Panamá Canal Transit Again!

Dave Young

We volunteered to be line handlers on a friends’ boat that was heading from the Caribbean Sea to the Pacific side.  And a nice boat it was – 45 ft Leopard catamaran.  Mary says we need to trade our little boat in for something more like this one…

We left Shelter Bay at 4AM to pick up the Canal pilot, and we headed for the Gatun Locks.  We rafted up with two other boats and headed on through to the Pacific.  It was a great 10-hour transit.

Enjoy the pictures and videos of our transit.

Lock doors closing – going up!
In a ship’s wake in a lock
Lock going down – one lock to the Pacific Ocean!
Fearless owners of Wanderlust
Owners hoping the ship stops
Breakfast burritos
Other rafted to starboard
One boat rafted to port
That is a lot of fenders
Big shi in a skinny lock!
Captain and Advisor
Dave’s favorite line handler
The full crew of Wanderlust
Jack, Dave, Mary, Damon, Marcie
Happy us!

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