Matarua ...  The Sailing Web Page of Joyce & Peter Shackleton

 

Panama Canal Transit 

         

 

                              

 

Preparation for the crossing of the Canal

                                

 

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                                                                                                   Our Professional Panamanium Line Handler

            

         

 

 

 First three locks -  Gatun Locks  at Dusk                                          

             

 

Second Day starting at Gatun Lake

     

 Electronic Chart of our progress

 first day into Gatun Lake

 

 

 

          

 

Vessels  transiting

      

Last three Locks

       

   Our Advisor second day

 

 

 

                   

                                                                                                                                                      rafting up

                                                                                                                           

   

          

                                                                                                                Long way down!!

                                                                                                              

                             

     

 

                        

 

 

                            

                        Looking back to the last Lock               Peter is a happy camper with the last

                                                                                     Lock completed.

 

   

   Bridge of the Americas                                     Panama Canal Railway                  Our route through the canal

 

                                       

                                             Anchorage  Balboa Yacht Club, Pacific Ocean

                                                     in the Pacific again after 3 years