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Passage Stats

• Waitlist

• Skipper: Chris Kobusch | Mate: Emily Caruso

• Price: $8,000

• Distance: 800 Nautical Miles

• Total Days: 11

• Start Port: Port Antonio, Jamaica

• End Port: Havana, Cuba

SYNOPSIS

We are headed back to CUBA! Our first passage to Havana in 2016 aboard ISBJORN was one of the most memorable ever, and we haven’t been back since. That will change in 2024 as two crews will get to experience the iconic city from the deck of FALKEN – the first on the way in, and the second on the way out.

From Port Antonio on Jamaica’s northeast corner, it’s 800 miles to Havana, first passing south of Cuba, skirting the Cayman Islands, then entering the Straits of Florida and riding the Gulf Stream current down the home stretch to Havana.

Once we arrive in Havana, the skipper and mate will be staying with FALKEN. Crew can stay in Havana after the passage if they wish (on their own initiative), in 2016 we rented an Airbnb (casa particular) for a few days.

HOW TO JOIN

• To register, click the 'Sign Up' button anywhere on the site. Complete and submit the form indicating ‘2024 FALKEN | Jamaica – Cuba’ as your preferred passage.

• We’ll get back to you within 24-48 hours to confirm bunk availability, send you the long-form crew application & invoice you the 50% deposit to hold your spot. Balance will be due 60 days prior to the trip start date.

• Payments are non-refundable. You'll be asked to agree to our terms & conditions on your application before submitting the deposit. Please read them carefully.

• Travel Logistics

  • Join the boat at 13:00 on the passage start date. Crew must depart the boat by 12:00 Noon on the passage end date.

  • Make sure you eat lunch before joining! We’ll get straight into bunk assignments & briefings once all crew have arrived.

  • Travel logistics & specific itinerary will be sent in the Passage Newsletter #2 emailed to all crew 2-4 months before passage departure.

• RYA/MCA Mile-Building?

  All 59º North passages are led by qualified RYA / MCA Yachtmaster Ocean-certified skippers & mates. All miles sailed onboard both boats will count towards your own license mileage requirements. We are happy to provide certificates to this effect for your RYA Day Skipper, Yachtmaster or other countries’ sea-time requirements.

• Women Sailors

  We now reserve two spots for women on all of our passages! You will not be ‘alone’ when you sail with 59º North. Learn more here.