Experience San Blas Islands

Santana Sailboat

It is time for an adventure again

Get ready for ticking off everything you may have on your wishlist for an adventure in a Caribbean paradise. Fall in love with the crystal blue waters of San Blas, find a one-palm island, buy authentic arts and crafts from the Kuna Indians, experience the star-spangled Milkyway more clear than ever before, and maybe, if you are lucky, sail with a school of dolphins. Get ready to board the legendary Santana Sailboat and fall in love with San Vlas Islands.

Santana Sailboat

The Santana sailboat is famous for its great cooking. More than 10 years of sailing travelers between Panama and Colombia. The Santana sailboat has plenty of deck space for you to throw your feet up. Just find a relaxing position and dig into your favorite book. Or maybe just gaze at the multitude of galaxies and stars overhead more clearly & vivid than you have ever seen them before.

Santana Sailboat

Life in island modus starts now

The time has come to try a different kind of island hopping. Get ready for a five-day adventure aboard a propper catamaran, sailing Colombia to Panama on sailing Panama to Colombia. This is an epic experience you do not want to miss. And the Santana Sailboat makes sure you get to tick every amazing item on your list for a sailboat trip in the Caribbean.

The Santana Catamaran

The Santana sailboat is a large, strong, and safe catamaran originally built for charters. Catamarans are stable sailboats that offer more space, comfort, and comfortable passage between Colombia and Panama.

Santana also has a large fully equipped kitchen with a stove/oven and an 800-liter freshwater tank. There are two fridges where one is reserved for the passengers. The boat has two toilets situated in one of the hulls. The Santana sailboat has music equipment and a home theater to enjoy music and movies as a group. You can also take advantage of canoe and snorkel equipment.

The catamaran has two Yanmar 50 horsepower inboard engines. She further has two large diesel tanks that combined take up to 400 liters of diesel. More than enough to travel from Colombia to Panama by engine power alone. The Santana sailboat has a 15-meter tall mast with mainsail, genoa, and spinnaker. She will under sail do up to 9 knots.

The “Gizzy” Captain

Captain Gisbert “Gizzy” Kroczeck also goes by the Spanish nickname of “Gilberto”. He was born in 1969 in Bautzen, Germany. At the age of 22, he started sailing in the lakes of Germany. He later moved to the north of Germany where he started open ocean sailing. He holds a professional worldwide cruising license for sailboats.

Gisbert has a great passion for sailing and takes great pride in keeping his boat in good condition. He is a very friendly captain that willingly shares stories from his adventures at sea. Privately he loves snorkeling, fishing, and obviously Santana’s music. He is passionate about making food and is a good cook, especially infamous for his Spaghetti Bolognese. Gisbert speaks German, English, and Spanish fluently.