by oceangybe | Feb 24, 2009 | Position Reports
Today dawned another gray day, with a brief rain squall that brought a few gusts to 30 knots. Not matter though, as the generally lighter (18 – 24 knots) conditions overnight allowed the seas to calm down and organized themselves. A few gusts are no big deal as...
by Bryson | Feb 24, 2009 | Blog
The icy South Atlantic lapped against Khulula’s hull during the entirety of our Cape Town retrofit. Water temperatures of 14 ‘C dissuaded even the most hardly from going for a quick swim. If there was boat work that required underwater assistance, wetsuits...
by oceangybe | Feb 23, 2009 | Position Reports
Well, slowly as the night progressed the winds slowly began less and less gusty, the seas less and less rolly and the crew more and more happy. Great evening under cloudy stars but good to feel the warmth in the air, the winds backing to the SE and the feeling that we...
by oceangybe | Feb 22, 2009 | Position Reports
It is never over till the fat lady sings. After checking our position and noting that we were now above 25 deg south, and apparently in the trade wind belt, we thought we had managed to escape the infamous cape winds. Well, cue South Atlantic high pressure from stage...
by oceangybe | Feb 20, 2009 | Position Reports
Bring on the trade winds ! All day yesterday, we were cruising along at 7 – 8 knots, dodging squalls but having some great sailing, until night fall. Just as dinner was being served, a menacing line of clouds appeared over the horizon. Cold front… we had...
