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  • Sailing in Mozambique
    Two Indian Ocean archipelagos – the Quirimbas in the far north and Bazaruto in the centre – offer vast sandbanks, coral gardens and dhow-dotted horizons. This is rewarding, low‑infrastructure sailing: clear winter trades, dramatic tidal ranges and a need for sharp pilotage. Expect luminous shallows, whale sightings in season, and anchorages that shift with the sand. Facilities are sparse, so planning is everything – but the payoff is world‑class cruising well off the beaten track.
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  • Sailing in Madagascar: Radama Islands Sailing Guide
    Madagascar’s northwest corner blends warm trade winds, gin‑clear anchorages and characterful villages into a sailing ground that still feels genuinely off‑grid. Base yourself in Nosy Be and fan out across snorkel‑bright islets like Nosy Tanikely and Nosy Sakatia, or press south to the Radama Islands for powder‑sand beaches and night skies unspoilt by light. The pattern is mercifully simple: dry, reliable trades from May to November; lush, lighter‑wind wet season from December to March. Infrastructure is minimal but sufficient, with Hell‑Ville and Crater Bay providing fuel, fresh food and friendly technical help. Beyond that, it’s sand, coral and the Mozambique Channel. This guide sets out where to go, when to go, and how to do it safely and legally—whether you are chartering a catamaran for a week or planning an extended cruise.
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  • Comoros Islands Sailing Guide
    Fringed by coral and polished by the warm Agulhas waters, Comoros and neighbouring Mayotte offer wild, rewarding sailing that still feels off the beaten track. Expect a cinematic lagoon in Mayotte for protected cruising, inter-island hops across the Comoros archipelago for bluewater miles, and abundant marine life from nesting turtles to humpbacks. This guide sets out the winds, seasons, anchorages and entry formalities in a clinically structured way, so you can plan with confidence—whether you are chartering a catamaran in Mayotte’s lagoon or arriving on your own keel to explore Moroni, Mutsamudu and Mohéli’s marine park.
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  • Sailing Zanzibar & Pemba (Tanzania)
    Zanzibar (Unguja) and Pemba sit off Tanzania’s tropical coast, encircled by living reefs, sandbanks that appear and vanish with the tide, and channels that demand proper timing. This is an Indian Ocean sailing ground shaped by the monsoon: gentle in one season, brisk and bluewater in the next. It rewards skippers who enjoy pilotage by eye, crisp tide planning and the thrill of slipping past dhow fleets under a warm trade wind. Expect spice-scented stopovers in Stone Town, wild-dolphin dawns at Kizimkazi, gin-clear snorkelling at Mnemba and Misali, and quiet nights at anchor off palm-lined beaches. Facilities are simple—there are no marinas—so self-sufficiency and good seamanship matter. For many, that’s the appeal: proper cruising, short hops behind the reef one day and a purposeful crossing of the Pemba Channel the next. Whether you choose a skippered catamaran or a self-sailed yacht, the archipelagos offer an attainable blend of adventure and ease: straightforward day runs, clear water for eyeball navigation, and ample shelter on the lee sides during the right season.
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