{"id":9637,"date":"2014-06-22T12:45:01","date_gmt":"2014-06-22T12:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cornellsailing.com\/sail-the-odyssey\/blue-planet-odyssey\/routes-schedule\/"},"modified":"2016-07-24T18:18:22","modified_gmt":"2016-07-24T17:18:22","slug":"routes-schedule","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cornellsailing.com\/de\/archives\/past-rallies\/blue-planet-odyssey\/routes-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Routes &#038; Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"<table style=\"margin: 10px 0px; width: 530px;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/downloads\/BPO-RouteMap-P-150120.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"> <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\" title=\"Blue Planet Odyssey Route Map- Click to enlarge\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/pages\/BPO-RouteMap-P-150120-web.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Planet Odyssey Route Map- Click to enlarge\" width=\"530\" \/> <\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\" valign=\"top\">Blue Planet Odyssey Route Map<br \/> <em><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/downloads\/BPO-RouteMap-P-150120.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">Click to enlarge and download high-res map<\/a><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><em>The following routes and schedules are <strong>provisional<\/strong> and only meant as general guidelines.\u00a0The starting dates and individual ports (where not specified) will be announced as soon as they are confirmed. Places and dates in square brackets are either provisional, may not be visited or denote a suggested detour.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Because of safety concerns, logistical or political considerations, some countries or stopover ports on the proposed route may have to be avoided and the route and schedule amended accordingly. The decision has now been made not to sail through the North Indian Ocean in view of current political uncertainty and instability in that whole region. The route will be amended to reach the Atlantic Ocean by way of the Cape of Good Hope. The organisers will endeavour to keep such changes to the minimum and give reasonable amount of notice of any changes.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>The <em>Blue Planet Odyssey<\/em>\u00a0is\u00a0sailing around the world along two main routes:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Southern route<\/strong><br \/>This is the main route of the <em>Blue Planet Odyssey<\/em>, sailing through the Panama Canal and into the South Pacific and SE Asia before returning to the Caribbean.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Northern route<\/strong><br \/>This is a more challenging route which includes the Northwest Passage (in both the 2014 and 2015 starts) and a winter crossing of the North Pacific.\n<div class=\"morelinks\">The Northern route is described <a href=\"http:\/\/cornellsailing.com\/de\/sail-the-odyssey\/blue-planet-odyssey\/northern-route\/\">here<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Alternative routes and detours<\/h4>\n<p>There will be several alternative routes or detours along this main route of the Blue Planet Odyssey. Some will call at endangered islands that are off the main route and because of their location can only accommodate a small number of boats and visitors, while other detours will give participants the option of visiting more remote destinations.<\/p>\n<h4>Amendments<\/h4>\n<p>In consultation with the <em>Blue Planet Odyssey<\/em> participants, the 2015-16 route has been amended in order to allow longer in Vanuatu, Australia and Indonesia. The schedule can be found below.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4>Pursuit Legs<\/h4>\n<p>Some of the legs either starting from a port or anchorage with limited capacity, or finishing in such a location, will be run as a pursuit, with the boats starting on their own and not in a group.<\/p>\n<h4>Cruise<\/h4>\n<p>In all attractive cruising grounds along the route, participants will be able to explore the area on their own.<\/p>\n<h4>Rendez-vous ports<\/h4>\n<p>At the end of a cruising leg the fleet will meet at a designated port and will continue together to the next destination.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"color-orange\">Southern Route<\/h2>\n<h4>Atlantic Ocean (2014-15)<\/h4>\n<div id=\"tablearea-1\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"4\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th width=\"30%\">Start<\/th>\n<th>Leg<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">12 July 2014<\/td>\n<td>London* \u2013 Lanzarote (Canary Islands)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>16 November 2014<\/td>\n<td>Lanzarote* <strong>\u2013<\/strong> Martinique<br \/> <em>(sailed as part of the <a href=\"http:\/\/cornellsailing.com\/de\/sail-the-odyssey\/atlantic-odyssey\/\">Atlantic Odyssey<\/a>)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>January &#8211; March\u00a02015<\/td>\n<td>Key West*\/Martinique* &#8211;\u00a0Montego\u00a0Bay (Jamaica) &#8211; Porvenir (San Blas Islands) &#8211; San Blas\u00a0cruising leg &#8211; \u2013 Shelter Bay Marina\u00a0(Panama) &#8211; Transit Panama Canal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"note\">* Primary starting locations<\/p>\n<h4>Pacific Ocean (2015)<\/h4>\n<div id=\"tablearea-1\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th width=\"30%\">Start<\/th>\n<th>Leg<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">Feb- March\u00a02015<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Pursuit to\u00a0Baquerizo Moreno (Galapagos) &#8211; Baquerizo Moreno stopover &#8211; Transit Baquerizo Moreno-Puerto Ayora<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">10\u00a0March<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Puerto Ayora\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Atuona (Hiva Oa island, Marquesas)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">25 March &#8211; 1 May<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><em>Cruise Marquesas and Tuamotu Islands<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">4\u00a0May<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Papeete (Tahiti) rendezvous<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">9-23 May<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Cruise Society Islands (Moorea \u2013 Huahine \u2013 Raiatea \u2013 Tahaa \u2013 Bora Bora)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">24 May<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Bora Bora rendez-vous<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">27 May<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Bora Bora to\u00a0Vava&#8217;u (Tonga)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><em>[Bora Bora &#8211; Maupiti and Suwarrow (Cook Islands), if sailing conditions permit, before continuing on to Vava&#8217;u]<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">18 June<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Vava&#8217;u rendezvous<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">18 June to 17 July<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><em>Cruise\u00a0Vava\u2019u<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">10 July<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Vava\u2019u &#8211; Funafuti (Tuvalu)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><em>[some yachts may stopover in Apia, Western Samoa, Pago Pago, American Samoa and Tokelau en route to Tuvalu<\/em>]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">27 July \u2013 2 August<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><em>Cruise Tuvalu <br \/>(Funafuti \u2013 Nanumea)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">3 August<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Nanumea to Sola (Vanuatu)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">8 to 24 August<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><em>Cruise Northern Vanuatu<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">25 August<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Santo (Vanuatu) \u2013 Mackay (Australia)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">3 &#8211; 28 September<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">in Mackay (leave boat to visit other parts of Australia)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Mackay &#8211; Thursday Island [pursuit]<\/p>\n<p><em>Cruise Great Barrier Reef<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Thursday Island (Torres Strait) &#8211; Tual (Indonesia)\u00a0\u00a0[pursuit]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"note\">* <em>Primary starting locations<br \/> [ ] optional alternative route <\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"tablearea-1\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<h4>Indian Ocean (2015-16)<\/h4>\n<div id=\"tablearea-1\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%; margin-bottom: 10px;\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"4\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th width=\"30%\">Dates<\/th>\n<th>Leg<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">14 October<\/td>\n<td>Tual (Indonesia) rendezvous<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">15 October &#8211;\u00a030 November 2015<\/td>\n<td><em>Cruise Indonesia<br \/>(Tual &#8211; Bau Bau &#8211; Selayar &#8211; Komodo &#8211; Medana Bay, Lombok &#8211; Kumai &#8211; Manggar, Belitung) <\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">1 December<\/td>\n<td>Nongsa Marina, Bintan Island (Indonesia) rendezvous<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">December\u00a02015 to March 2016<\/td>\n<td><em>Cruise\u00a0SE Asia<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">28 March 2016<\/td>\n<td>Sabang (Pulau We) rendezvous<br \/><em>Cruise Western Sumatra<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>The safety issue in the North Indian Ocean continues to be a matter of concern and the organisers wish to ensure the safety of the <em>Blue Planet Odyssey<\/em> fleet. Therefore a decision has been made not to sail through the north Indian Ocean in view of current political uncertainty and instability in that whole region.<\/p>\n<h4>South Indian Ocean &amp; South Atlantic Ocean (2016-17)<\/h4>\n<div id=\"tablearea-1\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%; margin-bottom: 10px;\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"4\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th width=\"30%\">Dates<\/th>\n<th>Leg<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">19\u00a0May\u00a02016<\/td>\n<td>Padang (West Sumatra, Indonesia) \u2013 Cocos Keeling pursuit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">1 June 2016<\/td>\n<td>Cocos Keeling\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Rodrigues pursuit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">15 June 2016<\/td>\n<td>Rodrigues \u2013 Port Louis (Mauritius)\u00a0pursuit\u00a0<br \/><em>Port Louis layover<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">30 August 2016<\/td>\n<td>Mauritius &#8211; St Pierre (La R\u00e9union) pursuit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">5 September 2016<\/td>\n<td>La R\u00e9union &#8211; Durban (South Africa)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">20 Sept. \u2013 4 Nov. 2016<\/td>\n<td>Durban\u00a0 &#8211; Cape Town (South Africa)<br \/><em>Cruise South Africa<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">5 November 2016<\/td>\n<td>Cape Town (South Africa) \u2013 St Helena<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">20\u00a0November 2016<\/td>\n<td>St Helena \u2013 Fernando de Noronha (Brazil) optional stop\u00a0<br \/><em>Cruise NE Brazil<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">18 December 2016<\/td>\n<td>Marina Jacar\u00e9 (Cabedelo, Brazil) rendezvous<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">3 January 2017<\/td>\n<td>Jacar\u00e9 \u2013 Bridgetown (Barbados)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"color-orange\">Northern Route<\/h2>\n<p>The Northern route is described <a href=\"http:\/\/cornellsailing.com\/de\/sail-the-odyssey\/blue-planet-odyssey\/northern-route\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/downloads\/BPO-RouteMap-P-150120.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a> Blue Planet Odyssey Route Map <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/downloads\/BPO-RouteMap-P-150120.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">Click to enlarge and download high-res map<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>The following routes and schedules are provisional and only meant as general guidelines. 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