OCEAN POSSE ROUTES

There are many key routes along the Ocean Posse – we are collecting reports and are compiling a comprehensive list of how to get from A to B in favorable conditions.

  • Maritime Routes: These are established paths or corridors on the sea used by vessels for regular voyages between cruising ports, often based on historic patterns, ocean currents, and safety considerations. They are like highways of the ocean, used for seasonal sailings, staging for ocean crossings, and enjoyable cruising. Choose from the ROUTES menu above.

  • Maritime Approaches and GPX Tracks: These refer to the navigable waters leading into anchorages, marinas, to moorings, into small harbors, into atolls, though reefs or coastal areas. They are recorded for safe entry and exit from a known points of interest andย  involve a series of, way-points, and controlled access points. Approaches require careful navigation, GPS accuracy due to factors like shoals, reefs, rocks, obstructions,ย  tides, yacht and small vessel traffic and potential hazard. GPX tracks are kept within GOODNAUTICAL.com for Ocean Posse participants and are organized by global maritime areas (GMA’s)

  • Access know routes or challenging passages from the ROUTE sub menus above

ย Routes cover long-distance navigation between places, while Tracks and approaches focus on the final stages of a vessel's journey near a marina, harbor anchorage, or moorings.