Sailing Accomplishments
Sailing Accomplishments
Erick A. Reickert
(1996 thru 2011)
Sailed 73,211 nautical miles (NM) on Escapade; started June 19, 1996, ended June 13, 2011
Lived on-board nearly 6 years or 72.6 months (2,179 days)
Sailed for 11,459 hours = 477 days [6.39 knots average]
Had 135 different people on board, many multiple times
Circumnavigated world- October 6, 1997 to April 8, 2002 from/to Antalya, Turkey- 4.5 years
Crossed the Atlantic Ocean- A passage of 17 days and 2,714 miles (2,792 sailed) in 1998
Crossed the Pacific Ocean- A passage of 18 days and 3,004 miles (3,010 sailed) in 2000
Crossed the Indian Ocean- Three passages of 20.5 days & 3,490 miles (3,494 sailed) in 2002
Visited 39 Countries- England, France, Spain, Portugal, Gibraltar, Malta, Greece, Turkey, Italy, Dominican
Republic, Jamaica, Mexico, USA, Panama, Ecuador, French Polynesia, Cook I., Niue, Tonga, Fiji, NZ, Australia,
Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Djibouti, Sudan, Egypt, Cyprus, Croatia,
Canada, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Columbia, Belize & Bahamas
Visited 73 Islands- Jersey, Guernsey, Corsica, Sardinia, Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza, Formentera, Lanzarote, Gran
Canaria, St. Lucia, Martinique, Dominica, Gudalaoupe, Antigua, Nevis, St. Kitts, St. Eustatius, St. Barts, St.
Martin, British Virgin Islands, St. John, St. Thomas, Puerto Rico, Gran Cayman, 8 San Blas, 2 Galapagos, 5
Marquesas, 2 Tuamotus, 5 Society, 1 Cook, Niue, 5 Tonga, 11 Fiji, 6 Maldives, Sicily, Isla Providencia
Encountered 16 foreign languages: French, Spanish, Portuguese, Turkish, Greek, Italian, Dutch, Indonesian,
Malaysian, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Sudanese, Egyptian, Croatian, Maltese
Achieved 214 miles sailing in 24 hours; 1,200 miles in 6 days in the Pacific Ocean
Entered 918 ports (1,155 entrances in all); Entered 20 ports at night
Hauled boat 12 times- Gibraltar, twice; Marmaris, Turkey; Savannah, USA; Gulf Harbour, NZ; Phuket, Thailand;
Alcudia, Mallorca, Spain; Zadar, Croatia; Richmond, BC, Canada, Portsmouth, RI, USA (twice), Palm Beach,
FL, Annapolis, MD
Went through locks, gates, and opening bridges (5,1,91)
Went through Panama Canal (twice), Suez Canal, Corinth Canal, C & D Canal (four times), Cape Cod Canal (six
times)
Used all methods of securing: (1,301 times all told)
-Anchor (316 times)
-Along side (282 times)
-Stern-to or bow-to (248 times)
-Finger pontoon (206 times)
-Pontoon, hammerhead (94 times)
-On buoy (41 times)
-Quay, along side (27 times)
-Raft on other boats (23 times)
-Between poles (13 times)
-Anchor, line to shore (13 times)
-Travelift (12 times)
-Between two buoys (5 times)
-Hang on wall, tidal (4 times)
-Anchor, bow & stern (2 times)
-Onboard Ship- (2 times)
-Pile berth (1 time)
Crossed English Channel three times
Major reef areas- San Blas, Tuamotus, Fiji, Indonesia, Thailand, Maldives and the Red Sea
Shallow area- Bahamas
High tidal ranges- Channel Islands, St. Malo, Queensland coast, Australia
High current areas- Treguier River, Thames River, Alderney Race, Woods Hole, Hell Gate, Bali Strait, Dodd Narrows, Yuculta Rapids, Dent Rapids, Race Passage, Portsmouth, NH
High traffic areas- Strait of Gibraltar, English Channel, Intercoastal Waterway (ICW), Port of Singapore, Suez Canal, Strait of Messina, New York Harbor
Maneuvering in Ice at Glacier Bay National Park, Tracy Arm, Endicott Arm
Areas of interest- Atlantic, Bay of Biscay, Channel du Four, Alderney Race, Cape Finnesterre, Strait of Gibraltar, Gulf du Leon, Cape Hatteras, Cape Fear, Cook Strait; French Pass, NZ; Tasman Sea, Strait of Mallaca, Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Nahwitti Bar, Capes Scott & Cook, Hudson River
43 Passages (In addition to crossing the Atlantic and Pacific)
Passage of 11.2 days- (1,976 miles)- Male, Maldives to Djibouti, Djibouti
Passage of 9 days (1,528 miles)- Savannah, GA, USA to San Blas, Panama
Passage of 7.5 days (1,264 miles)- Gibraltar to Malta
Passage of 7.5 days (1,166 miles)- Nelson, NZ to Sydney, Australia
Passage of 6.8 days (1,095 miles)- Phuket, Thailand to Galle, Sri Lanka
Passage of 6.8 days (1,077 miles)- Vuda Point, Fiji to Opua, New Zealand
Passage of 5 days (826 miles)- Seattle, WA to San Francisco, CA
Passage of 5 days (775 miles)- Nikolaos, Crete to Salerno, Italy
Passage of 5 days (749 miles)- San Diego, CA to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Passage of 4.2 days (673 miles)- Bawean I., Indonesia to Nongsa Point, Indonesia
Passage of 4 days (676 miles)- Balboa, Panama to Salinas, Ecuador
Passage of 4 days (672 miles)- Gibraltar to Lanzarote
Passage of 4 days (593 miles)- Rarotonga, Cook Islands to Niue
Passage of 4 days (538 miles)- Bora-Bora, F.P. to Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Passage of 4 days (521 miles)- Huatulco, Mexico to Bahia Jiquilisco, El Salvador
Passage of 3.4 days (612 miles)- Obock, Djibouti to Port Sudan, Sudan
Passage of 3 days (555 miles)- Malta to Greece
Passage of 3.5 days (542 miles)- Valletta, Malta to Mahon, Menorca, Spain
Passage of 3 days (540 miles)- Puerto Lucia, Ecuador to San Cristobol, Galapagos
Passage of 3 days (514 miles)- Isla Providencia, Columbia to Punta Gorda, Belize
Passage of 3 days (502 miles)- Nuku-Hiva, Marquesas to Ahe, Tuamotus
Passage of 3 days (501 miles)- Boca Chica, D. R. to Montego Bay, Jamaica
Passage of 3 days (500 miles)- Norfolk, VA to Savannah, GA
Passage of 3.2 days (498 miles)- Port Sudan to Safaga, Egypt
Passage of 3 days (470 miles)- Darwin, Australia to Kupang, Timor, Indonesia
Passage of 3 days (464 miles)- Tauranga, NZ to Wellington, NZ
Passage of 3 days (458 miles)- Bahia Jiquilisco, El Salvador to Golfito, Costa Rica
Passage of 3 days (442 miles)- Vava’u, Tonga to Suva, Fiji
Passage of 2.5 days (419 miles)- Galle, Sri Lanka to Male, Maldives
Passage of 2.5 days (417 miles)- Charleston, SC to Hampton, VA
Passage of 2.4 days (395 miles)- Gove, Australia to Cape Hotham, Australia
Passage of 2.5 days (355 miles)- Isla Mujeres, Mexico to Key West, FL
Passage of 2 days (355 miles)- Isla Mujeres, Mexico to Key West, FL
Passage of 2 days (351 miles)- Horn I., Australia to Gove, Australia
Passage of 2 days (349 miles)- Newport, RI to Baltimore, MD
Passage of 2 days (336 miles)- Golfito, Costa Rica to Balboa, Panama
Passage of 2 days (331 miles)- Gran Cayman to Isla Mujeres, Mexico
Passage of 2 days (326 miles)- Porto d’Ischia, Italy to Savona, Italy
Passage of 2 days (278 miles)- Sausalito, CA to Santa Rosa Island, CA
Passage of 2 days (255 miles)- Bocas del Toro, Panama to Isla Providencia, Columbia
Passage of 2 days (247 miles)- Niue to Neiafu, Vava’u, Tonga
Passage of 2 days (240 miles)- Acapulco, Mexico to Huatulco, Mexico
Passage of 1.5 days (248 miles)- Beaufort, NC to York, VA
63 Overnights- Marmaris, Turkey to Nikolaos, Crete; Marseille, France to Roses Bay, Spain; Barcelona, Spain to Andraitx, Mallorca; Lanzarote to Gran Canaria; Ipswich, England to Guernsey; London, England to Cherbourg, France; Guernsey to Falmouth, England; Archeon, France to San Sebastian, Spain; Vilamoura, Portugal to Cadiz, Spain; Arecibo, Puerto Rico to Boca Chica, Dominican Republic; Montego Bay, Jamaica to Gran Cayman; Beaufort, NC to Norfolk, VA; Rangiroa, Tuamotus to Tahiti, French Polynesia- 3 times; Tahiti, F.P. to Huanine, French Polynesia; Ahe, Tuamotus to Rangiroa, Tuamotus; Kangean I., Indonesia to Bawean I., Indonesia; Port Stevens, Australia to Coffs Harbour, Australia; Kupang, Timor, Indonesia to Flores, Indonesia; Bali, Indonesia to Kangean I., Indonesia; Port Klang, Malaysia to Lumut, Malaysia; Endeavour Harbour, Egypt to Suez, Egypt; Port Said, Egypt to Larnaca, Cyprus; Larnaca, Cyprus to Antalya, Turkey; Thirasia, Greece to Porto Kayio, Greece; Corfu, Greece to Dubrovnik, Croatia- 2 times; Catania, Sicily, Italy to Argostoli, Cephalonia, Greece; Villasimius, Sardinia, Italy to Favignana, Sicily, Italy; Ampuriabrava, Spain to Marseille, France; Crotone, Italy to Vibo Valentia, Italy; Vis, Croatia to Brindisi, Italy; Vibo Valentia, Italy to Porto d’Ischia, Italy; Brindisi, Italy to Crotone, Italy; Zadar, Croatia to Vis, Croatia; Los Muertos, Mexico to Mazatlan, Mexico; Rose Harbour, BC, Canada to Port Hardy, BC, Canada; Charleston, SC to Beaufort, NC; Belize City, Belize to Puerto Aventuras, Mexico; West Palm Beach, FL to St. Augustine, FL; Puerto Navidad, Mexico to Ixtapa, Mexico; Key West, FL to Ft. Lauderdale, FL; St. Augustine, FL to Hilton Head, SC; Shelter Bay, Panama to Bocas del Toro, Panama; Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico to Laguna Navidad, Mexico; Zihuanejo, Mexico to Acapulco, Mexico; Hilton Head, SC to Charleston, SC; Bar Harbor, ME to Shelburne, NS; Lockeport, NS to Bar Harbor, ME; Norfolk, VA to Beaufort, NC: Beaufort, NC to Charleston, SC; Charleston, SC to St. Augustine, FL; St. Augustine, FL to West Palm Beach, FL; Lantana, FL to St. Augustine, FL; St. Augustine, FL to Charleston, SC; Charleston, SC to Beaufort, NC; Beaufort, NC to Hampton, VA; Crisfield, MD to Beaufort, NC; Beaufort, NC to St. Augustine, FL; St. Augustine FL to West Palm Beach, FL; West Palm Beach, FL to St. Augustine, FL; St. Augustine, FL to Charleston, SC
Encountered Fog 14 times in several areas of the World
Encountered 2 sand storms entering ports in the Red Sea
Many gales and one storm- 45 to 60 knot winds with steep breaking seas- In Pacific
Substantial seas- 30 feet plus (In storm and in Tasman Sea)
Major overfalls- Cook Strait
Rode out Hurricane Floyd in port at Newport, RI
Avoided Maine lobster pot buoys
Crossed Gulf Stream four times
