by oceangybe | Jul 3, 2010 | Blog
by Moose Well as it turns out its not all fair weather sailing and sun downers. Yesterday afternoon, the seas heightened and the wind increased, forcing the team to put a third reef in the main. It seems we were indeed caught in a squash zone (where hi and low...
by oceangybe | Jun 29, 2010 | Blog
by Moose Day 6 was a stunning day, with the ocean giving us an early morning present of two 30 pound yellow fin tuna. We gratefully kept one and gave one back. With the sun shining the ocean has been an iridescent blue. so clear yet so deep you could lose yourself...
by Bryson | Jun 28, 2010 | Blog
Well, the wind has been down all day and the seas quite calm so, despite being far south of the gyre, we decided to try out our borrowed Algulita Foundation garbage manta trawl. Just to see if we could get the deployment figured out and see if there were any changes...
by oceangybe | Jun 21, 2010 | Blog
The crew for the trip to Hawaii is awesome. On board we’ve got South African native Andrew “Moose” Miller. Moose grew up with Ryan and Bryson in South Africa, but has spent much of the past 7 years in the Caribbean. He has a quick wit and stand-up character, although...
by oceangybe | Jun 21, 2010 | Blog
Well, it appears that the time has come to shove off the lovely dock of the San Diego Yacht Club and once again (and for the last time), head west. Hawaii, our destination, is 2300 miles distant. The wind looks perfect for the next few days; ~15 knots from the beam....
