by oceangybe | Feb 28, 2009 | Position Reports
Khulula and her crew are slowly rocking back and forth while very tightly anchored to the solid EARTH ! We are very happy to be here after a very good passage from Langebaan, South Africa. St Helena looks like a fortress from the sea, no wonder they exiled Napoleon...
by oceangybe | Feb 27, 2009 | Position Reports
One more sleep to go! Khulula keeps plodding along in mostly benign, yet sometimes gusty, and often drizzly conditions. We’re now firmly in the tropics, and the air is warm and humid. Pants and boots on night-shifts are a not too distant memory; yesterday I...
by oceangybe | Feb 26, 2009 | Position Reports
Well, the sun is rising after a very squally night. As each dark menacing mass approached in the gloom, the winds would slowly rise (up to 35 knots) and Khulula would respond by coming alive and start flying down each wave, as though running from the approaching...
by oceangybe | Feb 25, 2009 | Position Reports
Another big day for Khulula and her intrepid crew. Just this morning, while enjoying our cups of coffee, we passed the Greenwich Meridian ! So Khulula is now officially back in the western hemisphere and flying along happily. We had a great day of sailing yesterday...
by oceangybe | Feb 24, 2009 | Position Reports
Today dawned another gray day, with a brief rain squall that brought a few gusts to 30 knots. Not matter though, as the generally lighter (18 – 24 knots) conditions overnight allowed the seas to calm down and organized themselves. A few gusts are no big deal as...
by oceangybe | Feb 23, 2009 | Position Reports
Well, slowly as the night progressed the winds slowly began less and less gusty, the seas less and less rolly and the crew more and more happy. Great evening under cloudy stars but good to feel the warmth in the air, the winds backing to the SE and the feeling that we...
