This is the Arabian Sea with pirate attacks in January. We were supposed to find a safe route through all of this which we did by making a huge detour north but the attacks are now very close to our route down the Omani coast. Quest and the danish boat Ing were attacked by the pirate group in the centre of this photo.



An Omani fishing boat, not a pirate, but they came far too close for comfort for some of the yachts....... They were mostly just curious or busy hauling nets.






Natibou with blue sail and Jacabel, who were behind us in our group,getting just a litle too close to each other avoiding a harmless fishing boat. Things got a little tense on occasion!




And finally, me in my salwar khameez, traditional Indian dress, on Angel in Salalah. Sorry about the sideways aspect but it makes me look a lot taller and therefore slimmer!