by oceangybe | Mar 12, 2009 | Position Reports
Well, if you can’t have enough wind to rocket you along at perfect speeds, then today we got the very next best thing. We had the spinnaker up all day, and the wind so consistent and the seas so slight, that the autopilot did all the work while we tried to avoid...
by oceangybe | Mar 10, 2009 | Position Reports
Argh, the sailors of the South Atlantic had another tough day. Naps were had by all, tea was drunk in great quantities, books were read and a general sense of relaxation was about. Hugh installed a fan properly in the starboard quarter berth, Bryson (I) broke one in...
by oceangybe | Mar 9, 2009 | Position Reports
Score 1 for a recycled fishing lure. Last night, as the fifth fish-less day came to a close, we all were pondering what we could possibly be doing wrong? Do Atlantic fish not like pink or white lures? Mike P, our resident old salt, was convinced the fish could taste...
by oceangybe | Mar 8, 2009 | Position Reports
Well, after 44 hours of not touching a sheet, line or the steering wheel, we broke down. The slowly backing wind was gently pushing us off course to the south. Not wanting to accidentally sail below South America, we gybed Khulula and are back on course. That took all...
by oceangybe | Mar 6, 2009 | Position Reports
Before we departed from Cape Town, Ryan challenged us to see how many days we could go without changing anything, with regards to the act of sailing. So far it has been about 36 hours since we touched a sail or the Hydrovane (windvane) or anything… tomorrow...
by oceangybe | Mar 5, 2009 | Position Reports
Yup, we’re on the move again. Shortly before lunch yesterday we pulled up our anchor and put the isle of St. Helena to our stern, the tropical paradise of Fernando de Noronha is now in our very distant sights. The past 24 hours have been ridiculously flat and...
