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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.
New Zealand - Tahiti - Tuamotus - other FP islands
Marsden Cove Rotoava Fakarava Atoll
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Marsden Cove Vessel
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Crew
Lifestyle
Experience
Position
Recreational generally unpaid positions, or contributing towards some agreed expenses
Deckhand no experience
Watch-keeper any experience
Cook some experience
Dear Shipmates
Introduction
Since 2014, I have been a full-time liveaboard on this boat cruising the east coast of the US, the Caribbean, through the Panama Canal, a bit on the west coast of the US, Mexico/Sea of Cortez, then in 2023, across the pacific to the Marquesas and other south pacific islands. Now I am in New Zealand getting some boat work done before continuing the journey.
Jane, my partner, is relatively new to sailing so we think it would be nice to have some crew as we continue the adventure to help bridge the gap as she gains experience.
I like to run a no-drama, fun boat but safety is always paramount. Ideal crew would have a great outlook on life, know how to laugh as well as enjoying more serious discussions and enjoy the journey as much as the destination.
About the boat, the plans, and current crew
usually cleancomfortablevery safeshare experiencevisit remote placesseek adventurelive off the grid
Jane, my partner, joined me here in New Zealand and is relatively new to sailing and the cruising lifestyle but is quickly adapting. She is looking forward to exploring the south pacific islands. We would like some additional crew for the passage back to French Polynesia and, if things work out, to join us in exploring the islands.
We are working on getting long-stay visas for French Polynesia and, if granted, plan to spend 9 months to a year exploring, especially the less inhabited islands like the Tuamotus but also mainstream islands such as Tahiti, Moorea, Raita, and Bora Bora.
The boat is set up for extended off-grid living and we prefer to have crew that appreciates the simpler lifestyle.
The boat is a Bob Perry designed 2014 Passport Vista 545 Aft Cockpit, the first Passport Vista 545 Aft Cockpit built by Passport Yachts and Cruising World's 2016 "Boat of the Year", as well as the 2016 “Best Full-Size Cruiser Over 50 feet”. She was conceived as a voyaging yacht for short-handed crew and is explicitly designed and outfitted for blue water voyaging with state-of-the-art electronics (GPS, AIS, HD Radar, auto pilot, Starlink, SSB, VHF, etc.). Since we prefer anchoring out most of the time, the boat is pretty self-sufficient with ~1500W of solar panels, a backup diesel generator and Cape Horn Xtreme watermaker.
What is expected of the crew
clean & tidyeasy-goingenthusiasticfit & healthytravel light (little luggage)eager to learn & workopen mindedenjoy cookingdon't mind cleaning
I like to have fun and enjoy the occasional happy hour but this is definitely not a party boat. Illegal drugs are not acceptable.
So if you're trying to build time or just want the experience of a longer sailing passage, let me know.
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