Bahamas Blast | Antigua → Key West

5 Feb – 21 Feb 2026 | $3,790

NEW TRIP!

Step aboard SV Sea Dragon for a lively offshore passage from Antigua to The Perry Hotel & Marina Key West, trading palm-fringed anchorages for big-mile sailing and a dynamic finish in the Florida Keys. Leaving Antigua astern, we head northwest across the Caribbean and into the Atlantic, setting the stage for a fast-moving and engaging voyage.

This trip offers a strong blend of open-ocean sailing, changing weather patterns, and strategic navigation as we approach the Bahamas and the Florida Straits. Expect longer sailing days, night watches, and the satisfaction that comes with covering serious miles as part of a capable offshore crew.

The voyage concludes in Key West—colorful, storied, and a classic landfall after a rewarding offshore run.

You’ll also get

Experience with longer offshore legs and sustained watch systems
Practice navigating busy shipping lanes and coastal approaches
Exposure to evolving weather systems and routing decisions
Confidence-building miles toward future ocean passages
A full crew experience aboard a proven expedition vessel

Sailing with Panexplore means gaining real-world, hands-on experience, not a packaged cruise. You’ll refine your sailing skills, learn practical offshore techniques, and develop confidence in a professional, supportive environment. This sailing expedition requires you to be in good physical health and reasonably fit. Activities involve moderate to strenuous exertion, including extended hours awake and difficult physical environment to evolve in.

If you have any medical conditions, recent injuries, or concerns about your fitness level, we strongly recommend consulting with your healthcare provider before booking. This expedition is not suitable for individuals with severe mobility limitations or certain medical conditions. Your safety and enjoyment are our priority, and we want to ensure this experience is appropriate for your physical capabilities. Please contact us should you have any questions or concerns before booking.

All meals on board Sea Dragon during this trip are delicious and vegetarian, with the addition of fish if we catch any along the way.

Key Details

Distance: 1200 nautical miles
Cost: $3,790
Dates: 5 Feb – 21 Feb 2026 (17 Days)
Start: Nelson’s Dockyard Marina, Antigua
End: The Perry Hotel & Marina, Key West

Tentative Itinerary

While the exact route and timing will depend on weather and skipper decisions, a typical voyage may look like this:

Day 1: Welcome aboard in Antigua
Join the vessel in Antigua and settle into life onboard. Meet your skipper and fellow crew, get familiar with the boat, and prepare for the voyage ahead.

Day 2: Training & coastal sailing
The day focuses on onboard training, safety refreshers, and familiarisation with the vessel. Conditions permitting, we’ll head out for a short coastal sail and anchor in Jolly Harbour, easing into sailing together as a crew.

Days 3–7: Offshore passage to the Bahamas
Depart Antigua and begin an offshore passage north-west toward Inagua Island. These days are spent at sea; with crew rotating through watches, navigation, and sail handling.

Days 8–9: Inagua Island
Arrive at Inagua Island and anchor, allowing time to rest and recover after the offshore passage. Time ashore provides a welcome pause before continuing north.

Days 10–11: Inter-Island passage to Nassau
Depart Inagua Island for another extended passage toward Nassau. This leg continues to build experience in navigation, night sailing, and teamwork.

Days 12–14: Nassau, Bahamas
Arrive in Nassau and berth in the marina. These days offer time ashore to rest, explore, reprovision, and enjoy the contrast between offshore sailing and island life.

Days 15–16: Final passage to Key West
Depart Nassau for the final offshore leg of the journey, sailing toward Stock Island, Key West. This passage completes the voyage with a final stretch of open-water sailing.

Day 17: Disembarkation in Key West
Arrive in Key West, secure the vessel, and complete a final clean-down and debrief before guests depart.

Please note: This sailing adventure is weather-dependent. Stopovers, timing, and the exact route will be determined by the skipper to ensure safety and the best possible experience.

BOOK NOW

The deposit is only $1,000. It’s non-refundable. If you can no longer make it, or if we need to cancel or modify the trip we will either refund your deposit or apply it to a different trip. The remaining balance is due 90 days before the trip begins. The full price will be required to pay if you book within 90 days of the trip start date. Please review the Terms & Conditions.

If you have any questions or queries, please Contact us. You can also Schedule a call with us too.

What’s Included

Contribution Includes:
– 16 nights accommodation on Sea Dragon
– All meals (vegetarian), snacks, and drinks on board
– Sailing Instruction
– Safety equipment and foul weather gear

Contribution does not include:
– Transportation to departure port or onward travel from arrival port.
– Additional nights spent ashore
– Personal expenses while in port

Roles and Expectations

You are joining a working voyage as a full member of the crew. As such, you will be involved in virtually all aspects of the trip and operations. On board you will be part of a crew of up to 16 people in total, including yourself. Our expectations of you are fairly straightforward and your team will depend on you to fully participate in everything on the boat. You will be expected to work hard to the best of your ability, to be conscientious, alert, to look after the boat and to care for each other. You will not be asked to do anything you are not comfortable doing.

Tasks and activities involved in life on board SV Sea Dragon include: helming (steering), navigation, sail handling (hoisting, adjusting, stowing), keeping a look out, meal preparation and helping to keep the boat clean and tidy.

Packing List

It will be warm and the sun will be strong! Take a look at our Tropical packing list.

Travel Details

Departure: Nelson’s Dockyard Marina is approximately 30–40 minutes by taxi from V.C. Bird International Airport (ANU). The easiest transfer from the airport to the dockyard is by taxi, which can be arranged on arrival.

Arrival: The Perry Hotel & Marina, Key West is located approximately 10–15 minutes by taxi to Key West International Airport (EYW). Taxis and rideshare services can be arranged locally from the marina for onward travel to the airport.

All crew members are responsible for their own passports and visas, which must have at least 6 months remaining beyond the trip. Please look into the specific type of visa you need for arriving at these destinations by sea, or contact us directly to discuss.

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