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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.
Norfolk to Key West, Cayman, Jamaica, Panama
Norfolk Colón 
Panama along West Coast to Canada
Leg 1
Vancouver 6 WaypointsCanada to Hawaii and Tahiti
Vancouver Pape'ete Tahiti
Vessel
What are the language proficiency levels?
fluent English
elementary Italian, French
Crew
Lifestyle
Experience
Position
Recreational generally unpaid positions, or contributing towards some agreed expenses
Crew no experience
Deckhand any experience
Cook some experience
Dear Shipmates
Introduction
when I started sailing 50 years ago, I knew that one day I would sail around the world.
After my retirement, this "once" came true. I bought a Oceanis 523 in Italy iand started preparing her.. Now it has almost become a new ship in terms of safety, comfort and elegance fitted with generator, watermaker, solarpanels, divecompressor, .. That all paired with the charm of a classic shipbuilding with lots of wood in the interior and a teak deck.
The start has been in March 2023: Departing from Sardinia through the Med I set off with the ARC in November 2023.
I'm open to any kind of sailors, that want to share the experience of coastal sailing, ocean crossing and the pleasure of sailing. Actually it´s not so much about helping on board. The boat is equipped for single handed sailing and sometimes I do that.
I´m more looking for people - experienced and not experienced - that like to share my adventure of a world circum navigation for some time. I´m glad, if my "crew" - or let´s better say co-sailors - can contribute in any way (sailing / navigating, cooking, ...), but more important is their story and background and having a good time together.
The financial contribution for my "crew" is sharing their own costs for provisioning and running the boat (harbour fees, fuel) and some contribution for the cabin.
When it comes to taking friends with the boat, the ship offers comfortable space for a maximum of 4 people in two guest cabins.
A little about me: I've just turned 66, in good physical condition, love good food, like music and culture. I like to talk to interesting people, pass on my knowledge or just hang out and enjoy the quiet time.
If you want to knows more about the boat, contact me. Thomas
About the boat, the plans, and current crew
usually cleancomfortablevery safehave a holidayshare experiencevisit remote placesseek adventurefulfill a dreamlearn a languageface challengesfind a soulmate/partnerlive off the gridmulticultural
If you want to share the experience of a circumnavigation - at least for a shorter or longer leg - I will send you more information.
What is expected of the crew
clean & tidyeasy-goingfit & healthyrespectfultrustworthygood listenertravel light (little luggage)eager to learn & workpoliteopen mindedsense of humorcan pay own expensesenjoy cookingdon't mind cleaninggood with maintenancecan follow orders
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