Yanqui went home

Article Abstract:

The turnover of the Panama Canal to Panama has had negative consequences for yachtsman using the Canal. Fees and fines have increased substantially while services have declined. Some fear that recreational traffic will be eliminated.

Management, Canals

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The peerless pilot of Panama

Article Abstract:

Sarah Terry was the first female pilot licensed to drive boats through the Panama Canal. She began her job when the US controlled the Canal and continued after the handover to Panama, later resigning to go cruising.

Officials and employees, Biography, Women sailors, Pilot guides, Terry, Sarah

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Into the arena: "once outside your door, you have a large part of your journey behind you."(sailing cruise to the Canadian Arctic)

Article Abstract:

A sailing cruise from Maine to Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Greenland and Baffin Island is described. The voyage included encounters with helpful local residents, dangerous ice floes, storms and a polar bear.

Personal narratives, Description and travel, Arctic regions, Atlantic Coast (Canada)

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