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OceanGybe is a sailing and surfing expedition designed to promote ocean conservation and protection. During the three year journey the OceanGybe team will circumnavigate the globe in search of remote coastlines and surf breaks. Gathering data from these remote areas,...

You know what this is? It is a celebration…

When planning our longer voyages, we tend to try and ensure that no-ones birthday will occur at sea. Why? Because the sea is an unruly mistress and seems to take unnecessary amounts of pleasure in disrupting occasions at exactly the most inopportune time. For example...

Technology – Part 1 – Communication

In an effort to turn this into a bit of a two way flow of information, I’m going to start by posting answers to a few of the common questions we hear from folks about the trip. Things like “What do you eat?” “How do you update your website...

The virtues and benefits of keeping your bottom clean

I have a point to ponder for all you thinkers out there… Having a dirty bottom is a very undesirable situation to find yourself in when part way through an open ocean passage, miles from land. Not only does it severely hinder ones performance but, quite bluntly, it...

Welcome to the Mascerene Archipelago

The mighty Mascerene Archipelago covers almost 1.2 million square kilometers of the south western Indian Ocean. Comprising of the mighty volcanic peaks of Mauritius and Reunion, the rolling hills of outlying Rodriguez and the almost invisible islands of Cargados...