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FEATURED FACILITY • PANAMA SAILING SCHOOL
Panama Sailing School offers the amenities of U.S.-based schools while giving sailing
students the opportunity to explore the waters of another country.
P
anama Sailing School (PSS) is proud to announce
On the Web
its opening celebration in sailing education! PSS
is an ASA member and is the only accredited
For more information, go to www.panamasailingschool.com.
school in Panama, and only the second ASA accredited
school in Central America. PSS offers two-, three-, four-
species of plants. It is the only Latin American capital
and six-day accredited courses, sailing into the Las
surrounded by rainforest less than ten minutes away from
Perlas Archipelago (Pearl Islands) in the warm Pacific
its center and with easy access to three national parks.
waters of the Gulf of Panama.
There are no hurricanes or earthquakes to worry about in
In addition to offering sailing education to the public, Panama. With a mean average temperature of 80 degrees
Panama Sailing School is also involved with local Fahrenheit, the official currency being the US dollar and
schools to provide junior high and high school students the fact that many Panamanians are bilingual, it is
an introduction to the thrills of sailing and proper becoming a “hot-spot” destination for many travelers.
sailing education. The facility is located on the
beautiful Pacific at Las Brisas De Amador on the The Panama Canal is an engineering marvel and one of
causeway, encompassed by deep blue ocean in all the most significant waterways in the world. Seeing a
directions. Under construction here is a 400-slip huge ship nudge its way through the narrow canal, with
marina, with multiple fine-dining restaurants, the vast tracts of virgin jungle on both sides, is truly an
entertainment and shopping facilities already in unforgettable sight. As impressive as it is now, an
operation. The Panama Canal Channel parallels the ambitious expansion plan will completely transform the
causeway with the Miraflores Locks just a couple of face of the canal beginning in 2007 with an expected
miles down the road. The beauty of sailing this pristine completion of 2014.
location is a dream come true. One should not miss the
opportunity to experience this paradise and the quality On the Pacific side, you will find 50 miles of Pacific
of instruction given. Beaches stretching from Punta Chame to Farallon
offering sailing enthusiasts a wide variety of sailing
The Country of Panama
adventures, including the flower-island of Taboga or the
For those unfamiliar with the country, Panama is located
enchanting Las Perlas Archipelago. The Pearl Islands are
in Central America, between the Caribbean Sea and the
over 200 islands sprinkled throughout the Gulf of
Pacific Ocean along with its neighboring country Costa
Panama. Most of the pearls in the world were collected
Rica. It has a wide range of tropical landscapes including
in these waters. It was featured in three seasons of the
beautiful beaches, rain forests and cloud forests,
reality TV program Survivor.
containing 1500 species of trees and over 10,000
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