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Comment by Bob Chaisson on January 5, 2010 at 3:58pm

I'll be coming back from Med via Carib then Baha and up West Coast. Then off to South Pacific / NZ.

Comment by zeehag on January 5, 2010 at 3:45pm

i will be headed east
and not go back to dago bay unless i have to..lol still have another boat here--best be selling ..LOL
lol

Comment by Bob Chaisson on January 5, 2010 at 3:43pm

Zee, you will be going west - east?

Comment by Gary B on January 5, 2010 at 3:20pm

Bob - yes.

Comment by zeehag on January 5, 2010 at 3:05pm

ahaa so will be about the same time or just after i go that route--you will be coming this way and i will be going that way lol

Comment by Bob Chaisson on January 5, 2010 at 2:56pm

Zee, haven't persued detailed plan as won't need for abt 2 more years. Got 1.5 yrs left on east coast and a year or so perusing north atlantic, europe and med.

Comment by Bob Chaisson on January 5, 2010 at 2:46pm

Gary; H W is owned by a very powerful Chinese businessman and last time I checked the government has first right of control over any chinese business. Doubt that has changed much, just less obvious. BTW, Bella, trucking company is US company so I would hope they know what they're doing and will have to prove it before touching my boat.

Comment by zeehag on January 5, 2010 at 1:58pm

thankyou gary and bob--is a lot to consider when traversing one side to other---the idea of trucking across the peninsula is excellent alternative----let me know what you find out!!!!!

Comment by Gary B on January 5, 2010 at 12:33pm

Bob, I had heard that China was loaning Panama the money for the new bigger canal, but I hadn't heard that they had bought the canal. However, with a bit of Googling, I found this article: http://conservativeusa.org/panama-washtimes.htm which asserts that Panama has assigned control over the canal to a Chinese company, which _could_ act against US interests. But OTOH, this article: http://www.pennwellblogs.com/mae/2008/03/chinese-company-doesnt-ope... apologises for making similar assertions. Hutchison-Whampoa, which is closely tied to the Chinese government, has the exclusive right to manage the port facilities at both ends, under a contract that was made under extremely dubious circumstances. The canal itself is still managed by the Panama Canal Authority. While the US has a treaty right to defend its access to the canal, asserting that right against H-W could potentially put us in direct conflict with the Chinese government. H-W has indeed been accused of treating Chinese ships with favor.

Comment by Bob Chaisson on January 5, 2010 at 10:48am

You laugh, I'm looking into being trucked across the narrow part of the Mexican pensula,. 120 mi. approx side to side. Hoping it is cheaper, know it is quicker. Big ports on both sides. Don't suspect launch/haul will be an issue.

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