Typhoon Fung-wong (Super Typhoon Uwan) was a powerful and destructive November 2025 cyclone that struck the Philippines, Taiwan, and Japan’s Ryukyu Islands, rapidly intensifying after forming northeast of Chuuk on...

Four Typhoons in 10 Days Four typhoons have struck the Philippines in the the space of 10 days, with the latest Super Typhoon Man-Yi having claiming eight lives as of...

More Tropical Cyclones The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) says more tropical cyclone (TCs) are entering the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) than anywhere else in the...

These notes have been compiled with information from our visit to the Visayan Islands in 2012 and from locals and another cruising folk who have also visited the area and...

The Other Pacific: North of the Equator If sailors think of the Pacific idyll, it’s probably the real or an imagined Tahiti that comes to mind. At any rate, it’s...