We’re offering a limited number of bunks for sailors looking to log offshore miles toward licensing or experience. This is a training passage / mile-building opportunity aboard Sailing Miss Lone Star as we make our way south.

Crew members will be expected to stand watch, participate in daily duties, and share in the real work of passagemaking. This is not a luxury charter — it’s an opportunity to gain experience and sea time with an experienced captain and crew.

A contribution helps cover shared expenses (fuel, food, port fees, maintenance). Space is limited, and bunks are first-come.

UPCOMING DATES

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