The regularly updated Indian Ocean Crossing Compendium, c/o SV Soggy Paws, has cruiser's notes on Myanmar, Andaman Islands, Sri Lanka, India (Kochin), Maldives, Seychelles, Mayotte, Chagos, Maritius, Reunion, Madagascar, Christmas, Cocos Keeling and Rodrigues.
Indian Ocean Crossing Compendium
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