Position Report: July 26 2010

THERE SHE GOES!!! A little over a hour ago the crew of Khulula cast off from the prime mooring bouy in front of Kaanipali Beach on Maui to begin our final passage home. We’re sad to be saying goodbye to all the friends we made on Maui during our short stay, and...

Position Report: July 6 2010

THERE SHE IS !!! The island of Maui dominates the port horizon and what a lovely looking island she is ! We should be pulling into the Lahaina Yacht Club by late afternoon, after rounding the north-western tip and heading in the lee of the island. For the first time...

Position Report: July 5 2010

We have entered the Tropics. Today, we finally got into the HEAT! Today, was boiling hot on decks with minimal apparent wind. We caught a small mahi-mahi, which we would have let go but had already ripped its jaw out. Completed three plastic trawls and found very...

Position Report: July 4 2010

Another fantastic day of downwind sailing but another slow night of gybing back and forth to find the best wind combo. Moose baked up some delicious pecan bread, Bryson filleted a mahi-mahi, Serena did some serious reading, and Hugh banged on the djembe. Moose tried...

Position Report: July 3 2010

Oh yeah, this is the kind of sailing that makes you quickly forget all the uncomfortable and arduous days. The wind has settled down to a perfect strength, the squalls are fairly mild, and it was actually sunny today. Our 24 hour run wasn’t the greatest cause of...