by oceangybe | Oct 25, 2008 | Position Reports
The smells of a cooked and served Mahi Mahi fish pie as well as that of fresh bread baking in the oven fills the cabin of Khulula. The sounds of warm Indian Ocean water casts soothing overtones on the chilled out beats of Bob Marley and the wailers, as the crew passes...
by oceangybe | Oct 24, 2008 | Position Reports
After a bit of an uncomfortable ride yesterday, the seas settled down last night. We had a cruisey night shift with plenty of stars and good sailing. We’ve hit a bit of a dry spell fishing over the past 24 hours. Despite dragging a lure all day yesterday and...
by oceangybe | Oct 23, 2008 | Position Reports
As expected, the onset of the new anticyclone (high) sweeping in from the west has been accompanied by some large and rather southerly breezes. The wind is howling, and the waves are responding in kind, building up into awesome rollers that lift Khulula up, and cause...
by oceangybe | Oct 22, 2008 | Position Reports
Wet wet wet! Khulula is sailing through an atmospheric trough. What does that mean? It means clouds and rain squalls. Over the past 24 hours there has been more rain than ‘not rain’ and Khulula and crew are ready for their rinsing to end! The cloudy...
by oceangybe | Oct 19, 2008 | Position Reports
After a day and night of big squalls, heavy rain and shifting winds, the sun this morning rose to a much calmer and settled looking scene. Fishing lines went out and a small mahi mahi was promptly caught, filleted and put in the fridge for dinner. Yesterday, the...
