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On a sailing boat in San Blas, Panama

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Hello good workawayers. I will be visiting a couple of places in San Blas and need a cook/cleaner and one video editor or you can take it in turns. That's what usually happens.

You must not be a prince or princess. You will get your hands dirty. The boat needs a good clean.

Food is simple. Porridge, cabbage , beets, carrots, fish, fish, fish, and did I mention fish and rice. Very simple food but the fish is excellent. No meat or chicken. No vegans please, we don't have the space for your food and need to catch fish every day to make up most of the meals.

To get where I am you go from Panama city thru to Guna Yala on a special taxi. This will cost you approx 75 USD in permits and fees. Finally you will arrive on a launcher to my boat about 5 hours later. Just letting you know the costs involved.

Time. 10 to 20 days, you must be flexible with your time of return... We sail when the
Weather is right or be prepared to pay for another launcher/taxi back via the way you came.

I am a YouTuber.

There is very limited internet so be prepared to do without.

Good luck.

Peter
Types of help and learning opportunities
Creating/ Cooking family meals
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
See pristine places.
Help
Cleaning and cooking
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
This host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
You can contact them directly for more information.
Accommodation
Bed on a boat, couch on boat.
What else ...
Enjoying the serenity
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
- Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
20 - 25 hours a week

Host ref number: 545476575331

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03/04/2022

Left by host for Workawayer (Galatea)

Galatea was a happy smiling girl that was great. She was very helpful with every task I assigned her to. She helped me with sailing, spearfishing, video editing and also with cooking and cleaning. She has good sense of humor and laughs a lot and is a very extroverted person.
Any other Workawayer would be happy to have her.

(Excellent )

03/04/2022

Left by host for Workawayer (Kotryna)

Kotryna was a bundle of energy. Completed all the tasks with a smile even though it was difficult for her to adjust apparently...I didn't notice at all, she was good from the start. Nice happy person too.

(Excellent )

18/12/2021

Peter's boat is an adventure haha😆 Honestly, the first week I thought I'd die there. Lightning storms and sharks scare the hell outta me, and the first week was all about adjusting to this kind of lifestyle, in nature's mercy😆 Once I got to know Peter more and got to trust him, I had a ton of fun on the yacht. Together with Steffi, the other… read more

(Excellent )

03/04/2022

Left by host for Workawayer (Giorgina)

Gigi was amazing. Always smiling, always helpful doing all the tasks especially the not so glamorous ones of cleaning fish and preparing dinner. Gets along with everyone in difficult circumstances I would recommend her to any workawayer.

(Excellent )

06/12/2021

Thankful for this experience, it truly got me out of my comfort zone in any and every way possible ahah. It has allowed me to learn to love things I would have never known existed otherwise.

A few things I got to experience during this workaway:
-Spearfishing, eating various types of fish/seafood unknown to me, eating pineapples daily, editing… read more

(Excellent )

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03/04/2022

Left by host for Workawayer (Galatea)

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03/04/2022

Left by host for Workawayer (Kotryna)

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18/12/2021

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(Excellent )

03/04/2022

Left by host for Workawayer (Giorgina)

(Excellent )

06/12/2021

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(Excellent )

14/08/2021

Left by host for Workawayer (Lisa)

Lisa was great on the boat. Sometimes it is isn't easy being on a boat but she handled it well even when we had a complete power failure while sailing at night. I gave her a torch and she sailed by compass while i went below to sort out the problem. She was only a beginner sailor and admitted afterward that she was scared but from what I saw i… read more

(Excellent )

21/07/2021

Left by Workawayer (Lisa) for host

I got on Peter's boat this May, after he had just spent some months with repairing and working on the boat. I arrived with amazing timing and we left soon after I got there and I stayed on the boat for a litte less than two months - two of the best months in my life! I did not know how long I would want to stay originally, but I was sad to leave… read more when it was time..

We did a lot of cool things together and I saw so many beautiful places.. We went for snorkelling and spearfishing every day - so you really need to LOVE being in the water and diving if you come here. We went cavediving, saw sharks, dolphins, rays, turtles, and sooo many different fishes.. Peter knows a lot about the area and the sea and can teach you so many things! I shot my first fish with his help, I also learned a lot about sailing and could practice quite a bit, a dream come true for me. We climbed ship wrecks, explored completely uninhabited islands, went looking for crocodiles and octopus in the middle of the night, had lots and lots of wonderful barbecues on the beach, enjoyed coconuts into the sunset on the boat, played chess, fed sharks from the back of the boat, got soaking wet in the storms, watched lightning from the boat and the storms all around us, were very remote and had lots of fun.

Nevertheless, it is important for me to mention that if you go there you need to be prepared to be filmed all the time and you should not be embarrassed in front of the camera. I am not going to lie, sometimes this can be a little annoying (to me at least). But in turn you end up with lots and lots of beautiful memories of your trip. Video editing was okay.. Obviously, sometimes it can be hard to work inside whilst you are in paradise surrounded by beautiful islands and lots of interesting wildlife and fish..s It was a nice thing to learn (I was not experienced previously) and not a bad job. Peter is a very reasonable person and we would also just enjoy a day when the weather was beautiful and do more work on a rainy day.

Peter and I got along really well. Although I initially thought we would be 3 people in total, it turned out to be just as good if not better just like this. I felt like we really got along well, did a lot of things together but could also leave each other some space if needed. And this ist important, a boat can get a tight space :)

So in total: an absolutely amazing experience that I would not want to miss out on! If you get a chance to be on the boat, love to be very remote in the middle of the ocean and nature, don’t mind to be out of reception for most of the time, like to eat lots of fish and basic food and spend your time in paradise… Do It!! Thank you Peter that I could spend this time on the boat!

(Excellent )

01/06/2017

Left by host for Workawayer (Alyssa)

Bright, happy, helpful and a very good representative of her country, Alyssa was wonderful. Always helping with a big smile which can be difficult on a boat. Good on you Alyssa, come back anytime.

(Excellent )

26/12/2016

Left by Workawayer (Alyssa) for host

What an incredible experience! This is definitely the most unique adventure I've ever been on and it was amazing from the very beginning.

I spent 20 nights on Peter's boat (two nights in port at Bundaberg and 18 nights at sea). We were aiming for a three week trip, but had to turn back a bit early to make it back to Bundy on time for Christmas.… read more We were on Frazer Island and Lady Musgrave Island throughout our trip. I was with two other girls, a Bosnian and a Pole, and we all became really close.

Peter is fair, funny, kind, and full of energy. He made sure we had a great experience and tried to encourage us to try new things, like eating fish eggs and cleaning / gutting fish (which I did!). He's really smart (but he won't admit it) and sailing / reading the weather seems to come naturally to him. I always felt very safe with him when we were sailing and trusted his judgement when it came to the weather. He's also pretty patient, considering he's teaching backpackers who know very little about sailing, how to sail.

Depending on the crew, the tasks are usually split between video editing, cleaning, and cooking. Me and the Polish girl did most of the cooking and cleaning, which was a few hours a day. All the work is very fair, considering you're getting to spend ample time on a boat and on islands with food and accommodation provided for. When you get back to port, you also spend a lot of time cleaning the entire boat and doing the laundry.

There is always something to do on the boat -- snorkeling, going to the island, prepping meals, general maintenance, playing card games, watching movies, laying out and tanning, and just good ol' adventuring. We saw so many amazing things during our trip: watching turtles laying eggs on the beach, playing with a pod of dolphins at the front of the boat, watching sharks go after bait from the back of the boat, rescuing a baby bird from the ocean, snorkeling with manta rays, swimming with sea turtles.

Peter went spearfishing everyday, so we ate the most delicious fish! And I loved the battered fish that we cooked at Lady Musgrave Island. I also learned a lot more about fishing sustainability, marine life, and water conservation, which were pretty important aspects to me since I really care about the environment.

Overall, here's my advice if you're considering joining Peter on one of his sailing adventures: Be open minded to trying new things, whether that's trying new food or doing something you've never done before. Be flexible with the food options. Peter's not kidding about the cabbage, beetroot, carrots, curry, and fish. It's really hard to accommodate people who don't like certain foods when there's limited options and a small kitchen. You can bring your own snacks ahead of time, but if you don't like something, you should cook something different yourself (but again, that's hard to do in a cramped kitchen).

You should be willing to help with anything that comes up, whether it's cleaning the "ducky" or just bunching up loose ropes you see on the deck.

You should try really hard to come on the boat with no agenda or deadlines, because the whole trip is at the mercy of the forecast, so if someone has to be back at a certain time (which was the case for most of us, since it was Christmas), it can cut the trip short. And that's no fun.

You shouldn’t be bothered by taking quick, 10-second showers every other day and being salty in general. We were three girls on a boat and we didn't shave our legs for two weeks. And we didn't really care (cute, I know).

ALSO. Be prepared to be on camera! Peter is filming the entire adventure for his video blog series, so he almost always has a camera on him. Not all crew members have to be on film, but you should be a naturally outgoing, enthusiastic person for the camera. I think this is really important because the videos are a big part of Peter's blog series, so you should be aware of this going in.

I learned a lot about myself on this trip and am really grateful that I decided to go for it. Peter -- THANK YOU for all the incredible memories and making my Australian journey that much more amazing. I can't wait to see the rest of your adventures on film!

(Excellent )

27/03/2017

Left by Workawayer (Marta) for host

Hi All!
I got to spent 3 amazing weeks on Peter's boat in December last year. There's really too much to write if I were to describe the whole adventure, which included sharks feeding, swiming with them or with turtles, watching turtles nesting, snorkelling in beautiful clear waters of Australia, enjoying deserted islands and beaches, having… read more

(Excellent )

30/12/2016

Left by host for Workawayer (Elisa)

Elisa was wonderful. Always cheery and happy she did the cooking and cleaning which sometimes can be a bit boring. You will always be welcomed back. Happy trails

(Excellent )

04/12/2016

Left by Workawayer (Elisa) for host

I've just left the catamaran and I'm already missing the swinging of the boat. Despite this melancholia (is this the drama you were looking for, Peter?), I feel blessed: spending 13 days with this amazing crew, sailing, has been the best gift I could ask for! I enjoyed every single moment and I just can thank Peter for having given me this… read more

(Excellent )

30/12/2016

Left by host for Workawayer (Luhard)

Top notch, helpful, friendly. Luhard was in charge of the computer stuff and did a great job. I wish he could have stayed longer. Maybe next year.

(Excellent )

03/12/2016

Left by Workawayer (Luhard) for host

This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience that I wish everyone could experience.

Peter, thank you so much for the huge gift you have blessed me with. You have given me and the rest of the crew so many experiences and stories to tell.

From sea turtles laying their eggs, to sailing with dolphins. From feeding sharks, to eating a beating fish… read more

(Excellent )

13/11/2016

Left by host for Workawayer (Stefania)

Stefania was great on the boat. Very intelligent and intuitive she would invariably work things out before I even said anything. Hardworking also, she exceeded all my expectations by far on setting up the blog and producing content and all the other computer stuff that I did not have the time, inclination or patience for. She just didn't stop.… read more

(Excellent )

29/09/2016

Left by Workawayer (Stefania) for host

I am still on the boat, but I wanna share my feeling: this is the most amazing trip I have ever experienced so far!! I arrived last august and I am planning to stay here another month.
My task is filming our adventures and manage the social networks: facebook, instagram and our blog's page
Have look to our videos to better understand why we… read more

(Excellent )

27/07/2016

Left by host for Workawayer (Eddie)

Eddie was on the boat for 1.5 weeks and was very enthusiastic and keen to do all the boat sort of stuff. He was with us originally to create a short video of a sailing trip and he did a wonderful job of this. He was polite and got on well with all the crew too which is important on a boat because you can't exactly step off whenever you want.… read more

(Very good )

27/07/2016

Left by Workawayer (Eddie) for host

Peter was exceptionally knowledgable about Sailing and the Reef. I was on his boat for 9 days and i had a very relaxing time sailing with him. He was an excellent teacher and way always eager to dish out some knowledge. He was funny and always made sure you felt like home. Always take his advice and don't be afraid to ask.

(Excellent )

10/06/2016

Left by host for Workawayer (Lisa)

Lisa was great. There wasnt much she couldnt do. She originally came on board to do a limited number of jobs because her experience on boats previously was nil but she soon was working everything out and doing it all. Top effort.

(Excellent )

09/06/2016

Left by Workawayer (Lisa) for host

I was planning to stay with Peter for 2 weeks and ended up to stay for 3 month. It was the best expierence I could have imagined for my first work away expierence! He is a active, funny and interesting guy, that has a lot of crazy story's to tell:-).
He tried everything to make me feel home on the boat and teached me plenty of things such as… read more

(Excellent )

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