by oceangybe | Feb 26, 2009 | Blog
The Indian Ocean. The popularity of surfing and surfers has been in flux since the first wave riders experienced the thrill of rushing towards shore, powered by the liquid crashing force of waves. The ancient Polynesians and Hawaiians are heralded as the forefathers...
by oceangybe | Feb 25, 2009 | Position Reports
Another big day for Khulula and her intrepid crew. Just this morning, while enjoying our cups of coffee, we passed the Greenwich Meridian ! So Khulula is now officially back in the western hemisphere and flying along happily. We had a great day of sailing yesterday...
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 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...
