Maybe they knew something more than I do, but from what I've been hearing on the news in the past year or two, sailing that area doesn't exactly seem all that safe....

That is one area I wouldn't want to sail, knowing whats going on with all the pirates...

Don't mean to sound like a douche but your asking for trouble sailing those waters...Pirates see a private yacht with no protection and that must be an easy target to get that ransom check that they want...