Race 9 Day 7; Santa Cruz to Panama
The Clipper round the world fleet are currently battling it out racing along the western coast of Mexico. EMT ambassador Dan Monk is aboard Nova Scotia who are currently 27 Knm behind the leaders in 6th Position, all is well aboard racing in relatively light downwind conditions with the odd school of dolphins.
The yachts are currently racing towards Panama where they will make the Transit between the Pacific and the Atlantic through the Panama Canal. The canal is 51 miles long and is a triumph of engineering, cutting through one of the narrowest strips of land, that joins North and South America. The Canal uses a system of locks which function as water lifts to raise the yachts from sea level, either the Pacific or the Atlantic, to the level of Gatun Lake, 26 metres above sea level. The yachts will then sail the channel through Continental Divide. After the unabashed industrialism of the locks, the transit passes through some of the most beautiful scenery and wildlife habitats to be seen anywhere.
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