Spring/Summer (March–August):
Cape Verde
Cross the Atlantic Ocean (approx. 2-3 weeks)
Caribbean Islands (Eastern Caribbean, possibly stopping in Martinique, Saint Lucia, Grenada)
Panama Canal
Autumn/Winter (September–February):
Rest period or stay in Panama or the Caribbean
Spring/Summer (March–August):
Galápagos Islands
French Polynesia (Marquesas, Tahiti, Bora Bora)
Cook Islands, Tonga
Fiji, Vanuatu, New Caledonia
Autumn/Winter (September–February):
Rest period in Australia (Brisbane, Sydney, or Darwin)
Spring/Summer (March–August):
Indonesia (Bali, Lombok, Komodo)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Maldives
Sri Lanka
Autumn/Winter (September–February):
Rest period in Maldives, Sri Lanka, or the Indian coast
Spring/Summer (March–August):
Oman, Yemen (Aden)
Djibouti, Eritrea
Suez Canal, Egypt
Back to the Mediterranean (Crete, Aegean Sea, return to Izmir)
End of Year 5: Completion of circumnavigation