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Itineraries
What are itineraries, routes, legs, stopovers, and waypoints?
An itinerary is a route divided into legs showing the planned locations and dates of the main stopovers from the start (initial departure) to the end (final arrival), which is the destination of the vessel's journey (also called voyage, trip, torn, or expedition).
Each leg has a departure and an arrival date and location. It may also have additional waypoints in between, which might be stopping points or course change points.
Accuracy of itineraries
Itineraries for vessels at sea are never precise! We use three accuracy levels for the planning status to avoid confusion about what is likely to happen or not:
- Pending (not accurate) – initial idea, possibilities
- Preliminary (kinda accurate) – changes may still apply
- Planned (fairly accurate) – this is what's meant to happen
Days vs Nights
The duration of an itinerary is counted in days (start to end date) and the leg in nights (departure to arrival date). That is because you may arrive on a Monday and leave on a Tuesday. Therefore, there can be confusion if you were there for one or two days, but it would strictly count as one night without any confusion.
Therefore, you would say you went on a 14-day holiday or trip (the itinerary) and spent 13 nights on all your legs combined, for example.
Planning vs Estimates
There is also an important distinction between planning (what's the intention) and estimating (what's calculated). A time of arrival is always an estimate as a calculation is required; that's why it is called ETA (Estimated Time of Arrival).
You can't plan to leave San Francisco and arrive in Hawaii 10 minutes later, regardless of how desperate your intention is. If you intend to arrive in Hawaii by a certain date and estimate 10 days for the journey, then you can plan to leave San Francisco 12 to 15 days before. Therefore, your departure date is planned (what's the intention), and the arrival is still an estimate (what's calculated based on season, winds, currents, and many other factors). Plans can change due to weather, government requirements, breakdowns, delays, etc.
Tips for planning an itinerary
The following tips are worth noting to manage your itinerary and maintain an excellent overview:
- 1) Name your itinerary with a short and clear title, such as 2024 Antarctic Expedition or 2024 Italy Family Torn, that is descriptive, easy to remember, and simple to refer to in conversations.
- 2) You can set your itinerary's visibility to private while planning it, share it with only those you contact, or share it with anyone who views your profile.
- 3) Next, add each leg of the significant stopovers by date and location.
- 4) Then, keep updating each leg as required.
Be realistic and mindful when planning an itinerary. People will arrange their timing and life around it, taking time off work, booking flights, arranging accommodation, etc. It's crucial to let the crew know how accurate they can expect the itinerary to be.
current plan is to be in Zihuatanejo March 1st.
Leg 1
San Carlos Ixtapa Zihuatanejo 3 WaypointsVessel
What are the language proficiency levels?
elementary Spanish
Crew
Lifestyle
Experience
Position
Recreational generally unpaid positions, or contributing towards some agreed expenses
Deckhand any experience
Competent Crew any experience
Watch-keeper any experience
Dear Shipmates
Introduction
I am sailing in México for the foreseeable future. I have a Transpac 37 trawler for cruising the waters of the Pacific Northwest during the summer months. I'm very easy going, and laid back, I love sharing my experiences with others. I will teach you all I know about sailing. I'm not afraid to see the errors of my ways. I want to continue sailing wherever my Crew and I feel like. My experience includes SFO to Hilo on an old Ericson 35 as crew, 3 Baja Haha's. The last one, sailing my boat from Seattle to where I'm at now. This is my 4th year sailing in Mexico. Before heading for warmer weather I cruised for 35 years in the PNW. My smoking involves an occasional cigar in the evening while at anchor.
About the boat, the plans, and current crew
usually cleancomfortablevery safevessel is survey certifiedvery spaciouslive on little moneyshare experiencevisit remote placesseek adventurelearn a languagefind a soulmate/partnerlive off the grid
The boat has been through 4 4 year refit, that is still on going. New rudder, prop shaft and some electrical upgrades.Included equipment is liferaft, epirb, SSB, VHF, autopilot, Starlink satellite WiFi, solar, and watermaker.
What is expected of the crew
clean & tidyeasy-goingenthusiasticfit & healthyfriendlyorganisedrespectfultrustworthyrarely/unlikely seasickgood listenergood communicatortravel light (little luggage)eager to learn & workpositive outlookopen mindedsense of humorcan pay own expensesenjoy cookingdon't mind cleaningcan follow ordersharmony
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