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Panama Canal YC Bulldozed

By John Riise | March 20, 2009 | Colon |
Bulldozers made short work of destroying the Panama Canal YC at the end of February.

© 2009 Webb Logg

The Panama Canal Yacht Club in Colon, on the Caribbean end of the Panama Canal, is no more. According to reports, a container yard next door to the club has been trying for years to acquire the property.  When a court order arrived on February 26 granting them the right to close PCYC, that was all the go-ahead they needed. A bulldozer crashed through the fence the next morning and made short work of demolishing the clubhouse, bar, restaurant and other buildings.

In better days, the PCYC was a popular stop for cruisers both before and after transiting the Canal.

© Mahina Tiare Expeditions

Cruisers on the Flats anchorage may still use the dinghy docks until April 1, but containers now block road access into the former club area, so it’s a bit of a walk through stacks of containers to access taxis and the main road. Anyone who has a boat at the dock should move as soon as possible and certainly no later than the end of the month. For alternative facilities for cruisers on both sides of the Canal, check out www.panamarina.com.

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