Pirogue Race

..........And they're off. A blazing hot afternoon in March, the wind is
good and the waves are...... well, wavy. Four Vezo per Pirogue all working
hard to keep the boat moving faster, faster, faster. Jumping, pushing,
standing, pulling, ropes out, ropes in. What a commotion!

But soon everything is running smoothly, you can hear the sails taking every breath of wind that is on offer. You watch as 20 pirogues sail seemingly effortlessly
out to sea. Willing the pirogue on ever faster, this is a RACE.

Here comes the half-way point, the loop around Nosy Fasy Island. Some boats are
grounded, some are swept further out and caught in cross-winds. Its time to
hop out and drag the boat around the sandy island, duck as the sail swings
around, pull on the ropes, change the angle, hop back in and sail like the
wind back to Andavadoaka.

Fast and fun, safe and exhilarating and I was only a passenger! Fantastic experience, the vezo at their best, this is what they do and they do it so so well with real gusto and charisma.

It was a really good day though, very busy but a great day.