CHAPTER 1 - THE OVERVIEW
The Milk Run is the easiest and warmest possible route to circumnavigate the world. If your object is to sail as easily and safely and warmly as possible, with a minimum of hardship and a maximum of pleasure, then you need to take the Milk Run Route.
The Milk Run Route uses the tradewinds to cross the major oceans and avoids tropical revolving storms.
CHAPTER 2 - YEAR 1 - THE ATLANTIC
The schedule looks like this;
After you get to the waypoint at 20 degrees latitude and turn more west you can put your mainsail.......
Click here to view a sample of one section of the journey between the Canary Islands and the Caribbean.
CHAPTER 3 - YEAR 1 - THE PACIFIC
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Click here to view a sample of one section cruising from the Cook Islands and landing in Rarotonga Harbour.
CHAPTER 4 - YEAR 2 - NEW ZEALAND TO THAILAND
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Click here to view a sample of one section showing detailed maps for Phuket Island and discussing Thai culture.
CHAPTER 5 - YEAR 3 - THAILAND TO CANARY ISLANDS
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Click here to view a sample of one section crossing the Indian Ocean from India to Oman.
Click here to view a sample of one section cruising from Aden to Port Sudan.
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CHAPTER 6 - OTHER ROUTES
CHAPTER 7 - YOU AND THE CREW
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CHAPTER 8 THE LIFESTYLE
Costs and financials
Communication and entertainment
Pets and kids
Seasickness and injury
Fishing
Your clothes
Water
Food, cooking and eating
Political effects
It is a changing world.
CHAPTER 9 - THE BOAT
The boat
The toys
Damage and maintenance
Haulouts
The toilet
Sail repairs
The engine
The most important things
Lists
The dinghy
Getting work done
"Wallaby Creek" specs.
CHAPTER 10 - THE WEATHER
CHAPTER 11 - SAILING
Passage planning
Navigation
Speed
Anchors
Docking
Watchkeeping
Coiling and cleating
Heavy weather sailing
Lightening
Knots
Aground again!
Crossing bars
Hurricane tactics
Turning back
A prayer
Fire!
Becalmed!
Buoyage system
Rules of the road
Man overboard!
Loss of rudder!
Loss of mast!
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- Leave Las Palmas on 1st January - allow three weeks to cross Atlantic Ocean
- Arrive Barbados around 23rd Jan - leave on 1st February
- Arrive Trinidad on 3rd February - leave on 15th February
- Cruise islands of Venezuela for 10 days
- Arrive Bonaire on 26th February
- Arrive Curacao on 2nd March
This schedule gives you 4 months cruising in French Polynesia as well as 2 weeks in Cook Islands and 2 weeks in Tonga........you have to be on the last leg into New Zealand by November.
Now the Atlantic Ocean has a fearsome reputation......
