So, one has to start somewhere, and setting a sailing programme seems like a sensible place to do so.
Inspired by Cornell’s family bibles, by the Grand Large Yachting World Odyssey 500 and, unconsciously, by many other elements, I came up with the following very draft sketch.
A few comments.
So far, it is an itinerary, not really a programme as the time element is missing (this is my next step). Yet, it follows a rough East-to-West direction.
Timing wise, the idea is to not rush it, but rather to sail when possible and spend the time onshore when not, even if for several months. As well, the idea is to spend ample time visiting the inland: I don’t see myself passing by Peru and not visiting the Machu Pichu, or by Australia and missing Mount Uluru.
All combined, I don’t see this lasting less than 5 years, probably more.
Oh, and this assumes by and large staying within trade winds, but I have another quite different idea in mind as well (which will be for a later post).
Any thoughts or hints at this stage? I am particularly eager in online tools/resources to help make this more efficient.
| Location | Country |
|---|---|
| Lorient | France |
| Santander | Spain |
| Gijon | Spain |
| A Coruna | Spain |
| Vigo | Spain |
| Cascais | Portugal |
| Casablanca | Morocco |
| Canary Islands | Spain |
| Dakar | Senegal |
| Cape Verde | Cape Verde |
| Martinique | France |
| St Lucia | St Lucia |
| St Vincent and the Grenadines | St Vincent and the Grenadines |
| Grenada | Grenada |
| Roque | Venezuela |
| Curaçao | The Netherlands |
| Aruba | The Netherlands |
| Cartagena | Colombia |
| Panama Strait | Panama |
| Galapagos | Ecuador |
| Salinas | Ecuador |
| Callao (Lima) | Peru |
| Easter Island | Chili |
| Pitcairn | UK |
| Gambier (Polynesia) | France |
| Marquesas (Polynesia) | France |
| Tuamoutus (Polynesia) | France |
| Tahiti (Polynesia) | France |
| Bora Bora (Polynesia) | France |
| Suwarrow | Cook Islands |
| Samoa | Samoa |
| Vava’u | Tonga |
| Wallis | France |
| Fiji | Fiji |
| Vanuatu | Vanuatu |
| New Caledonia | France |
| New Zealand | New Zealand |
| Sydney | Australia |
| Brisbane | Australia |
| Cairns (Great Coral Reef) | Australia |
| Torres Strait | Australia |
| Darwin | Australia |
| Bali | Indonesia |
| Singapore | Singapore |
| Phuket | Thailand |
| Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka |
| Maldives | Maldives |
| Chagos | UK |
| Mauritius | Mauritius |
| Réunion | France |
| Madagascar | Madagascar |
| Seychelles | France |
| Tanzania | Tanzania |
| Mozambique | Mozambique |
| Durban | South Africa |
| Cape of Good Hope | South Africa |
| Namibia | Namibia |
| Saint Helena | UK |
| Salvador | Brazil |
| French Guaina | France |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Grenada | Grenada |
| Saint Vincent | Saint Vincent |
| Saint Lucia | Saint Lucia |
| Martinique | France |
| Guadeloupe | France |
| Antigua | Antigua and Barbuda |
| St Kitts & Nevis | St Kitts & Nevis |
| Puerto Rico | USA |
| Dominican Republic | Dominical Republic |
| Cuba | Cuba |
| Bahamas | The Bahamas |
| Florida | USA |
| Georgia | USA |
| South Carolina | USA |
| North Carolina | USA |
| Virginia | USA |
| New Jersey | USA |
| New York | USA |
| Boston | USA |
| Lorient | France |
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