Like all sailing schedules, itineraries change due to weather, boat repairs and discovering paradise (meaning we stay longer than anticipated). Although our 2014 schedule isn't set in stone, this is at least a starting point. We are excited to get this voyage underway and hope that you will continue to follow us as we see the world, one island at a time.
2014 Sailing Schedule
APRIL:
Boat prep on Gold Coast (Brisbane, Australia)
Brisbane to Whitsunday Islands—5 days (700nm)
Visit Whitsunday Islands—Heart Reef and White Haven Beach
Sail from Whitsunday to Townsville, then on to Cairns—5 days (400nm)
MAY:
Visit Cairns and provision AMARA
Sail from Cairns to Lizard Island—2 days (250nm)
Sail from Lizard Island—Dive Herron Island and Cod Hole
Dive the Great Barrier Reef!
Sail through Torres Straight to Thursday Island (300nm)
Provision AMARA at Thursday Island
Sail from Thursday Island to Tual (Indonesia) and South East Moluca—5 days
(800nm)
JUNE:
Visit Tual
Sail from Tual to the Banda Islands—2 days (250nm)
Visit the Banda Islands
Sail from the Banda Islands to Sorong (370nm) then to Cenderawasih Bay (350nm)
Dive with whale sharks in Cenderawasih Bay
Sail from Cenderawasih Bay to Sorong (350nm)
Sorong Orientation
New crew arrival—change over crew in Sorong
Dive and cruise Raja Ampat Islands
JULY:
Continue to dive and cruise around Raja Ampat archipelago
Sail to Ambon (350nm) and visit the Spice Islands
Sail from Ambon to Wakatobi (400nm) and dive in the National
Reserve
Sail to Flores (300nm) and cruise along coast of Flores
Sail to Komodo and see Komodo Dragons
Continue cruising along coast to Lombok and visit Lombok, then on to Bali
AUGUST:
Visit Bali
Provisioning and Boat Preparation
Depart from Bali
Sail from Bali to Christmas Island—4 days (570nm)
Sail from Christmas Island to Cocos—4 days (420nm)
Sail from Cocos to Mauritius—14 days (2037nm)
SEPTEMBER:
Visit Mauritius
Sail Mauritius—Reunion—Durban (South Africa)—12 days (1576nm)
Visit Durban—Safari in Africa!
OCTOBER:
Sail from Durban—Cape Town—20 days (735nm)
Visit Cape Town—Possible repairs for AMARA
NOVEMBER:
Sail from Cape Town—St. Helena—11 days (1693nm)
Sail from St. Helena—Fernando de Noronha (Brazil)—13 days (1800nm)
Sail from Fernando de Noronha—Fortaleza—5 days (600nm)
DECEMBER:
Sail from Fortaleza to the mouth of the Amazon—5 days (600nm)
Sail the Amazon River
Sail the Amazon Mouth to Trinidad & Tobago—12 days (1600nm)
Visit Trinidad & Tobago
CHRISTMAS IN THE CARIBBEAN!
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So far, this is as close to a sail plan that Martin and I are able to come up with at the moment. We know that owning a boat translates to, "Be prepared to make changes." Nothing is ever set in stone but we can dream that in a perfect world, this is all the ocean we'd like to cover and all the places that we'd love to visit. If you'd like to see where we are at the moment, you can click here and see our location on the map.
Check back every so often because odds are, things are going to change!
FEBRUARY-MARCH 2013:
Transatlantic crossing. Arrive in St. Maarten late March
APRIL 2013:
San Blas Islands, Panama, cross through the Panama canal,
Galapagos
Galapagos
MAY 2013:
Pacific ocean crossing, Tuamotos, French Polynesia
JUNE 2013:
Tuamotus, Tahiti
JULY 2013:
Moorea, Huahine, Ta'haa, Ra'iatea, Bora Bora
AUGUST 2013:
Bora Bora to Suwarrow, Cook Islands
Bora Bora to Suwarrow, Cook Islands
SEPTEMBER 2013:
Niue and Vava'u Tonga
OCTOBER 2013:
Tonga and Fiji
NOVEMBER 2013:
Fiji and Vanuatu
DECEMBER 2013:
Eastern Australia
...And if Martin holds up his end of the bargain, we'll be sailing through Sydney Harbor for New Year's 2014! Wish us luck!
