Passage Stats
Available (7 Open Bunks)
Price: $9,000
Note: 5% discount on all passages when paid by wire transfer.
Distance: 2,100 Nautical Miles
Total Days: 19
Start Port: La Paz, Mexico
End Port: Playa Flamingo, Costa Rica
SYNOPSIS
A new destination in Costa Rica! Join FALKEN in Mexico for a 2,000+ mile offshore sail to Playa Flamingo on Costa Rica’s Pacific coast. I’m going to be skippering this one (Andy writing here!), as Costa Rica was the first country I traveled to outside the USA on my own, back during my sophomore summer of college. That experience changed my life and I’m super excited to be going back for the first time since 2004!
This is going to be a really fun, and different passage for us. The passage is long, at over 2,000-miles (the same distance as a Trans-Atlantic from Cape Verde to Barbados, or Newfoundland to Ireland), but parallels the Central American coast. We’ll be well offshore, to be sure (easier to sleep at night with less traffic and stuff around!), and Costa Rica as a destination is really exciting for me and not that well-traveled on the normal cruising routes. Who’s in?!
typical Weather Pattern
In February off the coast between Baja California and Costa Rica, sailors can expect a diverse range of maritime weather conditions. The area is influenced by the North Pacific High, often bringing steady northeasterly trade winds, ideal for a cruising sailboat making a passage south. However, squalls and unsettled weather patterns can also develop, creating localized disturbances with sudden wind shifts and enhanced precipitation.
HOW TO JOIN
To register, click the 'Sign Up' button anywhere on the site. Complete and submit the form indicating ‘2026 FALKEN | La Paz, Mexico — Costa Rica’ 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.