Or Prior Proper Planning Prevents Poor Passages. In this case Prior Proper Planning Prevents Poor Panama Canal Passages.

Yacht deliveries, pleasure sailing trips, or just avoiding a harrowing sail around the Horn all should follow a very strict sailing protocol.

In subsequent blog postings I will be stating the “protocol” and addressing the many questions associated with a yacht delivery or pleasure cruise through the Panama Canal.

To start, there are available reams of long-winded overly-stated and ultimately confusing books and pamphlets on the market. If you choose this path I suggest you cut-to-the-chase and select the one with the fewest pages and the largest print.

If you would like a clearer understanding of the “Canal”, the history and all that will surround you during your passage I suggest you read, or listen to, “A PATH BETWEEN THE SEAS: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914” by David McCullough.