The virtues and benefits of keeping your bottom clean

I have a point to ponder for all you thinkers out there… Having a dirty bottom is a very undesirable situation to find yourself in when part way through an open ocean passage, miles from land. Not only does it severely hinder ones performance but, quite bluntly, it...

Welcome to the Mascerene Archipelago

The mighty Mascerene Archipelago covers almost 1.2 million square kilometers of the south western Indian Ocean. Comprising of the mighty volcanic peaks of Mauritius and Reunion, the rolling hills of outlying Rodriguez and the almost invisible islands of Cargados...

Enroute to Reunion

At noon yesterday s/v Khulula escaped a sweltering and humid day in Port Louis and set sail for Reunion Island, 140nm WSW. In this case “setting sail” turned out to be rather overstated, as we seem to have “set sail” and “started...

Mauritius

Amid a spectacular sunset last night we skirted the islands and reefs north of Mauritius: Serpent Isl, Round Isl, Pigeon house rock, Blacksmiths reef, Gabriel Island, Carpenters spit… Our bellies satisfied with fresh mahi mahi steaks on oven crisped baguette,...