by oceangybe | Feb 22, 2009 | Position Reports
It is never over till the fat lady sings. After checking our position and noting that we were now above 25 deg south, and apparently in the trade wind belt, we thought we had managed to escape the infamous cape winds. Well, cue South Atlantic high pressure from stage...
by oceangybe | Feb 20, 2009 | Position Reports
Bring on the trade winds ! All day yesterday, we were cruising along at 7 – 8 knots, dodging squalls but having some great sailing, until night fall. Just as dinner was being served, a menacing line of clouds appeared over the horizon. Cold front… we had...
by oceangybe | Feb 18, 2009 | Position Reports
Ghosting along… Things have been pretty cruisy here on Khulula the past 24 hours. A small low pressure/trough passed over us, giving unusually light winds. Fortunately, they are just forward of our beam, rather than stern. The result being our apparent wind, the...
by oceangybe | Feb 15, 2009 | Position Reports
Well, we have moved but not very far. After night filled with visions of hauling our boat out of the water AGAIN, trying to find parts and money to pay to stop water coming into our boat, we slowly sailed our way into Mykonos Marina to see what facilities there were...
by oceangybe | Feb 10, 2009 | Position Reports
Preparing to leave for the third year of the OceanGybe voyage!
by oceangybe | Dec 3, 2008 | Position Reports
Arrived in East London at first light this morning after a rough night of beating. Yesterday we had the most dramatic weather conditions this crew member has experienced yet when a South West ‘buster’ blew through in the afternoon. Around 1:30pm a low band...
