by Ryan | Jul 23, 2008 | Blog
We would like two big chickens, we will kill them… The vast list of provisions unattainable in Indonesia is topped by two ingredients very dear to the hearts of the Khulula crew: Fresh meat and fresh bread… Well, that isn’t entirely true, as the latter can be...
by Ryan | Jul 15, 2008 | Blog
People may have noticed that the frequency of Khulula blog postings appear to be directly proportional to the amount of time Khulula and crew spend at sea… Has anyone noticed this? After two weeks of idyllic, unmoving, unsailing (word? Not a word?), full-sleep-nights...
by Ryan | Jun 27, 2008 | Blog
After 10,000 ocean miles, Khulula is on the brink of entering the intricate and much feared Torres Straight. 120 miles long, with water depths averaging a mere 25m, this reef-strewn straight separates Australia and Papa New Guinea, and is one of the main shipping...
by Ryan | Jun 19, 2008 | Blog
It was a fateful day when s/v Khulula spent the morning ferrying stranded missionaries across the windswept channel between Maewo and Pentacost Islands in Vanuatu. These 29 missionaries had heard about this tiny village (Asanvari) over which the black magic spirits...
by Ryan | Jun 2, 2008 | Blog
White knuckles gripping the wheel, shouts emanating from up the mast, directions from the bow, the throb of the engine revving up and down, wheel being spun this way and that, the waves slapping against the hull, the wind whistling between the shrouds, and colourful...