TROUBLED WATERS | SAILING MAYOTTE

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

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[@Travelling_Jonoberries]

Great to see the Fontaine and the Privilege Cats together, some precision sailing there guys. Looked like a very healthy reef in Mayotte and you must have enjoyed yourselves hey! Another very informative episode, that’s guys! Be safe and take care 🙏😇👍⛵️

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Great drones shots of the boats. We can’t take any credit for them. We used them curtesy of Brendan and Sarah.

[@jeffreylee9799]

Wow. What a thumbnail. That should get some clicks lol. I am impressed that Ivan is still tolerant of the camera at his age. We sure will be sad when he leaves the boat.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Thank you very much Jeffrey. I will use this money to bribe Ivan so that he never leaves the boat again 😂. Actually I dread the day, the boys are all great company.

[@pabloendara5285]

Ivan has really growned up in over a year. Hi ivan hope you are enjoying sailing.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Thank you Pablo. Yeah he's sprouted again. And it seems Declan and Finn have grown so slightly more too.

[@LisaBFIT4Life]

Great under water photography! Love seeing this type of footage. Please keep posting your diving and snorkelling adventures. Best of luck on the sail south.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Thank you Lisa. Here is a link to an episode that might interest you, a place we found where sharks get their teeth cleaned. kzbin.info/www/bejne/r32WlHxpnrOKr8k

[@dennismatthews6660]

Thank you. Good storytelling. Beautiful footage.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Thanks for watching Dennis, we appreciate it.

[@derekmidgley]

Clearest water and magnificent colourful tropical marine life. So spectacular following your adventures!

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Thanks Derek, yeah it was beautiful. It'll be smashed up now though after that cyclone.

[@smith4tx2001]

Great Underwater photography. Love Rob’s fashion style with the open right sleeve on his dive shirt ….😃

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

I agree Smithy! It's a fashion statement bound to catch on in Paris. Any minute now..

[@leesydneyharry7958]

I can not find the other cruising couple, buddying up to sail the Mozambican channel.😅

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Sailing Excelsior. There should have been a link come up when we first introduced them. Click on that link.

[@jcbaily5559]

Good to see you all....take care and stay safe!

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Thank you for tuning in 😊

[@karenwebb695]

So beautiful there on the reefs. Sad about the suffering humanity. You guys are seeing it all, the good and the bad. Safe travels!

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Yes a beautiful country with many problems. The residents are angry about the crime and overcrowding. Unfortunately as most families have 5 children the population is growing at an alarming rate, doubling in the past decade. I believe over half the population is under 20 years old.

[@MarkSnop]

Always wonderful to see another video hope you’re all doing well. Take care.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Thanks Mark. Happy New year to you sir!

[@sailingexcelsior]

Great episode guys! Gee we miss those French baguettes and gorgeous lagoon. Thanks for the shout out. Onwards and Upwards 🤙❤️

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Thanks for the drone footage. Great seeing the boats together like that.

[@karenkohler4699]

Awesome family always look forward to your videos

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Thank you Karen, we appreciate the support.

[@jamesvanian5524]

What a terrific video. I really enjoyed it. The underwater photography was incredible. So sorry for the people of Mayotte, nobody deserve this. Ivan is pretty good with mechanics. Well done all. keep well and safe. James.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Glad you enjoyed it James. I know terrible losses incurred.

[@robgood7714]

Thanks for sharing another beautiful vblog great to see the life below the seas. Safe sailing ⛵️ Take care Cheers from the Tron team 😊😊😊😊

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Thank you Rob!

[@sailingbarisheet]

You are so right on the supermarket, lol. You shop the little locals, but then Bazinga ! You guys Rock

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

The French baguettes are our weakness. Luckily we didn’t find a good bakery for croissants or we would have been there every morning. The cheese selection 👌

[@kaasgaafnl]

Great episode TCK! And exciting times ahead! Wish you all the best for the upcoming journey. Safe travels and hopefully the weather conditions won't be too bad. I've just come back from NZ after having a 4 weeks holiday after the IM70.3 WC in Taupo. Had a great time, NZ is a such a beautiful country with still lots of fantastic nature. And met so many great people. Now, it's back in the cold and snowy European winter..... 😕

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

So good you're out there doing it. Can I ask how you placed?

[@kaasgaafnl]

@@TheCruisingKiwis I qualified in the Ironman 70.3 in Zell am See in Austria in 2023. I'm now back in the Netherlands in freezing temperatures and rain... Can I go back to NZ, please?

[@1TallJim]

Nice to have you back with your adventures

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Thank you

[@DYoung-vt8pq]

Love you guys! Thanks for the beautiful underwater videography. It's 29°F where I live, so it's lovely to see blue water & fair weather. Safe journey. ❤

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Thank you, though it's the last we'll be doing for a while.

[@wolfpacva]

The reef and the fish are so beautiful.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Yes, it’s refreshing to see such a healthy and vibrant reef.

[@danielwardin3609]

Great video as always. Btw, you certainly received a friendlier reception than M. Macron did last month from gangs of very vocal jemienfoustiste Mahorais! More and more I love the very handmade The Cruising Kiwis legend on the boom, doubly so when Mocha is sitting under it. Best regards. P.s. But I _did_ make it back for your Livestream.... 😅dw

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

I’m not surprised Macron got a frosty welcome. The people of Mayotte have had enough. The population has doubled in the last decade (from illegal immigration, Comorians make up half the population) and most families having 5 children so half the population is under 10. The infrastructure is crumbling. There were water shortages when we were there, lord knows what it’s like since the cyclone.

[@stuartrobertson6882]

Good luck with your trip south. I guess seeing this video means you made it successfully.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

You will just have to tune in to find out.

[@stanmoulton6904]

nice video as always, glad see Ivan helping out with all the maintenance. Sorry for the people on that island, my mother always said, "you think you have it bad, someone has it worse" as always pet the Mocha and put her in a box and mail her me. Kitty express mail. hehehe

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Haha when Mocha is the scary zoomy cat tempted to pack her off😉 Yeah ivan's a handy fella to have around.

[@sausage5849]

Oh what a life! I'd love to do this someday.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Don’t leave to late.

[@sandybinbedford5512]

My son in law and Grandson freedive off Port Elizabeth ( SAfrica) son in law does the world championships . I think he managed 100 m in Egypt last year . Only place he practices is Port Elizabeth . So you could contact him if you ended up in PE . His name is Gletwyn Rubidge . Just a thought.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

That would be amazing, we just might pop in there though yet to confirm. Thank you!!!

[@d2ndborn]

Good luck

[@MrSnicklesnickle]

I have such a crush on Ivan. What a handsome, kind hearted, sometimes goofy young man he is.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

We do too🥰

[@evanlewis5347]

The snorkeling looks amazing

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Yeah it was special, and the last for a while.

[@POSTIVEVIBEPROJECT]

there are some really beautiful dive spots in south africa

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

We hope to see some of them. Time will tell.

[@MrDoodlebug68018]

Stay safe Kiwis! 🙏

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Thank you!

[@OnTheFlipSide]

Wonderful episode! I had to search for that little fish, it could be a juvenile Oriental sweetlips, the adults are striped. Safe travels.

[@sibrookes]

Looked like a Harlequin Sweetlips juvenile. They're like little puppy dogs :)

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Thank you Amanda. I have miss placed my fish identification book, (I’m serious I really have) so it’s good to find out what this pretty fish is.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

@@sibrookesThanks Si

[@OnTheFlipSide]

@@TheCruisingKiwis All the fish were amazing to see, I took a screenshot, put it in good old google image search.

[@frantzhuby7687]

I hope you guys are safe if still in Mayotte with the hurricane approaching (again). Have you seen Masai in Mayotte? The new owner arrived a few days after the last devastating typhoon...Happy new year and fair winds, especially for heading to Richard's bay...

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Hey Franz! The answer may be at the end of the episode😊

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

PS where are you?

[@frantzhuby7687]

@ Currently in Reunion island and soon in Europe/Turkey for a catamaran hunting...:)

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Oh that'll be interesting. Do keep us posted please.

[@trevhedges]

Thanks guys!

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

You’re welcome Trev.

[@DóchasGrá]

Lovely video as always Cruising Kiwis 👍🏻. Just re-subscribed, needed to take bit of a break from social media, youtube etc., but kept watching your videos 🤗. Any chance ye are going to double back to catch Madagascar & Kilamanjaro 🏔 as might calm down again for suez route. Or maybe head straight for Brazil 🇧🇷. Anyways wishing ye all the best for 2025✨.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Welcome back! And happy new year! We would love to visit both places but seems unlikely at the stage. Never say never though!

[@vernholmes7940]

Great episode!

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Thanks very much Vern!

[@swanman1984.]

Happy 2025 to you all! Happy sailing ⛵️

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Thank you Swanman. Happy 2025 to you too.

[@leesydneyharry7958]

I had difficulty’s editing and posting this comment I just wrote: To finally finish it off. “Most Kiwi’s arrive in Australia hoping for better economic and better living conditions. What they find is overcrowding a high crime rate and social tensions. Straining Australia’s already strained public services and leaving residents feeling unsafe, not because of these Kiwi’s crossing the ditch, yet the rest of the migrants flooding in from other countries. Ironically a great deal of Kiwi’s become security guards….It’s all True Cruising Kiwi’s 😊

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Kiwis do cross the ditch, tempted by Australias higher wages. As one of our Kiwi prime ministers, Robert Muldoon, once quipped, Kiwis moving to Australia raises the IQ of both countries.

[@pabloendara5285]

i thought this channel was 5 feet under. I started watching the Zataras vlogs .

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

I’m glad you found us again. I took two weeks off over Christmas to be with my family. Sorry not sorry 😊

[@kenlynch6332]

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[@h5vbSN]

Appreciate the detailed breakdown! I have a quick question: My OKX wallet holds some USDT, and I have the seed phrase. (air carpet target dish off jeans toilet sweet piano spoil fruit essay). Could you explain how to move them to Binance?

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

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[@gschmidt3179]

🙂

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

😊

[@alainlusson9811]

Merci à tous les trois , avec un peu de retard, mes meilleurs voeux pour 2025 , soyez heureux et en bonne santé, seulement 23000 abonnés, la qualité globale, doit vous permettre d’aller beaucoup plus loin , réflexion ? , bon no problèmes, trouvez la solution pour que le dernier non pas des mohicans mais des enfants trouve sa voie et s’éclate dans son parcours de’vie , cordialement de France Ivan nous croyons en toi , Gambatté, courage en japonais

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Thank you for your enduring sorry Alain and happy new year to you and yours.

[@jimshanks9495]

All the best to you in 2025

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Thanks Jim, same to you and yours.

[@SRM_NZ]

When does Ivan leave the boat?

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Never, if I get my way😂

[@leesydneyharry7958]

Well done Ivan❤Your the Captain Is this just another day? This God forgotten place First comes love and then comes pain Let the games begin Questions rise and answers fall Insurmountable Love boat captain Take the reigns and steer us towards the clear, here It's already been sung, but it can't be said enough All you need is love Is this just another phase? Of earthquakes making waves Trying to shake the cancer off? Oh, stupid human beings Once you hold the hand of love It's all surmountable Hold me and make it the truth That when all is lost, there'll be you 'Cause to the universe, I don't mean a thing And there's just one word I still believe And it's love It's an art to live with pain Mix the light into grey Lost nine friends we'll never know Two years ago today And if our lives became too long Would it add to our regret? And the young, they can lose hope 'Cause they can't see beyond today The wisdom that the old can't give away, hey Constant recoil Sometimes life don't leave you alone Hold me and make it the truth That when all is lost, there will be you 'Cause to the universe, I don't mean a thing And there's just one word that I still believe And it's love, love, love, love, love Love boat captain, take the reigns Steer us towards the clear I know it's already been sung Can't be said enough Love is all you need All you need Is love Love, love

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Lovely, thank you Lee

[@mattcarroll106]

For any else,it will be hard to find any where near the experiences that you and your have had. Due to weather and people political times.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Yeah political is the operative word.

[@leesydneyharry7958]

What is TCK??? I know TDK does amazing things to your system.😂

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

TCK = The Cruising Kiwis. Showing my age, I thought TDK was a brand of cassette.

[@jonathanscott550]

Wow! what a beautiful spot to dive. Yea I heard on the news about the Cyclone that directly hit French Island of Mayotte 12/15/2024. What a disaster and not fun to celebrate Christmas. I did not know that the Island was having an illegal immigration problem. This Cyclone doesn't help matters in that regards actually makes the situation worst as their emergency resources meant for the People of Mayotte will now have to be used on the Illegals and it is the citizens of Mayotte that will suffer. Hope your family time over Christmas and the New Years was fantastic. Hope 2025 is a fantastic year for you cheers . looking forward to next video

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

I feel sorry for the Comorians. They leave their homeland, one of the poorest countries in the world for what they hope will be a better life. Unfortunately without papers to prove French citizenship they cannot get a job. I believe 10 boats a night try and sneak into Mayotte. Which is why, if you watched our episode predating this one, we were approach so many times as we were sailing into the country.

[@jonathanscott550]

@@TheCruisingKiwis Unfortunately this is a huge problem globally. And yes I recall boats approaching you, but I thought just fisher men wanting to sell or trade.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

@@jonathanscott550as we entered Mayotte’s waters we were approached by too official launches. One was marine police, the other the coast guard. In addition to that we had spoken to the port authority via VHF. They knew we were coming, they just had to check we were alone.

[@jonathanscott550]

@@TheCruisingKiwis Yes I remember the coast guard coming to your boat

[@Ricphil]

:)

[@AnthonyParr-do5jk]

Stopped following them age's ago.

[@sailingexcelsior]

We're sorry to hear that ! Would have loved some feedback though.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

We thought you were talking about us. If you are referring to excelsior, they're a great family and fun to hang out with. Although Brendan is difficult to understand, we are fortunate to have Ivan (whose accent got confused during our aussie stay) on hand to translate when the occasion requires. 😂

[@sailingexcelsior]

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