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Cruising with the crew of CALOU on the Baja Ha-ha and Pacific Puddle Jump

Calou's Voyage Recap: 13,000 miles

22 September 2011
Here's a recap and summary of Calou's three year voyage:

Leg 1: San Francisco to Mexico and cruising the Gold Coast of Mexico:
16 October 2008 to 26 March 2011
Distance logged: 1990 nautical miles.

Leg 2: Puerto Vallarta, Mexico to Fatu Hiva, Marquesas Islands
Day at Sea: 23 (26 March to 18 April, 2011)
Distance Logged: 2881 nautical miles (3315 statute miles, 5335 km)

Stops at Tahuata, April 22; Hiva Oa, April 27; Ua Huka, May 6; Nuku Hiva, May 7; Ua Pou, May 17

Leg 3: Ua Pou, Marquesas Islands, to Makemo Atoll, Tuomotus:
Days At Sea: 4 (May 19 to 23, 2011)
Distance: 450 nautical miles

Stops at Tahanea, June 1, 60 nm; Fakarava, June 4, 50 nm

Leg 4: Tuomotus to Tahiti: June 19 to 23, 2011
Days at Sea: 4
Distance: about 500 nautical miles
Stops at Moorea, June 2; Papeete, June 29; Moorea, July 13

Leg 5: Moorea to Hawaii
Days at Sea: 21 (24 July to 14 August, 2011)
Distance Logged: 2,706 nautical miles (3114 miles; 5011 km)

Leg 6: Hawaii to Tiburon/San Francisco
Days at Sea: 17 (31 August to 17 September, 2011)
Distance Logged: 2,741 nautical miles (3123 miles, 5026 km)

Entire Trip, from Tiburon back to Tiburon:
Total Days at Sea (overnight passages): 78
Distance logged: 11,418 nautical miles (13,139 miles, 21,146 km)




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Vessel Name: Calou
Vessel Make/Model: Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 47
Hailing Port: The Corinthian Yacht Club, Tiburon, CA
Crew: Bruce, Pascale, Antoine
Extra: Sailing on the 20th Annual Baja Ha-ha, departing mid October 2013 from Tiburon, and continuing to cruise Mexico. This will be our 3rd Haha. In 2011 we sailed the Puddle Jump from Mexico to French Polynesia, then up to Hawaii and back to San Francisco.
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