CARANGO AMEL 54 #035 - The mighty Panama Canal

The mighty Panama Canal

CARANGO AMEL 54 #035

PETER and VICKY FORBES

Wed 3 Feb 2016 14:40

09:07.86N 79:48.53W

We called in at the Gatun locks visitor centre to see what we were about to experience first hand. Quite impressive.

Talk about a tight fit - Carango should have some more clearance I hope.

The large freight ships are controlled by steel hawsers attached to railway trains running up and down slopes next to the canal. It is a very impressive sight.

Carango next - wish us luck

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2017

May 2017

Wed 24 May 10:29
- (no subject)

Apr 2017

Sat 22 Apr 21:57
Tue 11 Apr 19:05
- Party and Prizegiving
- The End of the Circumnavigation - ST Lucia once more
Mon 10 Apr 14:23
- Marigot Bay - St Lucia - nearly there
Sun 9 Apr 21:52
- Bequia and Tobago Cays
- Northwards towards the Grenadines and St Vincent

Mar 2017

Mon 27 Mar 12:58
- Northwards up the caribbean chain
Sat 18 Mar 12:53
- Our nearly last night sail
- Our nearly last night sail
Thu 16 Mar 15:54
- Progress and Pirates
Wed 15 Mar 22:20
- Devils Island penal colony - French Guiana
Sun 12 Mar 16:40
- Amazon delta - RECORD DAY
Wed 8 Mar 10:53
- Archipelago do Fernando de Noronha
Wed 1 Mar 13:23
- Brazil and Carnival

Feb 2017

Fri 24 Feb 05:02
- Sailing
Thu 23 Feb 21:06
- Up further North in Brazil towards the Carnivals
Wed 22 Feb 19:15
- The Bay of Salvador
- The Bay of Salvador
Thu 16 Feb 16:55
- Salvador, Brazil
- Salvador, Brazil
Sun 5 Feb 11:00
- Passage Making - South Atlantic
Fri 3 Feb 06:17
- More Drama - Main engine

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Tue 31 Jan 09:14
- Midway - South Atlantic
Thu 26 Jan 12:49
Tue 24 Jan 18:53
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Mon 23 Jan 14:57
- WHALE SHARK
Sun 22 Jan 12:24
- St Helena
- St Helena
Mon 16 Jan 04:47
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Sun 15 Jan 14:18
- Half Way to St Helena, Arthurs birthday
Wed 11 Jan 14:22
Mon 9 Jan 08:14
- New Year and Second Birthday
Sun 8 Jan 16:07

2016

Dec 2016

Fri 9 Dec 13:56
- Uncle John and Cape Town
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Nov 2016

Wed 30 Nov 17:33
- Cape Aghulas - Cape of Good Hope
- Cape Aghulas - Cape of Good Hope
Tue 29 Nov 16:20
- Thoughts from the Cape of Good Hope
- Farewell to Malcolm Findlay
Sun 27 Nov 06:40
- kwa Zulu Natal
Sat 26 Nov 16:00
- Zululand Yacht Club
Fri 11 Nov 14:42
- The Agulhas Current - South Africa
Thu 10 Nov 08:58
- Storms in the Mozambique channel
Mon 7 Nov 06:31
- Madagascar
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Sat 5 Nov 06:50
- Madagascar and the Mozambique channel
Tue 1 Nov 14:27
- Île de la Reunion

Oct 2016

Thu 20 Oct 07:25
- Mauritius 1
Mon 17 Oct 15:14
- Mauritius
Thu 13 Oct 13:28
- Indian Notion
- Indian Notion
Fri 7 Oct 03:22
- Pushing on
Wed 5 Oct 02:22
- Cruising Indian Ocean
Tue 4 Oct 02:39
- Indian Ocean - start
Sun 2 Oct 02:14
- Cocos Keeling Island

Sep 2016

Tue 27 Sep 05:34
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Mon 26 Sep 02:17
- Weather 1
Sat 24 Sep 04:39
- Christmas Island 1
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Tue 20 Sep 10:48
- Terrorists and Storms
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Sun 18 Sep 23:21
- Indian Ocean
Wed 14 Sep 09:19
- Lombok I
- Lombok I
Mon 12 Sep 03:15
- Arrival Lombok
Sat 10 Sep 22:18
- Departing Darwin - Timor Sea
Mon 5 Sep 22:50
- New Crew - Boys Aloud - departing Darwin

Aug 2016

Wed 31 Aug 01:02
- Darwin 2
- Darwin
Fri 26 Aug 07:40
- Sailing
- Sailing
- Sailing
Tue 23 Aug 08:33
Fri 19 Aug 08:10
- The Albany Gap our chosen route to Cape York
- Cape York - Anticipation, Expectation, Relief, Elation, Realisation
Thu 18 Aug 05:22
- Position Report
- North to Cape York
Tue 16 Aug 03:11
- Lizard Island Lizzie and Turtles
Mon 15 Aug 22:02
Thu 11 Aug 20:07
- Sailing North
Wed 10 Aug 22:08
- The last of the Whitsunday Islands
Tue 9 Aug 12:15
- Whitsunday Islands and the Briggs
- Free Cruising and Whitehaven Beach
Thu 4 Aug 09:05
- Great Barrier Reef - Whales
- Hamilton Island - AUS
Tue 2 Aug 03:36
- Australia and Australians and the DUCK BILLED PLATYPUS

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Sun 31 Jul 22:29
- Australia
- Australia
Sun 24 Jul 05:17
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Sat 23 Jul 03:23
- Moon light and Reefs
Thu 21 Jul 21:57
- Leaving Vanuatu
Tue 19 Jul 06:30
Wed 13 Jul 08:24
- Crossing to Vanuatu
- CHAOS
Sun 10 Jul 23:30
- Fiji to Vanuatu
- Mid way to Vanuatu
Fri 8 Jul 18:55

Jun 2016

Tue 28 Jun 22:43
- Misery and Happiness
Sun 26 Jun 00:11
- Fiji
Thu 23 Jun 19:35
- Sail to Fiji
Mon 20 Jun 23:01
- Niue 3
- Niue 3
- nuie 2
- Niue
Fri 17 Jun 03:04
- Mid Pacific RIGGING FAILURE
- Foie Gras and other occupations
Tue 14 Jun 22:54
- What we do on the Ocean
Sun 12 Jun 22:40
- Off at last to NIUE
Fri 10 Jun 04:50
- Crisis nearly over?
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Tue 7 Jun 23:15
- Engine comes out
Sun 5 Jun 19:36
- Sharks - Sharks
Fri 3 Jun 05:55
Wed 1 Jun 04:02
- Roller Coaster

May 2016

Thu 19 May 19:49
- Volvo Engine disaster
Mon 16 May 05:04
- More Society Islands and Disaster
Fri 6 May 03:34
Tue 3 May 20:36
- TAHITI

Apr 2016

Wed 20 Apr 22:25
- In full Sail
Mon 11 Apr 03:52
- Tomato Islands
Mon 4 Apr 20:15
- Leaving the Marquesas
- Leaving the Marquesas

Mar 2016

Thu 31 Mar 18:51
Tue 29 Mar 17:05
- French polynesia - Hiva Oa
Sat 19 Mar 21:18
- Pacific Thoughts
- Re:
Thu 17 Mar 08:16
- DOUBLE DRAMA
- DOUBLE DRAMA
Mon 14 Mar 19:56
- Past Half Way Pacific
Thu 10 Mar 20:31
- Pacific Ocean

Feb 2016

Mon 29 Feb 14:27
- Galapagos 2 - Floriana and Santa Fe
- The Cruise - Espaniola
Mon 22 Feb 01:10
- Santa Cruz Interior
Sat 20 Feb 02:07
Wed 17 Feb 02:16
- EQUATOR - and Ecudaor
Tue 16 Feb 19:41
- Approaching Galapagos
Sun 14 Feb 13:47
- Pacific Dawn
Tue 9 Feb 00:57
- Panama draws to a close
Sun 7 Feb 21:38
- Panama Hats
- Monkey and thoughts from the Canal
Sat 6 Feb 14:19
- The Canal Photos
Wed 3 Feb 15:17
Mon 1 Feb 16:58

Jan 2016

Thu 28 Jan 22:13
Sat 23 Jan 21:05
Sun 17 Jan 18:14
- The Charitable School Project
- Liesure in Santa Marta
Sat 16 Jan 13:26
- Fist Glance of Santa Marta
Wed 13 Jan 22:50
- Nearly there - Columbia
Tue 12 Jan 15:29
- Mid Caribbean - Venezuela
Mon 11 Jan 18:55
- Day 2 towards Columbia
Sun 10 Jan 15:09
Fri 8 Jan 10:59
- St Lucia 'Jump up'
- Art and George visit St Lucia

2015

Dec 2015

Thu 24 Dec 12:33
- Reflections on the Atlantic
Wed 23 Dec 00:24
- Farewell to Serena and Will
- Farewell to Serena and Will
Tue 22 Dec 22:05
Sun 20 Dec 01:02
- Serena and Will to MARTINIQUE
- Reflections on the Atlantic
Wed 16 Dec 14:01
- Tropical Jungle
- Finish line
Wed 9 Dec 11:15
- Last day at sea before St Lucia
- Last day at sea before St Lucia
Tue 8 Dec 13:01
- Carango Court and Social Announcements
- Are we nearly there yet??????
Mon 7 Dec 12:35
- Beards
Sat 5 Dec 13:13
- Storm at Sea
Fri 4 Dec 11:52
- Caption Competition Results
Thu 3 Dec 12:41
- Sustained Damage
Wed 2 Dec 12:00
- Mid Point Atlantic

Nov 2015

Mon 30 Nov 11:07
- Day 8 -The Tropics and Film nights CAPTION COMPETITION
Sun 29 Nov 11:41
- Day 7 - Transatlantic
Sat 28 Nov 14:29
Fri 27 Nov 12:18
- Atlantic Squall
Thu 26 Nov 16:00
- FISH to Eat
- Day 4
Wed 25 Nov 15:10
- Day 3 Atlantic
Tue 24 Nov 12:13
- Day 1 Atlantic
Mon 23 Nov 14:42
- Gran Canaria

Oct 2015

Mon 12 Oct 10:11
- Gran Canaria
Fri 2 Oct 10:33
- MORE TUNA!!!
- Atlantic to Gran Canaria
Thu 1 Oct 16:18
- Atlantic Ocean - First Taste for CARANGO

Sep 2015

Sun 27 Sep 15:39
- Gibraltar - the destination
Mon 21 Sep 07:05
Thu 17 Sep 07:24
- Cartagena
Tue 15 Sep 09:29
Fri 11 Sep 13:56
- FIRST FISH = South West IBIZA - Cala Badella
Wed 9 Sep 13:37
- Magaluf pole Dancing onwards to Ibiza
- 39:27.02N 02:31.08

Aug 2015

Mon 24 Aug 10:01
- Goodbye France - Hello Spain
Sun 9 Aug 14:46

Jun 2015

Thu 25 Jun 14:58

May 2015

Tue 26 May 10:42
- Propriano, CORSICA
Sun 24 May 20:46
- Corsica South
Sat 23 May 15:21
- Plunketts and Cumming
- Arivedici Sardegna bienvenue à Corse
Thu 21 May 08:24
- North up Sardinia
Tue 19 May 16:41
- Beautiful Alghero
Mon 18 May 16:35
- Oristano
- Isola di San Pietro - Tuna factory
Sat 16 May 09:33
Thu 14 May 15:27
- Farewell to Cagliari - Hello Teulada
Fri 8 May 15:09
- Action at Sea
Mon 4 May 06:30

Apr 2015

Mon 27 Apr 15:58
Sun 26 Apr 19:32
Thu 23 Apr 21:31
- Riposto -
Wed 22 Apr 13:56
- 22 April 2015 - en route to Riposto
Mon 20 Apr 18:26
- Arrival in Siracusa - Sicily
Fri 17 Apr 16:06
- We are across the Start line - Phase 1

2014

Aug 2014

Mon 11 Aug 17:29
- 11th August 2014 - Carango Starts the Preparation

Jun 2014

Thu 26 Jun 19:23
- Corfu successful arrival on schedule
Wed 25 Jun 08:15
- 38:21.88N 20:44.24E
Tue 24 Jun 08:30
- 38:21.88N 20:44.24E
Wed 18 Jun 12:20
Sun 15 Jun 09:44
- 37:38.40N 23:49.50E
Tue 3 Jun 15:59
- Meltemi - with vigour
Sun 1 Jun 11:08
- Symi to Kos 31st May 2014

May 2014

Sat 31 May 16:53
Sun 25 May 16:13
- Carango diary

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