Twenty one countries and nearly 25,000 miles in under 75 days!
This is round the world the long way -- round the middle!. We are aiming for Spirit of Cardiff to average around twenty knots (about 22 mph) the whole time, day and night, day after day -- for around two months!. Various combinations of stopovers have been considered in the planning, with quite a few changes being made in the past few months, but the final plan is now in place.
Fuel stops have been planned for maximum efficiency. Whilst fewer stops may seem better at first, stopping more often means we have to carry less fuel with us, and so can go faster. The current plan is to stop at these places:
| 1 |
Cardiff, UK |
|
18 |
Adak Island, USA |
| 2 |
Gibraltar, Gibraltar |
|
19 |
Kodiak, USA |
| 3 |
Valletta, Malta |
|
20 |
Queen Charlotte, Canada |
| 4 |
Suez, Egypt |
|
21 |
Eureka, USA |
| 5 |
Jiddah, Saudi Arabia |
|
22 |
San Diego, USA |
| 6 |
Aden, Yemen |
|
23 |
San Jose del Cabo, Mexico |
| 7 |
Salalah, Oman |
|
24 |
Acapulco, Mexico |
| 8 |
Mumbai, India |
|
25 |
Sipacate, Guatemala |
| 9 |
Trivandrum, India |
|
26 |
Panama, Panama |
| 10 |
Galle, Indonesia |
|
27 |
Kingston, Jamaica |
| 11 |
Singapore, Singapore |
|
28 |
Ft Lauderdale, USA |
| 12 |
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei |
|
29 |
Wilmington, USA |
| 13 |
Manilla, Phillipines |
|
30 |
Halifax, Canada |
| 14 |
Okinawa, Japan |
|
31 |
St Johns, Canada |
| 15 |
Yokohama, Japan |
|
32 |
Horta, Azores |
| 16 |
Hokkaido, Japan |
|
33 |
Gibraltar, Gibraltar |
| 17 |
Petropavlovsk, Russia |
|
34 |
Cardiff, UK |
Although the official start line for the round-the-world record is Gibraltar, Spirit of Cardiff will depart from Cardiff with the aim of also setting a record for the fastest circumnavigation from Cardiff to Cardiff.
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