circumnavigation of Africa

[lieqiang]

Let's just get this thread back on track, it's about circumnavigation of Africa. My thoughts are:

1. West Coast of Africa near Nigeria is now the world's piracy hot spot
2. Somali pirates have also made attacks this year so they are still active

Whether it's too dangerous is up to each person's risk tolerance, I'm not a sailor. The article about one of the Somali attacks mentioned that the ship had gotten lazy, traveling too close to Somalia when most ships now give a much wider gap.

[finalmove]

Originally Posted by adriftinthebay

I'm approaching the ripe old age of 72 and want to live out my final days at sea. Planning a circumnavigation of Africa.

Has anyone done this besides the Phoenicians?

Can't think of a more treacherous trip. How much ammunition will you have onboard?

[lieqiang]

Mod cut.

Originally Posted by finalmove

Can't think of a more treacherous trip. How much ammunition will you have onboard?

Supposedly there are stretches of the Amazon that are really bad, I'm not sure if it falls into piracy statistics but robbery etc.

[StealthRabbit]

Originally Posted by finalmove

Can't think of a more treacherous trip. How much ammunition will you have onboard?

Our last boat trip through Gulf of Oman and Yemen, They boarded Filipino guards with automatic weapons and a few hand held rocket launchers. We didn't have any trouble, but I wondered about the many 30 - 40 ft boats jammed with not-so-friendly looking guys were doing way off shore. Maybe out of a daily voyage.