ISLAND HOPPING to Dar es Salaam! Exciting adventures await us further north... Come join us on our island hopping adventure as we sail along the coast of Tanzania to Dar Es Salaam. We experience the typical Tanzanian weather wind patterns and enjoy some de...
EXPLORING LOCAL AFRICAN CUISINE! Would YOU EAT THIS?? When travelling in new countries we love trying out the local dishes. Well Tanzania has some interesting ones!
“Daga” are small fish laid out on drying racks until they are completely dry and then ...
Sailing to THE ANCIENT RUINS OF TANZANIA! After a few days surfing and exploring Mchinga Bay and village, we set sail north to the next anchorage on our list, Kiswere Harbour, where we are approached by a few locals and don't feel safe when one man climbs ...
SURFING TANZANIA! We didn't plan to stay in Mchinga for long but when there's waves, you gotta check it out!! Robin surfed some fun waves while Charlotte practiced filming from a boogie board...
We find our way to Mchinga village and learn about village ...
TANZANIAN TUNA!! Join us as we leave Mikindani Bay and sail up the Tanzanian coast to Mchinga Bay ; along the way we land the BIGGEST tuna that we have caught on SeaScape!!
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Captain Robin, Charlotte, sailor girl Moya and M...
Checking into a foreign country is always stressful, you never know what to expect when dealing with bureaucracy…. We make our way to the town of Mtwara and are very impressed by the friendly officials who make our check in a very pleasant experience. We...
BATTLES with GIANT TUNA! We leave the Comoro islands and set sail for Tanzania. We have light winds for sailing but perfect conditions for fishing!! Except that these tuna were not going down without a fight.....
They taught us a lesson!! You wan...
ESCAPE from MORONI!! Food, water and fuel supplies are running low so we sail across to Moroni, on the capital island of Grand Comoro, only to realise this is a disastrous decision!!
We drag anchor….
Tie up next to the ships in the harbour…..
Sp...
PARADISE FOUND! Moheli Island, Comoro. Surrounded by an imposing mountain ridge, isolated beaches and undiscovered secluded bays.... Moheli Marine Park is something that we never expected!
Moheli has the Comoros largest biodiversity both on land and unde...
SAIL TO PARADISE! Leaving the Barren Islands behind, we set course for Moheli, the smallest island in the Comoros Archipelago.
Robin and Charlotte catch Oceanic Bonnito (also known as Skipjack) on handlines and we sail through water so glassy its like a mi...
MADAGARSCAR'S FORGOTTEN ISLANDS!
The Barren Islands off Madagascar's west coast is a place that will blow you away! To see people living the simplest hunter gatherer lifestyles in todays technology brimming 21st Century is something to witness!
We get t...
SAILING to MADAGASCAR'S forgotten islands… We leave Bassas da India disappointed that we couldn’t find safe anchorage and set sail for the remote Barren Isles Archipelago. This group of flat coral islands are off the west coast of Madagascar and inhabi...
SAILING across the MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL! (Part 1) We set sail for an atoll in the middle of the Mozambique channel.... We're going to BASSAS DA INDIA!!
Robin catches a big Yellowfin Tuna and makes biltong!
Planning this passage was a tricky one but we have ...
We don't want to LEAVE THIS PLACE!! AMAZING MOZAMBIQUE! (Part 2) We navigate across the Inhambane estuary and find ourselves in the peaceful bay at Linga Linga. Robin seeks medical help from a local doctor in the village and we watch dolphin feeding off ou...
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Beautiful Ponto da Barra, Mozambique. AMAZING MOZAMBIQUE! (Part 1) We anchor in a gorgeous estuary off White Sands lodge and order crab from the local fisherman. This video is full of fun, laughter and exploring the village of Barra.
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SAILING to MOZAMBIQUE! (Part 2 of 2) After a night of squalls we wake up to gorgeous beam reach sailing and reach our destination, where we anchor off Ponta Barra for the night. The next morning we plan our entrance through the shallow sand banks and enter...
SAILING to MOZAMBIQUE! (Part 1 of 2) With heavy hearts we leave Zululand Yacht Club and head north for our new adventures to East Africa. We play cat and mouse with the Mozambique current and Robin replaces a pin on our main sail.
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Mu...
SAILING around the world in a TINY boat! UPDATE!! When Yann Quenet arrived in the Azores earlier this month I contacted him and chatted about his adventures so far and how he feels about almost being finished with his sailing tour around the world in his t...
Preparing to SAIL EAST AFRICA! This video is about how we prepare our boat for our sailing season up East Africa and the problems we encounter and how we repair or overcome these issues.
Robin services the windless and loses some important parts! We pull ...
SPINNAKER Sailing & TUNA fishing on Seascape. In this short video we show you how we hoist a spinnaker - its not as easy as it looks - and we catch a Yellowfin Tuna!
Thanks to our crew Nick for handling the helm while Robin was reeling in the tuna.
T...
Despite conflicting reports on the re-opening of Madagascar to sailing yachts, we're investigating and planning the tricky sail across the Mozambique channel.
The "traditional" route is direct from Richards Bay to Tulear (Southern Madagascar), but it's dif...
BUY a YACHT, Go SAILING...it will be LOVELY they said! THEY LIED!!
We're anchored off Inhaca Island (Mozambique) waiting for the official yacht race to start but with a 40 knot southerly expected, what do we do??
Before the storm, we enjoy a beautiful ca...
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