SAILING PLANS! Preparing to CROSS OCEANS?? Ep 346

Where are we sailing to this year? What countries will we visit? How are we getting there? All the secrets revealed! www.sailingnandji.com
We have mentioned a couple times this year about a planned big year of sailing ahead for us. Let's dive deep into our plan s for the year and explain our thoughts and reasons for going the way we plan!
It's going to be one hell of an adventure and we are both really excited to be setting sail!!!
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[@davidanderson1883]

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. :)

[@SailingNahoa]

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

[@FrothLyfeSailingNandji]

Awesome! Thanks team, yes for sure! No doubt we will be in touch! Bonita’s been rewatching your sails across! X

[@webheadusa9377]

The sailing community is so impressive, with eagerness to help other cruisers. Good on you! Bonita and Yosh are a fun couple. And I'll be waiting for your next episode. Your North American bud, :¬) Webhead USA

[@MargaretM-bc6cf]

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.

[@user-nu8ys5gl7l]

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

[@pbear6251]

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!!

[@mickeykeymoaw]

Thank You, Sonny and Cher and Good Luck.

[@jonnorousseau3096]

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😂😂😂

[@FrothLyfeSailingNandji]

Awesome info cheers. Have spies that Marina in at St Francis years ago, it’s a must stop destination for us! Good luck in your prep!

[@Kevinplettenbergbay]

Sv delos came to SA via Madagascar .Reunion Mauritius and Madagascar have amazing fishing.you won't be sorry.people are friendly on this route.Also good sail loft in Mauritius for repairs etc.Been watching you since the beginning.Have canvas business in Plettenberg Bay.Would love to meet and assist with canvas work repairs on the house.....etc

[@wilmakemp3293]

Beware of bribing in Madagaskar and South Africa.....

[@brianmalon735]

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

[@georgemoore7196]

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! :-)

[@foxtanker4055]

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

[@chickendanny]

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.

[@dougsrepair1060]

Happy for you guys. We are with you all.

[@i_am_am_i]

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! ❤

[@beecastellan]

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

[@irenhjelkrem1176]

All the best Nandji crew!!!

[@mikefox1332]

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

[@kristaready8812]

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

[@reb4898]

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…

[@nortonmolly]

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.

[@rickkwitkoski1976]

And Delos did Madagascar twice!

[@darrenykema979]

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

[@anthoniedevilliers3935]

We will wait for you in Cape Town

[@asduffy1]

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

[@Toffie10]

Now you really got my attension!!!

[@joegovier7417]

Sounds awesome, go for it!

[@sailorama]

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!

[@alanpringle9376]

Also think about Chagos. Wonderful place.

[@DOGMAFREE1]

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.

[@rickkwitkoski1976]

Flatearth is a sheeple mythology!

[@DOGMAFREE1]

@@rickkwitkoski1976 agreed..upon many other ideologies and theories. I'm curious to what he would have to say about the matter.

[@jackrolfson312]

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

[@sailing1stwatch]

SO EXCITING!!!

[@huey090806]

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.

[@theoceandragonfly]

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.

[@michellekutzer9684]

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

[@davidnichols147]

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.

[@davidc6510]

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!

[@user-oo3gu6ct5h]

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 . 😊

[@lanesworld4000]

❤ Another great video 👍

[@oliversmith9756]

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.

[@genieclarke7346]

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

[@stephenkillick5812]

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!

[@stephenkillick5812]

Generally Cyclones that do come ashore hit the Mozambique coast. Last year, Beira was hit by 2 Cyclones in quick succession. They severely damaged the Estoril hotel on the beachfront. We were last there as a family in 1972 when the Portuguese colonial masters were fleeing. Their incredibly poor construction methods were even then deteriorating. As far as I am aware Cyclone Season is January to April. I am not yet a sea vessel sailor but am interested in buying a 30 - 35 foot yacht in GRP, one not too large to single handedly sail. I know how to sail day sailors, so upgrading to a 30 - 35' should not be too dramatic.

[@stephenkillick5812]

In the last 4 decades we have lived not far from Richards Bay, we have always lived in Mtunzini and worked almost exclusively in Empangeni. Richards Bay gets really hot from November through to - and including February. I believe that this is because Richards Bay appears geographically to have risen from the ocean, so cooling breezes blow over the city and don't clear the super heated air away. A few years back now, a tanker drifted outside the channel into the Harbour and broke its back in the shallow (for a fully laden tanker) water. You must be able to float in less draft! That being said, there are many sights not too far away from Richards Bay to be explored.

[@terryjohnson9457]

Thanks!

[@innesvandervyver4575]

See you in Cape Town....

[@bellab8412]

How exciting! Can't wait for this

[@anthonyexton7243]

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

[@lesleylatham8414]

Exciting!!!!!!

[@MikeSantis]

Fantastic! Looking forward!

[@evresort]

Epic!

[@ainsliegrosser2475]

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

[@captnb8036]

Great stuff

[@aussienomaddestinations]

WOW can’t wait to see your travels,

[@davidlevitz3119]

SOUNDS GREAT !

[@joannabrown2995]

Exciting much! Look forward to it ✨🌟✨🌟

[@richardsteele-gray7473]

yeeewwwww!

[@ianprice2298]

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

[@clintvandermerwe3664]

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😅

[@tristalynn547]

Thanks for the awesome video! I'm very excited to see where the rest of the year takes you 😊 Safe travels!

[@beaudwayful]

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

[@jonathanscott550]

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

[@floathi]

Love your journey. Great episode!

[@americanbornwalkaway9110]

GOD BLESS AND BE SAFE!!!!!

[@billjeffery2419]

cant wait for this to happen. its going to be fun

[@user-pn9cz3nr1k]

Awesome plans, can’t wait !🎉

[@anthonyexton7243]

SV Nahoa just did that trip

[@mamboos]

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.

[@FrothLyfeSailingNandji]

Sounds amazing!! Thanks

[@barcrusher]

So stoked for you guys.Safe travel.Heeeew

[@SailingwithScott]

So excited for you! Liking and sharing along the way.

[@felipebouzonnoexperienceon1160]

Excitement pours through the screen 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@scottjones5221]

Rockin Roll ❤

[@robertbailey2342]

So excited!! Much love from the coast of Maine 🤙 ❤️

[@wastedloonie882]

family + freedom - Awesome

[@bonnieleonard5134]

Exciting adventures… best wishes!

[@Charlie-Oooooo]

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! ❤✌️

[@Keepingittocool]

Sounds cool

[@peterbailey6722]

Fantastic love your plan very exciting 🎉❤

[@shauncalverley3081]

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

[@dalltm]

Great explanation, thank you!!!😊

[@GS-ef6qe]

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 😊

[@SP-os9pf]

Madagascar!!!!

[@suzanneduplessis1861]

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

[@FrothLyfeSailingNandji]

Yep it will be hard to leave the mentawai but us surfers will find waves anywhere!! 😂 bring on reunion, Madagascar and SA!!

[@karlcanal7206]

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

[@anonymousanonymous5332]

Wohoo how exciting!! Enjoying watching you guys… what an adventure

[@CassiusTales]

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

[@FrothLyfeSailingNandji]

Thanks for the info

[@brentjs1979]

Yacht is looking great 👍

[@loisphillips5826]

Wow. Sounds like a great adventure. Looking forward to your videos.

[@paratyshow]

✅👍 Been watching your journey for years, still loving it! Tks guys.

[@bumonthemove]

looking forward to this new adventurer

[@Stakman1]

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

[@jesswilson366]

Amazing! So nice to see some further travel! You guys will do amazing.

[@clarkkent772]

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

[@DYoung-vt8pq]

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 ❤

[@retojenal304]

Awesome update guys! Seems like a sensible plan and I'm looking forward to following you along.... All the best!

[@ShaneLeibach-nr1lz]

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 KZbin Shane Leibach Sailing Skulls

[@guy7gsa]

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

[@victorhooker2439]

For it make it happen have fun cheers vic

[@steffc8881]

So exciting can’t wait for this adventure to begin 🤩🤩🤩🤩🎉🎉🎉🎉❤️❤️❤️❤️Thanks for sharing your time and family with us ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@raymondking2922]

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

[@tomcraddock244]

Great decision on route!! Looking forward to following your journey!! Fair winds ⛵️

[@michelebushnik2874]

Excited for your future plans, and praying you don't find more issues once on the hard stand! Get er done! Enjoy your preparations! Have a beautiful week!❤❤❤❤

[@thomascallaghan5988]

Great video

[@henrikgormsen1020]

Good winds

[@lyndeebrider2340]

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