We thought it might be interesting to post our itinerary for the Pacific. Our current plan is to remain with the World ARC as far as Fiji and then leave it to spend more time exploring French Polynesia with the Pacific Islands rally, returning to New Zealand with them in October. Exciting!
WORLD ARC 2019-20 Itinerary
Leg Miles Days Start
Saint Lucia – Santa Marta, Colombia 815 4-6 Sat 12 Jan
Santa Marta – San Blas Islands, Panama 280 2-3 Wed 23 Jan
Sail independently to Colon, Panama 80 1
Transit Panama Canal 3-7 Feb
Sail independently to Las Perlas Islands, Panama 45
Las Perlas Rendezvous Thu 14 Feb
Las Perlas – San Cristobal Island (Galapagos) 850 6-8 Fri 15 Feb
Sail independently to Santa Cruz (Galapagos) 45
Santa Cruz Island - Hiva Oa (Marquesas) 2980 15-24 Wed 6 Mar
Cruise Marquesas to Nuka Hiva
Nuka Hiva rendezvous Wed 3 Apr
Cruise Tuamotus and Society Islands 1000
Bora Bora rendezvous Thu 16 May
Bora Bora - Suwarrow (Cook Islands) 690 Sun 19 May
Suwarrow - Niue 540
Niue - Vava'u (Tonga) 230
Cruise Tonga and Fiji 580 Thu 13 Jun
Musket Cove rendezvous Wed 10 Jul
And then the Pacific Islands Rally
JULY & AUGUST
Explore Lau Islands (Fiji) and Western districts (Fiji is divided administratively into four divisions which are further subdivided into fourteen provinces).
Depart Lautoka, Fiji for Anatom, Vanuatu Tue 13 Aug
Arrive Anelghowhat, Anatom Fri 16 Aug
Then explore southern Vanuatu
Port Vila, Efate
Explore northern Vanuatu
Depart Port Vila, Vanuatu for Lifou, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
Mon 16 Sep
Clearance into Lifou, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia Thu 19 Sep
Welcome feast and local weaving demonstrations Fri 20 Sep
Explore Loyalty Islands and eastern Le Grand Terre
Isle de Pins
Explore Southern Lagoon and southern Le Grand Terre
Muster Noumea for farewell party
LATE OCTOBER
Depart Noumea for Opua, New Zealand
Arrival party - Opua
Exciting!!!