SAILING PLANS! Preparing to CROSS OCEANS?? Ep 346 

Yes! This is awesome news. If we can assist in intel let us know!

Talk with Brian from Delos about Madagascar, they loved it. They also stopped at the protected British Islands in the Indian Ocean and were blown away by the sea life. Good luck, looking forward to your new adventures ahead. :)

Stay safe when you are sailing. Lodge your sailing plans with smart traveller or who ever looks after boats sailing around the world and even leave plans with your families.. sounds like an awesome trip.

Greetings from South Africa here. Hope we can meet up somewhere along the coast line. Wishing you fair winds and following seas.....

Sailing Nahoa sailed your planned route a couple of years ago with a couple of kids under five. I hope you have a great trip through that area and Fair Winds and Calm Seas!!

Mate, South Africa is hot in December, especially Richard's bay, good route, most cruisers do this route, it's the tried and tested one, stay away from anything north of Tanzania, feral seaspace north. Timing looks good, Nose Be is awesome, friends just spent 4 months there and in Mauritius, Moz channel can be hectic but your direction of flow of Aghulas current is wrong, flow is east to west but there is a local counter current up the channel. The Moz channel will be the toughest along with the N tip of Madagascar, lot's of great places to hide/visit in Mozambique, Durban is a pig shite working Harbour, as is PE, try and do RB to East London, then if you can try and get into St Francis, only stop in PE if there's a feral westerly, from St Francis you can stop at Knysna (extremely dangerous and weather dependent) but a beautiful estuary, or Mossel Bay, then I'd head to Hout Bay. (I'm currently on the hard in PE in preparation for a single handed Atlantic crossing around October) so am pretty familiar with the coastline here, If I'm still here around then I'll buddy boat with you from East London but I doubt it......I'm already 18 months behind my original time frame 😢😢 But I've learned that time frames don't go well with sailing😂😂😂

Thank You, Sonny and Cher and Good Luck.

I like how Marley gets a say, very cool to be cruising with your dog

20 days at sea will be a challenge. You guys can do it. Have fun on the way.

LOL, you guys have short term memories? To my memory, it was four years ago pretty much exactly that you were about to leave from Thailand or Malaysia to Africa. You even had a contact set up in South Africa, but then Covid hit, causing you to spending the past four years in Malaysia and Thailand. Yes, I've been following you for this long. It was your travels in the South Pacific, the Solomon Islands in particular, that first caught my attention. Anyway, I am looking forward to following along on your next adventure. Finally! :-)

Sounds like you need to talk to Sailing Florence for some advice. However, I think they went south of Madagascar. Sailing Nahoa did the North of Madagascar.

Please pick the safest route and safest places to stay at for you 4. 😊 I don't want nothing bad to happen to any of you.

I did this route many times during my childhood aboard my parents’ boats - the common route we took was Sri Lanka/Maldives/Chagos/Madagascar/mainland Africa. If you pass the northern tip of Madagascar, give it a wide berth, it always seemed very rough up there - that’s why we often headed towards Mayotte first. Cheers!

Smart decsion not traveling by way of Yemen because of conflict between Israel and Gaza Strip. The Houthis have said that when conflict the violence and attacks on ships will stop.

YOO the map on the humbnail reminded me that you should do a quick video on your thoughts on "flatearth". Just an idea. Been subbed for years. Blessings.

The reason I've been watching your channel for 5+ yrs is because you two are the genuine article. You are as about down to earth people as they come.

Also think about Chagos. Wonderful place.

I live in Mtunzini, just south of Richards Bay. The last Cyclone we had here in Zululand, was in 1984 - Domoina - which was really damaging. It was followed shortly by Cyclone Imboa that was a lot of rain, but not too damaging! Cyclones generally don't come as far South as Richards Bay, although in 1984, we were warned to expect Cyclones in Zululand on average, every 7 years!

If you are heading to east Africa you should not miss lake Malawi. I own a lodge called chiponde beach resort on likoma island. If you fancy a break after that journey you can stay for free. I should have my boat by then.

This is exciting…little hard to pick up warm clothes where you are but I am sure you will figure out. What an adventure this will be. Smooth sailing and have fun…

Long time coming indeed you Legends!! Amazing to see all your hard work and determination and passion (plus literaly blood, sweat, tears) come to fruition. Looks like a similar route that Delos did especially if you stop at Cocos Keeping eh? I’m sure you’re talking to everyone. :) SHAKAAAA! ❤

Please come to South Africa and make a stop in Durban and we can organise a little meet up. The summer starts in September I can show you my boat build it's a compass 47 and you can even video it and make an episode for RU-vid Shane Leibach Sailing Skulls

It's going to be an amazing journey Can't wait to come along with you

Now you really got my attension!!!

Just make sure you don,t route trough pirate ville . No need to become hostages there . Have a safe sail .🙏😇🥰🥰❤️&Light. I will show my nose every now and then . 😊

You guys rock! Been watching since the start and can't believe how well you have both done. 😎👍

South Africa is hot, nothing like South Australia. Tomorrow, on the West Coast above Cape Town, it will be 41c

I wouldn’t be counting on stopping at ‘those little atolls’ in Moz channel… they’re military bases and monitored by navy and from the air. You’ll get kicked out

Greetings from South Africa 🇿🇦Looking forward to following this leg of your sailing journey ⛵

Can't wait to see your next adventures. Please stay safe and have the wind in your sails

SO EXCITING!!!

Omg im soo excited for you all!,! Cannot wait t9 watch these episodes! 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

Hi try and get a hold off sailing Zartara and sailing Florence they done this route to Africa

Amazing passage New's, we all are wishing you the best on this portion of your life adventure. You both look so Happy, we understand the Hospital stay was very unnerving, yet after the Home visit appears all is going very well. Please keep us posted on the passage and Gods Speed.

GOD BLESS AND BE SAFE!!!!!

Please, PLEASE stop over in Mosselbay. South Africa. I will come and visit you. It will be a privelage!!!!

I'm sure you guys already know, but Sailing Nahoa did this trip 6+ months ago.

Hello Legends!!! The route to South Africa looks like a fantastic journey. The SV Delos crew went back to Madagascar for a second look when they passed through there so it seems like a really good place to explore when you cruise through that area once you hit reunion Island. Thanks for sharing. Yew!

Happy for you guys. We are with you all.

Wow, this sounds so exciting, can't wait to travel along with you by watching your vlogs 🤗💞

Yay we will chat closer to the time we hopped from bottom tip of sumatra had to tear ourselves away from the surf. We did Chagos top Madagascar down the channel was amazing Richards bay east London St Francis Simonstown Saldana bay. Then we will take you guys surfing yeeha

Good to see you are staying well clear of the Somalian pirates. You need to do a little research on safety going up to the north of Madagascar and then across to SA. Beware S E wind Cape Town summertime and N W wind Hout Bay winter months. That area was my home for 23 years 😊

All the best Nandji crew!!!

We will wait for you in Cape Town

Looking forward to see you in Cape Town . We cruised our own sailboat for 15 years now land cruisers .

30 over night , bit cold with the A/C on

Wow this is going to be an awesome year following your journey. If I were able to come along on the sail this would be the one I'd pick 2nd option. Gentlemen and Ladies start your engines and or fans

Good route mate,definitely stay at Richard's bay,stay away from durban,definitely would love to meet up with you legends,but December you'll be sweating bullets😅

Everyone is stearin clear of the Red Sea for safety reasons, so good idea to hop skip and jump 15’ and head west young man. You may have said, but how many days sailing west once you leave Thailand across the Indian Ocean? All the best and La Vagabond have set up an app for hooking up with others.

Oh! you ARE taking Marly. That's great. I should have waited. Re Sth Africa. Capetown is great with weather very much like Adelaide. J/Burg is a waste of time. The Island of Zanzibar is a wonderful place to visit as well. (Just off the coast of Tanzania.)

Yahoo .. this has been so long coming. Cannot wait to see the adventure.

I'll be with you all the way. Good luck!!!

Ahoy! :-) I'm so excited for you guys! I'm not familiar with the route so it'll all be new to me.... and that is awesome! Exploring thru your eyes so please post video as much as you can. (And stay connected with other boats!) Hope to start contributing later this year. Cheers! ❤✌️

Love you guys! The route you're going to take is similar to the route Nahoa took around Africa, I think. Looking forward to following you along. Safe travels ❤

You are amazing totally love following you Africa sounds amazing good on you Carol king xx

If I remember correctly, "Sailing Brickhouse" caught COVID in Madagascar, and hubby died by the time they reached S. Africa, the bug is still out there and morphing, so be careful ! ❤

South Africa after Novem😊ber for you guys are not cold but not as tropical as where you are now. Inland in the nortern parts you can have temps well above 30 degrees Celsius. On the coast though below Durban it can be cool and blustery at times.

Great news! Can't wait to follow you west!

U can follow amy and ryan from sailing florence they did much the same route .😊

Looks like a big new adventure for you and all of us.

See you in Cape Town....

Excitement pours through the screen 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Tanzania and Kenya are fabulous. You must go on safari. The town of Arusha in Tanzania is a great starting point. Botswana is also fantastic near the Okovango Delta. I suppose you will leave Marly behind again ??

family + freedom - Awesome

South africa won't be south aus cold unless you go down to Cape Town or inland to Johannesburg. Durban is subtropical and very similar in climate to SEQ. Mozambique is nice too for a fish and a surf. Winters are dry and as you know Indian Ocean and the warm aghulus current. I surfed year.round with no wetsuit when I was younger. I'm a South African from Durban living in SEQ now. Durban winters are warmer than SEQ winters. If you want some recommendations on surf spots and general things to do, give a shout 🤙🏼

Richard's bay is hot in December, late November may be a bit better

I'm excited for you. As an American non-sailor, my acquaintance with the southern Indian Ocean comes from two sources: the search for MH 370 which was hindered by storms and enormous waves, and RU-vid videos of the tankers facing walls of water that look to be 100 feet high. I hope that kind of weather happens only in another season!

Off to J Bay Yoshie!!

Good winds

Thanks guys, GO MARLEY MAN.👍🏻💕💓🐾🦴

I can't believe how much you have gotten done in basically a year. I can't wait to see what comes next!

Sounds awesome, go for it!

Great purpose hope you stick to the plan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Love your vids, been watching for years. So pleased you’re getting out of Australasian. Hold fast, look after each other. You are gonna love your destinations.

Starlink roaming is going to be a game changer for your viewers during the crossing.

Sounds like a very good choice! Staying out of the Red Sea is a VERY good thing! Even with no military problems there is way to much piracy there. Remember too you'll be in South Africa during their summer. Not Thailand warm but livable! Can't wait! The adventure continues!

SV Nahoa just did that trip

Define cold . Paul from Canada. LOL

Come on I sail out of Melbourne Go to tassie often etc Winter sailing is some of the best Toughen up

Love you two. Where do you get your routing information? What are your favorite go to sources?

So much nervous excitement. I will be awesome!!! Living life to the fullest. Thats how it should be 😀

Is there ocean-going lyrics to fit Willie Nelson's "On the Road Again" for Nandji? Okay, I'm humming the song for you! And happy for you. :¬) Webhead USA

Excellent news,can’t wait for this,keep up the good work 👍👍👍

Madagascar!!!!

Was an interesting video re planning routes! Liked the theme of pros/cons. Liked the map graphic showing the routes discussed! Marley loves you for including him (and you should!)😊 Excellent choice and wishing you 4 Safe Travels when you depart! Let the Adventure Began!!🎉❤❤❤❤

Exciting adventures… best wishes!

Great planning guys & thanks for sharing. We enjoy our morning coffee on our boat in our Sailing Nandji mugs every morning. ☕️ Cheers!

❤ Another great video 👍

Why miss Mozambique? Most stunning islands, beach's and tropical reefs as well as the best fishing! Ozzies always welcome!

well come on guys get on with all the work. So we can start this journey but remember don;t forget the fail safes and back ups. Love ya's

Exciting much! Look forward to it ✨🌟✨🌟

# id hang around Mauritius 🦤 until its time to skip around the tip to touch St Helena for provisions, then get on the move to catch the surf in Morocco. 🌊🏄 Safe sailing.

Mozambique! Beautiful place. Good surf. Great ppl. Not that I have ever sailed there….

Yosh, love the Prince Valiant haircut matey.

You chose the right route, south African summers are very nice.

Thanks!

How exciting! Can't wait for this

Love your journey. Great episode!

You two have got yourselves a really wonderful vessel. So happy for you and your family. Cheers!

Fantastic to see you moving. It’ll be great to see love you guys. Go Aussie Aussie Aussie oi oi oi 😊