China Trade Route – Hong Kong to New York
Spring 2003

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Work doldrums north of Equator, catch NE trades, cross Horse Latitudes, and head NW for New York; pass Bermuda, cross turbulent Gulf Stream; cross shipping lanes coming out of New York; enter New York Harbor and finish at the Statue of Liberty.
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#3: Round Cape of Good Hope, head NNW into South Atlantic, hug coast of Namibia, staying on east side of South Atlantic High (rotates counter clockwise), catch SE trades near Equator; cross into North Atlantic Ocean. 
#1 Depart Hong Kong, sail south through South China Sea (reefs, islands, ships, pirates, oil fields), past Vietnam, Phillipines, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, transit 5 mile wide Sunda Strait (past volcanic Krakatoa), enter Indian Ocean.

#2: Sail WSW across Indian Ocean, downwind using SE Trades; sail near Madagascar, carry Agulhas Current south toward Cape of Good Hope; cross current to hug South Africa before current meets west winds of South Atlantic, creating waves that break ships in half.