In Search of Pirates! Sailing Vessel Delos Ep. 120
After some 6000 NM and almost a year later we arrive back in Madagascar and whoow it felt good to be back! Our first stop – Isle St Marie, a small island with a crazy pirate history and one of the...
View ArticleOur Sailing Life in Madagascar! Sailing Vessel Delos Ep. 121
This video can be perfectly summed up in my favorite Madagascar phrase “Mora Mora” it literally means “slowly slowly” simply – things happen when they happen. We meet awesome locals that show us some...
View ArticleThe Delos Diaires: Part 14 “England is down!”
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,...
View ArticleThe Delos Diaries: Part 13 “Queen of the Desert”
“And… Princess of the week is…!” We’re all sitting around the table, tapping our fingers excitedly against the wood as Mr Brady pulls a name from the pot. To be Princess of the week is to get the crew...
View ArticleScuba Diving and Muddy Adventures on Isle St. Marie- Sailing Vessel Delos Ep....
We set off on our first adventures with our new crew Greg and Chyanne! After quite a few failed attempts to find a good dive spot we finally find some epic scuba diving! With heaps of fish and giant...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleWe Blew Up our Favorite Sail- Sailing Vessel Delos Ep. 123
Our favorite sail blows up on an epic afternoon of downwind sailing…. Rounding the gnarly northern cape of Madagascar we make incredible speed in 40 knots of wind as usual We catch a killer Mahi-Mahi,...
View ArticleThe Delos Diaries: Part 16. “Monsters in the Deep.”
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...
View ArticleThe Delos Diaries: Part 17 “St Helena!”
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...
View ArticleThe Delos Diaries: Part 18 “Slow and Low, Liz!”
We’ve been here just over a week now in St Helena. I knew when I landed here that I was always supposed to come to this place and I deeply feel that more than anything. But I am already feeling the...
View ArticleThe magical Nosy Hara archipelago in Madagascar! Sailing Vessel Delos Ep. 124
After rounding the gnarly northern cape of Madagascar we make it to an amazing remote limestone island! The timing was perfect as the wind calmed down for us to enjoy a full day of diving, climbing and...
View ArticleThe Delos Diaries: Part 19 “Napoleon, Hiking and the Delos Story.”
We’ve been in St Helena now for two weeks. It’s been a wonderful time with a lot of amazing adventures. We’ve even made some friends. On Friday, Lisa our Austrian managed to do a DJ session at the...
View ArticleWe’re BACK! Lemurs, tortoise and SMILING FACES! Sailing Vessel Delos EP. 125
Reunited and it feels so good!!! After one year and 6,500 NM we sail back into a familiar anchorage in Nosy Be, Madagascar! It’s so nice to be around good friends We take Greg, Chyanne and Camilla to...
View ArticleThought 1 By Lisa!
saturday 17.06.2017, 21:54, st.helena it’s the last night here on st.helena. karin, brian, lizbef and i just came back from our farewell drinks at the muleyard – a local “hang out spot“ for the saints...
View ArticleThe Delos Diaries: Part 20 “Love on Delos.”
There have been many ways I have thought about starting this sentence. I’ve started in so many ways and in different places, scenarios, maybe at the start- maybe at the end. But I had always had in my...
View ArticleIt’s the WEEKEND!!! Just kidding it’s Wednesday :) Sailing Vessel Delos Ep. 126
Sailing and Island hopping around Nosy Be is some of the best we’ve ever seen! we set sail back towards crater bay as we had to say a sad goodbye to Camilla, that was catching a flight back to Sweden....
View ArticleThe Delos Diaries Part 21: “The French Do Everything Better.”
It’s the morning after the night before. I wake up to find myself wrapped in warm arms and I smile. Wow, this feels good, I think. It’s Alex’s birthday. The radio buzzes. “Ello, Port Control- this is...
View ArticleAttempted Robbery – The darker side of sailing the world! Sailing Vessel...
Follow behind the scenes at www.facebook.com/svdelos and @svdelos on instagram! Sailing around the world also has its darker moments… In this episode the crew deal with a local in Madagascar trying to...
View ArticleThe Delos Diaries: Part 22 “Sunsets, Rum and Baby Turtles.”
The next morning on Malin was beautiful. Tucking into freshly made bread and honey, I sat in the cockpit contentedly with a cup of tea. “I’ve never had bread with honey,” I admitted. Shock passed over...
View ArticleThe Delos Diaries: Part 23 “Until we meet again.”
The morning came too soon. Blearily blinking my eyes I curled up closer to Edouard, hoping that we still had time in the morning to enjoy each other’s company. “Good morning,” he said with a smile....
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