The flight of the Island Bird

13 February 2018 | Island Bird in Cascade, Seychelles
Where is Island Bird? in Cascade, Seychelles
29 January 2018 | Approaching the Seychelles
Yellow fin tuna....Sashimi, carpaccio, curry....
29 January 2018 | At sea, Mayotte to Seychelles
Dorado, Wahoo or Dolphin Fish?
11 November 2017 | Mayotte
Inter-island ferry in Mayotte
11 November 2017 | Dzaoudzi, Mayotte
Mayotte: Dzaoudzi Anchorage
11 November 2017 | At sea between Seychelles and Mayotte
Sunset at sea Seychelles to Mayotte
22 October 2017 | At sea: Mozambique Channel
Passing a large LNG carrier in the Mozambique Channel
22 October 2017 | At sea: Seychelles to Mayotte
Fishing for dinner
10 October 2017 | Beau Vallon Bay, at anchor
Island Bird has left Victoria
23 September 2017 | Taylor Smith Shipyard, Mahé, Seychelles
Island Bird is ashore for a few days
03 August 2017 | Seychelles
Lunch on Island Bird
03 August 2017 | Seychelles
Visitors enjoying quiet time on Island Bird
03 August 2017 | La Digue, Seychelles
Fish feeding
03 August 2017 | Seychelles
Motoring between the Islands
03 August 2017 | La Digue, Seychelles
Seychelles: at anchor off La Digue
06 June 2017 | Cap Ternay, Mahé, Seychelles
Seychelles: Cap Ternay, Mahé
31 March 2017 | Anse Islette
What has not changed in the Seychelles?
31 March 2017 | Victoria, Seychelles
Arrival in the Seychelles
31 March 2017 | At sea between Sri Lanka and Seychelles
At sea, Sri Lanka to Seychelles: more on pirates...
31 March 2017 | At sea near the Seychelles
Sri Lanka to Seychelles: Why the pirates are not at sea any more?

At sea: Sri Lanka to Seychelles

13 March 2017 | At sea between Sri Lanka and Seychelles
Dani
Having left Sri Lanka on the 18th February, we tried to take the short route to the Seychelles and a couple of days later we went through the Maldives. It was very early in the morning and we were more than 10 miles from the nearest land. We were lucky enough to see about thirty maldivian fishing vessels catching tuna with pole and line. Unfortunately it was neither bright nor near enough for photos but we could see them just bringing in lots of fish. Quite a sight... and a few days later on 23rd February, we crossed the Equator. As you can see from the photo, we were sailing at more than 10 knots. Once in the southern hemisphere, we could smell creole food but not only...
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Vessel Name: Island Bird
Vessel Make/Model: Outremer 50/55
Hailing Port: Nice
Crew: Dani Appave
About:
Joel Signoret joined in January 2017 in Langkawi and left in Seychelles in March 2017. Edouard Legris joined in Langkawi in January 2017 and left in Galle in February 2017. Percy Stanley joined in Galle, Sri Lanka in February 2017 and left in Seychelles in March 2017. [...]
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Current position: https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/IslandBird The Island Bird was built in 2001 at the Outremer yard at La Grande Motte (France) to race in the Route du Rhum but failed to start the race due to faults in her electronics. Initially named the Samsara II, she was [...]

Who: Dani Appave
Port: Nice