curacao to belize - santa barbara plantation...thatch caye resort renezvous cay middle long cay...
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CURACAO TO BELIZE Itinerary
ACTIVITIES
Date Time Activity Location Miles Notes
July - Nov Hurricane season Curacao Seru Boca Marina
Nov - Dec Sail to Bonaire Bonaire 2 weeks diving / snorkelling in Bonaire
Christmas time
Celebrations Curacao Christmas celebrations
Rally Starts 1st Leg of Rally starts Curacao Rally starts
Jan 3-4th OCC meet Santa Barbara at Boca 19 bar 10am
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Planning meetings and weather watching
5th Sail to Aruba 55 Check out and sail to anchorage Santa Cruz, Anchorage for early morning sail to Aruba
7-14 1 day to 1week in aruba Aruba Free time in Aruba, Marina or anchorage we will be watching the weather constantly as this is the worst section of the sail down to
Columbia
14th jan Leave Aruba 280 1 stop half way, Check out am and leave Aruba same day, 1 night at sea, make way to anchorage at Ensanda Huaritcheru, rest and
sleep, then set off again to Santa Marta, Columbia to arrive in daylight
16th Jan Arrive in Santa Marta, Columbia
Columbia Customs and Immigration
16- 23 jan Stay for 7 days 50 Sail down to Porto Valero, anchorage or small marina
23 Move towards Cartagena Porto Valero 50 Sail down towards Cartagena, anchorage or small marina
24- 28 Arrive in Cartagena 4 days
13 Free time
29 Isla Rosaro Check out of Columbia but sail down to Isla Rosaro 13 miles for a 2 nights to visit islands,
anchorages
1 Feb Leave Columbia for San Blas
155 Overnight sail to Snug harbour San Blas
2nd feb Arrive in San Blas, Snug Harbour
San Blas Islands 45 miles A few days at Snug harbour to rest, then make way to El Provenir 45 miles to check in
the San Blas Islands, $200 per boat, $100 per person and $40 for Kuna Yula Indians
correct Prices in 2014
2 weeks Free sailing in the San Blas
17th Check out of San Blas 35 Check out at Provenir
18 El Grande 10 Sail down toward Colon, Panama to inlet to Anchor for the night
19 Portabelo 20 Anchor in Bay 1 night
20 Colon Motor sail down to Shelter Bay, Colon - 7-10 days stay
Trip organised to Panama canal, and trip by land to Panama for 2 nights and train back
along the Panama canal back to Colon
2nd Leg
1st March Check out of Panama Leave Panama 200 Miles
Alberquerque Cay 25
San Andres 30
Providencia 125
Media Luna 60
Hobbies ( Vivario) 150
Honduras, Guanaja 30
Roatan
Calabash Bight/Aspero Cays & Oyster bed
Lagoon
100
Guatemala
Livingstone/Tres Puntas & Rio Dulce
40
April Belize Belize Check in at Big Creek
South Anchorages Raguana Cay
Silk Cay
Lagoon Cay
Placenia
False Cay
Roberts Grove Marina
False Bight
Pelican Cayes
Hideaway Caye Island owned by a Sailor
Sapodilla Lagoon
Man of War cay
Thatch Caye Resort
Renezvous Cay
Middle Long Cay
English Cay
Goff Cay
Robinson Island
North Belize City
Drowned Cay
San Pedro cut
Belize Yacht Club Get Fuel here
May 1st Rally Finished
May Cuba
June Back to Curacao Weather dependant
Spend the Hurricane Season in the ABC's, Free from Hurricanes, beautiful swimming, snorkeling and diving. Easy flights back and forth to Europe.
The weather is 27 every day, with a lovely breeze, beautiful sandy beaches, european food shopping, safe and very friendly. Seru Boca and Santa Barbara Marina is welcoming the OCC Rally with berthing discounts and services to welcome us to the Dutch West Indies. There are also anchoring space too in Spanish water if you don't want to berth in a marina.
All types of works can be carried out, parts can be easily bought on the island, which hosts 3 Chandleries and its also easy to get parts shipped from the US or Europe via KLM to Caribbean Cargo who will help with the arrival of your packages
Rally from Curacao to Belize starting 2nd January - May 2016
We are organising a Rally which is more like a big Buddy boating rally, where everyone has freedom to hop in and hop out at any time during the 4 months and once you arrive in the country once Customs and Immigration have been done, you have the choice of buddying still or again have the freedom to move around yourselves and meet at the given date and time to check out and move on to the next country. We have split the Rally into 3 sections from Curacao - Aruba - Columbia - San Blas - Colon San Andres - Providencia - Guatemala - Belize Cuba and back down to the ABC's
( The end destination and timings are all weather dependent )
There will be a daily net to keep in contact, we will also keep an eye on the weather so we can plan the long passages in the correct conditions, making sure all boats are safe.
There will be an option when the Rally finishes in Belize for everyone to make their own way to a safe destination for the Hurricane season, but if anyone wants to join us for our next adventure they can join us on our journey to Cuba and back to the safety of the ABC's, Where Suzie Too will cruise Bonaire, Curacao and Aruba until the next season starts
If you are interested in any of the legs or what any more information ie: itinerary for the Rally please get in touch