by Bryson | Oct 17, 2008 | Blog
Sailing around the world is highly romanticized. One imagines beautiful empty beaches, friendly locals and incredibly delicious local delicacies. Travel from each idyllic location to idyllic location is possible by simply harnessing the fantastic trade winds, which...
by Bryson | Oct 14, 2008 | Blog
Cocos (Keeling) Islands group is an isolated cluster of islands approximately 2000 km due west of Bali, featuring two main atolls: South and North Keeling. The first recorded sighting was by Captain William Keeling of the East Indian Company in 1609, but remained...
by oceangybe | Oct 3, 2008 | Blog
1/3 of all airline passengers catch a sickness on their flight. Last week Hugh fell victim to the odds, arriving back to Khulula with a nasty cold. Despite a fairly strict quarantine regime by both Ryan and Bryson, on Monday of this week Bryson began to feel the...
by Ryan | Oct 2, 2008 | Blog
We have taken the plunge and are 23 hours into our epic mission across the Indian Ocean. By 15 December this year, s/v Khulula will transit just under 5000 ocean miles, with brief stops at various islands along the way: Cocos Keeling, Rodriguez, Reunion and Mauritius....
by oceangybe | Jul 22, 2008 | Blog
by Shane Robinson It is just past sunrise and there is not a breath of wind on the ocean. We currently have a left and a right hand reef break on either side of Khululu both within 200 meters of the boat. Except from the 5 people on board Khululu there are two other...