Trans Pacific ("Puddle-Jump")
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===Route=== | ===Route=== | ||
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| - | * Panama | + | * [[Panama]] |
| - | * | + | * [[Galapagos]] |
| - | * | + | * [[Marquesas]] Group |
| - | * | + | * [[French Polynesia]] |
| - | * | + | * [[Cook Islands]] |
| - | * | + | * [[Samoa]] |
| - | * | + | * [[Tonga]] |
| - | * | + | * [[Fiji]] |
| - | * New Zealand | + | * And westward to [[New Zealand]] and [[Australia]] |
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===Charts=== | ===Charts=== | ||
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===Climate & Weather Information=== | ===Climate & Weather Information=== | ||
Expected climatic conditions & sources of weather information for the Pacific. | Expected climatic conditions & sources of weather information for the Pacific. | ||
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===Radio Nets=== | ===Radio Nets=== | ||
List radio Nets covering the Pacific. | List radio Nets covering the Pacific. | ||
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| + | ===Provisioning Points=== | ||
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===References=== | ===References=== | ||
Revision as of 21:29, 26 December 2007
Contents |
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 Group
- French Polynesia
- Cook Islands
- Samoa
- Tonga
- Fiji
- And westward to New Zealand and Australia
Charts
List the charts required for this passage.
Weather Windows
(best time/s for this passage)
Climate & Weather Information
Expected climatic conditions & sources of weather information for the Pacific.
Radio Nets
List radio Nets covering the Pacific.
Provisioning Points
?
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.
