Sailing catamaranSail Panama.
The Charter Desk arranges bareboat, skippered and crewed yacht charters across the Mediterranean and the Caribbean, with live availability and a real person on the other end of every enquiry.
Panama · Crewed
Sailing catamaran
Sailing catamaran
Sailing catamaran
Sailing catamaran
Sailing catamaran
Sailing yachtWhat does the hostess do?
Plans meals (from your preferences), provisions ashore with the captain, cooks 1-2 meals/day, makes beds, services cabins, cleans the saloon. Bigger boats have dedicated chef + separate hostess.
Can we have specific food preferences?
Yes — vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, allergies, kid-friendly: tell us when you book. Last-minute requests are easy too.
How much do we tip?
5-15% of charter fee, end of week, in cash. The captain typically distributes.
Can we drink the bar dry?
Within reason. Standard wine + beer comes with the trip; for top-shelf gin or specific Burgundy, factor it into the APA.
Is the crew always around?
They give you privacy. Captain on watch at the helm, hostess in the galley or her cabin. You get the cockpit and deck to yourselves outside of meals.
Panama · Crewed.
Panama is two coasts and a canal, but for sailing you want the Caribbean side. The San Blas — Guna Yala to the people who live there — is a scatter of low coral islands off the north-east coast, most of them a few palms wide and ringed by reef. You anchor in clear water, snorkel off the boat, and buy fish and lobster from Guna families who paddle out in dugout ulus. There is no development to speak of, no marinas in the islands, and no phone signal on most cays. That is the appeal.
Living aboard — the skipper does the work
A crewed charter is the full sailing holiday with none of the workload: a professional skipper (and on larger yachts a hostess and chef) handles the sailing, the cooking and the logistics while you relax.
It suits families, groups and anyone who wants to wake up in a new bay each morning without lifting a winch — multi-day, sleeping aboard, the itinerary shaped around you.