You plan to go through?
I've read Colon is not nice at all. Lots of crime and unpleasant.
San Blas sounds wonderful!
Not through the canal now no. Maybe later this year.
Hi Alex & Taru
Hope you are able to get you mast work done in Cartagena, but if not Shelter Bay has a travelift and haul out yard. There should be a crane nearby. Give them a call. When I was there two years ago they had a large pile driver at work adding more slips. Nice secure spot out in the jungle 15 miles or so by road from Colon. Quite a contrast to Cartagena! Relatively easy to get parts from the US.
Did you decide to re-install your daggerboards to try to overcome the IOR downwind dance?
Cheers,
Richard
I've heard the islands off of Panama are beyond breathtaking!
How exciting! Can't wait for you to move on so we can see photos of these amazing places!
If you go to Panama you should really try to check out the Pacific side. Mono Feliz and Azuero are wonderful. Happy Travels!