Panama Canal with a Sailboat, Part 3 – Locking out to the Pacific
September 04, 2020 by Distant Shores TV | Language: EN Play Time: 00:16:02 | SAILING YOUTUBERS
Part 3 of 3 on How to Transit the Panama Canal with a Sailboat. Following Part 1 on how to prepare and complete the paperwork and Part 2 where we take you on the first leg of the transit from Colon to Lake Gatun, in Part 3 we take you on the second and final leg of the transit across Lake Gatun, through the impressive Culebra Cut and descend 3 locks to Panama City on the Pacific Coast.
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01:48 Canal Advisor comes Aboard
03:48 Crossing Lake Gatun
06:54 Canal Construction History
07:24 Into Culebra Cut
10:17 Pedro Miguel Lock
11:38 Canal Water Saving
13:00 Miraflores Locks
Principal photography by Paul and Sheryl Shard.
Additional photography by Eric Epstein and Margaret Lindsay
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Paul and Sheryl Shard are award-winning travel documentary television producers and videographers and have been cruising internationally since 1989 documenting their global adventures for television, social media, in books and sailing publications. They have sailed over 110,000 nm including 9 ocean crossings and are the producers and presenters of the Distant Shores sailing adventure TV series which is broadcast to 47 million households in 24 languages around the world. Through their TV programs, YouTube videos, articles/blogs and popular cruising seminars, the Shards help anyone dreaming of setting sail to get out on the water and experience their own adventure safely and comfortably.
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Helpful Resources:
How to Transit the Panama Canal with a Sailboat, Part 1 – Preparation & Paperwork
How to Transit the Panama Canal with a Sailboat, Part 2 – Colon to Lake Gatun
Mad About Panama – http://madaboutpanama.com/transit-the-canal/linehandlers/
(download the ebook, Transit the Panama Canal by Yacht, best guide)
The Panama Cruising Guide, 5th Edition by Eric Bauhaus
Online site for line handlers – http://www.panlinehandler.com/
Panama Cruisers Facebook Group – https://www.facebook.com/groups/panamacruisers/
Noonsite: The Ultimate Cruisers Planning Tool – https://www.noonsite.com/place/panama/general-info/
Panama Canal Transit Without Agent (YouTube) – Ep. 92 RAN Sailing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dxr16TKzE24
No Agent? No Problem! Transit the Panama Canal (Sailing Curiosity) – Gone with the Wynns – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jev1JpB1EmM
Panama Canal Authority – https://www.pancanal.com/eng/
Panama Canal Webcams – https://multimedia.panama-canal.com/
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