We originally set out to complete a two year circumnavigation around the word. In March of 2020 we landed in the Marquesas, in French Polynesia. One week after we made landfall, we were informed French Polynesian borders were closing as well as nearly every other that lay ahead on our route. The global crisis has completely changed our route but we are working to make the most of the changes we have faced.
Our original route is posted below, but now we are planning to make a great loop in the Pacific. We plan to sail from Polynesia to Alaska and back down North and Central America. From there, we will transit the Panama Canal again and work our way back to Charleston, South Carolina by December of 2021.
nm= Nautical Miles
Charleston>Bermuda 769 nm, 6.41 days
Bermuda>Antigua 922, 7.68 days
Antigua>Guadeloupe 67 nm, 0.56 days
Guadeloupe>Dominica 46 nm, 0.38 days
Dominica>Martinique 45 nm, 0.38 days
Martinique>St. Lucia 36 nm, 0.3 days
St. Lucia> St. Vincent 53 nm, 0.44 days
St. Vincent>Mustique ~40 nm, 0.33 days
Mustique>Canouan ~20 nm, 0.17 days
Canouan>Carriacou ~20 nm, 0.17 days
Carriacou>Grenada ~40 nm, 0.33 days
Grenada>Aruba by way of Bonaire & Curacao, 487 nm total, 4.05 days total travel
Aruba>Cartagena 388 nm, 3.23 days
Cartagena>Panama Canal 267 nm, 2.23 days
Panama Canal>Galapagos Islands 844 nm, 7.03 days
Galapagos>Tahiti 3676 nm, 30.63 days
Tahiti>Rarotonga, CK 610 nm, 5.08 days
Rarotonga, CK>Whangarei, NZ 1908 nm 15.9 days
Whangarei, NZ>Wellington, NZ 500 nm, 4.16 days
Wellington, NZ>Sydney, AU 1233 nm 10.28 days
Sydney, AU>Brisbane, AU 394 nm, 3.28 days
Brisbane, AU>Cairns, AU 748 nm, 6.23 days
Cairns, AU>Thursday Island ~450 nm, 3.75 days
Thursday Island>Misool 1185 nm, 9.9 days
Misool>Bali 823 nm, 6.86 days
Bali>Christmas Island 580 nm, 4.83 days
Christmas Island>Cocos (Keeling) 527 nm, 4.39 days
Cocos (Keeling)>Mauritius Island 2320 nm, 19.3 days
Mauritius Island>Seychelles 936 nm, 7.8 days
Seychelles>Antisiranana, MG 596 nm, 4.8 days
Madagascar>Comoros 356 nm, 2.96 days
Comoros>Durban, SA 1337 nm, 11.14 days
Durban, SA>East London, SA 250 nm, 2.08 days
East London, SA>Port Elizabeth, SA 120 nm, 1 day
Port Elizabeth, SA> Knysna, SA 127 nm, 1.05 days
Knysna, SA>Cape Town, SA 247 nm, 2.05 days
Cape Town, SA>St. Helena 1693 nm, 14.11 days
St. Helena>Ascencion 693 nm, 5.78 days
Ascencion>Cabo Verde 1468 nm, 12.23 days
Cabo Verde>Azores 1257 nm, 10.48 days
Mediterranean Loop ~6020 nm, ~50 days at sea
Alternate Route Options:
Galapagos>Easter Island 2028 nm,16.9 days
Easter Island>Pitcairn Island 1117 nm, 9.3 days