Passage Stats
2 Available
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. You'll join First Mate Delaney, Captain Mary & Apprentice Jake in La Paz, Mexico for a day or two of orientation and safety briefings before heading offshore for the long Pacific passage to Costa Rica. Offshore you'll stand round-the-clock rotational watches with your other shipmates and get to hands-on sail FALKEN across the ocean! Each crewmember (FALKEN sails with a crew of 8, plus the 3 staff) has their own dedicated bunk and storage space, and FALKEN is extremely well-equipped for long-distance ocean sailing. Once you make landfall in Costa Rica, you'll celebrate with a champagne toast and re-live the passage over dinner ashore with your fellow crewmates.
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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The crew fee for the passage includes everything you need on the boat, plus use of the following:
Helly Hansen 'Inflatable' PFD with integrated harness to use while aboard.
Spinlock Double-tether for moving around on deck to use while aboard.
All meals, snacks and drinks while on the boat.
Sheets, quick-dry towel & a pillow.
Large collection of books onboard, including novels, sailing classics and sailing reference books, in hard copy.
What the price DOESN'T include:
Transportation to and from the boat.
Meals and drinks ashore.
Personal toiletries & clothing.
Foul-weather gear (see packing list for details).
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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.