by oceangybe | Nov 21, 2009 | Position Reports
Wow, what a night. Last night we had gusts of wind up to 40 knots, breaking seas and were rocketing along at up to 9 knots with just a scrap of headsail and main. We got a weather forecast that showed the winds off the coast of Columbia were increasing over the next...
by oceangybe | Nov 18, 2009 | Position Reports
Khulula is back at sea after a quick day off at Atol Las Roques. We have to get moving to pick up the third member of the OceanGybe Expedition, Ryan in Columbia on the 22nd of November, so we are off. Our first garbage study of year 3 went down with mixed results. We...
by oceangybe | Nov 16, 2009 | Position Reports
Khulula is hanging by her anchor chain once again in the tropical Atol Las Roques, Venezuela. Crystal clear water all around, perfect white sand beach to the east and a few small islands to the west is all be can see from this incredible anchorage. This afternoon we...
by oceangybe | Nov 15, 2009 | Position Reports
After a false start on Nov 13th, Khulula finally got underway on the 3rd year of the OceanGybe Expedition. True to sailor lore, leaving any major port on a Friday is ill-fated, particularly if that date is Friday the 13th ! The foolhardy crew of Khulula departed...
by oceangybe | May 20, 2009 | Position Reports
SHA-BLAM!!! State of California – 0, Up-Cycled Fishing Lure – 2! Woo hoo! After Hugh’s success with the Tooth Brush fishing lure on the last passage, he set to work creating another lure from plastic debris we found on the beach in Barbados. Using...
