The J. Henry Expedition Route



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 

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