EP. 75 Our Panama Canal Transit! | Complete Process

Crossing the Panama Canal has been one of the biggest milestones of our sailing adventure! After spending our final days at Shelter Bay Marina, enjoying one last bike ride around Colón and preparing every detail, it was finally time to begin one of the world's most famous sailing passages. In this episode, we take you behind the scenes of what it really takes to transit the Panama Canal aboard a cruising sailboat. You'll see: ✅ Our final days at Shelter Bay Marina ✅ Exploring Colón by bicycle ✅ Meeting our Panama Canal Transit Advisor ✅ Final paperwork and preparations ✅ Boarding our line handlers and advisor ✅ Entering the Gatun Locks ✅ Crossing beautiful Lake Gatun ✅ Transiting the Pedro Miguel and Miraflores Locks ✅ Arriving in Panama City on the Pacific Ocean If you've ever wondered how private sailboats cross the Panama Canal, what the process looks like, or what it's actually like inside these enormous locks, this episode walks you through the entire experience from start to finish. This has been a dream passage for sailors around the world, and we're excited to share every step of the journey with you. If you're planning your own Panama Canal transit, or simply love sailing adventures, we hope this video helps you prepare and inspires your own voyage. ⛵ Boat: 2006 Elan Impression 434 We're SV Endless Summer, documenting our journey as we cruise the Americas and prepare for our next great adventure across the Pacific. If you enjoy sailing, cruising, boat projects, and real-life adventures, we'd love to have you aboard! 👍 Like the video 💬 Leave your Panama Canal questions in the comments 🔔 Subscribe so you don't miss the next adventure! #PanamaCanal #Sailing #SailboatLife #CruisingLife #Panama #ShelterBay #BluewaterCruising #Liveaboard #GatunLocks #MirafloresLocks #BoatLife #SailingAdventure #SVEndlessSummer #Travel #AtlanticToPacific