Pacific Puddle Jump
Revving Up for the Pacific Puddle Jump to French Polynesia
Along the West Coast of the Americas from California to Panama, sailors of all stripes are getting revved up in anticipation of making the famous Pacific Puddle Jump passage to French Polynesia.
Ruby Gates — Alone Across the Pacific
I spent 30 days at sea talking to myself, scolding birds who pooped on my deck, shushing fear, dancing to the moon and mistaking stars for ships.
A Quick Round Trip: Channel Islands–Marquesas–Tahiti and Back Again
"We changed our sails as many times as a Broadway musical changes costumes, relying heavily on our Code Zero."
Incomplete Coverage: A Partial Eclipse of Sailing News
Even the moon can't cover it all everywhere but, like the moon, we cover a percentage of the news — the sailing news!
Good Jibes #122: “Dawn Patrol — Jumping the Puddle Singlehanded” (L38 Verbatim)
Hear Ben Linder's story about singlehanding the Pacific Puddle Jump aboard one of its smallest boats, his Oregon-based Pacific Seacraft 27 Orion, 'Dawn.'
What’s Going On in the Pacific? — A Season of Life-threatening Incidents
In light of an unusually high number of life-threatening incidents in the Pacific this year, Andy Turpin wrote to 'Latitude 38' with some comments.
Fakarava Atoll: Life Underwater in the Pacific and the Bay
Life under the sea is as important to sailors as life above it.
‘Yasukole’ Found in American Samoa After 78 Days at Sea
The father-son crew of Dave and Zachary Wysopal aboard the 45-ft Island Trader ketch 'Yasukole' are alive and well in American Samoa, having made landfall last Friday (June 30), after 78 days at sea.
Why Should I Join the Tahiti-Moorea Sailing Rendez-vous?
Pacific Puddle Jumper Any Turpin was recently asked by a sailor why they should join the Tahiti-Moorea Sailing Rendez-vous. His reasoning is solid; now we want to go, too!
Pacific Puddle Jump Pan Pan
USCG and PPJ rally organizers are seeking information on a Pacific Puddle Jump rally participant who hasn't checked in.
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