Sailing the Southern Indian Ocean and around the Cape of Good Hope

by Bluewater Cruising Association on 7 Feb 2017 You’ve sailed the South Pacific and you are in New Zealand, Australia, or SE Asia – now what?! One of the biggest barriers to sailing the South Pacific and onward around the world in most people’s minds is the leg from Australia and SE Asia. It’s a tough sail eastward, back across the Pacific, without the trade winds working for you.

Continuing westward, with pirates still a problem along the route across the northern Indian Ocean to the Red Sea and the Mediterranean, poses few options. The only real options for moving westward are shipping your boat to the Mediterranean aboard a freighter (expensive) or sailing Southern Indian Ocean and rounding the Cape of Good Hope and South Africa (scary).

But hold on! If you have sailed the South Pacific, you can sail the South Indian Ocean and round the Cape of Good Hope. It is some of the best and most beautiful sailing on the planet. This talk will show you why you might want to, and how to do it safely. Cresswell and Irena will share some of the wonders of this not much sailed stretch of the world and talk about what you want in a boat, your boat’s equipment and the crew to make this passage safely.

Nanaimo Yacht Club, NE end of Townsite Rd., Nanaimo, BC
16 Feb 2017 1900h - 2200h

This article has been provided courtesy of the Bluewater Cruising Association.