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Naked at Sea – By Frida
Hello darling friends! It’s been an intense time with new impressions adapting to a life at sea. First arriving on Delos; straight into work mode doing the Haul out, welcoming the rest of the crew...
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A Taste Of Delos- By Babs
How did I score a part of this adventure with The Delos Crew you might ask? WELL.. it all started when I was backpacking in South America. I had noticed The Delos crew put a lucky draw to be a part...
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Passage to Cocos Part 1 – By Josje
…..We had some 1600 Nautical Miles ahead of us… We were in the Andaman Islands, India and our next destination was across the equator and into the southern hemisphere to Cocos Keeling Islands,...
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Passage to Cocos Part 2 – By Babs
Delos is swaying really nicely. Not too rough, not too still.. perfectly comfortable. I sank into the cushions of the saloon, ginger tea in one hand and pillows squished behind my head as I lay back...
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Passage to Cocos Part 3 – By Josje
Officially now day 6 at sea, it was 4am when my alarm awoke me from a deep sleep. With eyes half shut, I walked outside to find a fresh 20 knots of breeze still from the NE. We were on a close reach...
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Passage to Cocos Part 4 – By Babs
I woke up this morning rolling back and forth in my bunk. I went up into the cockpit and noticed no wind. We were motoring along and swaying with the waves. The past few days were really cloudy, but...
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Passage to Cocos Part 5 – By Josje
It was the most peaceful night. The wind was nice and easy under 10 knots from the ESE, and we were cruising along under the full moon being rocked up and down by the big, gentle southerly swell. The...
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Passage to Cocos Part 6 – By Babs
Tossing and turning throughout the night, it didn’t seem like I got much sleep at all. I remember waking up in the middle of the night really frustrated. All I wanted was to sleep. Or even a bed that...
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What do you know about sailing?
Well, to be honest I didn’t know much at all before I arrived in Langkawi, Malaysia, to meet up with the Delos crew who at that point was Brian and Karin. Me and my girlfriend Frida were probably as...
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In the light of Brady by Frida
’In the light of’ series I profile the Delos crew through photos and stories, shedding some light on how I got to know who they are. In the morning you see him with a cup of water sitting up on deck...
View ArticleSailing to Durban, South Africa – Problems In The Night – Day 3
10:00- Took advantage of no morning watch and slept in a bit. Woke to the sound of the motor droning on and on. The rhythm can sometimes be very comforting as it chugs away. Started doing a bit of...
View ArticleSailing to Durban, South Africa – Sushi Time – Day 4
0800- Awake groggily for watch. Sometime overnight the wind has died and we are back to motoring along. This means lots of power and the ice machine is on. Decide to treat myself to an iced coffee...
View ArticleSailing to Durban, South Africa – Flying the Drone At Sea – Day 5
0400- Alarm goes off. It’s O’ Dark Thirty and time for watch! I relieve Uli at the helm and all is well except the wind died a few hours ago as predicted. We are now directly on course but motoring...
View ArticleSailing to Durban, South Africa – Swimming In 2000 Meters Of Water – Day 6
0800- I didn’t have watch until 1000 so Woke up a little confused this morning without the alarm. I thought it was super early but turned out I had slept until 830! Made a little muesli and instant...
View ArticleSailing to Durban, South Africa – Scuba Diving At Sharky Bassas Da India – Day 7
0500- I awake feeling refreshed and excited. Even though I’ve really only had a few hours of sleep – it doesn’t matter. I know within a few hours we’ll be at Bassas Da India! I think back to our trip...
View ArticleSailing to Durban, South Africa – Running To Maputo For Cover – Day 8
0800- The wind filled in last night during watch and we have been sailing since. Not going fast but the motion of Delos is very comfortable. I open the head window on our port side and stare out at the...
View ArticleSailing to Durban, South Africa – Not A Bit Of Breeze – Day 9
0630- Awake to blue skies and the drone of Delos engine. I stare out the hatch for a while wondering where could all the wind have possibly gone? In just a few days it will be 40 knots here but now...
View ArticleSailing to Durban, South Africa – We Change Our Plans – Day 10
0400- Wake up to dark skies and light breeze. We have sailed for a good part of the night which is nice. Surprisingly I’m not very tired even though I stayed up last night to watch a very weird movie...
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Sailing to Durban, South Africa – Beating Into It – Day 11
0300- The wind has changed again, I can feel it from my bunk and it wakes me up. The motion of the boat becomes jerky and irregular. I’m trying to think back on another passage where the wind has been...
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Sailing to Durban, South Africa – Hello Durban! – Day 12
0300- Another wind shift wakes me. The wind goes slack and seems to be toying with us. Never content long enough to make much progress. Delos slams around uncomfortably until Brady starts the engine...
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