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Join a sailing adventure on a Tall Ship and set course for new horizons!

Shelter Bay (PA) - Bocas del Toro (PA)

17 January - 26 January 2027

9 days, Eendracht

From € 1490,-

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12-25: € 1490,-
p.p. in a 3-person cabin: €2625
p.p. in a 4/5-person cabin: € 2490,-
p.p. in a 2-person cabin: € 2750

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Eendracht:
Shelter Bay (PA) - Bocas del Toro (PA)

17 January - 26 January 2027

*Early bird price – valid until 30th of June 2026!* Join the Eendracht for a 10-day sailing holiday in Panama and explore the Bocas del Toro archipelago, a paradise on earth! You will depart from Shelter Bay Marina, not far from the Gatun Locks in the Panama Canal. Then you’ll sail to tropical islands with white sandy beaches and azure water. In addition to an adventurous sailing trip, you will explore nice villages and islands and enjoy the exotic nature and culture. Prepare to make unforgettable memories! This trip falls in travel type sailing holiday. This means that there is certainly sailing, but the emphasis is more on discovering the area and the destination. There will also be sailing sometimes in the night, but more often you will be anchored in the night and get to enjoy a good night’s sleep.
Open to all Windseekers aged 12-80.

Ports

Shelter Bay is a marina in Panama, near the city of Colon. It lies close to the entrance to the Panama Canal on the Atlantic side, and provides a save haven for sailing vessels from around the world!

Bocas del Toro is a town in Panama, and a capital of the region with the same name, which encompasses a stunningly beautiful Caribbean archipelago. The town is situated on the Colon Island, which boasts multiple white-sand beaches, nice diving spots, and surfing possibilities. You can also take a boat tour, for example to the Bastimentos Island National Marine Park.

  • Bocas del Toro (PA)

Key points

  • Dates: 17 January 2027 - 26 January 2027
  • Embarkation: 16:00 / Disembarkation: 11:00
  • For Windseekers aged 12-80 years
  • Windseekers joining: maximum 36
  • No sailing experience required!
  • Official language on board: Dutch and English
  • Price includes: accommodation and meals, excludes drinks at the bar
  • Price excludes transportation costs to-and from the ports. Our travel counsellor can advise you and book your transfers
  • Available diets: regular (meat), vegetarian, gluten-free, lactose-intolerant, (some) allergies.
  • Windseekers need to have a health insurance and a travel insurance
  • Need to take with you on board: towels

  • "Pushed me out of my comfort zone, got to meet people I'd never get to meet and made lifelong friends."

    Jeremy (23)

You sail on the Eendracht

Shipping type: Three-masted Schooner
Homeport: Rotterdam (NL)
Date built: 1989
Trainees: 41
Length: 58,1m
Height of mast: 44,7m
Sail: 1033 m2

Adventure, action and fun await on board of the largest three masted-schooner of the Netherlands! The Eendracht's focus is especially on youngsters, but anybody is welcome to sail along. Whatever you choose, you're always contributing to a good cause. The …

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Windseeker logs

  • Whoopie in het stuurhuis!

    MORGENSTER

    SØNDERBORG, BALTIC

    – by Windseeker Jan

    De lange dagen op zee begonnen hun tol te eisen. Mijn 19-jarige collega Windseekers voelde hun laarzen gaan koken. Tijd voor wat whoopie in het stuurhuis!

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  • A Few Moments of Peace

    Morgenster, September 2014

    Baltic Sea

    – by Windseeker Jan

    "There were dolphins!”, my watch mate told me when I emerged from my cabin. “Hundreds of them! Jumping and blowing! You missed them!” I thought he was pulling my leg, but apparently he wasn’t. When seasickness claims you, you miss …

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STO Garant

This Journey is covered by the STO Garant guarantee. You can find the conditions for this guarantee scheme on STO Garant’s website (www.sto-garant.nl/en/downloads).

This process is automatic and you do not need to do anything else. After receiving your booking, Windseeker will send you detailed information on how and when to pay for your journey – together with all the other important details.

 

What does it mean?

In short: you do not pay the booking amount to Windseeker but instead into an escrow account. This trust account holds your payment in reserve until your journey’s end. The booking amount is then released to Windseeker on the day after your trip ends. If Windseeker or the Ship should become financially insolvent before the end of your trip, STO Garant will implement the guarantee. The Guarantee Scheme details how you can make a claim under the guarantee in such cases. You can read more about this here.