The main cruising attractions in Panama are the 365 San Blas islands off the Caribbean coast, a popu

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When most sailors think of Panama, they think of it as just an easy gateway to the Caribbean, or west to the Pacific. There is much to be seen in this country travel guide to italy however, so you don't have to rush through that famous Canal.
Panama is the southernmost country travel guide to italy of Central America. Situated on an isthmus, some categorize it as a transcontinental nation connecting the north and south part of America. It borders Costa Rica to the north-west, Colombia travel guide to italy to the south-east, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south.
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On the Caribbean side of Panama, Red Frog Beach Marina is ideally tucked in a protected bay on the leeward side of Isla Bastimentos, Bocas del Toro. Located outside the hurricane zone, the marina caters to vessels up to 250 feet with deep water access all the way in. As part of the Red Frog Beach Rainforest Resort, marina customers and their guests have full access to all its amenities, including travel guide to italy the beautiful Red Frog Beach, restaurants/bars, hiking and nature trails, luxury vacation villa rentals each with private pool, a casual hotel with private suites, rainforest canopy-zipline tour, an island spa with many services, kayak and horseback tours and more. Golf carts are also available to rent for exploring and getting around the resort. A helipad is located adjacent to the marina, and complimentary Wi-Fi and boat transportation into Bocas Town (10 min.) is available as well. An idyllic locale for sportfishing, the Bocas Del Toro archipelago is made up of 68 islands and keys making offshore runs short and convenient. Safe and secure, the marina has a diverse international community and stands to welcome long-term stays and live-aboard customers with its low rates throughout all seasons.
Shelter Bay Marina Panama (photo above) is at the Caribbean travel guide to italy entrance to the Panama canal. This Panama marina is situated inside an almost totally enclosed cove on the western shore of Limon Bay, protected travel guide to italy by the Cristobal breakwater). The marina is 30 minutes by road from the outskirts of Colon (where the nearest shopping travel guide to italy center is located), and is next to historic San Lorenzo National Park, and the Panamanian Coast Guard Station.
Two concrete floating docks can hold 88 boats ranging from 35 feet to 70 feet. Yachts up to 175 feet can be berthed on end ties, and yachts up to 225 feet (up to 14 foot draft) can be side tied to a floating travel guide to italy dock designed for mega yachts. Slips are equipped with potable water and electrical power (120, 240 and 480VAC power or 30, 50, 100 amp service). 24 hour security, showers, bathrooms, laundry room, internet access, library area, trash disposal, parking lot, 24 hour security, and wifi, free transportation in a 27 passenger bus to Colon, and a restaurant. Shelter Bay Marina Panama also has a 100 ton Travelift, and a 60 ton Hostar hydraulic trailer to move boats from the haul out bay to the 5 acre work yard. Port Captain and Immigration services to check in and out of the country available, and they can assist you with canal transit paperwork.
Cruisers say this is a good place to prepare your boat for a canal transit, haul your boat for a bottom job, or leave your boat in a a safe, hurricane free dry storage yard while you explore inland or return home. When approaching the breakwater, you can call Cristobal Signal on VHF channel 12 or 16 and notify them of your presence. If you have just transited the Panama Canal coming from the Pacific side, drop off your pilot or advisor at anchorage F or the Flats. Proceed travel guide to italy North along the marked channel like you are heading to the main breakwater opening. Nearing the breakwater opening you will see the Shelter Bay green buoys on your port side. Turn left keeping the green SB buoys just to port and run parallel to the breakwater. Continue to the marina bay entrance. At aproximately 9 22.23N and 79 56.864W you will see white concrete markers SB 12 Red and SB 13 Green showing the boundries travel guide to italy of the harbor entrance. Stay between the markers and proceed past the coast guard docks to the Panama Marina. Contact the marina office on VHF 74 for your slip assignment. If you are coming from the Caribbean ocean, enter the big ship channel and turn right after passing through the entrance. Follow the breakwater travel guide to italy keeping the green SB buoys on your port. See above for the harbor entrance instructions. If you will be entering the harbor after dark, contact this Panama marina on the phone (507) 6613-1558, or VHF 74 during business hours to notify them of your estimated time of arrival so the marina staff can assist you.
Shelter Bay Marina Panama Contact travel guide to italy Information: Office Tel.: (507) 433-3581 travel guide to italy (8:00am - 04:30pm) Office Fax.:  (507) 433-3581 Office travel guide to italy Cell phone (507) 6781-6631 Shelter Bay Marina monitors VHF Radio Channel 74
Careening Cay Marina Panama is located in the cove on Careening Cay (Isla Carenero), 200 meters from the town of Bocas. Transient, monthly and annual travel guide to italy docking with pressurized potable water and 120/240 VAC 60Hz shore power connections. 24 hour security, restrooms and showers, laundry facilities, covered work area with power and water, propane bottle refilling service, free WiFi Internet, mail and package receiving, cruisers' kitchen/dining travel guide to italy area (cold beer, soda and ice for sale).
The anchorage has space for 28 monohulls and 9 multihulls. Each sailboat is moored on 3 or 4 steel screws of which only the anchoring eye is above sea bed. The entrance channel (photo above) has green (port) and red (starboard) buoys (the first 4 are fitted with a flag for better visibility). The bottom is sandy, and the depth varies between about 20 and 5 meters in the channel and 4 to 2 meters at the moorings.
Flamenco Yacht Club has docks with space for 191 boats (up to 250 feet). The draft varies from a minimum of 7 feet to a maximum of 23 feet with low tide. They have electricity, fresh water, Cable TV, telephone, security 24 hours, showers and bathrooms, laundry, convenience store, and a 250 foot service dock where you can get gasoline, travel guide to italy diesel and water. They also have a clubhouse, dry dock and travel-lift services, travel guide to italy and a restaurant.
The main cruising attractions in Panama are the 365 San Blas islands off the Caribbean coast, a popular destination for yachts. A cruising permit is required to visit these islands, but the local Panamanian officials usually treat yachts arriving travel guide to italy from the east on their way to the mainland with a certain degree of tolerance.
On the Pacific side of Panama, the Las Perlas islands are another unspoilt cruising ground popular with boats en route to the Galapagos and South Pacific islands. travel guide to italy Like in other isolated parts of the world, travel guide to italy sailors are advised to only stop in a remote anchorage travel guide to italy in the company of another boat.
From the 1st February 2010 all persons or companies offering maritime services to ships or yachts in Panama must be in possession of an Operation Licence . Cruisers are advised to check that anyone offering them such services has a valid licence, but should be aware that this provides travel guide to italy no guarantee of the quality of the service being offered.
Yachts coming from the Caribbean side of Panama planning to spend longer in Panama to underake re-fit work should research carefully options available to them before arriving (and ideally before leaving the rich sources of chandlery and services in the Eastern Caribbean). It is not easy to find skilled workers in Colon and Panama; some are located in Portabello or Panamarina and there are various liveaboards in Shelter Bay Marina who have diesel and mechanical travel guide to italy skills.
Gulf of Chiriqui Islands - The Gulf of Chiriqui is a part of Panama that encompasses Coiba National Park and Golfo de Chiriqui National Park. There are many islands in this Gulf. Along with the islands of Coiba National Park there is also Islas Secas, Los Ladrones, Parilla and Montuoso. Montuoso is the farthest island from Panama in this Gulf. During certain seasons, you can even spot Galapagos seals on Montuoso. The Gulf of Chiriqui also includes one of the most famous fishing areas, Hannibal Banks. Here the sky is the limit as to the size of the fish you can catch. Coiba National Park has gained World Heritage travel guide to italy Site status. Many of the same species found in Coiba National Park can also be found in other areas of this Gulf. Los Ladrones is a small group of four islands. The four islands are the only islands that appear above the surface. There are many islands that come up almost to the surface, some of them dangerous for boats. 300 foot deep channels also cut through the area, bringing in large fish and mammals.
San Blas Islands - The San Blas Islands of Panama is an archipelago of 365 islands off the north coast of the Isthmus, east of the Panama Canal. Home to the Kuna Indians, they are a part of the comarca Kuna Yala along the Caribbean coast of Panama.
Panama is located in Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean, between Colombia and Costa Rica. Its location on the Isthmus of Panama is strategic. By 1999, Panama controlled the Panama Canal that links the North Atlantic Ocean via the Caribbean Sea with the North Pacific Ocean.
The dominant feature of the country's landform is the central spine of mountains and hills that forms the continental