Our Dingy is dying

I hate our dingy. Our dingy is dying a slow and terrible death. Our dingy has a 5 year “holds air” warranty but it has only been three years. Our dingy needs to be pumped up every 3 hours to stop it sinking. Our dingy is our only lifeline to shore most of...

What I Thought I Knew

For those of you out there who attended our presentations in Vancouver and Victoria this fall, you may remember me admitting to not fully understanding the driving forces behind the trade-winds and global currents until being some 1000 miles south west of Mexico, in...

Disposable Thinking

by Matt Delany Over the past few weeks I have been fortunate enough to join the crew on Khulula in the Caribbean heading west to the beautiful San Blas archipelago off the coast of Panama. In addition to visiting gorgeous and remote locales that we have grown...

Columbian Crossing and Panamanian Perfection

One frigid morning in late November I departed the soggy and wet Vancouver for the tropical climes and a much anticipated re-union with Khulula. 30 hours later found me jam packed between my Spanish chattering Columbian driver and a very queasy and highly morning-sick...

Transit of the Panama Canal

“It will be the worst part of your trip around the world” quoted a weathered single-hander we met while anchored in Brazil. “The town is truly the colon of the world” quoted another group. “Great”, we thought… here we come the...