The Maldives is a country made up of 26 coral atolls strung across the Indian Ocean to the southwest of India in a row extending north and south for about 450 nautical miles. Most of the reefs in the atolls do not reach the surface, but there are still nearly 1200 islands, of which about [...]
January 31, 2007
We departed Port Blair in the Andaman Islands this morning at about 1015 hours and are sailing in 15-20 knot trade winds towards the Maldives. Sailing conditions are very nice and comfortable and we’re hoping that conditions hold for the 7-9 day, 1200 nautical mile trip west to the port of Male. Our [...]
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Anchored at Henry Lawrence Island (Photo courtesy of Thane Roberts)
On the first leg of our journey across the Indian Ocean, we made landfall at Port Blair in the remote Indian outpost of the Andaman Islands at 0730 on the 17th of January. Port Control granted us permission to enter the harbor and anchor in the [...]
January 15, 2007
It’s hard for us to believe, but the first leg of our journey across the Indian Ocean has finally begun. Hard to believe, I say, because only a few days ago, our new main sail was in the loft being re-cut - and just three days ago we were installing a new depth [...]
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