by Sailing Vessel Kwai | Feb 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
Kwai is to arrive in Hilo at 1500 on 9 February and to clear in with US Customs on February 10. Heavy Northerly weather force us to abandon trying to reach Honolulu directly. We were lucky to miss the strong northerly flow by ducking under the Big Island. We always...
by Sailing Vessel Kwai | Feb 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
Kwai has always been a blend of the old and the new and a scene unfolded this trip north on the aft deck to remind us of this again. Tim Knoop is aboard since Christmas as a Engineer after Ben’s departure, and as an intern working on his thesis about reduction...
by Sailing Vessel Kwai | Jan 21, 2019 | Voyage 46
Don’t Forget the Dalai Lama’s Rice I became captain of the Kwai two weeks ago. Command of the worlds largest sail auxiliary cargo ship, one of the most interesting maritime jobs in the world. Whenever I am in charge of a boat, I wake once or many times...
by Sailing Vessel Kwai | Jan 15, 2019 | Voyage 46
Aloha from KWAI, We are currently looking for a Master Captain to sail the South Pacific! Qualifications are listed on our Crew Page on this website. Please get in touch if you are qualified and interested. We look forward to having a...
by Sailing Vessel Kwai | Jan 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
Kwai salvages yacht “Blue Star” Just as I was wondering how Voyage 47 could go by without “drama”, universe provided us with some action. On our return from Washington Island we found a yacht anchored very close to our mooring in Fanning...