My Notes
Availability after 9 May 2025
Locations
- Rhode Island - visible to Crew members only - Virginia - visible to Crew members only - same as boarding location - Virginia - 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.
Shakeout and delivery cruise
Wickford Hampton I have positions open for my delivery cruise from Newport,RI to Hampton, VA.
We are looking for a Cook/Galley Manager, or deckhand, other roles and skills are open too.
I have 2 confirmed and one tentative, so need at least one person to complete a 4-person crew. Ideally I need 2 people for a 5-person crew.
Leg 1
Wickford Hampton Bays 7 WaypointsLeg 2
Ocean City 5 WaypointsMy plan is to pull into Sunset Marina for our 3rd and final night.
Leg 3
Hampton 4 WaypointsVessel
Crew
Lifestyle
Experience
Position
Recreational generally unpaid positions, or contributing towards some agreed expenses
Crew no experience
Competent Crew experienced
Deckhand some experience
Watch-keeper some experience
Shorebased working or training from or based on a shore or land
Shorebased: Day work some experience
Shorebased: Detailing no experience
Dear Shipmates
Introduction
I'm bringing my new-to-me sailing yacht (hey, it's 50-feet, I can call it a yacht) from Rhode Island to Virginia!
I need crew for a safe 3-4 day passage from Newport, RI to Hampton, VA starting May 15th! After that, we'll see what the refit requires, and what the energy onboard is. Speaking of; I expect to learn from you, and I'm happy to impart any knowledge I have too. NO CAPT BLIGH OR NAPOLIAN PERSONALITIES PLEASE...
PS. Must love dogs.
About the boat, the plans, and current crew
usually cleancomfortablevery spaciousshare experienceseek adventurefulfill a dream
I’m setting her up as a “Digital Nomad” so Starlink and generous electrical and AC systems are installed. If you are interested in exploring the possibilities of remote work aboard, this is an opportunity to try it for a week at sea and ashore, both docked at anchored.
What is expected of the crew
clean & tidyeasy-goingfriendlyorganisedrespectfultrustworthyrarely/unlikely seasickgood communicatortravel light (little luggage)eager to learn & workpolitepositive outlookopen mindedsense of humorenjoy cookingdon't mind cleaninggood with maintenancecan follow ordersharmony
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