The Scariest Sail of Our Lives....

Today we tell the story of the scariest sail of our lives… 12 days ago, we set out to cross a large portion of the Indian ocean..from Cocos Keeling to Chagos. But along the way, one of our rudders broke off of the boat in addition to a bunch of other things breaking. So we had to re-route our sail to the Maldives where we would have a better chance of repairing our boat. Figuring out how to sail the boat efficiently without a rudder in one of the most aggressive oceans on earth presented quite the challenge. But we eventually found our rhythm, and for the past few days we have been enjoying the ride. But that was all about to change as we unexpectedly encountered a strange boat with unclear intentions… SUBSCRIBE to support our mission to give back:    / @sailingrippleeffect   ------------------------------------------ EXCLUSIVE CONTENT!!:   / sailingrippleeffect   ------------------------------------------ Watch Season 7:    • Leaving it ALL Behind to Sail the World Wi...   Watch Season 6:    • Nice to Meet You, Let's Sail...Strangers S...   Watch Season 4:    • My Boat Got HIJACKED By Sea Lions | S4:E1   Watch Season 3:    • S3:E1 So You Want to Learn to Sail??   Watch Season 2:    • S2:E1 We Got A New Crew, And Crashed Our M...   Watch Season 1:    • Ep 1 Meet the Crew. See 4 strangers meet f...   ------------------------------------------ Follow Mara:   / mararipple   Follow Doc:   / docgastone   Follow Zahra:   / byzahrakhan   Follow Emilie:   / emilie_haase   Follow Carla:   / carla_b_c   #sailing #indianocean #oceancrossing