Since I need to plan ahead to accommodate visas, the short sailing season and the regular needs of the boat, such as servicing, maintaining and replacing parts (standing rigging, tanks, etc), I need to make some tentative plans for friends and family who wants to make the trek to meet up with me! Hauling up in Tahiti is expensive especially if one needs to do work on the boat, so I need to get to New Zealand or Australia by October-November. If not, I could extend my stay and haul out in Cook Islands!
So, here is the Tentative Schedule of 2026:
Tahiti on land until March
Sail around Tahiti (April-May)
The rest of Society Islands (May)
Roratonga (June)
Cook Islands (June)
Somoa (June-July)
Tonga/Tapu (August) last stop before NZ (October)
Or (I am undecided where to haul the boat out)
Fiji (July)
Vanuatu (August)
New Caladonia (late August)
To Australia by October
I am open to suggestions from people who has completed this route! 🥰
Sailaway Sarantium 
Exotic places indeed, fun plans for sure! So many others have sailed this route, so I am sure you will get plenty of good advice from the sailing community, via the relevant forums and apps. 🙏🏻
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