SY Ghost - The Gatun Locks

The Gatun Locks

SY Ghost

Tim and Clare Hagon

Sun 26 Jan 2014 20:58

The locks that start the Panama canal are an amazing sight. We took a tour there this morning to check them out so that we have some idea of what we're in for on Tuesday. All the yachts will go into the locks rafted together in "nests" of three. Ghost is an outside boat so we will be motoring slowly forward along with the other outside boat on the other side. Between us we will have a big catamaran.

The lines to hold us steady as we go through the locks have to be 125 feet long, with the crews of the boats easing and tightening them as the water swirls around us.

Tomorrow is the last day of provisioning whilst we are on a dock, so beer and water and other bulky stuff are being brought down during the afternoon. The next official dock we'll be on will be in Tahiti.

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2015

Apr 2015

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Mar 2015

Mon 9 Mar 20:16
- Nearing Grenada
- Back in the North

Feb 2015

Fri 27 Feb 15:47
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- Salvador
Sun 1 Feb 19:46
- Over Half Way

Jan 2015

Wed 28 Jan 13:49
- Position
- Spinnakers and flying fish
Sat 24 Jan 17:47
- Off to Brazil
- St Helena
Sun 18 Jan 11:44
- Chris is breaking my stuff!!!
Wed 14 Jan 10:31
- Off to St Helena
- Cape Town for Christmas and New Year.

2014

Dec 2014

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Nov 2014

Sun 30 Nov 17:41
- Richards Bay
Sun 23 Nov 13:30
- La Reunion to Richards Bay
Sun 2 Nov 06:46
- La Reunion
- Mauritius

Oct 2014

Sat 11 Oct 06:23
- Nearing Mauritius - YELLOWFIN!
Fri 10 Oct 09:19
- 3 days to Mauritius
- Indian Ocean
Sat 4 Oct 06:05
- Cocos Keeling

Sep 2014

Fri 26 Sep 09:42
- Christmas in September
- Bali
Sun 7 Sep 03:28
- Darwin and onto Bali

Aug 2014

Fri 22 Aug 02:53
Wed 6 Aug 05:06
- Mackay Position
- Australia

Jul 2014

Tue 22 Jul 02:54
- Vanuatu
Fri 11 Jul 22:25
- Levuka, Nadi and Musket Cove

Jun 2014

Tue 24 Jun 07:22
- Fiji and Taveuni
Wed 11 Jun 07:23
- Goodbye Tonga
Sun 8 Jun 01:03
- Vava'u Tonga
- Niue

May 2014

Thu 29 May 20:38
- Suwarrow
Thu 15 May 21:45
- Bora Bora to Suwarrow
Sun 11 May 03:12
- Tahaa and Bora Bora
Sat 10 May 20:57
- Huahine
Fri 2 May 22:49
- Moorea and Tahiti

Apr 2014

Mon 14 Apr 07:15
- The Tuamotus. Ahe and Rangiroa
Thu 3 Apr 18:12
- Fatu Hiva, Tahuata, Oa Pou and Nuku Hiva

Mar 2014

Sun 23 Mar 23:36
- Hiva Oa
Sat 15 Mar 20:02
- Life on board
Thu 13 Mar 22:00
- Well over half way
Fri 7 Mar 17:55
- Position 7-3-14
- Found the wind.
Thu 6 Mar 00:39
- The Pacific

Feb 2014

Mon 24 Feb 22:00
- Isabella
Tue 18 Feb 21:02
- Off to Isabela
Thu 13 Feb 15:40
- The Galapagos
Sat 8 Feb 22:55
- At Sea Again
Wed 5 Feb 00:29
- Contadora
Sun 2 Feb 23:04
- Las Perlas

Jan 2014

Fri 31 Jan 13:52
- In the Pacific
Sun 26 Jan 20:58
- The Gatun Locks
Fri 24 Jan 20:46
- Shelter Bay
Wed 22 Jan 01:16
- Leaving the San Blas
Sun 19 Jan 21:51
- San Blas Islands
Tue 14 Jan 15:37
- Just off Columbia
Sun 12 Jan 14:03
- The Start of The World Arc

2013

Dec 2013

Sun 15 Dec 20:32
- St Lucia
Fri 13 Dec 13:12
- Last day at sea
Mon 9 Dec 17:22
- Living in a Washing Machine
Fri 6 Dec 09:20
- Half Way
Tue 3 Dec 14:28
- Trade Winds Sailing
Sun 1 Dec 15:33
- A flying fish moment

Nov 2013

Fri 29 Nov 15:36
- The radio schedule
Thu 28 Nov 15:41
- Becalmed but good fishing
Wed 27 Nov 08:43
- Still going south
Mon 25 Nov 10:13
- 1st night out
Sat 23 Nov 21:44
- The night before.
Thu 21 Nov 19:27
- Provisioning and crew!
Sun 3 Nov 09:59
- In Las Palmas

Jul 2013

Sat 20 Jul 19:43
- (no subject)
- In Puerto Calero, Lanzarote
Tue 16 Jul 10:25
- View from aft
- Bimini up
Mon 15 Jul 09:54
- On our way to Lanzarote
Fri 12 Jul 09:29
- In Cascais
Wed 10 Jul 10:57
- Nearing Cascais.
Tue 9 Jul 12:00
- Around Finisterre
Mon 8 Jul 08:45
- Sweet sailing
Sun 7 Jul 13:13
- Dolphins
- Into Biscay
Sat 6 Jul 05:31
- (no subject)

Jun 2013

Fri 28 Jun 17:28
- Off the dock in Lymington

May 2013

Wed 15 May 14:00
- Launched and almost ready to go.

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