Passage Plan 2021 Trip
17 October 2021 · 4 min · 707 views · Rockland, Maine
What this video covers
Jerome Rand plans a 30,000 to 35,000-mile solo, nonstop circumnavigation aboard Into Oblivion, departing Rockland, Maine, on 18 October 2021.3:07 The route follows the historical path of his ancestor, Captain Albert Rand, who worked in the phosphate trade.0:14 The voyage heads across the North Atlantic towards the Azores, crosses the equator, and proceeds south to round Cape Horn.1:36 From there, the route enters the Pacific to visit Easter Island, the Tuamotus, Tahiti, the Marquesas, and Howland Island.2:04 The return leg tracks north towards Hawaii to catch the westerlies, then heads south through the Southern Ocean to pass Point Nemo and Cape Horn a second time before returning to Maine.2:49 Rand estimates the trip will take at least 10 months, with a target return date in August 2022 to avoid the hurricane season.4:01 He identifies Cape Horn as the most hazardous segment of the journey.3:13
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