The big day had finally arrived. No matter how much you read and speak to people about the Panama Canal transit, the whole thing still seemed like a daunting task. Firstly you need one captain, four line handlers and an advisor (from the Canal Authority). Jen and Ulf from Sea Quill, who we met on the way back from San Blas, kindly assisted with the lines. We also hired Rudy as our fourth lines person. Whilst in Colon, Rudy was our personal assistant, taxi driver & general advisor. He is Panamanian with many years experience transiting the locks. We where scheduled to pick up the advisor at 4.30pm at “The Flats”, outside the Panama Yacht Club. We arrived around 4pm and drifted for a few hours whilst waiting for the advisor, who came on board around
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