Pacific Puddle Jump Registrations Now Open
Last spring we announced that Sail Tahiti had taken over the Pacific Puddle Jump, and that from summer 2025, the new PPJ website would offer free access to content covering everything from preparing the boat for the crossing to tips for discovering Polynesia off the beaten track. Sail Tahiti has made good on that promise, and the PPJ is now open for registrations for this year’s rally to French Polynesia, with free and paid options.
Prior to Sail Tahiti’s takeover, the Pacific Puddle Jump had been run by former Latitude 38 editor Andy Turpin. Andy started the PPJ in 1997 as the first organized and supported cruising rally from the Americas’ west coast to French Polynesia. Participants would take up the offer of various pre-sail seminars and support along the way, and crossings would begin anytime between February and May, from various ports. It soon established itself as one of the world’s leading offshore sailing rallies. Now under the Sail Tahiti banner, the PPJ is set to continue the tradition of minimal rules, camaraderie, and support. Designed above all for the safety and solidarity of the fleet, the PPJ is an international community of navigators united by a passion for long-distance sailing and French Polynesia exploration. Since 1997, over 4,000 people of more than a dozen nationalities have embarked on this collective ocean adventure.
To join the rally, sailors have three options. Tumu, the free option, enables participants to attend the information seminars, access the online information, and display their boat’s position to other participants and friends and family. The next two tiers, Manava and Aupuru include upgrades such as weather briefings, webinars, discount packages, technical support and other services. However you decide to sail, you’ll be a part of a fleet of sailors experiencing the unique adventure of crossing the Pacific to French Polynesia with the Pacific Puddle Jump and its 28 years of history.
For more information and to sign up for the rally, go to PacificPuddleJump.com.