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A few pics, a hello, and lots of hugs from us!
🕑 Added 2023-06-17 21:51:00 +0000 UTCHey hey friends! We wanted to show you a few snaps from our first stop in the stunning Tuamotu Islands 🥰. This little slice of paradise is Raroia, and for the first time since leaving the Sea of Cortez in April Delos is STILL! After 19 days at sea and super rolly anchorages in the Marquesas, then our passage here, it feels like heaven to have found a flat anchorage. There's a nice 15-20 knot breeze so it's been nice and fresh on board. The water is super clear and we've been getting in some great scuba diving, snorkeling, and swimming. Sierra can't get enough of the being in the water here! One other cool thing we did here was checking out the monument for Kon-Tiki. Kon-Tiki was a rudimentary hand-made balsa wood raft that Thor Heyerdahl and a team of Norwegian Explorers sailed across the Pacific Ocean in 1947. Intrigued by Polynesian folklore, Heyerdahl believed that people from South America could have reached Polynesia during pre-Columbian times. His goal in completing this voyage was to show that it would have been possible using only the materials and technologies available to those people at the time. After spending 101 days at sea, they made it to French Polynesia and ran aground right here on the reef in Raroia. We've both read the book documenting their expedition called "Kon-Tiki" which is amazing (and available in our amazon storefront at svdelos.com/amazon) but we also watched the movie after checking out the monument. We HIGHLY recommend both!
I (Brian) am in the process of getting my long stay visa which means we can stay for a year in French Polynesia (Kazza and Sierra both have Swedish passports so for them it's no problem) which means we can really take our time and move really slowly through this incredible part of the world.
Anywho, we hope you're having a fantastic weekend wherever you are!
💕 Brian, Kazza, & Sierra 💕
Comments
Lance Daniels
Thanks for the pictures. It looks great.
Sailing SV Delos
Hey Walter, the sunglasses I'm wearing in this pic is from https://raen.com it's the style "Remmy". I really love them!
Gary Suffern
Beautiful picture's this is a good idea to stay a while in what looks like a non stress idealic place👍💯
Gary Suffern
Just joined again! Had to get some more juice Looking forward to the 75 minute viedo!!Gary Hobe Sound Fla ..
Scurvy Dan
oh man. such a beautiful view. looks amazing. hope all is well. and thank you so much.
Sailing SV Delos
Hey Colleen, yes we saw that, can't imagine how scary that would be to be trapped underwater so deep below the surface. Hopefully they are able to find them soon while they still have enough air left 🤞
Colleen Balch
Hey Brian and Kazza. I dove into the Against the Odds series you recommended and also loved it. Based on that, I thought you’d want to hear about a situation that is happening right now, this is a link for the NYT online article, https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/06/19/us/titanic-missing-sub-tourist-tour?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20230619&instance_id=0&nl=breaking-news&ref=cta®i_id=84642988&segment_id=136125&user_id=84f6620d263cefa46a8344cb1e7936b5
Walter Chanter
Kazza - my wife loves your sunglasses - who makes them??
Sailing SV Delos
Ha ha that's what he said :)
Sailing SV Delos
Thanks so much Alan, sending you our best!
Sailing SV Delos
Yes, it's very interesting to see after the high and much younger islands of the Marquesas. It's basically the shell of an island, with only the reef remaining.
Sailing SV Delos
Thanks Ray, sending you our best!
Sailing SV Delos
Same to you Larry, thanks so much! I often wonder if Sierra will be interested in sailing when she grows up, or run off for the mountains :)
Sailing SV Delos
We have some friends that have been around here for 5 years or so and gave us some great advice that we're looking into. Marquesas have never had a cyclone I believe, but most people tend to stay in the Tuamotos and Tahiti as there are some good options there as well. We'll see as we learn more about the different options.
Sailing SV Delos
ha ha I love it!
Mark Singleton
Will y’all be able to stay throughout Typhoon season in French Polynesia without concern?
Tim Johnides
Brian, My wife is mesmerized by the fact you can fix ANYTHING. So the other day she asked me to fix something and I told her I was going to “Brian Devos the shit outta this thing”. She was happy :) You’re setting the bar high for us lightweights!
Steve Borst
C'mon admit it, you wanted a dad joke on Father's Day.
Steve Borst
Happy Fathers Day, Brian! What a treat to spend it at Raroia! I hope every future father's day for the little nugget is flooded with sweet memories of sailing with "DADA", beautiful anchorages and ocean adventures. Thanks for sharing! Heyerdahl's Kon-Tiki is one of the greatest sailing books of all time, right up there with Moitessier's The Long Way! (also on your amazon page). IMHO Now for the bucket list item. I had to wait until you were on the other side of the world to share it. I Briefly appeared in and SV Delos Episode without you knowing it, Brian 😱 ! I was so honored and delighted...especially because Kazza had her hands on "my Package" 😱 😱. Its right there for the world to see at 22:05 EP. 408. Now looking forward to the mainsail project! Warmest best wishes to all of you. Cheers!
Steve Borst
SV Delos Bucket List Item Achieved !!! (more on that later).
Alan Oakley
Thank you so much for letting use see the world through your eyes. Hopefully someday!!! Happy Father’s Day Brian!
Ray Lehman
Happy Father's Day Brian and to all the Dads and Grandads in the Delos Tribe. Brian and Family....Appreciate the photos and your sharing of your great adventures and teaching about and showing us lands and horizons many of us will not have the opportunity to see firsthand. Stay well and safe....fair winds.
Matt Phillips
Stunning! Seems impossible that such low elevation sandbar type islands survive the ravages of south pacific storms. Thankfully they somehow do. And awesome to hear that this time through your going to spend a lot more time amongst those islands and their people!
larry kay
Happy Dad's Day, Brian from a father and a grandfather with 4 amazing grandchildren, one who will follow in my footsteps as a sailor. I used to cruise with my kids at a very early age. later on, the grandkids started coming, but only one has a real interest. He is 9 and loves daysailing in Long Island Sound regularly. Hopefully, he will "graduate" to a bigger sailing vessel as he gets older. I sold my 4ft cruiser a few years ago when I turned 85. Now, I watch you jiggle my love of sailing.
Anton Jeffery
What an incredible paradise for you all to explore. You can’t imagine what an escape it is for all of us to watch and join the adventure. Thank you.
Björn Amberfält
You just got to love the Swedish passport,I’ve got one myself! 😊 I’m so happy for Kazza and Sierra that they have you as a father/husband,Brian! Lots of love from the archipelago of Stockholm!!💙💛
andrew lengel
Happy Fathers Day! Brian Please keep up the sailing stoke and all the best!!!
Daniel James
Love these images in real time. Thanks guys, keep 'em coming!
Jim Kovalsky
Looks absolutely beautiful! Thanks for the update, continue to have a great time.
Patricia
That water 😍 Good luck with the long-stay visa, Brian! 🤗💙
Shelly Ackerman
Wow! Gorgeous! Good luck with the paperwork so you can linger for a nice long time!
Spencer Norby
I have no words to really convey the awe of I see in your photos and that I imagine of the world and way in which you shipload of souls live. Thank you for broadening my world the the views you yours I see from my computer sitting in my cozy boat in Puget Sound. Cheers and glad tidings to you all.
Sailing SV Delos
It's crazy that places like these are probably some of the very few in the world that look almost the same as they did in 83...probably more boats anchored here now than back then, but still untouched by civilization and "progress". What a trip that must have been for you!
Sailing SV Delos
Aw thanks guys, and a heart woo-hoo right back at ya 😂
Sailing SV Delos
Thanks so much Douglas!
Sailing SV Delos
Aw so sorry to hear you're dealing with back problems, that must have been so difficult to lose that part of your life over something you can't control. Well it's not the same as being out there on the water, but we are so happy that we're able to at least help you get your virtual sailing adventures in. Sending big hugs your way <3
Sailing SV Delos
Like a postcard :)
Sailing SV Delos
Aw thanks Will!
Myra Slepoy
Fabulous pix!!!! Thanks for sharing!
Jeffrey Robbins
First sailed through the pass into that paradise in 1983. It was LORAN C and SSB and the remoteness was staggering. Been back a few times but your first visit is always the sweetest. Enjoy the hell out of it guys!
Sailing SV Freedom
So awesome guys! Happy Father’s Day Brian! What a great childhood you are giving Sierra!!!! 🙌 woo-hoo! 🤣
Douglas Cottel
Wonderful photos phellas! I love your whole circus!
Margie VV
Have enjoyed SV Delos for years and finally....a Patreon. I have been living thru my SV channels as I no longer can cruise be it Sailing, Power, or Commercial (BAD back issues...). I was on boats my whole life until 5 yrs ago. :(
Andrew Johnson
Looks amazing!
Will Paul Grizard III
Happy Father’s Day Captain Dad!
