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2016
16
Sep

Pitufa’s Wind Atlas and Windrose Browser

Check out our Atlas of Prevailing Ocean Winds! As a convenient alternative to pilot charts, our site provides an interactive wind atlas and windrose browser. Unlike classical pilot charts, this atlas is based on satellite data (uniformly-sampled, unbiased), insofar similar to Jimmy Cornell`s Ocean Atlas (but that one is on paper and pricey…). We visualize world-wide ocean wind data from the SeaWinds scatterometer onboard the… Continue reading »

2016
16
Sep

Pitufa back in French Polynesia

After a brief excursion west to Tonga, Niue, and the Cook Islands, Pitufa is back in French Polynesia.

2016
16
Sep

Back in Tahiti

Last night we reached Tahiti at 1 o’clock in the morning after a very rough ride with 20 to 30 knots of easterly wind. In the lee of the big island seas and wind calmed down quickly and as it was a moonlit night we decided to sail in through the pass south of Taina Marina. Even with a GPS track and lit markers it’s… Continue reading »