Panama Canal with a Sailboat, Part 2 – Colon to Lake Gatun

Entering the Panama Canal in our sailboat, we handle the first 3 locks up to Lake Gatun.

Part 2 of 3 in a series on How to Transit the Panama Canal with a Sailboat, Atlantic to Pacific. Following Part 1 on how to prepare and complete the paperwork, in Part 2 we take you on the first leg of the transit from Colon to Lake Gatun. We also show you how to find line handlers, train your crew for line handling, how to set up your boat to meet requirements as well as protect it from possible damage during the transit. We show you how to work with the Canal Advisor who is assigned to come aboard your boat for the transit, how yachts are required to raft up and demonstrate some boat handling techniques for locking through.

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00:00 - Introduction
00:30 - What you'll learn in this video
01:57 - Crocodiles in the yacht basin at Shelter Bay Marina
03:41 - Panama Canal facts and taxi tour
07:48 - Carnival - Trolls and BBQ
08:39 - Crew exchange, hiring professional line handlers, SV Kered departs
11:07 - Our crew arrives and we investigate jungle wildlife and Fort Sherman ruins
13:21 - Training for line handling
15:16 - We cast off
18:20 - We welcome our Canal Advisor aboard
21:35 - How to raft up 3 cruising yachts for a transit
22:57 - Going through the 3 chambers of the Gatun Locks
26:22 - Mooring in Lake Gatun
27:58 - What's coming up in Part 3
28:43 - END

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Principal photography by Paul and Sheryl Shard.

Additional photography by Eric Epstein, Margaret Lindsay and Lauri Trites
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About
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
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mC7jnZ3TteU

Panama Canal Webcams
https://multimedia.panama-canal.com/index.html

Shelter Bay Marina, Panama - https://shelterbaymarina.com/

Roy Bravo, Emmanuel Agencies SA, Panama - http://www.emmanuelagenciessa.com/

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
https://www.amazon.com/Bauhaus-Panama-Cruising-Guide-Paperback/dp/B00RWTR76C

Panama 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/

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