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Availability URGENT ready now
Locations
- New York - visible to Crew members only - Wales - visible to Crew members only - same as boarding location - England - 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.
Across Atlantic to UK
Holyhead She's a heavy boat and handles the weather and the seas well. She's sailed up to Canada and down to the Bahamas offshore. Boat and skipper are ready to go
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Position
Recreational generally unpaid positions, or contributing towards some agreed expenses
Crew experienced
Competent Crew experienced
Deckhand experienced
Dear Shipmates
Introduction
About the boat, the plans, and current crew
usually cleancomfortablevessel is survey certified
The route will keep us sailing above the the Azores high most of the way between the 40th and 38th parallel. It will be non-stop but Bermuda and the Azores will be within striking distance if anything goes wrong.
The boat had a full survey in September and passed it with flying colours. The standing rigging was replaced this year and the engine was completely rebuilt last year. She's easy to sail and has kept us safe (and fairly dry!) on all of our trips.
What is expected of the crew
clean & tidyeasy-goingfit & healthyrarely/unlikely seasicksense of humorcan pay own expensesgood with maintenance
We'll operate 2 watches of 2 people - 4 hours on 4 hours off. The boat is easy to sail but she's big so you need to know what you are doing. You will get a good physical workout ;-)
This will be an active passage - there will be times when you can put your feet up and get a tan but there will be other times when the sea will get feisty and we will all need to work together as a team.
Having spent many years sailing in the UK I'm well aware of what the sea may throw at us. It will probably get quite cold at times and you will need your heavy weather waterproofs and boots. I would expect people to have their own lifejackets and harnesses however if you don't then I have plenty of spare ones. Bring warm clothing, hats and gloves as well as your T-shirts and shorts.
We'll share the cost of food and you will pay for your travel from the UK. You will need to get a UK visa
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