Final Push Before the Panama Canal | Pressure is On! EP119

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 13:00:15 +0000

In this episode of Sailing AWEN, we do our final push to prepare transiting from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean through the Panama Canal. There's a lot of lingering prep work, medical visits, a quick trip back home for personal business, and provisioning that never seems to end.

While sailing full-time and living aboard our catamaran, the pressure is on to wrap up loose ends and complete final preparations.

We’re sailing full-time aboard AWEN, our Outremer 52 performance catamaran, continuing our bluewater sailing journey. From offshore passages and ocean sailing to the quieter, human moments that make life afloat so meaningful, we share the real highs, challenges, and surprises of liveaboard catamaran life.

This episode shows the work and preparation involved beyond the beautiful anchorages and destinations - because good seamanship all comes down to preparation and forethought!

⛵ IN THIS EPISODE
•⁠ A quick visit home
•⁠ Dealing with intermittent AIS problem
•⁠ Servicing our life raft, wind vane and anchor tackle
•⁠ Final provisioning push
•⁠ Tying up loose ends before the Panama Canal

If you’re dreaming about sailing around the world, living aboard a catamaran, planning an ocean crossing, or transitioning to a simpler life of travel and adventure, we hope this episode resonates with you.

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We’re Holly and Stéphane — former professionals who left traditional careers behind to sail full-time. Our goal is a circumnavigation (or at least half of one), sailing offshore and exploring the world by sea aboard our Outremer 52 catamaran.

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•⁠ ⁠Life after early retirement
•⁠ ⁠Real lessons from life at sea

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