My Notes
Availability ready now
Locations
- Southern Aegean - visible to Crew members only - Rio de Janeiro - visible to Crew members only - visible to Crew members only - Auckland - 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 (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.
Mediterranean to Brazil
Leg 1
Rio De Janeiro 16 WaypointsSailing time is approximately 30 days plus layover time.
The yacht is a well-equipped well maintained yacht which has a proven off shore track record. She crossed the Atlantic last year from the Caribbean and is now working her way south down the Atlantic.
I sail with a crew of three persons and require each person to be capable of standing an indepentant watch.
Vessel
Crew
Lifestyle
Experience
Position
Recreational generally unpaid positions, or contributing towards some agreed expenses
Crew some experience
Dear Shipmates
Introduction
2 positions exist for crew to enjoy some beautiful ocean sailing.
I am a competent easy going sailor who enjoys the ocean life, and looking for like minded persons to share the experience and company. The boat has separate cabin for crew.
The vessel is a well proven fast comfortable cruising yacht maintained to a high standard.
I love to visit remote places and enjoy learning about indigenous peoples life styles. I rarely visit marina's and prefer to keep moving rather than staying in one place a long time. My passion is sailing, photography, scuba diving and visiting new places.
If you are think this adventure for you drop myself a line.
About the boat, the plans, and current crew
usually cleancomfortableimmaculatevery safeusually single handedshare experiencevisit remote placesseek adventurelive off the gridmulticultural
What is expected of the crew
clean & tidycommitteddiligenteasy-goingfit & healthyfriendlyrespectfultrustworthyconfident swimmergood listenergood communicatoreager to learn & workpoliteLGBTIQA+ respectfulpositive outlookopen mindedsense of humorcan pay own expensesenjoy cookingdon't mind cleaningcan follow orderswill not bring a bicyclewill not bring a pet
Recommendations
PIV