Trans Pacific ("Puddle-Jump")

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Revision as of 14:36, 25 June 2008

Contents 1 Passage - Americas to Australasia 1.1 Departure Points 1.2 Route 1.3 Crossing the ITCZ 1.4 Charts 1.5 Weather Windows 1.6 Climate & Weather Information 1.7 Radio Nets 1.8 Provisioning Points 1.9 References 1.10 CruiserLog Forum discussions 1.11 External Links 1.12 Personal Experiences

Passage - Americas to Australasia

Trans-Pacific East to West

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The Pacific is the largest of the oceans of the world.

This section describes the passage across the Pacific Ocean - East to West.

Departure Points

Possible departures from:

• N America
• Mexico (........)
• Panama Canal
• S America

Route

The traditional route is commonly called "The Milk Run" by cruisers and roughly follows the route below (but not necessarily). The cruising passage can take anything from 4 months to many years, depending on how many stops you wish to make and how long those "stops" are for.

• Panama
• Galapagos
• Marquesas Islands
• French Polynesia
• Cook Islands
• Samoa
• Tonga
• Fiji
• And westward to New Zealand and Australia

Crossing the ITCZ

• Crossing the ITCZ

Charts

List the charts required for this passage.

Weather Windows

(best time/s for this passage)

Climate & Weather Information

Expected climatic and weather conditions?

Sources of weather information for the Pacific.

Radio Nets

Also see World Cruising Nets

List radio Nets covering the Pacific.

Provisioning Points

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References

Books, guides, etc.

CruiserLog Forum discussions

Links to discussions on the CruiserLog Forum

External Links

Links to relevant websites.

Personal Experiences

Personal experiences of this passage.

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