the East African coast...

There is no serious malarial hazard on Lo Entropy due to the fact that she anchors off the mainland. However, you will make several visits to the mainland along the route and we therefore recommend that guests take suitable precautions. There is no vaccine against malaria but the use of prophylactic malarial drugs will greatly reduce the risk of contracting it.

We suggest you visit your doctor to discuss your requirements for relevant vaccinations about 8 weeks prior to travelling. All visitors entering Mozambique, Madagascar and Tanzania should be vaccinated against yellow fever. Please note that the vaccine certificate is not valid until 10 days after the vaccination, but thereafter is typically valid for up to ten years

This is generally not a problem for most people. The waters we sail in are very placid and we are almost always going downwind. When sailing downwind the yacht is very stable and horizontal. The medicines for sea sickness has improved over the years - we recommend Stugeron for those who get minor sea sickness. We strongly advise you not to try your luck, if you are very prone to sea sickness.

A Thuraya satellite connection provides a permanent international telephone connection with SMS and Internet data transfer capabilities.

When near ports and in coastal regions, our Eriscsson GPRS / 3G to Wifi router allows us to use the data connections provided by local cellphone companies and thus check our email and online weather reports that way.

Lo Entropy is fully certified to category 2 UK Marine Coastguard Authority standard, which is the rating for a commercial chartering vessel.

The Somali coast north of Kenya has become notorious for acts of piracy.

The latitudes further south, where Monsoon Safari operates, are however absolutely safe. Incidents of piracy which are reported in Dar Es Salaam and in Zanzibar and are invariably connected to thefts from cargo ships at anchor. Since we do not dock at the commercial ports, the worst which we are likely to encounter is petty theft by unarmed chancers.