Fixing Stuff in Remote Places- By Brian
Chagos is quite literally in the middle of the Southern Indian Ocean. With Asia 2000 miles to the east, Africa 2000 miles to the west, and India 900 miles to the north it’s one of the most remote...
View ArticleSailing Around The Cape Of Good Hope – Day 1
0430- The alarm goes off and I find myself feeling pretty alert even though I didn’t get as much sleep as I had hoped. Tucker and Victoria lured us over to Convivia last night with the promise of rum...
View ArticleSailing Around The Cape Of Good Hope – Day 2 – Surfing
00:00 I’m pretty sure my head just hit the pillow, and yet here is Brady telling me it’s time for watch. Apparently I forgot to set my alarm. My bad bro! My head is fuzzy after only about 4 hours of...
View ArticleSailing Around The Cape Of Good Hope – Days 3 & 4
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...
View ArticleDragging The Hook In Mossel Bay- Day 5
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. The wind is just starting to blow,...
View ArticleSailing Around The Cape of Good Hope- Day 6 & 7
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. After some quick...
View ArticlePodcast with On The Wind!
Soooo cooool!!! It was such a pleasure to meet with Andy and Mia from 59-north.com. They’ve done **176 amazing podcasts** and we’re humbled to be in such good company! Beautiful, like minded sailing...
View ArticleS\V Delos Gets New Sails!
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View ArticleSailing into City Life! Summer in Cape Town, South Africa! Sailing SV Delos...
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...
View ArticleDodging 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...
View ArticleIt’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!...
View ArticleMoonshining on A Sailboat! (The Still Off!) – Sailing SV Delos
We’ve been making our own spirits on Delos for about 4 years now! I can’t even imagine how much money we’ve saved, not to mention the crazy amount of fun we have during the process! Thanks to the...
View ArticleSailing 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...
View ArticleAvoiding Bad weather! How do we sail in the southern Indian Ocean? Sailing...
Check out how we use www.predictwind.com to prepare for the unexpected weather conditions of the Southern Indian Ocean! How do we check weather at sea and stay safe? Have a look at the decisions we...
View ArticleHow 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……and we lose all means of...
View ArticleTHANK YOU Subscribers!!! YouTube sent us a silver framed play button! Sailing...
Thanks to all of you amazing subscribers for being part of our family!! So cool for YouTube to recognize such an amazing milestone We were pleasantly surprised when we got this sweet silver play button...
View ArticleWe Found Hikers Paradise in La Reunion! Sailing Vessel Delos Ep. 109
After sailing 3,000 miles from Cape Town, La Reunion Island absolutely blew us away with its natural beauty and friendly people! It’s just a small speck in the middle of the Indian Ocean, but has...
View ArticleMeet Elizabeth!
So guys, I’m in South Africa. This time last year, my world had crumbled and I didn’t know what on earth I was going to do with my life. Hope had disintegrated. Joy was gone. All I could ever hope for...
View ArticleScuba Diving and Hiking a Live Volcano in La Reunion- Sailing Vessel Delos...
La Reunion Island is just a small speck in the middle of the Indian Ocean, but has incredible hiking, waterfalls, diving, surfing, and culture. In this episode we get to go diving in the beautiful...
View ArticleOne Tiny Island That Has It All!- Sailing Vessel Delos Ep. 111
Delos takes to the air! an unforgettable experience flying the smallest airplane ever, over this incredible island. It was incredible to see all the places we’ve been exploring over the last few weeks...
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