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Old 26 May 2008
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Wink Sailing to Panama

Try Guido: dlel at sailmail dot com

We sailed with him back in April and had a great time. Unlike a lot of other boats, he's got a little platform on the aft of his yacht for a bike. He's a character (as they all are), but responsible and feeds you well. We transported our BM 1100 GS this way, so I guess your V-Strom will be no bother. If you end up sailing with him, say hi from us. Check out our Colombia and Panama sections on our below blog for some pics of the crossing.

Cheers, Hame & Em
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Hey there,

I crossed with Guido on the seeadler the middle of July. Easy ride. Took care of everything. Not a problem. I got my contacts from this blog of a fellow KLR rider.

LOS ANGELES to BUENOS AIRES : Project LA2BA expedition journals

He lists the 4 captians that he found who could transport bikes. I found other options of a cargo ship but the Yachts were a much better option.

Good luck and I hope you are on the boat as I write.

Hadjh
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Thank you all for you replies.

I apologise for the delay in getting responding, but have a genuine excuse; I was taken off the road by a truck 70km short of Cartagena and ended up having to have surgery to repair my collar bone, which was broken in two places.

You can read an account of my experiences at: http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...colombia-35621

Once recovered, I intend to get back on the bike and continue. I will not however, now be doing the full RTW as this has put my timings back too far. Instead, I intend to travel up to Los Angeles, where I hope to ship the bike back to Australia.

Paul
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I did the crossing in April. Paid 375 usd for me and another 375 for my bike and had also to chip in for loading and unloading the bike which I late discovered it was not the general rule. . This was a new captain on the route, though he argued he had been doing that for 10 years, which was not corroborated by other sources. Food was poor and he threw small tantruns.

Guido is the most reliable captain in the route though I hear there are some other 2 good ones . He has also a hostel at fair price and good accomodation at the Panamanian side.

Ba2la is a good source, i met the guy in Medellin.

Cheers, Jose
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