What a grand plan…the Blue Planet Odyssey. A 3-year rally to do good by the planet while cruising around the world. With the right planning and some good fortune, I could possibly join the rally somewhere, somehow…could I really? I would need at least a 40′ boat and ~23k registration and taking Jake would be non-negotiable. It would possibly mean changing my current plans which put me in the Mediterranean in March 2014 and with a cruising kitty for maybe one year. Would need to rethink my route, timing, and financials…
slow original plans for year, build the kitty, join the west coast start in late ’14 -will it be worth the wait?
keep original plans, wander around Europe for a few months, join the start there in summer ’14 -can I live at sea for 4 years?
get clever with planning and lucky with fortunes… -time to model new scenarios
I am excited to attend the seminar at Strictly Sail Pacific next week and get inspired.
Southern route – Pacific start
Vancouver (September-October 2014) – San Francisco – San Diego (November 2014) – Mexico (November 2014 – January 2015) – [Galapagos (February)] – Marquesas – Tahiti (June) – Tonga – [Bora Bora – Suwarrow – Tokelau – Tuvalu] – Fiji – Vanuatu – [Great Barrier Reef] – Torres Strait (October 2015) – Darwin – Indonesia – Singapore (January 2016) – [Thailand] – Andaman Islands – Maldives – India (February) – Dubai – Oman – Red Sea – Suez Canal (April 2016) – Mediterranean – Gibraltar (September) – Canary Islands (October-November) – Eastern Caribbean (December 2016-February 2017) – San Blas Islands – Panama (March 2017)
Southern route – Europe start
London (20 July 2014) – France – Spain – Portugal – Gibraltar – Morocco – Canary Islands (November) – Eastern Caribbean (December 2014-January 2015) – San Blas – Panama (February 2015) – [La Libertad (Ecuador)] – Galapagos (March) – Marquesas (April) – Tahiti (June 2015) – Tonga – [Bora Bora – Suwarrow – Tokelau – Tuvalu] – Fiji – Vanuatu – [Great Barrier Reef] – Torres Strait (October 2015) – Darwin – Indonesia – Singapore (January 2016) – [Thailand] – Andaman Islands – Maldives – India (February) – Dubai – Oman – Red Sea – Suez Canal (April 2016) – Mediterranean – Gibraltar (June 2016) – London (July 2016)
Southern route – Australia start
Sydney (August 2015) – Great Barrier Reef – Torres Strait – Darwin – Indonesia – Singapore (January 2016) – [Thailand] – Andaman Islands – Maldives – India (February) – Dubai – Oman – Red Sea – Suez Canal (April 2016) – Mediterranean – Gibraltar
Southern route – New York start
New York (October 2014) – Annapolis – Norfolk (November 2014) – Eastern Caribbean (December 2014-January 2015) – San Blas Islands – Panama (February 2015) – [La Libertad (Ecuador)] – Galapagos (March) – Marquesas (April) – Tahiti (June) – Tonga – [Bora Bora – Suwarrow – Tokelau – Tuvalu] – Fiji – Vanuatu – [Great Barrier Reef] – Torres Strait (October 2015) – Darwin – Indonesia – Singapore (January 2016) – [Thailand] – Andaman Islands – Maldives – India (February) – Dubai – Oman – Red Sea – Suez Canal (April 2016) – Mediterranean – Gibraltar
