Sailing to French Polynesia - Plotting My Course (Feb 2026)

In this episode, I discuss how I planned my course to sail solo from La Cruz De Huanacaxtle / Banderas Bay, Mexico to Nuku Hiva, Marquesas, French Polynesia. This was a 3000+ nautical mile passage which involved trying to understand and time departure from Banderas Bay based on the El Norte Winds coming down the Sea of Cortez, avoiding strong winds which cycle around Cabo Corrientes, heading West to the Mexican archipelago islands of Socorro/Clarion, positioning towards the Inter Tropical Convergence Zone to find the ideal location to cross the equator, and final routing to Nuku Hiva. I also cover the squall activity that I encountered. --- Keeldragger Substack Blog https://keeldragger.substack.com Keeldragger Great Pacific Adventure T-shirts! https://maritimetees.net/products/keeldragger-great-pacific-adventure-t-shirt?utm_source=copyToPasteBoard&utm_medium=product-links&utm_content=web Tracker: https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/SV_Keeldragger/ Supporting the Channel: We appreciate your Likes, Channel Subscription, and Comments! If you are Inclined to provide financial support for our adventure, YouTube Memberships, Patreon, and donations on PayPal are humbly accepted :-) YouTube Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHbGnGuwDWdjitpVf7npNAA/join Patreon: https://patreon.com/keeldragger?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=R3JCDW4RGKS7N