1st Stage:
04/20/2023 to 04/26/2023 - 6 days where we cross the Panama Canal towards the Galapagos. It's 863mn
05/01/2023 to 05/26/2023 - 25 days from Galapagos to Marquesas. It's 3000mn
We will stay touring French Polynesia to the Fiji Islands, about 2600mn of distance stopping on the islands.
4 days from Fiji to Vanuatu- It's 500mn
Then we will stay touring the islands to the Torres Strait (between New Guinea and Northern Australia), in a navigation of 1496nm
2nd Stage:
08/30/2023 - 10 days where we will cross the Torres Strait to Indonesia. It's 1400mn
09/15/2023 - 30 days in which we sail to Mauritius Island. It's 3840mn
10/18/2023 - 4 days from Mauritius to Madagascar. It's 640mn
In Madagascar we will prepare for a more demanding navigation to Durban (South Africa) of 10 days and 1500mn
In Durban we will prepare to round the Cape of Good Hope towards Cape Town. It's 1000mn
3rd Stage:
End of January 2024 - We sail from Cape Town to the island of Saint Helena
02/15/2024 - 14 days from Saint Helena to Natal (Brazil). It's 1900mn
03/08/2024 - 12 days from Natal to Martinique. It's 2000mn
In Martinique we will culminate this great adventure!
**Food, fuel and mooring expenses are not included in the price, they will be divided among the crew on board.
The dates, except the start date, are approximate, they may undergo some modification due to weather conditions.
Boat
Aluminum sailboat 25m long, 6m wide and 4.10m draft, built in Finland for the Whiterbread regatta (now Volvo Ocean Race), in 1988, with a Sloop rig, raced under the name UBF (Union Bank Finland). After its racing life it was reconditioned, inside, as a cruising sailboat.
Sails: 2 mainsails 205ms2
1 Ratchet
1 Asymmetric Spy 375ms2
1 Genova 120% 165ms2
1 Genoa 100%
1 Code 2 (asymmetrical)
Engine: Steyr brand 170hp, turbo diesel, intercooler, electronic injection.
Drinking water capacity: 1000 ls plus desalination unit plus 200 ls boiler
Fuel Capacity: 800ls
Kholler brand Electricity Generator
Inverter 24v to 220v 1700w
Solar panels
Dinghy: semi-rigid Zodiac, Yamaha 40hp engine
Interior layout: 6 double cabins, 3 bathrooms with shower, large living room, large cellar and engine room.
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