Counting out any major unforeseen problems, the ships should be able to make the entire voyage by sail power alone. They will set off next year and are expected to take three years to complete the 34,000-mile route. If the expedition sails according to schedule, the voyage will be completed in 2009, ten years after preparations began.
除非遭遇重大意外，整個航程完全使用風力，明年起航後，預計需要三年時間才能完成三萬四千哩的航程，屆時將是西元二○○九年，距離開始籌備已整整十年。