Tuesday 30 July 2013

33 Days to Go: Some dates - UK to Western Australia

We still don't have all the dates/ports confirmed, but here is an overview:

Leg 1
Official crew joining date: 28 August
1 September 2013: departure from Tower Bridge
Arrival window Brest, France: 3- 4 September
Start from Brest to Rio, Brazil: 9 September
Arrival window Rio: 1-5 October Brazilian Host: Marina da Gloria,
Rio de Janeiro.


Leg 2
Crew changeover date: 8 October
Start from Rio to Cape Town, South Africa: 11 October
Arrival window Cape Town: 26- 28 October
South African Host: Victoria and Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town

Leg 3
Crew changeover date: 31 October
Start from Cape Town to West Australia: 4 November

Arrival window Western Australia: 23-26 November (Note – although we have not confirmed the port, we can calculate the estimated arrival window because it makes little difference to the great circle route and total mileage through the Southern Ocean to the relevant part of the Western Australia coast.)

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