Preliminary Plans, August 2015

All plans have changed (standard disclaimer).

Julie, my travel companion, will leave Stamper in the Caraibean. I plan to be in Europe by August 2016.

Working backwards based on our route planning bible from Jimmy Cornell:

Best passage time from the Azores to Europe: June to July, 1570 nautical miles

Best passage time from the Caraib to Azores: April/May to June, 3523 nautical miles. This passage can likely be shortened by going a more direct route to the Azores.

Best passage time from the South Africa to Surinam: November to March, 5150 nautical miles

From mid January we will leave Cape town, which gives us just 2,5 months to do this log strech. It should be possible, with stops in Luderitz, St Helena and Fortaleza.

An alternate route will take us directly from South Africa, to St Helena, Ascunsion, Cape Verdes to the Azores. That route will

be 3000 nautical miles shorter and can be accomplished in the same time frame.

Best time for the trip from Cape Verde to the Azores is June - August.

For the trip to South Africa the following scheme looks appropriate (2015)

November: Reunion - Durban and further to Cape Town. Winterstorms on the S. African coast can be nasty until beginning of November

17-22 December 2015 we will be in Knysna together with Olm and Jose and friends

Christmas until mid January we will be in Cape Town together with Jan and Fenneke and maybe Josefien