Availability after 27 Dec 2025
Locations
- Western Cape - visible to Crew members only - Paraíba - visible to Crew members only - Massachusetts - visible to Crew members only - visible to Premium CrewItineraries
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.
World ARC
Rodney Bay Rodney Bay 
Leg 1
Rodney Bay Santa Marta 10 WaypointsLeg 2
Colón 15 WaypointsLeg 3
Leg 4
Leg 5
Leg 6
Leg 7
Leg 8
Leg 9
Tanna Leg 10
Leg 11
Darwin 36 WaypointsLeg 12
Lombok Town Lombok IslandLeg 13
West Island (Pulau Panjang) 5 WaypointsLeg 14
Port Louis Leg 15
Le Port Leg 16
Richards Bay Leg 17
Cape Town Leg 18
Walvis Bay Leg 19
Jamestown St Helena IslandLeg 20
Cabedelo Leg 21
Port Louis Leg 22
Rodney Bay Vessel
What are the language proficiency levels?
elementary French
Crew
Lifestyle
Experience
Position
Recreational generally unpaid positions, or contributing towards some agreed expenses
Crew experienced
Competent Crew experienced
Watch-keeper experienced
Dear Shipmates
Introduction
We have the opportunity to offer crew places to people who would like to join us on the World ARC from September 2025 to April 2026. There are numerous segments with varying duration which are shown in the itineraries section. Let us know which segments interest you. We will try to firm up our crew selection in the early part of 2025.
Our plan is to share living and passage expenses excluding repairs.
Since compatibility is tremendously important particularly on the longer passages involved in the World ARC we are not interested in hearing from applicants who are Trump supporters.
A little about us:
I am David and I am sailing with my wife Susan. We are 73 and 65 years old. We have spent the last two years sailing our new boat from La Rochelle in France to Turkey and back across the Med to Gibraltar then onward west to the Caribbean. We now have 12,000+ miles under the keel.
About the boat, the plans, and current crew
usually cleancomfortableluxuriousimmaculatevery safevessel is survey certifiedvery spaciousshare experiencevisit remote placesseek adventureface challengesmulticultural
My yacht dimension are : 16.5M LOA, 4.79M beam, draft 2.1M .
Designed and built in 2022 by Amel in La Rochelle. The model is a A50. It’s a cutter rigged Bermuda Masthead sloop. GRP construction. It has been fitted out with Blue Water cruising in mind. Extra equipment has been added.
Safety equipment for crew :
6 person Life raft. Life jackets, 1 per person, three with AIS, grab bag, an offshore flare pack, a hand held waterproof VHF radio. 1 DSC, VHF fixed Radio. SSB Long range radio. A Furuno Radar, AIS Transponder, EPRIB.
Other Equipment:
Maritime Starlink antenna.
240 volts 8kW inverter, fire extinguishers, fire blankets, bilge level alarm, all 6 berths have lee cloths or boards, Highfields 9' RIB with 20hp Honda and 2hp E-propulsion outboard, solar panels for battery charging, 800Ah Lithium House battery bank, folding propeller, 2 anchors and 100 meters of chain, rope rode for secondary anchor. Mainsail is mast furled, Genoa furling, furling self tacking stay sail all electrically furled. Genoa and mainsheet winches are electric. We carry a Code 0 and Gennaker for light air sailing. 600 liters water tank, plus bottles of water. 650 liters diesel fuel tank and 100L in cans a 110hp Volvo Penta inboard engine. 3 bilge pumps and soft wooden bungs. A 3 burner induction stove plus oven. A large two drawer fridge and separate large freezer. 100 litres/h water maker, stand-up showers, washing machine, microwave and small dishwasher. A well appointed spacious interior. We also have a Bauer Junior dive compressor and tanks. I am PADI certified. Check out the boat at Amel 50 on the web. Good food, wine and smiles are found on board. Bring your own sunny disposition and love of sailing.
Any questions please don’t hesitate to ask me.
What is expected of the crew
clean & tidycommitteddiligenteasy-goingenthusiasticfit & healthyfriendlyorganisedrespectfulskilledtrustworthyconfident swimmerrarely/unlikely seasickgood listenergood communicatortravel light (little luggage)eager to learn & workpoliteLGBTIQA+ respectfulpositive outlookopen mindedsense of humorcan pay own expensesenjoy cookingdon't mind cleaninggood with maintenancecan follow orderswill not bring a bicyclewill not bring a petharmony
You may also wish to bring your own blue water life jacket with spray hood and AIS beacon.
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