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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.
High level itinerary
Nadi Valletta 
Leg 1
Nadi Port Moresby Leg 2
Lombok Town Lombok IslandLeg 3
Langkawi Leg 4
Galle Leg 5
Sur Leg 6
Suez Leg 7
Valletta Vessel
What are the language proficiency levels?
competent Italian
learning French, Spanish
Crew
Lifestyle
Experience
Position
Recreational generally unpaid positions, or contributing towards some agreed expenses
Crew experienced
Captain / Skipper experienced
Delivery Crew experienced
Professional paid positions, experience and/or qualifications are usually required
Crew experienced
Delivery Crew experienced
Dear Shipmates
Introduction
I am looking for . a regular non-paid crew or a “trainee” delivery crew to join me on some or all of my passages from Fiji westward to the Mediterranean.
I have just completed a passage from Tonga to Fiji and now I want to sail my boat further westward to around about PNG (I want to get it out of the South Pacific before November 2024 due to cyclone season).
This passage will have brief stops in Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands for a rest and groceries. My intention is to leave the boat in a marina over the Christmas and then restart the journey to Indonesia in January 2025. You are quite welcome to stay free of charge on the boat whenever I am not on it.
Unfortunately to fund this endeavour I have to work! So I work remotely Monday to Friday while on board, and then every two months I have to fly home for a month. Then I fly back to the boat and do another passage, and repeat this process to edge westward bit by bit.
While I am on the boat then I will be the skipper and you will be the crew, but if you are interested, comfortable and confident enough then I am open to you sailing the boat westward while I am not on the boat. You could sail the boat from my point of departure to somewhere else further along the route at your choosing, at which point you will change from a crew to a delivery captain and crew. But I am just throwing this out there and there is no pressure to do this. If you are interested in doing some delivery passages then I am open to paying some compensation for your time.
While I cannot pay for your flights, I will pay for the boat costs such as maintenance, port fees, marinas. You can come for just one passage or for several.
From a sailing watches point of view I would ideally be looking to take on two people (either a couple or two individuals). This would help distribute the watches and other usual duties like cooking, etc.
My boat is not big nor fast, but it is safe and sturdy, and you will learn to sail very well
About the boat, the plans, and current crew
fairly crampedusually cleanvery safeusually single handedhave a holidayshare experiencevisit remote placesseek adventurefulfill a dreamface challengeslive off the gridmulticultural
What is expected of the crew
clean & tidyeasy-goingenthusiasticfit & healthyfriendlyorganisedrespectfultrustworthyrarely/unlikely seasickgood communicatoreager to learn & workpolitepositive outlookopen mindedsense of humorcan pay own expensesenjoy cookingdon't mind cleaninggood with maintenancecan follow orderswill not bring a pet
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