Expedición en velero por el Pacífico | Rumbo a Polinesia

Description

ITINERARY

We are facing a great ocean crossing:

26 June – 26 July

1 month

Crossing the Pacific Ocean from Ecuador to French Polynesia

3,600 nautical miles

Medium difficulty
9 UNIQUE PLACES

Included

Not included

Transport/Flights from the point of origin to the point of departure of the shipment
Accommodation and transfers before/after boarding
Activities and crossings, on land, pre/after boarding
Activities and meals outside the sailboat
Personal equipment
Laundry
Travel Insurance
Entry costs to the country (visa, customs, etc.)
Additional expenses to the trip in general.
Stays, meals and / or additional expenses or damages caused by cancellations, delays in the departures or arrivals of the means of transport, or for unforeseen reasons beyond the control of Alegría Marineros Expediciones
Alcoholic/sugary beverages.

Pacific crossing towards Nuku hiva WITH SEXTANT

The journey

▪️Navigation from Salinas, we will sail with sextant to Polynesia.

▪️Oceanic navigation, collaborative in which we will participate in the strategy, navigation, guards, etc.

▪️Recommended crossing for sailors, with experience in navigation and illusion of an oceanic crossing through the Pacific.

▪️It is not necessary to know how to use the sextant, but it will be assessed if it has been used before or you are interested.

▪️ Sailing, good weather, light winds, comfortable sailing.

▪️Strategy: look for the wind.

▪️We will practice layer anchoring among others.

▪️Depending on the weather, depending on how fast we navigate we will spend between 2 or 6 days exploring Nuku Hiva Island.

➕Weather Webinar

➕Video call with the crew to learn more about the crossing, solve doubts, etc.

How to get there?

OUTBOUND FLIGHTS:
You will have to fly first from your home country to Papeete, where Tahiti's international airport is located (Tahiti is the largest island in French Polynesia), and from there fly to Nuku Hiva Island, (Nuku Hiva or Marchand Island is the largest of the Marquesas Islands).

1st Airport one way: Tahiti Faa'a International Airport. Paapete, Tahiti.
It usually appears in search engines such as: Faaa (PPT).

2nd Airport one way: Nuku Hiva airport, Marquesas Islands.
It usually appears in search engines such as: Nuku Hiva (NHV).

- For flights between French Polynesia: Faaa (PPT) – Nuku Hiva (NHV), we advise you to look in: https://www.airtahiti.com/

RETURN FLIGHTS:
Mangareva is the main island of the Gambier archipelago, depending on the web sometimes the name of the airport appears as Mangareva and others as Totegegie.
You will have to fly first from Gambier to Papeete. Once in Papeete, which is located on the island of Tahiti (international airport), you can fly to your destination.

1st Airport return: Totegegie Airport, Gambier.
It usually appears in search engines such as: Mangareva (GMR) or Totegegie (GMR)

- For flights between French Polynesia: Totegegie (GMR) – Faaa (PPT), we advise you to look in: https://www.airtahiti.com/

2nd Airport return: Tahiti Faa'a International Airport. Paapete, Tahiti.
It usually appears in search engines such as: Faaa (PPT).

For international flights from Europe, we advise you to look at: https://wwws.airfrance.es/ or https://pf.frenchbee.com/
There may be multiple connecting flights in a row:
- Madrid or Barcelona, Spain – Paris, France – Los Angeles, USA – Papeete PF
- or Paris, France – San Francisco, USA – Papeete, PF.
For international flights from Latin America, we advise you to look in: https://www.latamairlines.com/ or https://www.united.com/
There may be multiple connecting flights in a row:
- Passing through USA from Santiago, Chile; or Mendoza, Argentina; or San José, Costa Rica; or Lima Peru. Connection: San Francisco, USA – Papeete, PF
- Or passing through New Zealand: Auckland, New Zealand -Papeete, PF.

(Approx. short flights to Paapete are around 400€ and flying from your destination to Paapete can cost around ~3,000-5,000€ roundtrip.)

Location

⚓ Port of Departure: Salinas, Ecuador

⚓ Arrival Anchorage: Nuku Hiva Island

Transport

Outbound flights:

The closest airport to the port is in Guayaquil, from there we can recommend a taxi driver who takes you to the sailboat (~2 hours, approx. ~70$)

✈️ Outbound airport: Guayaquil, Ecuador

🚕Taxi Guayaquil-Puerto Lucia, La Libertad

Return flights:

You will have to fly first from Nuku Hiva Island to Paapete (main airport), and from there fly to your destination.

🛫 1st Airport return: Nuku Hiva, Marquesas - Paapete

✈️ 2nd Paapete, Tahiti

Copernicus Doblón

Our sailboat and yours if you join this sailing trip from Ecuador to Nuku Hiva, the Copernicus Doblón, its 68 feet and aluminum hull provide a space and comfort very different from conventional sailboats so, the Copernicus Doblón It is very broad and has many resources.

Who is leading the expedition?

Captains: Pedro Jimenez and Paula de Allende los Mares

Who is this expedition for?

This expedition is cataloged within the medium level, that means that it is suitable for almost all audiences, but it is necessary: to have good health, to have good physical condition, to have some experience in adventure trips, trekking, navigation or any activity that carries with it some capacity of resistance and willpower.
If you want to live a great adventure and an immersive nautical experience in which you will be part of maneuvers, decisions and guards this expedition is for you.