During one of our last days of our Pacific crossing Tucker and I sat in the cockpit remembering out loud each and every stop since we’ve been out cruising. Convivia sailed under the Golden Gate Bridge on October 1, 2011 and took a few weeks sailing down the coast of California. We spent five months in Mexico and in the spring of 2012 we began crossing the Pacific. We left Banderas Bay, Mexico on March 19th, 2012 and arrived in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia on November 16, 2012. Since we left North America we spent 60 overnights at sea (I didn’t count the days or parts of days for those passages) and had 23 additional day sails. We zig-zagged north and south moving from colder to warmer and back until making landfall last Friday in Australia.
Here’s where we stopped:
United States
Horseshoe Cove, Sausalito, California
Half Moon Bay, California
Monterrey Bay, California
Morro Bay, California
Cuyler’s Bay, St. Miguel Island, California
Ventura Harbor, Ventura, California
Catalina Harbor, Santa Catalina Island, California
San Diego, California
Mexico (not all city or state names are complete for Mexico )
Turtle Bay, Baja California Norte
Bahia Santa Maria, Baja California Norte
Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur
San Jose del Cabo, Baja California Sur
Los Frailes, Baja California Sur
Ensenda de los Muertos, Baja California Sur
Puerto Ballendra, Baja California Sur
La Paz, Baja California Sur
Bahia San Gabriel, Baja California Sur
Ensenada del Candelero, Baja California Sur
Marina Mazatlan, Mazatlan, Mexico
Stone Island Anchorage, Mazatlan
Isla Isabella
Mantanchen Bay, San Blas
Chacala
La Cruz de Huanacaxtle, Nayarit
Punta de Mita, Nayarit
Yelapa
Bahia Chamela
Tenacatita
Barra de Navidad
Las Hadas (near Manzanillo)
Santiago Bay
Tenacatita
Bahia Chamela
La Cruz de Huanacaxtle, Nayarit
Nueva Vallarta
French Polynesia
Atuona, Hiva Oa, Marquesas
Baie Hanavave, Fatu Hiva, Marquesas
Baie Vaitahu, Tahuata, Marquesas
Baie Hanamoenoa, Tauata, Marquesas
Baie Hanamenu, Hiva Oa, Marquesas
Hakahau, Oa Pou, Marquesas
Taiohae, Nuku Hiva, Marquesas
Anaho Bay, Nuku Hiva, Marquesas
Taiohae, Nuku Hiva, Marquesas
Daniel’s Bay, Nuku Hiva, Marquesas
White Sands Resort, Fakarava, Tuomotos
Rotoaura, Fakarava, Tuomotos
Anse Amyot, Tuomotos
anchorage near Marina Taine, Tahiti, Windward Society Islands
Papeete, Tahiti, Windward Society Islands,
Baie d’Opunohu, Moorea, Windward Society Islands
Cooks Bay, Moorea, Windward Society Islands
Faie, Huahini, Leward Society Islands
BBYC, Vaitape, Bora Bora, Leward Society Islands
The Cook Islands
Suwarrow, Cook Islands
Samoa
Apia, Samoa
Tonga
Port Maurelle (Anchorage #7), Vava’u, Tonga
Neiafu, Vava’u, Tonga
Tapana Island (Anchorage #11), Vava’u, Tonga
Kenutu (anchorage #30), Vava’u, Tonga
Old Harbor (anchorage #25), Vava’u, Tonga
Ben & Lisa’s island (anchorage #27), Vava’u, Tonga
Matamaka (anchorage #15), Nua Papu, Vava’u, Tonga
Neiafu, Vava’u, Tonga
Port Maurelle (Anchorage #7), Vava’u, Tonga
Fiji
Latouka, Viti Levu, Fiji
Muscet Cove, Malolo Lailai Island, Fiji
Vuda Point Marina, Viti Levu, Fiji
Sawini Beach, Viti Levu, Fiji
Latouka, Viti Levu, Fiji
Vanuatu
Anelghowhat, Anatom
Port Resolution, Tanna
Port Vila, Efate
New Caledonia
Chesterfield Reef
Australia
Bundaberg, Queensland