Steve, We are planning a bareboat charter in Tonga Vava’u and the first thing we are doing is choosing the time of the year we want to go. That will depend on a chart of weather in the Tonga region, including precipitation, winds and temperature. Do you know where we can get that chart? Thank you, Mary and Pablo V, Florida, USA
Hi Mary and Pablo: The first thing to do is contact Moorings for their info on Tonga–which should have climate data. Next, you could order up a set of the S. Pacific pilot charts. In general, you will find that the “winter” season–which runs opposite the N. Hemisphere (i.e. June-October) is the dry season, with the coolest temperatures and best trade winds. Steve Dashew
Later e-mail from Mary and Pablo
Thank you! We made a reservation with the Moorings from July 3 till the 13, with their 46 footer (we are 4). We will fly there through LAX, to Nandi and then back to Nandi, Sydney (to go to the Great Barrier for some diving) and back to LAX. It is our first time there. Thanks again, Pablo V
Posted by Steve Dashew (November 30, 1999)
