$85.00 USD per Day ~ 10 DAY MINIMUM

Included:

  • Shared cabin accommodation aboard

  • All boat expenses (fuel, marina, canal fees, etc.)

  • Safety equipment and sailing instruction

  • Hands-on mile-building experience

Not Included:

  • Flights to/from joining and departure ports

  • Personal travel insurance

  • Meals ashore or personal spending money port.

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FIRST LEG

Depart Puerto Vallarta on December 10, 2025, sail at ~5 knots, and take two-night stopovers in Manzanillo, Zihuatanejo, and Acapulco, your schedule looks like this:

  • Dec 11 (afternoon): Arrive Manzanillo

  • Dec 16 (early morning): Arrive Zihuatanejo (after 2-night stop in Manzanillo)

  • Dec 19 (early morning): Arrive Acapulco (after 2-night stop in Zihuatanejo)

  • Dec 24 (early morning): Arrive Huatulco, Oaxaca (after 2-night stop in Acapulco)

📍 So you’d be in Oaxaca on December 24, 2025.

SECOND LEG

Leaving Huatulco Jan 1, 2026:

  • Jan 1–3: Wait/position for Tehuantepec weather window (critical — must cross in calm).

  • ~Jan 4–7: Sail across Tehuantepec to El Salvador (Barra de Santiago / Bahia del Sol) ~400 nm, 3–4 days.

  • 2-night stopover for rest/clearance.

  • ~Jan 9–11: Sail to Nicaragua (Marina Puesta del Sol / Corinto area) ~150–180 nm, 1.5 days.

  • 2-night stopover.

  • ~Jan 13–15: Sail to Costa Rica (Papagayo/Guanacaste or Puntarenas) ~450 nm, 4–5 days.

  • Arrive mid-January (Jan 15–16).

THIRD LEG (Golfito → Balboa)

  • Total distance: ~ 400–420 nautical miles

  • Average speed: 5 knots

  • Nonstop passage time: ~3½–4 days

  • Practical cruising time (with rest stops): ~5–6 days

🗺️ Stopover Plan (2-night layovers)

Leg 1: Golfito → Isla Parida (Chiriquí, W. Panama)

  • Distance: ~100 nm (20 hrs @ 5 kn)

  • Depart: Feb 15 (AM)

  • Arrive: Feb 16 (early AM)

  • Stopover: Feb 16–17 (2 nights)

Leg 2: Isla Parida → Isla Cébaco (Panama)

  • Distance: ~130 nm (26 hrs @ 5 kn)

  • Depart: Feb 18 (AM)

  • Arrive: Feb 19 (early AM)

  • Stopover: Feb 19–20 (2 nights)

Leg 3: Isla Cébaco → Balboa (Panama Canal, Pacific side)

  • Distance: ~180 nm (36 hrs @ 5 kn)

  • Depart: Feb 21 (AM)

  • Arrive: Feb 22 (PM/evening)

📅 Arrival Date

  • Depart Golfito: Feb 15, 2026

  • Arrive Balboa: ~Feb 22, 2026

    Notes

  • Golfito is an excellent staging port (fuel, provisioning, exit clearance).

  • Isla Parida = great first stop inside Panama waters, safe anchorage.

  • Isla Cébaco = common stop for cruisers, sheltered bays, fuel by panga.

  • Balboa (Panama City) = staging for Canal transit, marinas (La Playita, Flamenco).

    FOURTH LEG - Panama Canal Crossing

  • ARRIVE IN PANAMA Feb 26 to get ready to stage for and transit the Panama Canal.

  • MUST BE AVAILABLE FOR A MINIMUM OF TWO WEEKS

Let’s go Sailing