by oceangybe | Dec 2, 2008 | Position Reports
Guy and Hugh here from Khulula as we head down the coast of SA. Left Durban yesterday at lunch heading for East London. We had building NE winds (behind us, which is good) as night came on. Wind held 30 – 40 knots consistently for a few hours. As the waves built...
by oceangybe | Nov 24, 2008 | Position Reports
Flat boat, coffee brewing, 8 hours of sleep under out belt. Khulula pulled into the industrial Durban harbor at midnight last night, amongst HUGE ships and dredgers, bee lining it straight to the marina, and securing a nice flat slip 🙂 We are so so very excited!...
by oceangybe | Nov 22, 2008 | Position Reports
What an incredible beginning to one’s birthday. I woke this morning at 6:30am, a little confused. My shift started 30 mins ago… wonder why Hugh didn’t wake me up ? He is contently sitting in the cockpit, drinking tea, chatting with Guy. On the stove,...
by oceangybe | Nov 20, 2008 | Position Reports
Nice work, Nature! This morning, Khulula is in the midst of a Discovery Channel feature entitled “Dolphins at sea”. For the past three hours we have been escorted by a pod of about 40 dolphins! They are everywhere, jumping and surfacing, diving under the...
by oceangybe | Nov 19, 2008 | Position Reports
Last night was filled with the sound of the engine coming on and getting turned off as soon as there was enough wind to sail again. We are trying to get some distance done after some mediocre 24 hour distance runs over the past three days, we don’t want to just...