossel Bay to Cape Town. The forecast is very light over the next two days and we decide to go for it. Better to have it light then against us. 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
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… View More
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! View More
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. View More
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. View More
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?” View More
It’s 3am and my watch isn’t for another hour. But there’s a commotion on Delos and I’m grumbling to myself why people can’t be quieter.
Don’t they know I’m sleeping?
I then realise that there’s only one reason why the entire crew would be up at this moment.
St Helena. View More