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
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 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
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
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
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.
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.
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!
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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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
Sailing into a 50 KNOT GALE- Worst Storm We’ve Ever Seen- Sailing SV Delos Ep. 93
Sailing to Madagascar we get hit by the biggest gale we’ve ever seen. We’re about 240 miles East of the northern cape of Madagascar when the GRIB files start to show a compressed pressure gradient and forecasts of 30-40 knots. View More
Best Deep Sea Fishing Of Our Lives!- Sailing SV Delos Ep. 92
Sailing to Madagascar, woooo hooo!!!! We leave the amazing Chagos Archipelago and set sail for Madagascar about 1,500 miles away. Just over a week into the passage we pass through an area of shallows known of the Mascarene Plateau. View More
Reflections Sailing On The Open Ocean- Sailing SV Delos Ep. 91
Sailing to Madagascar, woooo hooo!!!! We leave the amazing Chagos Archipelago and set sail for Madagascar about 1,500 miles away. Our battery charger decides to call it quits so we face a power shortage onboard. View More
Sometimes it’s not all sunshine and rainbows out here! We continue to explore the very cool islands of Chagos, checking out the abandoned village, exploring the countless beaches, and tracking down as many coconut crabs as we can find. View More
The crew goes on a fishing expedition to the south end of Saloman Atoll in the remote Chagos archipelago and discovers an abandoned village vacated by the Chagosians over 50 years ago. Even though the village has an eerie vibe to it the chance to explore such an amazing place is just too much to pass up. View More
An Entire Atoll To Ourselves In The Indian Ocean- Sailing SV Delos Ep. 88
Sailing 1,500 miles from Cocos Keeling we make landfall in the remote, exotic paradise that is CHAGOS!!! We quickly discover that the entire atoll is completely deserted and we have the whole place to ourselves. View More
What You Miss Most Sailing On The Open Ocean- Sailing SV Delos Ep. 87
Sailing in the middle of the Indian Ocean from Cocos Keeling to Chagos! The crew is about 10 days into the sail when the cravings start. We dream of all the things we missed the most which turns out is all food. View More
