You want to take a sailing trip in the Caribbean and ask yourself: What do I need to pack? We have the perfect packing list for your Caribbean sailing trip compiled.
Checklist travel documents
- Valid identity card/passport (check validity and renew if necessary).
- Copy of identity card/passport (save digitally or keep separately from original)
- Insurance certificate health insurance abroad (online)
- Vaccination card (check if you need to refresh your vaccinations)
- Flight ticket (printout or e-ticket)
- Travel credit card (Maestro cards are accepted only occasionally)
- Cash
- List of emergency contacts and allergies, if applicable.
- Optional: Boat licence and radio licence (e.g. SBF See, SKS, SRC)
Checklist Electronics
- Mobile phone with charger
- Headphones
- Powerbank or Solar charger*
- Flashlight* or Headlamp* (best USB rechargeable & waterproof)
- Travel adapter (universal)*
- Optional: Camera with charger
- Optional: Drone (for photos and videos from the air)
- Optional: Laptop/Tablet/E- Reader/ Kindle with charger
- Optional: Multiple socket
Checklist toilet bag
- Toothbrush*
- Toothpaste/Toothpaste tablets*
- Dental floss*
- Deodorant/Deostick*
- Hairbrush*
- Sunscreen*
- Shaver*
- Shower gel / soap /Fixed shower*
- Shampoo / Conditioner /Solid shampoo*
- Nail care
- Face lotion
- Lip protection with UV protection
- Tweezers*
- Hygiene articles
- Optional: Make-Up
Checklist first-aid kit
- Hand sanitizer or wipes
- Mosquito repellent (e.g. Nobite, Autan, with ingredient DEET or similar)
- Painkillers (e.g. ibuprofen, aspirin)
- Diarrhoea medication (e.g. Imodium Akut, charcoal tablets)
- Wound cream (e.g. Bepanthen)
- Pavement
- Tablets for seasickness/travel sickness (e.g. Superpep)
Checklist personal comfort
- Soft bag, duffel bag or dry bag (no hard suitcase!, storage space is limited)
- Day backpack (make sure your hand luggage measures 55x40x20cm for the plane)
- Waterproof bag*
- Sunglasses (possibly with ribbon)
- Earplugs*/earplugs
- Sleep mask*
- Books/Magazines
- Headgear/Cap
- Diving goggles & snorkel*
- Optional: Sailing gloves or gloves with grip
- Optional: Inflatable air mattress, flamingo or unicorn
- Optional: Card games, Board games, Ball, Frisbee
Environmentally conscious travel checklist
- Reusable Silicone tubes* Filled with your shampoo, conditioner, shower gel.
- Reusable bottle (preferably stainless steel for hot and cold)
- Optional: Reusable cup (preferably stainless steel for hot and cold).
- Optional: stainless steel outdoor cutlery (knife, spoon, fork, chopsticks, straw)
Clothing and shoes checklist
- Underwear
- Thin socks
- Pajamas/sleepwear
- T-Shirts
- Long sleeve airy shirts
- Sweater
- Long, light trousers
- Shorts
- Beach dress/beach outfit
- Light oilskin or windproof rain jacket and rain pants
- Fleece jacket
- 2x sets of swimming clothes (to dry)
- 1-2 beach / bath towels
- Shower towels
- Thin scarf/multi-functional scarf (against wind)
- Waterproof shoes (ideally with a light-coloured sole)
- Sneakers
- Sandals/Flip Flops
- (Bed linen is on board with TripLegend)
Recommended vaccinations
There are no mandatory travel vaccinations for direct entry from Germany. However, in addition to the standard vaccinations according to the RKI, it is recommended to get vaccinated against hepatitis A and, in case of long-term stay or special exposure, also against hepatitis B, rabies and typhoid.
Also, make sure your immunization coverage is up to date according to the Vaccination calendar of the Robert Koch Institute is.
Conclusion
On a sailing trip, the motto is: less is more. Limit yourself to what you need, remember your travel documents and enough clothes (especially don't forget your swimming gear) and leave things you don't need at home. Also, if you pack light on the way there, you will have more space for travel souvenirs.
Here you can learn more about our Sailing trip to the Caribbean experienced
Download packing list PDF
Here you can download the Caribbean Sailing Packing List download quite uncomplicated.