Central America
From Belize to Panama, Central America offers pristine coastlines, deep estuaries, and safe hurricane zones. Ideal for explorers, nature lovers, and sailors seeking a getaway from the crowds.
Guest post by Hanna, who sailed with us to the San Blas Islands/Guna Yala
April/May 2026 Three weeks of sailing adventure in Panama – traveling with Petra and Bernd. At the end of April, we set off for Panama for three weeks – an adventure we had been looking forward to for a long time. Our home away from home: Petra and Bernd's catamaran. Even the journey there was special. We set off together with Toni and Jonah – and indeed...
Caribbean – Diary III – High and Dry
Page 28 - After the sailing season is before the sailing season... 15.05. - 22.05.2026 "Joline" is now ashore, and we are beginning preparations for leaving the boat for the next few months and for the next sailing season, which will take us to the Pacific. Before we set off to cross the Pacific and continue through the South Seas to...
Panama – Shelter Bay Marina – our catamaran is being craned out of the water
A photo documentation... 15.05.2026 First, we maneuver the catamaran into the narrow entrance of the crane basin. We've had plenty of experience with this by now, and the dockworkers pull the boat forward with the lines as soon as we reach the basin. A sense of scale... this gantry crane is wide enough for Joline. The crane's lifting slings are lowered into the water. A diver checks underwater that the slings are correctly positioned...
Caribbean – Diary III – On the way to the Panama Canal
Page 27 - Our 4th sailing season is coming to an end... May 10.05th - May 15.05th2026 After Jonah and Toni started their journey back, we drove with the rest of the crew to Isla Grande, which is about half an hour away by boat. It was bustling with activity; after all, it was Sunday and the locals were enjoying a day at the beach with loud music, jet skis, and plenty of...
Travelogue – Sailing in the San Blas Islands – Guna Yala
29.04. - 09.05.2026 The San Blas Islands off the Caribbean coast of Panama are among the most pristine travel destinations in Central America and seem almost like stepping back in time. The present-day autonomous region is officially called Guna Yala. The name was changed from "Kuna Yala" to "Guna Yala" in 2010 because the indigenous population preferred their own name, "Guna." "Yala" roughly translates to "land" or "mountain," so: "land..."
The underwater world of the San Blas Islands
Snorkeling in Guna Yala 29.04. - 09.05.2026 The underwater world of the San Blas Islands – officially Guna Yala – is among the most pristine marine landscapes in the Caribbean. Shallow reefs, turquoise lagoons, and seagrass meadows stretch between some 365 small coral islands, creating a particularly captivating environment for snorkeling. Unlike many other Caribbean regions, San Blas remained largely untouched by mass tourism for a long time – primarily because the autonomous territory...