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On February 07-08, 2017 we transited through the Canal on the 42′ Beneteau Just Dreamin’. Our pictures and comments are at Just Dreamin’
On February 03-04, 2017 we transited through the Canal on the 38′ Morgan Pilgrim. Our pictures and comments are at Pilgrim
On January 21-22, 2017 we transited through the Canal on the 42′ Privilege catamaran Shayler Our pictures and comments are at Shayler
Download a PDF There is a lot of information on this website but we have also collated everything together and produced PDF files that you can download. Google Drive might take five minutes to send the file, otherwise contact us… Continue Reading →
The Panama Canal moves ships between the Atlantic Ocean on the east side and the Pacific Ocean on the west side. However, the Canal runs northwest to southeast. To avoid confusion the directions southbound and northbound are used, which is… Continue Reading →
The 10 Best Places To Discover Wildlife In Panama
On our recent transit through the Panama Canal we had a US Submarine in the adjacent chamber. Submarines are supposed to transit alone but due to the weather delays on the Canal we got lucky. It was a horrible rainy… Continue Reading →
Panama’s cruise terminal to be state run
Hitch in transit of 500th ship using new locks
Panama gets over $1 billion from Canal
Panama Canal in top 17 must visit places
Most expensive US destroyer breaks down in Canal
Red alert and 80 km winds for Caribbean coast
On November 6-7 2016 we transited through the Canal on the 40′ catamaran Ceilydh Here is the wonderful blog post from Diane & Evan: http://maiaaboard.blogspot.com/2016/11/were-in-pacific-man-panama-canal-transit.html And our pictures and comments are at Ceilydh
This sloth was moving her baby along the fence in our garden
Lake Gatun reaches flood level
LNG carriers allowed to bunker at canal.
http://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panama/panama-canal-expansion-inaugurated?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+newsroompanama+%28Newsroom+Panama%29
http://www.wsj.com/articles/a-man-a-plan-a-mini-canal-pilots-use-toy-boats-to-practice-for-panama-1465577264
http://www.newsroompanama.com/business/panama-4/expansion-opening-star-sets-sail?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+newsroompanama+%28Newsroom+Panama%29
102 bookings for new canal locks
First ship to transit new Panama locks named
A video from the ACP showing a virtual tour of a Neopanamax vessel’s transit through the Expanded Canal
Ancient submarine found in Panama
Excellent description of how bad the taxis are for foreigners in Panama, and the wonders of Uber!! Hopefully they will manage to become properly legal there. Read it here
Because of the drought caused by El Niño, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has informed shipping companies that from April 18 it will start draft restrictions for vessels transiting the waterway. This will be a reduction of six inches; it… Continue Reading →
This graphic compares the size of the new and the old Panama Canal locks. There are already ships that are too big for the new ones!
Inauguration of expanded locks set for June 26
On April 18 2016 the ships passing through the Panama Canal will only be allowed to have a draft of 11.89m/39′ (Should be 12.8m/42′). Meanwhile they are hoping to open the new Canal locks in July with new limits of… Continue Reading →
The first edition of the Panama Canal Transit Guide PDF was issued on 21st March 2016. You can purchase the PDF using the Paypal button located on the Transit The Canal page.
The first edition of the Casco Antiguo tourist site PDF was issued on 16th March 2016. You can purchase the PDF using the Paypal button located on the Casco Antiguo page under the Panama Sights drop down menu. The information… Continue Reading →
Usually a yacht making the transit from north to south will tie up next to a mooring buoy in Gatun Lake. Currently the dredgers are busy clearing the lake entrance to the new expansion lock, so the mooring buoys are… Continue Reading →
MadAboutPanama was created on 8th of March 2016, as a way to explain to yachts how to transit the Panama Canal, with a view to including lots more information about Panama and the Canal.