Tall ships finally arrive

Ships under sail don't keep to the same rigid schedules as those under power, but the most awaited tall ships have finally arrived in Panama.

Acan-efe was informed that four of the ten vessels are expected to make their entrance in the Canal today. The first one of the ships to begin crossing the channel was Spain’s four masts Juan Sebastian Elcano leader of the race so far and his sister La Esmeralda, followed by Libertad from Argentina, Guayas from Ecuador and Brazil’s Cisne Branco.

The remaining ships are expected to being transit between Sunday May 16 and Monday 17 where they’ll begin entering Miraflores locks at 6:00 a.m.

The ships will continue with the race upon completing transit through the Canal. Next on map are Cartagena, Colombia, La Guaira Venezuela, Santo Domingo Dominican Republic and Veracruz Mexico where the race will be officially over on June 28.