Fiji-New Zealand Is a Famously Tricky Passage, So We Hired a Weather Router...in Florida

Expertise and Comm Tech Give Marine Weather Center Global Reach

Passage Moment: When the sun went down it got darn cold. We put on thick clothes and wind-proof sailing jackets topped off with a wool watch cap. The boat is a 52-foot Amel named Cream Puff. (Photo by the author)

This is the second of three stories looking at weather in an unusual way.

By MARK CLAYTON

Sailing from Fiji to New Zealand is tricky. The trip ta…