by oceangybe | Aug 4, 2010 | Position Reports
Wow, best birthday ever! Duane gave me an extra hour of sleep this morning, then woke me up with super coffee. Just as the dawn was breaking we had 2 pods of dolphin’s escort the boat for a spell, frolicing off into the horizon. Bryson continued the spoiling...
by oceangybe | Aug 3, 2010 | Position Reports
More bits and pieces in the trawling net again today, and magical sailing tonight. We’re getting well into the High Pressure now, our barometer is at 1031. Fortunately Khulula is a great light wind boat so we’re making good speeds under sail. That could...
by oceangybe | Aug 1, 2010 | Position Reports
Release your grip upon us, oh nefarious net! Our proximity to the gyre was made evident this morning by two separate incidents of entanglement of our rudder by large pieces of net. Thankfully we were able to untangle ourselves using the boat hook, rather than have to...
by oceangybe | Jul 31, 2010 | Position Reports
The air temperature dropped markedly over the past 24 hours confirming that yes in fact, we are sailing north. The conditions continue to be ridiculously good (more to come on that) as we make our way towards the gyre. Yesterday also so a marked increase in the number...
by oceangybe | Jul 29, 2010 | Position Reports
Flying along by perfect winds and seas. Just dodged a sleeping whale at sunrise, which looked a little annoyed to be disturbed so early. We landed our first Mahi Mahi of the passage yesterday, which made for some tasty fish tacos for dinner. We’re starting to...
by oceangybe | Jul 28, 2010 | Position Reports
What a beautiful night ! The moon is bright and shining, the seas are very calm and we are smoothly cutting our way north. After a windy exit from Hawaii we have had amazing sailing conditions to get north and out of the NE trade winds. Plan is to continue making a...
