The Plan Here's a ridiculously simplified version of what we're doing.....
STEP #1: Move to Dirty Jersey to save money for cruising DONE!STEP #2: Purchase cruising vessel DONE!
STEP #3: Sell possessions, move aboard cruising vessel DONE!
STEP #4: Accumulate savings, make cruising vessel & selves seaworthy FOR ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES, LET'S CALL IT DONE!
STEP #5: CAST OFF AND GO! DID IT!
But Where Are Y'all Goin'?
When
we hatched the idea to take off in the boat, we just wanted to go
cruising and wander around the world seeking beautiful, pristine places
before they filled up with trash. Gradually, that evolved into a
plan to sail to the islands of the South Pacific. Now that
we've learned more about the wind patterns, currents and
storm seasons, the plan has evolved into a circumnavigation - sailing
all the way around the world!
It'll take us the better part of three years, and it seems like a pretty worthwhile thing to do with the time. The time frame is not arbitrary - there is a definite schedule one needs to keep in order to make the best use of trade winds and to keep a safe distance from seasonal storms. As with everything else in life, circling the globe is all about timing. The excellent Jimmy Cornell outlines how best to be in the right place at the right time in his book, "World Cruising Routes", which has been a great tool in working out our route.
We've fleshed out the plan so that we'll explore the Caribbean, the Panama Canal, the South Pacific, New Zealand, the South and Western coasts of Africa before ending up back where we started on the East Coast of the US.
That's the plan right now, folks. We'll let you know if it changes!
It'll take us the better part of three years, and it seems like a pretty worthwhile thing to do with the time. The time frame is not arbitrary - there is a definite schedule one needs to keep in order to make the best use of trade winds and to keep a safe distance from seasonal storms. As with everything else in life, circling the globe is all about timing. The excellent Jimmy Cornell outlines how best to be in the right place at the right time in his book, "World Cruising Routes", which has been a great tool in working out our route.
We've fleshed out the plan so that we'll explore the Caribbean, the Panama Canal, the South Pacific, New Zealand, the South and Western coasts of Africa before ending up back where we started on the East Coast of the US.
That's the plan right now, folks. We'll let you know if it changes!
But Where Are Y'all Now?
Check out this google map! We'll try our best to keep it updated as we make our way around.