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Sailing around Madagascar you can’t help but be struck by just how turquoise the seas are; if you think of a picture-postcard beach paradise, well in Madagascar, that’s the reality! Yacht charters are popular around Nosy Be (north), Nosy Sakatia, Grand Mitsio’s (north-west), Tsarabanjina (north-west), Tanikely marine reserve, Nosy Komba and Lokobie reserve areas. Other than a yacht, the alternative ocean vessel option is a slower-moving, but more traditional Dowh. These boats might seem crudely built with odd bits of spare fabrics making up their sails, but they float, they sail and their lively skippers are good fun to be out on the water with.
Down south, there is the tropical seaside town of Fort Dauphin that’s worth a visit. Over on the west coast, the regular south-easterly trade winds give way to more gentle breezes that blow offshore in the morning, and then turn around and blow onshore in the afternoon. This pattern is great for trading up and down the coast. Wind strengths range from 5mph to 50mph, although during the rainy season (December to March) the monsoons bring cyclones to the eastern and northern coastlines.

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