and they are interested in talking to me when I am done with this trip.
We are just about to complete the north leg of the passage. The next leg of the trip is very interesting. We will be traveling through the area known as the Inter Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ). This is an area that is always changing in size and position and is somewhat important to one sailing from the northern hemisphere to the southern. Most people think of this area as the doldrums and in some respect that is correct but there is more to it than that. Sailing through this area you can encounter
severe thunderstorms or dead calm seas. What ever the case you want to minimize the time you spend going through this zone. So, before we left Manzanillo we contacted a weather service that provides routing for mariners, and especially in this area of the world. They give us the coordinates to sail to and what kind of wind and seas we should expect as we make the passage. Tomorrow afternoon we will reach the position to turn south and head through the ITCZ. It leaves us pretty excited and anxious
at the same time. When we make our left turn tomorrow we have a very narrow window to sail south through. What ever we encounter we would be remiss if we didn't stop at the Equator and celebrate, which is customary and quite ceremonious, after all how many people get to sail across the equator. With all that build up I need to let you know this doesn't happen quickly. It will take almost all week for us to get to the other side of the zone. As we sail south trough the zone, we will be watching
for the wind to shift around and we then pick up the trade winds from the Southeast. When that happens we will have started the final leg of the passage to the Marguesas. This is also suppose to be the best sailing because the SE trades are very reliable. Keep watching and we will keep you updated as to what's happening.
Well there you go a science lesson right here in Frank's Notes. Will sign off now until the next update.
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