New Blue Water sailors

A tribute to Jess and Thea Location: 100 miles SE of Anatom, the most southern island in the Vanuatan archipelago For seven days we have seen nothing but endless horizons and blue water. Now, with less than 100 miles to go, the anticipation of land and all it’s...

Cruising along

Lat: 28 degrees 55 minutes S. Long 173 degrees 15 minutes E Wow, I’m basking in the glow of a hot super-coffee while watching an incredible sunrise on my first 6am shift! Incredible! During the night Ryan downloaded the latest weather map using our SSB radio and...

Underway!

Out to sea again Lat: 33 degrees, 32 minutes SouthLong: 174 degrees, 26 minutes East May 1st, 8am Local time Woo hooo!!! We’re finally underway from New Zealand! Yesterday afternoon, April 30th, Khulula cast off her dock lines and set sail for Vanuatu. Exactly 1...

The HIGH's and LOW's of Passage Planning

A brilliant sunrise wafted over New Zealand the morning of 21st April, 2008, accompanied by an ice cold South West wind – a perfect wind to blow Khulula northwards. North, away from the encroaching winter, into the balmy island paradise that is the South Seas. Names...

Keeping it Together

On my recent trip back to Vancouver I had the chance to reconnect with a number of good friends, make some new ones, and remind myself what an amazing place it is we come from. The time and space for reflection also brought home exactly how incredible our trip has...