St. Maarten to Panama
- Created: February 17, 2026 8:23 pm
- Updated: March 28, 2026 2:40 am
- Distance Instructions
- Distance 741.5 miles
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- Speed 3 mph
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Around 1150 nm in about 6 days. Lovely downwind sail with a day or so of low winds. We hoisted and doused the spinnaker twice on this journey. We even had favorable current until we were about a day out of Panama, when current pushed against waves, slowing us down a knot and causing an occasional 8-ft wave on a baseline of 6 feet. At the very end our port prop fouled, likely on some clear fishing line, and so Greg had to dive the prop and clear it once we arrived and anchored. Otherwise, no major breakages! Hooray! Despite recent turmoil between the US and Venezuela, we saw no warships and no irregular activity.
1. Offshore to Panama
Mel posted daily on this trip. Here is the post from the first day we hoisted the spinny!
2. Arrival in Panama
We finally get to Panama! Now we can make our visa appointment!
3. Colon
We explore the city of Colon, Panama.
