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They're pirates...not exactly a profession that requires a high IQ. The boat was an 11 meter sailboat, not exactly the choice of multimillionaires as a general rule.
But here's the thing. When you sail into third world harbours, especially the eastern coast of Africa/Madagascar, even owners of thirty foot vessels are viewed as very wealthy folks. You're dealing with some of the poorest economies on the planet. And resultantly you are fair game to thieves, etc.
And on the other side is the fact that many of these economies have currency where a few hundred US$ represent vast amounts of money in their currency - maybe they're just a little confused.
Think I'll stick to skipping up and down the west coast. I hear Mexico is also dangerous in places, but that there are friendly ports there.
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