"d parker" wrote:
Is it possible to choose the time & route to cross the Pacific
(from California to Asia or Australia) without encountering
any storm (or with a very small chance of encountering one) ?

I'm not thinking about doing this on a 26' MacGregor but still
would like to be as safe as possible.

Not without any storm, but certainly without tropical storms-
hurricanes, cyclones, typhoons (same thing).. Aim to be in the
nothern hemispshere end of winter when you leave. Cross into
to doldrems ( 5 Degrees above and below the equator) then enter
the southern hemisphere tropics in the new winter of the south.
Tropical storms usually only occur in summer and in the tropics.
However sever localised storms can develop in all seasons,
although in this part of the world ( semi-tropics in Aus) they
mainly occur in summer.

Some storms are quite small, only a few Kilometers accross.
Tropical storms can be a hundred kilometers in diameter.

Thanks everyone.

I already have Cornell's World Cruising Routes. So I guess
the best route is Route D from San Diego to Marquesas and
then Route A from Marquesas to Thailand as shown on the
inside front cover of this book.

My destination is Lanta Island in Thailand and I'll have to
spend at least a few months there. Will I have to sail against
the wind if I want to return to San Diego the same way ?

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"d parker" wrote:
Is it possible to choose the time & route to cross the Pacific
(from California to Asia or Australia) without encountering
any storm (or with a very small chance of encountering one) ?

I'm not thinking about doing this on a 26' MacGregor but still
would like to be as safe as possible.

Not without any storm, but certainly without tropical storms-
hurricanes, cyclones, typhoons (same thing).. Aim to be in the
nothern hemispshere end of winter when you leave. Cross into
to doldrems ( 5 Degrees above and below the equator) then enter
the southern hemisphere tropics in the new winter of the south.
Tropical storms usually only occur in summer and in the tropics.
However sever localised storms can develop in all seasons,
although in this part of the world ( semi-tropics in Aus) they
mainly occur in summer.

Some storms are quite small, only a few Kilometers accross.
Tropical storms can be a hundred kilometers in diameter.

Thanks everyone.

I already have Cornell's World Cruising Routes. So I guess
the best route is Route D from San Diego to Marquesas and
then Route A from Marquesas to Thailand as shown on the
inside front cover of this book.

My destination is Lanta Island in Thailand and I'll have to
spend at least a few months there. Will I have to sail against
the wind if I want to return to San Diego the same way ?

Yep! Particularly if you travel in winter during the trades. Though its a
perfect opportunity for you to criss cross the pacific on your way home and
explore other places.

DP