Las Perlas, Panama - Info

[atoll]

has any body been to the las perlas islands recently in panama,i would be interested in any recent info for friends stopping there soon.

ie; re anchorages,security,check in check out,shopping etc.

a contact would be great,as these guys want to dry out their bilge keeler on the beach and anti-foul

[Paul L]

There are many boats cruising the Las Perlas. They are close in to Balboa and Panama City. The tides are 19foot, so you have to be pretty careful drying out. We did 3 or 4 trips out to the Las Perlas 2nd half of last year. Some pics on the blog. There isn't any formal check in. Most boats do their checkin at Flamenco in Balboa. There are CostaGuardia boats that occasionally check papers. Gets a little crowded on the weekends when the sportfishers from Panama City are there. Moorings in Contradura are for the takings the rest of the week.

[atoll]

Originally Posted by Paul L

There are many boats cruising the Las Perlas. They are close in to Balboa and Panama City. The tides are 19foot, so you have to be pretty careful drying out. We did 3 or 4 trips out to the Las Perlas 2nd half of last year. Some pics on the blog. There isn't any formal check in. Most boats do their checkin at Flamenco in Balboa. There are CostaGuardia boats that occasionally check papers. Gets a little crowded on the weekends when the sportfishers from Panama City are there. Moorings in Contradura are for the takings the rest of the week.

many thanks, will pass it on the boat is a brent swain bilge keel chinese junk,so no worries about drying out on a sandy beach.

[Jimbo485]

Atoll, it wouldn't happen to be the Nuthin Wong, would it?

[atoll]

Originally Posted by Jimbo485

Atoll, it wouldn't happen to be the Nuthin Wong, would it?

none other!,clive is in honduras but soon off to roatan,then san blas!

Nuthin Wong

[Jimbo485]

How about that! We were in the San Blas last week, in Portbelo right now and not quite sure where to next. But we may very well bump into him, so he can buy me that beer. I haven't seen Clive since the early 2000s in St Maarten where he was recruiting crew. One classic memory was having a beer in the old Soggy Dollar, looking out over the lagoon at the right moment and seeing a "deposit" fall out of his stern long drop. Ahh, what beaut memories of pre-holding tank days!

[atoll]

Originally Posted by Jimbo485

How about that! We were in the San Blas last week, in Portbelo right now and not quite sure where to next. But we may very well bump into him, so he can buy me that beer. I haven't seen Clive since the early 2000s in St Maarten where he was recruiting crew. One classic memory was having a beer in the old Soggy Dollar, looking out over the lagoon at the right moment and seeing a "deposit" fall out of his stern long drop. Ahh, what beaut memories of pre-holding tank days!

i will fwd this thread to him in the next few days,once it has a chance to .....mature a bit......known him for about 25 years,........
as clive woud say "living the dream,in the hood of the blue"!

[Paul L]

Originally Posted by Jimbo485

How about that! We were in the San Blas last week, in Portbelo right now and not quite sure where to next........

Just to keep it as a small Internet connected world, I'm around the corner from you in Isa Grande, waiting for this wind to let off a bit before slogging to the San Blas.