In the Caribbean Sea
Coolrunnins
Mon 6 Dec 2010 14:08
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09:22.077N 079:57.068W
Panama Canal DONE! Welcome to the Caribbean. We
came through with the Venezuelan Cat and a great skipper, plus a 55ft yacht,
with a not so great skipper, after a 5 hr delay. However a swim in the lake made
it better.
Stunning weather but 22knots of wind made the
process very interesting as we rafted three aside with other boats, with a huge
tanker behind. More stressy by far than the day before, which was a
breeze.
A very hairy moment yesterday as all three rafted
yachts piroueted sideways in the Gatun lock, and pushed our stern into the
wall due to a cock up by another yachts line handler. Missed damage by
inches and fast work by our line handlers. Big Yacht in adjacent dock not so
lucky, and suffered damage after hitting the walls.
Arrived 5.30pm yesterday at the marina tired and
happy, with a not small sense of achievement. Thanks to our paid line handlers,
and Greg and Jill our pressed crew, it all went great, and deep thanks to
them.
Trying for some photos soon! Just no
time....
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