Cyclone Freddy made landfall on Madagascar nearly a month after storm Cheneso battered the island nation of 29 million, killing 33 people and forcing thousands from their homes. The cyclone...

If you have not yet read Anne Lloyd’s (SV Sofia) Noonsite notes on the crossing from Reunion Island to South Africa, I would strongly suggest you do so before setting...

Passage hindsight: sailing from Madagascar to South Africa A really useful article by SV Totem from their own Indian Ocean passage in 2015.

Indian Ocean Crossing Part 1: Australia to Rodrigues From Rodrigues to Reunion The next stop for us was Reunion Island — the southern-most part of the European Union as part...

Noonsite Note: The cruiser who provided this information wished to remain anonymous. This report from Madagascar reflects their experience – “the next cruiser may find something totally different”, said the...