Revised Itinerary as of May 2020

 

Depart St Lucia on 9^th January 2016 for Santa Marta, Colombia

Cruise Colombia from 15^th to 20^th January 2016 <715 NM> 

 

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 Depart Santa Marta on 20^th January 2016 for San Blas Islands, Panama 

Cruise the San Blas Islands and Sail to Colon from 22^nd January 2016 to 1^st February 2016 <435 NM>

 

 

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 Transit the Panama Canal from 1^st to 6^th February 2016

 Sail to and Cruise Las Palmas Islands from 6^th to 11^th February 2016 <85 NM>

 

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 Depart Las Palmas Islands on 12^th February 2016 for the Galapagos Islands 

Cruise Galapagos Islands from 20^th February 2016 to 2^nd March 2016 <935 NM>

 

 

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 Depart Santa Cruz, Galapagos on 2^nd March 2016 for the Marquises <2980 NM>

 Cruise the Marquises, Tuamotos and Sail to the Society Islands from 26^th March 2016 to 28^th April 2016 <700 NM> 

 

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Leave World ARC Rally in Tahiti on 28^th April 2016

 Cruise the Society Islands of Tahiti, Moorea, Huahine, Tahaa, Raiatea and Boro Boro 

from 28^th April 2016 to 6^th July 2016 <175 NM>

 

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 Depart Boro Boro, Society Islands on 6^th July 2016 for Suwarrow, Cook Islands <690 NM>

 96-Hour Stop Over in Suwarrow from 10^th July 2016

 

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 Depart Suwarrow, Cook Islands on 14^th July 2016 for Pago Pago, American Samoa <450 NM>

 72-Hour Stop Over in Pago Pago from 17^th July 2016

 

 

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 Depart Pago Pago, American Samoa on 22^st July 2016 for Apia, Samoa <90 NM>

Visit Samoa from 23^th July 2016 to 19^th August 2016

 

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 Depart Apia, Samoa on 19^th August 2016 for Vava’u, Tonga

Divert to Niuatoputapu, Tonga <370 NM>

Visit Niuatoputapu, Tonga from 21^st to 26^th August 2016

 

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Depart Niuatoputapu, Tonga on 26^th August 2016 for Vava'u, Tonga Cruise Vava'u Tonga 

from 27^th August 2016 to 17^th September 2016 <165 NM>

 

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Depart Vava'u, Tonga on 17^th September 2016 for Savu Savu, Fiji <420 NM>

Cruise Fiji from 20^th September 2016 to 24^th October 2016 <270 NM>

 

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Depart Vuda, Fiji on 24^th October 2016 for Opua, New Zealand <1200 NM>

Southern Hemisphere Hurricane Season 2016 / 2017

Cruise Bay of Islands, Northeastern Coast of North Island and Land Travel 

from 1^st November 2016 to 30^th April 2017 <220 NM>

 

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Depart Opua, New Zealand on 1^st May 2017 for Vuda, Fiji <1250 NM>

Cruise Fiji from 10^th May 2017 to 25^th August 2017 <315 NM>

 

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Depart Vuda, Fiji on 26^th August 2017 for Port Vila, Vanuatu <450NM>

 Cruise Vanuatu from 31^st August 2017 to 18^th September 2017

 

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 Depart Anaton Island, Vanuatu on 18^th September 2017 for Noumea, New Caledonia 

Cruise New Caledonia from 19^th September 2017 to 22^nd October 2017 <990 NM>

 

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 Depart Noumea, New Caledonia on 24^th October 2017 for Southport, Australia <960 NM>

Depart Southport, Australia on 4^th December 2017 for Sydney, Australia <380 NM>

Southern Hemisphere Hurricane Season 2017 / 2018

Land Travel in Sydney and Surrounding Areas from 9^th December 2017 to 12^th February 2018 

 

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Depart Sydney, Australia on 14^th February 2018 for Southport, Australia

Cruise East and Northeast Coast of New South Wales and Southeast Coast of Queensland 

from 14^th February 2018 to 17^th March 2018 <430 NM>

 

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Depart Southport, Australia on 8^th May 2018 for Tin Can Bay, Australia

Cruise Great Sandy Straits, Bundaberg and Southern Great Barrier Reef 

from 10^th May 2018 to 18^th June 2018 <550 NM>

 

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Depart Tin Can Bay, Australia on 22^nd June 2018 for Southport, Australia <155 NM>

 

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Depart Southport, Australia on 26^th July 2018 for Noumea, New Caledonia <820 NM>

Cruise New Caledonia from 1^st August 2018 to 21^st October 2018 <700 NM>

 

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Depart Noumea, New Caledonia on 22^nd October 2018 for Bundaberg, Australia <820 NM>

Depart Bundaberg, Australia on 6^th November 2018 for Port MacQuarie, Australia <450 NM>

Southern Hemisphere Hurricane Season 2018 / 2019

 

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Depart Port MacQuarie, Australia on 17^th March 2019 for Southport, Australia <210 NM>

Haul Paw Paw for Antifouling and On-the-Hard Projects

 

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Depart Southport, Australia on 24^th April 2019 for Great Sandy Straits, Australia 

Cruise Central Coast of Queensland to Mackay, Australia from 26^th April 2019 to 18^th May 2019 <530 NM>

 

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Depart Mackay, Australia on 24^th May 2019 for Townsville, Australia

Cruise WhitSundays, Australia from 24^th to 30^th May 2019 <250 NM>

 

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Depart Townsville, Australia on 6^th June 2019 for Thursday Island, Australia 

Cruise Northeast Queensland Coast from 6^th June 2019 to 7^th July 2019 <650 NM>

 

 

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Depart Thursday Island on 13^th July 2019 for Debut, Indonesia <650 NM>

Cruise Indonesia from 18^th July 2019 to 28^th October 2019 <2410 NM>

 

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Depart Nongsa Point Marina, Indonesia on 29^th October 2019 for Johor Bahru, Malaysia 

Cruise Malaysia with Land Travel to Singapore, Vietnam and Cambodia from 29^th October 2019 to TBD <550NM>

Circumnavigation Stalled - Under Movement Control Order on Rebak Island, Malaysia due to COVID-19 Pandemic 

from 18^th March 2019 to Present

 

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Depart Langkawi Island, Malaysia for Phuket, Thailand in beg October <120 NM>

Cruise Thailand from October to late January <TBD NM>

 

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Depart Phuket, Thailand in late January for Trincomalee, Sri Lanka <1020 NM>

Land Travel in Sri Lanka and India from beg February to mid March (30-Day Stay in Sri Lanka, 2 Weeks in India)

 

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Depart Trincomalee, Sri Lanka in mid March for Uliganu, Maldives <700 NM>

Cruise Maldives from late March to late May (60-Day Stay) <TBD NM>

(Hurricane Season: Northern Hemisphere June to November / Bay of Bengal May to July, October to November)

 

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Depart Maldives in late May for Salmon Island, Chagos Archipelago <300 NM>

Cruise Chagos Archipelago from beg June (30 Day Stay) <TBD NM>

 

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Depart Chagos in end June for Seychelles <900 NM>

Cruise Seychelles from July to mid September (OPTIONAL: Sail to East Africa <950 NM)

 

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Depart Seychelles in late September / early October for Madagascar and Richard’s Bay, South Africa <2000 NM>

Cruise coast of South Africa to Cape Town from late October to early January <720 NM>

 

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 Depart Cape Town in early January for Luderitz, Namibia <450 NM>

Land travel in Namibia 

 

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Depart Luderitz, Namibia in late January for St Helena <1330 NM>

Land travel in St Helena from beg February to mid February

 

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 Depart St Helena in mid February for Recife, Brazil <1800 NM>

 Cruise Northeast Coast of Brazil to Sao Luis from beg March to May <725 NM>

 

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OPTION #1:

 

Depart Sao Luis in May for Cayenne (French Guyana) <650 NM>

Northern Hemisphere Hurricane Season

 

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Depart Cayenne (French Guyana) in late October / beg November for Tabago <625 NM>

Cruise Tabago

 

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Depart Tabago in late November for Grenada <80 NM>

 Circumnavigation Completed

 

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Depart Cayenne (French Guyana) in late October / beg November for Barbados <650 NM>

Cruise Barbados and sail to Grenada or Bequia to Complete Circumnavigation

 

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OPTION#2:

 

Depart Sao Luis in May for Cayenne (French Guyana) <650 NM>

Cruise Cayenne in May

 

 

Depart Cayenne (French Guyana) in late May for Tabago <625 NM>

Cruise Tabago

 

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Depart Tabago in beg June for Grenada <80 NM>

 Circumnavigation Complete

Northern Hemisphere Hurricane Season

 

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Notes:

All dates are subject to change.

In order to get a rough idea of how many consecutive 24-hour sailing days we will have on a particular leg, divide the nautical miles by 6.5 and then by 24 e.g. ((815 NM / 6.5 Knots) / 24 Hours) = ~5.25 days.