Hi Y'all. Here's the tentative itinerary for Free Luff's passage south to Panama, then through The Canal and up to San Diego. A couple of things BEFORE YOU EVEN LOOK at the calendar below:

1) Sailboats and schedules DO NOT MIX. This is a loose plan that will inevitably change a number of times due to mechanical problems, weather, a better plan, etc. Keep checking back often, even right up to the time you are leaving, via this page, email, and phone.

2) Because of this, YOU MUST BE FLEXIBLE ON YOUR TRAVEL DATES, and book airline tickets as late as possible, with as much built-in flexibility as you can. Your airports in and out may change within a week of your travel. Hopefully not. But these things can happen. If you only have, say, ten days before you absolutely have to be back, maybe look at doing a 7 or 8 day segment so you have a little buffer on either end...

3) This should be a great time, but THIS IS NOT A LOUNGE-FEST TROPICAL BEACH TRIP. We are delivering Free Luff to a destination many thousands of miles away, and need to keep up a certain pace. Although the pace will be slower than just about any other delivery, and we are building lazy days into the trip, these may get eaten up by mechanical breakdowns, airport runs, weather delays etc. Most of the time will be spent under sail. If we are on schedule, there will be plenty of time for beach walks and lounging. but if we are behind schedule, we will be pushing the boat a bit more to get back on track, with more time at sea and less time for playing on shore or snorkeling. YOU WILL NEED TO BE FLEXIBLE ABOUT HOW YOU SPEND YOUR TIME.

4) If you are interested in a portion of the trip, you must let us know ASAP so we can add you to this calendar. Even if you're not sure. That way, everyone knows who is penciled in for what part, and what parts are available. Then keep us updated as your plans evolve. Just send Jody an email if you're interested, and we'll get you goin'. We know this will generate lots of questions, so bring 'em on! (Just remember to read this whole page, including the notes below, first. Thanks.)

Having said all that, this itinerary is here so that friends and family can try to figure out when they'd like to join as crew for a segment of the journey, cuz it's going to be a lot of fun, and we could use the help. On all legs we will be trying to have four or more people on board, with a minimum of three (including Randy, who will be on board the whole time). We encourage you to join us whenever you can, regardless of your sailing experience. We will do the best we can to build crews that include the proper levels of experience. Mostly, in the Caribbean anyway, we need more eyes and ears, not so much old salts who could do this by themselves... See the Notes section below for more details.

			Feb 28 EIS Pick up any crew at Beef Island Airport, BVI. Get to N Sound Virgin Gorda	1 Virgin Gorda to Anguilla (overnight) 76 Miles to windward	2 Arrive Anguilla in the AM Check in (and out?) w/Customs	3 Play day on Anguilla	1st Leg Crew: 1: Mom Fraser 2: Dad Fraser 3: Jody 4: Doug Munnecke 5:
4 Day sail to St. Barts 35 Miles, some windward	5 Full Day sail to Antigua 86 Miles, mostly windward	6 ANU Check in w/Customs Play day/Airport runs on Antigua	7 Check out of Antigua Day sail to Guadaloupe 42 Miles, reaching	8 Day sail to Isles Des Saintes 30-40 miles, mostly reaching Check in w/Customs	9 Play day at Isles Des Saintes Check out	10 Day sail to Dominica 20+ Miles, reaching	2nd Leg Crew: 1: Duncan Lee 2: Mel 3: Doug Munnecke 4: Alison Stanton
11 Day sail to Martinique 45 Miles, reaching	12 Day sail to St. Lucia 27 Miles, reaching Check in w/customs. Maybe sail in the afternoon to S end of Island?	13 SLU Play day/Airport runs on St. Lucia (Rodney Bay) Check out w/customs	14 Long Day sail (?) to Bequia 70-110 Miles, reaching	15 Check in w/customs Day sail to Mayreau/Petite St. Vincent 23-30 miles, reaching	16 Play day on Mayreau or PSV	17 Day sail to Grenada 42 Miles, reaching	3rd Leg Crew: 1: Bill Stych 2: Mo Stych 3: Jack Brewer 4: Coralie & Joan
18 GND Play day on Grenada Airport runs	19 Check in/out w/customs Depart for Los Roques 285 Miles, running	20 Continue to Los Roques	21 Arrive Los Roques Rest for afternoon and night	22 Depart for Bonaire 100 Miles, running	23 Arrive Bonaire in AM	24 Day sail to Curacao 40 Miles, running	4th Leg Crew: 1: Derek Webb 2: Steve 3: 4:
25 Long day sail to Aruba 71 Miles, running	26 AUA Play day/Airport runs on Aruba Check out w/customs Depart for San Blas Islands 540 Miles, running and reaching	27 Continue to San Blas	28 Continue to San Blas	29 Continue to San Blas	30 Arrive San Blas in the AM (?) Check in w/Customs	31 Play day in San Blas Check out w/customs Depart for Colon in PM	5th Leg Crew: 1: Jason Suitor 2: Laura McMurray 3: Derek Webb
Apr 1 PTY Arrive Colon in the AM Check in w/customs and Canal Authority Buses to Airport in Panama City	2 Play day in Colon and pre-run of canal?	3 Trying	4 To	5 Get	6 Through	7 Canal	Canal Crew: 1: Jason Suitor 2: Laura McMurray 3: 4:

Notes:
Mileage will vary a bit from day to day in order to give the crew a rest, build nice breaks into the trip, and see some cool places. Anything more than 40 or 50 miles is a pretty solid day of sailing, especially to windward (see below).

Days and Mileage for each leg (days listed include the fly in and fly out days):
Caribbean Leg #1: 309 Miles, 7 days
#2: 204 Miles, 8 days THIS LEG IS FULL.
#3: 142 Miles, 6 days THIS LEG IS FULL.
#4: 496 Miles, 9 days
#5: 677 Miles, 7 days THIS LEG IS FULL.
Panama Canal Leg: 50 Miles, 9 days (?), hopefully less- this depends on getting through the red tape...
Pacific Leg #1: 367 Miles, 7 days THIS LEG IS FULL.
#2: 1,302 Miles, 17 days THIS LEG IS FULL.
#3: 810 Miles, 11 days THIS LEG IS FULL.
#4: 838 Miles , 12 days

Sailing to windward is more rough and slow, but necessary on the first leg of the trip in the Caribbean, and from Acapulco north on the Pacific Side.
Reaching is the fastest, most comfortable sailing we will do, and makes up most of the middle legs of the Caribbean side, and should be most of the first two legs on the Pacific side (although winds can vary widely this time of year).
Running can be a bit rolly if the swells are big, but generally a fairly quick, comfortable point of sail. On a catamaran, we will actually be "tacking downwind" and carrying more speed than a monohull, making it more comfortable and faster than just running dead downwind. Hopefully we will have our new asymetrical spinnaker (the pretty sail) out a lot of the time.
Dates with an airport symbol and airport codes are days to fly in or out. Please wait as late as possible to book tickets to preserve your flexibility. Most of these airports will require a taxi or bus to meet the boat. Get ready for adventure!
Randy is on board for the whole thing, and so not on the crew notes for any of these days.
We have put airport codes on the calendar to make it easier for you to look into tickets.
There will be no drugs of any kind, save prescriptions, onboard Free Luff for the entirety of the trip. Alcohol consumption will be limited to time spent at anchor or ashore.
There will be no firearms aboard. 
As far as expenses are concerned, the biggest thing by far will be your plane ticket(s). Other than that, you'll need $150-$200 or so to cover food and sundries, then some spending money for souvenirs. Pretty cheap, all together.
We're sure you have questions - Email Jody!

April/May 2007

1	2	3 Trying	4 To	5 Get	6 Through	7 Panama	Canal Crew: 1: Jason Suitor 2: Laura McMurray 3: 4:
8 Canal	9 PTY Last Day for crew to fly into Panama City and make it to Balboa	10 Finish up at Canal and make it from Balboa to Isla Tobaga 11 Miles	11 Overnight sail to Ensenada Benao 101 Miles, running?	12 Depart for Punta David, Isla Jicaron 104 Miles, reaching	13 Arrive Punta David. Snorkeling?	14 Long day sail to Puerto Amuelles 88 Miles, reaching	1st Leg Crew: 1: Jeff Fraser 2: Toby Fraser 3: John Shaban 4: Laura McMurray
15 GLF Day sail to Golfito, Costa Rica 63 Miles, reaching	16 Check into Costa Rica. Play Day & Airport. Depart for Isla Herradura in PM 140 Miles, reaching	17 Arrive Isla Herradura Surfing? Depart for Puerto Culebra in PM 132 Miles, reaching?	18 Arrive Puerto Culebra area. Surfing? Play day.	19 Check out of Costa Rica. Depart for Marina Puesta del Sol, Nicaragua 180 Miles, reaching?	20 En route to Marina Puesta del Sol	21 Arrive Marina Puesta del Sol in AM. Check in/out of Nicaragua. Re-provision?	2nd Leg Crew: 1: Joe Trevisani 2: Chris Ack 3: Laura McMurray 4: Chris Stanley (Stan)
22 Depart for long sail through Gulf of Tuhenepec, bound for Puerto Angel, Mexico 610 Miles, reaching, beating	23 Continue to Puerto Angel	24 Continue to Puerto Angel	25 Continue to Puerto Angel	26 Continue to Puerto Angel	27 Arrive Puerto Angel in AM. Check into Mexico. Reprovision	28 Play Day, Surfing Puerto Angel. Depart in the PM for Acapulco 240 Miles to windward
29 Continue to Acapulco	30 Arrive Acapulco in PM.	May1 ACA Play day & airport runs in Acapulco	2 Depart for Manzanillo in the AM 330 Miles to windward	3 Continue to Manzanillo	4 Arrive Manzanillo in PM.	5 Play day in Manzanillo. Surfing?	3rd Leg Crew: 1: Joe Trevisani 2: Chris Ack 3: Marty Jurick 4: Laura McMurray
6 Depart for Banderas Bay/Puerto Vallarta in AM 180 Miles to windward	7 Arrive PV in the PM	8 Depart for Cabo San Lucas 300 Miles to windward	9 Continue to Cabo	10 Continue to Cabo	11 SJD Arrive Cabo San Lucas. Airport Runs and reprovision	12 Play day in Cabo	4th Leg Crew: 1: Jody 2: Laura McMurray 3: Scott Morrison 4: Ken Panziera?
13 Depart Cabo for Isla Cedros (?) 500 Miles to windward	14 Continue to Isla Cedros	15 Continue to Isla Cedros	16 Continue to Isla Cedros	17 Arrive Isla Cedros in the AM	18 Depart for Ensenada in the AM 265 Miles to windward	19 Continue to Ensenada
20 Arrive Ensenada in the AM. Last play day!	21 Depart Ensenada in PM for San Diego 75 Miles to windward	22 SAN Arrive San Diego in the AM! Head for slip in Chula Vista. Party Time!	23	24	25	26