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We are at Shelter Bay Marina, a place that after 7 months of owning Boundless, feels more like a home than most marinas we’ve stayed at. When we flew to Panama to move aboard on June 10th this past year, we thought that after some projects, we would say goodbye to this place, with no idea when or if we would be back because of our plans to take our new boat back to the east coast of the United States, picking up where we left off on Seawind. To our surprise, we have found that mother nature, and a call for new adventure, is ushering us in the complete opposite direction. Not just into a new ocean, but also away from our families, friends, and the comfort of the familiar areas and waters we’ve come to know pretty well over the past few years. But just like our friends and family we love in those familiar areas, Shelter Bay has also become a place filled with people we’ve come to love. We have met people who are now some of our best friends, in a place we never thought we would. That is one thing that slowly cruising around the world has opened my mind to. No matter how foreign a place may feel, there are always good people who end up touching your life in a profound and permanent way. So as Katy and I process the huge decision to transit the Panama Canal, a pretty permanent change in direction, we find ourselves saying goodbye to a place now added to our list of “homes away from home”.

The Panama Canal was officially opened on August 15, 1914, changing the course of global shipping and trade forever. Over 14,000 ships and approximately 2,500 recreational vessels transit the canal each year. And over 1 million since its opening. The Panama Canal plays a vital role in the global economy, with shipping freighters paying a hefty price to utilize its services. On average, it costs around $150,000 to $450,000 for a shipping freighter to pass through the canal, depending on factors such as size and cargo.

In last weeks episode we tackled the last of our major projects, and now we have the formalities of a canal transit to deal with. The Panama Canal is primarily a commercial shipping route, and us small boats are an afterthought, taking up the space in front or behind one of the big freighters.

The trip of a lifetime. Here we go!!

History of Panama Canal Citations:
US National Archives YouTube Videos -
   • The Construction of the Panama Canal ...  
   • The Construction of the Panama Canal ...  
   • Panama Canal Operations, 1913-1914  

Boat specs below ⬇️

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[ BOAT SPECS ]
1984 Passport 42
Hull #33
Displacement - 25,000 lbs
Ballast - 9,500 pounds of lead (encapsulated keel not bolted on)
Marconi Cutter Rig
Length - 42'
Beam - 12.75'
Water Draft - 6.4"
Air Draft - 59'

[ MUSIC BY EPIDEMIC SOUND ]
Lo Que Siento Por Ti by Caro Luna
A Time for Everything by Farrell Wooten
Splitting by Farrell Wooten
Prepare for Liftoff by Tellsonic
Sonic Raindrops by Rebecca Mardal
End of an Ocean by Tellsonic
Living on the Last Hope (Crystal Shards Remix) by Saint Mikel