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Day 9 - We are now 10 miles from Richards Bay - hurray!!!!

Sailing from Reunion to South Africa

We chose to sail at least 130 miles south of southern tip of Madagascar to avoid the potentially dangerous conditions known to occur there including thunderstorms, strong winds and freak waves: our other challenge was to sail through the seas close to the South African coast, where the strong south Agulhas flowing current can create dangerous conditions when opposed by the frequently occuring southerly wind changes originating from Antarctica. Strong winds opposed by up to 5 knot current create steep, high and short waves making the eastern coast of South Africa one of the most dangerous seas in the world.

Anna, Greg and Peter
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