Long time ago another
power yacht asked the same question. First off you should have about 400 nm of range which can be achieved, if your
boat doesn't have that much
fuel internally, by temporary drums of
fuel being stored on the aft
deck. The longest leg between refueling is from
Georgetown to Provo or about 260 nm.
- - Roughly the refueling stops are:
Bimini;
Nassau; and
Georgetown,
Exumas in the
Bahamas;
Provo in the
Turks and Caicos;
Ocean World, Puerto Plata and Samana.
- - From Samana, D.R. to
San Juan, P.R. is about 200nm.
- - Or if you want more interesting shorter distances or calmer waters you can go from Samana, D.R. to Punta Cana then Mona Island and Boqueron, P.R. Then along the south and east coasts of P.R. with fuel stops at Ponce and any of the east P.R.
marinas.
- - Simply chart the most direct routes between those points and add any additional stops according to your interests.
- - If you do not have active stabilizers on the
boat then your speed will be limited to that which you and the boat can physically endure. For a 42ft
Nordic Tug that was about 8 to 8.5 knots.
- - From the
Turks and Caicos to the D.R. to
Puerto Rico you will be plowing upwind and into some good waves. Picking your "weather windows" is critical to making the journey endurable.