The Cosmos Adventure - The Plan - Leg 1
The Cosmos set sail on June 23, 2001 from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. She sailed through the Panama Canal, into the Pacific Ocean to New Zealand with stops in Panama City, the Galapagos Islands, Marquises, Tahiti, Bora Bora, South Cook Islands, and Tonga, arriving in New Zealand on November 20. The Cosmos was moored in New Zealand during the typhoon season.
Cosmos Route Map - Leg 1
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Cosmos Location and Distance Chart - Leg 1
The highlighted links in the Location and Distance Chart will take you to the web sites containing a map and interesting facts about the location.
Date |
Way Point | Location |
Latitude |
Longitude |
Leg Dist (Miles) |
Cuml Dist (Miles) |
Jun 24, 01 |
1 |
Ft. Lauderdale, FL | 25o58'N | 79o52'W | - | - |
Jun 25, 01 |
2 |
At sea |
25o06'N | 80o17'W | 65.70 |
65.70 |
Jun 26, 01 |
3 |
Key West, FL | 24o37'N | 81o12'W | 66.40 |
132.10 |
Jun 27, 01 |
4 |
At sea |
23o52'N | 82o49'W | 114.99 |
247.09 |
Jun 28, 01 |
5 |
At sea |
23o39'N | 83o50'W | 66.32 |
313.41 |
Jun 29, 01 |
6 |
At sea |
21o48'N | 85o01'W | 148.53 |
461.94 |
Jun 30, 01 |
7 |
At sea |
19o39'N | 84o10'W | 158.38 |
620.32 |
Jul 1, 01 |
8 |
At sea |
17o58'N | 83o50'W | 118.28 |
738.60 |
Jul 2, 01 |
9 |
At sea |
17o00'N | 82o51'W | 93.27 |
831.87 |
Jul 3, 01 |
10 |
At sea |
15o25'N | 81o19'W | 149.72 |
981.59 |
Jul 4, 01 |
11 |
At sea |
13o14'N | 80o24'W | 162.90 |
1,144.49 |
Jul 5 01 |
12 |
At sea |
10o52'N | 80o06'W | 164.68 |
1,309.17 |
Jul 6-12, 01 |
13 |
Port Cristabol, Panama | 09o22'N | 79o46'W | 105.91 |
1,415.08 |
Jul 13-16, 01 |
14 |
Panama City, Panama | 08o59'N | 79o35'W | 29.32 |
1,444.40 |
Jul 17 01 |
15 |
At sea |
07o09'N | 80o19'W | 136.85 |
1,581.25 |
Jul 18, 01 |
16 |
At sea |
06o08'N | 80o36'W | 72.87 |
1,654.12 |
Jul 19, 01 |
17 |
At sea |
05o17'N | 82o44'W | 158.80 |
1,812.92 |
Jul 20, 01 |
18 |
At sea |
04o41'N | 83o34'W | 71.04 |
1,883.96 |
Jul 21, 01 |
19 |
At sea |
03o13'N | 83o41'W | 101.59 |
1,985.55 |
Jul 22, 01 |
20 |
At sea |
02o20'N | 85o17'W | 126.74 |
2,112.29 |
Jul 23, 01 |
21 |
At sea |
01o13'N | 87o20'W | 161.96 |
2,274.25 |
Jul 24, 01 |
22 |
At sea |
00o25'N | 89o09'W | 137.82 |
2,412.07 |
Jul 25, 01 |
23 |
At sea |
00o47'S | 90o12'W | 110.42 |
2,522.49 |
Jul 26-31, 01 |
24 |
Academy Bay, Galapagos | 00o42'S | 90o48'W | 42.44 |
2,564.93 |
Aug 1, 01 |
25 |
At sea |
01o27'S | 91o58'W | 96.36 |
2,661.29 |
Aug 2, 01 |
26 |
At sea |
02o26'S | 84o32'W | 190.80 |
2,852.09 |
Aug 3 01 |
27 | At sea |
03o34'S | 97o02'W | 190.37 | 3,042.46 |
| Aug 4, 01 | 28 | At sea |
04o15'S | 100o02'W | 213.34 | 3,255.80 |
| Aug 5, 01 | 29 | At sea |
05o08'S | 103o22'W | 238.85 | 3,494.65 |
| Aug 6, 01 | 30 | At sea |
05o23'S | 105o53'W | 175.05 | 3,669.70 |
| Aug 7, 01 | 31 | At sea |
06o38'S | 108o11'W | 180.91 | 3,850.61 |
| Aug 8, 01 | 32 | At sea |
07o21'S | 110o16'W | 152.01 | 4,002.62 |
| Aug 9, 01 | 33 | At sea |
07o46'S | 112o49'W | 178.04 | 4,180.66 |
| Aug 10, 01 | 34 | At sea |
08o20'S | 115o51'W | 212.39 | 4,393.05 |
| Aug 11, 01 | 35 | At sea |
08o13'S | 118o26'W | 176.69 | 4,569.74 |
| Aug 12, 01 | 36 | At sea |
10o11'S | 121o05'W | 226.93 | 4,796.67 |
| Aug 13, 01 | 37 | At sea |
10o57'S | 123o12'W | 154.00 | 4,950.67 |
| Aug 14, 01 | 38 | At sea |
10o07'S | 125o00'W | 135.78 | 5,086.45 |
| Aug 15, 01 | 39 | At sea |
10o07'S | 127o42'W | 183.53 | 5,269.98 |
| Aug 16, 01 | 40 | At sea |
10o18'S | 130o27'W | 187.30 | 5,457.28 |
| Aug 17, 01 | 41 | At sea |
10o40'S | 132o36'W | 149.10 | 5,606.38 |
| Aug 18, 01 | 42 | At sea |
10o39'S | 134o21'W | 118.75 | 5,725.13 |
| Aug 19, 01 | 43 | At sea |
10o23'S | 135o45'W | 99.66 | 5,824.79 |
| Aug 20, 01 | 44 | At sea |
10o07'S | 137o26'W | 114.34 | 5,939.13 |
| Aug 21-24, 01 | 45 | Atuona, Hiva Oa, Marquises | 09o51'S | 138o53'W | 100.95 | 6,040.08 |
| Aug 25, 01 | 46 | Vaitahy Village, Tahuata Island, Marquises | 09o53'S | 139o08'W | 17.27 | 6,057.35 |
| Aug 26, 01 | - | Hana Moe Noe Bay, Tahuata Island, Marquises | - | - | - | - |
| Aug 27-28, 01 | 47 | Hana Manu, Hiva Oa Island, Marquises | 09o44'S | 139o10'W | 10.61 | 6,067.96 |
| Aug 29-30, 01 | 48 | Hanahoa, Ua Pou Island, Marquises | 09o31'S | 139o33'W | 30.23 | 6,098.19 |
| Aug 31, 01 | 49 | At sea |
09o03'S | 140o24W | 66.62 | 6,164.81 |
| Sep 1-5, 01 | - | Nuku Hiva, Marquises | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 6, 01 | 50 | At sea |
10o38'S | 141o30'W | 132.77 | 6,297.58 |
| Sep 7, 01 | 51 | At sea |
12o01S | 142o46'W | 128.74 | 6,426.32 |
| Sep 8, 01 | 52 | At sea |
12o59S | 144o18W | 123.60 | 6,549.92 |
| Sep 9, 01 | 53 | At sea |
14o18S | 146o02W | 148.21 | 6,698.13 |
| Sep 10-12, 01 | - | Manihi Lagoon, Tuamotu Islands | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 13, 01 | 54 | At sea |
14o27S | 146o22'W | 24.71 | 6,722.84 |
| Sep 14-18, 01 | - | Ahi Lagoon, Tuamotu Islands | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 19, 01 | 55 | At sea |
14o30S | 146o28'W | 7.56 | 6,730.40 |
| Sep 20-27, 01 | - | On anchor in Rangiora Lagoon, Tuamotu Islands | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 28, 01 | 56 | At sea |
16o46S | 149o06'W | 235.66 | 6,966.06 |
| Sep 29-Oct 5, 01 | - | On anchor Papeete Harbor, Tahiti | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 6-10, 01 | - | On anchor off Maeva Beach, Tahiti | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 11, 01 | 57 | At sea |
17o28S | 149o45'W | 64.87 | 7,030.94 |
| Oct 12-13, 01 | - | On anchor Cooks Bay, Moorea | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 14, 01 | 58 | At sea |
17o23S | 149o45'W | 5.75 | 7,036.69 |
| Oct 15, 01 | - | On anchor off Maeva Beach, Tahiti | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 16, 01 | - | On anchor Papeete Harbor, Tahiti | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 17, 01 | - | On anchor Cooks Bay, Moorea | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 18, 01 | 59 | At sea |
17o20S | 150o05'W | 22.37 | 7,059.06 |
| Oct 19, 01 | - | On anchor Raiatea Lagoon | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 20, 01 | 60 | At sea |
16o35S | 151o44'W | 121.26 | 7,180.32 |
| Oct 21-22, 01 | - | On anchor south end of Bora Bora | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 23, 01 | 61 | At sea |
17o35S | 153o41'W | 146.75 | 7,327.07 |
| Oct 24, 01 | 62 | At sea |
18o40S | 155o25'W | 136.72 | 7,463.79 |
| Oct 25, 01 | 63 | At sea |
19o40S | 157o14'W | 137.75 | 7,601.54 |
| Oct 26, 01 | 64 | At sea |
20o38S | 158o42W | 116.83 | 7,718.17 |
| Oct 27-30, 01 | - | On anchor in Raratonga, Cook Islands |
- | - | - | - |
| Oct 31, 01 | 65 | At sea | 21o06S | 161o46W | 201.62 | 7,919.79 |
| Nov 1, 01 | 66 | At sea | 21o03S | 164o18W | 163.25 | 8,083.04 |
| Nov 2, 01 | 67 | At sea | 21o13S | 167o12W | 187.12 | 8,270.16 |
| Nov 3, 01 | 68 | At sea | 21o20S | 170o11W | 192.13 | 8,462.29 |
| Nov 4, 01 | 69 | At sea | 21o41S | 172o57W | 180.40 | 8,642.69 |
| Nov 5, 01 | - | No such date on Cosmos. Crossed the International Date Line and the date became Nov 6. | - | - | - |
- |
| Nov 6, 01 | 70 | At sea |
21o07S | 175o02S | 140.28 | 8,782.97 |
| Nov 7-10, 01 | - | On anchor at Nuka Alofa, Tongatapu Island, Nation of Tonga |
- | - | - |
- |
| Nov 11, 01 | - | At sea | 22o47S | 179o06W | 134.03 | 8,917.00 |
| Nov 12, 01 | - | At sea | 24o36S | 177o21W | 148.5 | 9,065.50 |
| Nov 13, 01 | - | At sea | 26o05S | 178o35W | 128.37 | 9,193.87 |
| Nov 14, 01 | - | At sea | 27o30S | 179o28W | 112.09 | 9,305.96 |
| Nov 15, 01 | - | At sea | 29o30S | 179o22E | 155.35 | 9,461.31 |
| Nov 16, 01 | - | At sea | 29o50S | 177o54E | 91.40 | 9,552.71 |
| Nov 17, 01 | - | At sea | 31o31S | 174o31E | 232.98 | 9,785.69 |
| Nov 18,01 | - | At sea | 33o09S | 175o30E | 126.66 | 9,912.35 |
| Nov 19, 01 | - | At sea | 34o51S | 174o21E | 134.72 | 10,047.07 |
| Nov 20-22, 01 | - | On Anchor at Opua, Bay of Islands, New Zealand | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 23, 01 | - | On anchor at Russell, Bay of Islands, New Zealand | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 24, 01 | - | On anchor at Jacks Bay, Bay of Islands, New Zealand | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 25-26, 01 | - | On Anchor at Urapukapuka, New Zealand | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 27, 01 | - | Night anchored at Tutukaka | 35o17S | 174o25E | 30.16 | 10,077.23 |
| Nov 28, 01 | - | At sea | 35o48S | 174o36E | 37.15 | 10,114.38 |
| Nov 29, 01 | - | On Anchor at Whangarei for the Typhoon Season | - | - | - | - |
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