Travel planning from 2027

The times given are planning guidelines and may change by a few days.

Anyone interested in joining the sailing trip should send an email to: sailing@blue-joline.com

For crossings, we only take experienced sailors on board – for coastal sailing, sailing experience is not required – here you can actively participate in sailing or simply enjoy the trip on a catamaran.

Spring 2027 – Central America – Pacific side

Panama – January 5–19 (2 weeks)

Route: Panama Canal → Las Perlas

Stages: 35–50 nautical miles per day

(I.e. Costa Rica – January 20 – February 10 (3 weeks)

Stages: 25–45 nautical miles per day, short daily stages

Stops: Golfo Dulce – Drake Bay – Manuel Antonio – National Park – Quepos / Tamarindo

🇳🇮 Nicaragua – February 10th – 28th (2 weeks)

Stages: 35–45 nautical miles per day along the Pacific coast

Stops: San Juan del Sur – Granada – colonial city – Mombacho volcano – optional cable car ride

🇧🇷 El Salvador – March 1st – 01th (08.03 week)

Stages: 30–40 nautical miles coastal hopper

Stops: Bahía del Sol – Ruta de las Flores – Santa Ana Volcano

🇲🇽 Southern Mexico – March 10 – (2,5 weeks) (passing Guatemala – expected to be without stopovers) – challenging sailing stage

Stages: 40–50 nautical miles per day, possibly one 60 nautical mile leg for the Tehuantepec window

Stops: Huatulco – Puerto Ángel, Mazunte – Oaxaca City – Mezcal Tour, Monte Albán

🇲🇽 Guerrero & Riviera – March 6–20 (2 weeks)

Stages: 40–50 nautical miles per day

Stops: Zihuatanejo town – Coastal hop to Nayarit – Puerto Vallarta

🇲🇽 Baja South – March 21 – April 9 (3 weeks)

Stages: 30–45 nautical miles per day, short daily distances

Stops: Cabo San Lucas – Los Frailes – Cabo Pulmo – La Ventana – Isla Espíritu Santo – whale watching,

🇲🇽 La Paz – – March 25 (5 days)

Sea of ​​Cortez – March 26.03 – April 10.04 and return to La Paz

Departure: towards the Marquesas from April 15th.

Crossing Mexico – Marquesas

Mid-April to mid-May – Distance approximately 2800 nautical miles – Pure crossing time: 18–22 days

South Seas

Marquesas (3 weeks)

📍 Start: Mid-May 2027

islands

  • Nuku Hiva
  • Ua pou
  • Tahuata
  • Hiva Oa
  • Fatu hiva

Worth seeing

  • Baie des Vierges (Fatu Hiva) – one of the most beautiful bays in the world
  • Gauguin Tomb & Cultural Center (Hiva Oa)
  • Vaipo Waterfall (Nuku Hiva)

Tuamotus (3 weeks)

⛵ Distance: 450–550 nautical miles
⏱ 3-4 days

Time: at the beginning of June

The Tuamotus are a vast atoll field – spectacular, but navigation is only possible in sunshine.

Best stops

  • Fakarava (UNESCO Biosphere Reserve)
  • Tour
  • Rangiroa

Highlights

  • Shark Wall / South Pass Fakarava (Top diving spot worldwide)
  • pink sandy beaches
  • huge lagoons

Society Islands (5 weeks)

⛵ Distance: 250–300 nautical miles

Time: end of June

Main area of ​​operation: French Polynesia.

Optimal route

  1. Tahiti / Papeete
  2. Moorea
  3. Huahine
  4. Raiatea / Tahaa
  5. Bora Bora

Highlights

  • Moorea Belvedere View
  • Bora Bora Lagoon
  • Tahaa Vanilla Plantations
  • Raiatea Marae Taputapuatea (Polynesian UNESCO Sanctuary)

Cook Islands (2 weeks)

⛵ Distance: ~600 sm
⏱ 4-5 days

Time: end of July

stops

  • Aitutaki (one of the most beautiful lagoons in the world)
  • Rarotonga (supplies, hikes)

Highlights

  • One Foot Island
  • Lagoon sailing in Aitutaki

Tonga (4 weeks)

⛵ Distance: 700–750 nautical miles
⏱ 6-7 days

Time: mid August

Tonga is one of the best cruising areas in the world.

Best area

Vava'u Island Group

Highlights

  • Sailing between 40+ islands
  • Caves & Beaches
  • Whale watching (July–October)

Fiji (4 weeks)

⛵ Distance: 400 sm
⏱ 3 days

Time: Mid-September

Top cruising area

  • Yasawa Islands
  • Mamanuca Islands
  • Savusavu

Highlights

  • Blue Lagoon
  • coral reefs
  • traditional villages

New Zealand

– from October 2027 (Sailing and overland tour)

⛵ Distance: 1.100–1.200 nautical miles
⏱ 9-10 days

Best departure time

October

Destination port usually:

  • Opua (Bay of Islands)
  • or Auckland