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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 (S) (initial departure) to the finish (F) (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 (reasonably 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:
- Name your itinerary with a short and clear title, such as 2025 Antarctic Expedition or 2025 Italy Family Cruise, that is descriptive, easy to remember, and simple to refer to in conversations.
- 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.
- Next, add each leg of the significant stopovers by date and location.
- 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.
Key West
Annapolis Key West Florida Keys
Leg 1
Annapolis Vessel
Crew
Lifestyle
Experience
Position
Recreational generally unpaid positions, or contributing towards some agreed expenses
Crew any experience
Dear Shipmates
Introduction
Plan is to sail anywhere in the world... but it will start by cruising down to the Key West and Caribbean first....working as a charter captain or dive instructor for beer money and to meet other people. I'm looking for pleasant, energized, funny, athletic, intelligent, balanced, and adventurous person to compliment my skillset and keep me company. Though I selected "May consider romance," this is not high on my list. It's more to experience life, see something new, have fun... just you never know. I'd just take some time as friends/buddies before that would happen.
Currently posting to see if there is any interest in my plans. Really would like to do some test run day's out w/ potential crew on the Chesapeake
What experience I have:
USCG 50 Ton master Captain w/ sailing endourcment
ASA104: Spent a few years singlehanded 35' Hunter in the Annapolis, Maryland SailTime Fractional Ownership program.
PADI Dive-Instructorr: Late wife was also an instructor...lost track of all the places we dove.
Former Surf Rescue (Beach Patrol): VERY comfortable around water
Very mechanically inclined: Biomedical Engineer, designed and built house, rebuilt many car engines. Hardest part of this lifestyle change is storing and getting rid of some of my tools
About the boat, the plans, and current crew
comfortableluxuriousimmaculatevery safevessel is survey certifiedvery spacioususually single handedhave a holidayshare experiencevisit remote placesseek adventurefulfill a dreamlearn a languagefind a soulmate/partnerlive off the grid
"Get to know crew"
Depart 2025 Apr 14 Mon
Arrive 2025 Oct 1 Wed
I'm looking for crew to sail the Chesapeake Bay this summer—an opportunity to get to know each other, spend time on the water, and see if we’re compatible for longer adventures. The cruising lifestyle is unique, requiring a special kind of compatibility to truly thrive. What better way to test that than by gunkholing up and down the bay, learning about each other and the boat while making plans together for future voyages?
Romance. Goal is to find not just crew, but a partner—a true First Mate
"Someplace outside the Chesapeake Bay"
Depart 2025 Nov 1 Sat
Arrive 2026 Jun 1 Mon
Plan is to sail anywhere in the world... but it will start by cruising down to the Key Largo and Caribbean first....working as a charter captain or dive instructor for beer money and to meet other people. I'm looking for pleasant, energized, funny, athletic, intelligent, balanced, and adventurous person to compliment my skillset and keep me company. Though I selected "May consider romance," this is not high on my list. It's more to experience life, see something new, have fun...
Plan is to sail anywhere in the world... but it will start by cruising down to the Key Largo and Caribbean first.... I'm looking for pleasant, energized, funny, athletic, intelligent, balanced, and adventurous person to compliment my skillset and keep me company. Though I selected "May consider romance," this is not high on my list. It's more to experience life, see something new, have fun... Need to be north Cape Hatteras before hurricane season.
What is expected of the crew
discreeteasy-goingfit & healthyfriendlyorganisedskilledtrustworthyconfident swimmerrarely/unlikely seasickgood listenergood communicatoreager to learn & workpolitepositive outlookopen mindedsense of humorcan pay own expensesenjoy cookingdon't mind cleaning
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