This blog began in late 2006 with the planning and preparation for a circumnavigation of the world in my 39-foot sail boat Pachuca. It then covered a successful 5-year circumnavigation that ended in April 2013. The blog now covers life with Pachuca back home in Australia.

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Sunday, May 26, 2013

Track of the Circumnavigation

The following are screen shots of the OpenCPN software showing the track of the circumnavigation.  Stopping points are symbolized by blue squares.

The first one covers our departure from Fremantle on 3 May 2008 around the south of Australia to New Zealand then north beyond French Polynesia.

1. Australia-NZ-Fr Polynesia
The second one covers the track through Hawaii, the Seattle/Vancouver area, down the west coast of the USA and Baja California to La Paz in the Sea of Cortez, then south toward Cape Horn well west of the Galapagos Islands.

2. Hawaii-Seattle-West Coast-Mexico-Toward the Horn

The third one covers the Horn, Argentina, Brazil, then Cape Town.  The red "x" marks my noon position on the day I rounded the Horn.  The abrupt change of course NE of the Falklands follows my last-minute decision to make for Argentina for repairs.  The black smudge at Brazil is due to the enormous number of labeled waypoints in the Angra region.

3. Rounding Horn-Argentina-Brazil-Cape Town


The fourth one covers the final leg, from Cape Town back to Fremantle where I arrived on 29 April 2013.  Note the abrupt shift to the north on 25-26 March after I encountered the two icebergs.  The diamond symbol marks the midway point of the leg,  The circles mark the islands of Amsterdam and St Paul.
4. Cape Town-Fremantle
 
The following is a closeup of the Angra region of Brazil, showing my track to the marina at Bracui and part of my departure track.

Angra Region of Brazil, With More Than 200 Islands

1 comment:

Chris said...

Well done! The maps show exactly the ways you sailed with Pachuca.

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