Cruising Resources: Pacific Crossing
General
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Reports
The Pacific Crossing Guide – 3rd Edition
Sailing Advisory Galapagos to Marquesas
Sailing Advisory Panama to Galapagos
Pacific Ocean Crossing: Collecting Water Samples on the Fly
South Pacific Cruising Notes: April to November 2013
Guidance on managing garbage when cruising remote islands in the Pacific
Pacific Crossing in 2010 and El Nino
Volcanic Activity Causes Magnetic Interference
Seattle to New Zealand – More comments added
San Diego to Brisbane – South or North?
Australia, Sydney to Washington State, USA
Australia, Brisbane to Coquimbo, Chile
Mexico to the Marquesas via powerboat
Hawaii, Honolulu to Brisbane, Australia
Panama to the Philippines – North Pacific Passage
Links
Galapagos to French Polynesia: May/June 2015
http://www.jacarandajourney.com/#!76-puddle-jump-to-fp/c13l1
SY Jacaranda did this trip in 21 days. Their blog post on this passage is interesting, useful and very entertaining.
Mexico to Marquesas – March 2018
http://currents.bluewatercruising.org/articles/mexico-to-marquesas-crossing/
This article from the Bluewater Cruising Association’s magazine ‘Currents’ by Henk and Lisa Benckhuysen on their Express 37 Sloop “Harlequin”.
North Pacific Weather Patterns
Posted December 2015
http://www.oceannavigator.com/Web-Exclusives-2015/An-active-December-in-the-Pacific/
This article by Ocean Navigator focuses on the weather in the North Pacific during December 2015 and how to examine weather charts in order to learn more about Ocean weather patterns.
Navigating Pacific Atoll Passes
Know the local tides and carefully plan your entry. This article by Cruising World Magazine gives some excellent tips on successful atoll entry.
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