And they are off!

Year three is underway… After a very rewarding stay in Cape Town, South Africa, The OceanGybe expedition has left the coast of Africa bound for St. Helena (mid South Atlantic) and onwards to Brazil. New and witty blogs will be forthcoming from the boys. For now,...

Words from Ryan

Today is a very bittersweet day, and one that I have been avoiding for a while. This is the first blog that I have not written from the comfy navigation station within S/V Khulula, and also the only blog that I have written from chilly Vancouver. While Brys and Hugh...

Christmas in Port Elizabeth

During 2008 more than 10,000 nautical miles have passed beneath Khulula’s hull. Now, bobbing in the industrial setting of Port Elizabeth’s Algoa Bay Yatch club, she will have a deserved rest and await the return of her crew in the new year. She has been...

The 'brief' history of South Africa

I am going to attempt to give you readers a summary of South African history, as we have done for all the other countries we have visited. If you feel like a good read, get yourself a cup of tea and continue reading. My original plan was to do a ‘brief’ South African...

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...