$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