Whilst anchored in Colonia harbour in Yap we'd been watching the weather like hawks, knowing full well that we were now a little further north of the equator than we intended to be so late in the season. The North East Monsoons slowly abate in May as transition season begins, the winds drop, the seas warm and create a the perfect conditions for the generation of typhoons. In fact the majority of typhoons in North Pacific have their origin in Micronesia and usually in close proximity of Yap ...


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