Take a look at Ocean Current maps sometime [0]. It's easier to sail to and from Madagascar to much of Asia than it is to sail to Madagascar across the Madagasc

Take a look at Ocean Current maps sometime [0]. It's easier to sail to and from Madagascar to much of Asia than it is to sail to Madagascar across the Madagascar channel. [0] - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Corrientes-oceanicas.png#mw-jump-to-license https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Corrientes-oceanicas...