One of the rules about Typhoon's in the Western Pacific, is that there is NO season, there are just a couple of months when hardly any Tropical Storms(TS) form up. One of the problems with working in the area is that they have a bad habit of forming up in surprising ways. For instance, 2 years ago, just before I was headed over there in March, one formed up in an area far north of the usual places. Then while we were getting organized another formed and headed right for the area in the Philippines that we were headed. All of this was during what might be considered the "off season". Here is the mean path tracks for late May/June. http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/port_studies/thh-nc/appendic/graphics/figa-12.gif Here is another pic with the frequency graphs. http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/port_studies/thh-nc/appendic/graphics/figa-1.gif Frankly, I doubt that I could be talked into taking a slow boat down the China coast, in effect straight into the average path of all the typhoons in the area. It's not that the chances are high, but notice that the boat's path and the Typhoon tracks all intersect in the same area. Mike _____________________________________ Capt. Mike Maurice Beaverton Oregon(Near Portland)