SAILING OPTIMYSTIC
Our Itinerary
Please keep in mind that sailing plans are written in the sand and change with the ebb and flow of the tides.
January - Puerto Rico
We’ll start by getting settled on the boat. There will be lots of trips to Costco, Target and West Marine as we stock up the boat with everything we need. The kids plan to personalize their rooms and will have to start trying out the routine for their home schooling programs. Welles will roll up his sleeves and finish installing a few pieces of equipment and we’ll be getting some help putting up our new sails.
February - Panama
After some sailing around the USVI/BVI and possibly Antigua and Barbuda, we’ll make our way across the Caribbean Sea towards Panama and get lined up to cross through the Panama Canal. Once we reach the Pacific, the idea is to sit tight outside of Panama City while we re-provision, order spare parts and wait for the right weather window to set sail across the Pacific.
March - Pacific crossing
This will be up to 27 days of blue water where we’ll be trading off on watch so that someone is at the helm 24/7. The horizon will be unchanging, so we’ll have to come up with ways of breaking up the weeks and peppering the days with memorable moments. It’s unclear whether the conditions will make it possible to double down on home schooling so that we can free ourselves up when we finally arrive in the Marquesas.
April - Marquesas Islands
We’re hoping to arrive in Nua Hiva by early April. By then, everyone will be desperate to get onto land and stretch our legs.