A3 - Sailing to Galapagos from Panama 919 Nm

The passage to Galapagos is a bit challenging for two reasons: 1st you have to cross the Doldrums which at the time of the year boats go to the Pacific, they extend from Panama to about half way to Galapagos, requiring 3 or 4 days of motoring. 2nd'ly when you finally enter the tradewinds belt they are S-SE instead of the normal E-SE due to the proximity to the South American continent. For this reason you have to sail closed haul on a port tack until you get near Galapagos when the winds die out again due to the cold waters of the Humboldt current,