Passage Stats
Waitlist
Price: $5,275
Distance: 350 Nautical Miles
Total Days: 15
Start Port: Cartagena, Colombia
End Port: Balboa, Panama
Note: 5% discount on all passages paid by wire transfer!
SYNOPSIS
Two trips in one, as we start with a 250+ mile downwind sail towards Panama & the famed San Blas Islands, before shifting into inshore mode and transiting the famed Panama Canal and into the Pacific! We have more time scheduled for this passage than is necessary to allow for bureaucratic & logistical delays in the Canal itself. Transiting the Canal and entering a new ocean is a bucket-list adventure for us at 59º North, and adding a little ocean sailing on top is the icing on the cake!
What to Expect on the Passage
With plenty of time to get between ports (and a few extra days for delays during the canal transit, we’ll get a taste of ocean sailing plus get to explore the famed San Blas Islands in Panama. A bucket-list, two ocean adventure on FALKEN awaits!
typical Weather Pattern
Hot, tropical Trade Wind sailing, and then a short motorboat ride through the canal and across the Isthmus of Panama. Bring your coolest, lightest clothing and lots of mosquito repellent! Panama is also the one place on Earth where lightning strikes more often than anywhere else, so we may be in for some fireworks at times too :)
HOW TO JOIN
To register, click the 'Sign Up' button anywhere on the site. Complete and submit the form indicating ‘2025 FALKEN | Colombia – Panama Canal’ 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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.