Ocean Air
Where's Penac?
Following the hovercraft Penac for an epic journey around North America from
Nanaimo, British Columbia to Caraquet, New Brunswick.
The BBC Washington will transport the Penac by way of the Panama Canal
to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, then to Baltimore. From there, Penac will be under its own power
to its new home in Caraquet.
June 10th - Be off that ship, go to Caraquet!
2023 June 23rd - SaltWire - Hovercraft turns heads, stirs interest and curiosity during visit in southwestern N.S. ..... more news
Position check every 15 minutes, last checked June 26 at 10:21 pm
| Penac - Nanaimo, BC to Caraquet, NB |
Wind for Penac at 47.80022, -64.87821 |
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| Last Reported Position: 6 hours, 9 minutes ago Nav Status: Last Reported Position |
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| Days at Sea: 47 Crow KMs: 4 to Caraquet |
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| Distance | Speed in Knots | ||||||||
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| Last | KMs | Last | Max | Avg | |||||
| 0.2 | 13,837 | 0 | 36.1 | 14.10 | |||||
| Wind 8 from the E (79°), air temp 12°C | |||||||||
| Maximum reported wind speed: 22 knots | |||||||||
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| Blue | Near Shore - Terrestial AIS. |
| Green | At Sea - Satellite AIS. |
| Gold | Stopped, at anchor, moored, or shown at last reported position. |
We will be trying for 'great' timelapse videos of Penac in the Panama Canal locks.
There are 2 possible "lanes" in each lock and depending on which lane, and whether its day or night determines
the possible video quality. Worst case is a lane furthest from the camera (ship obscured by structures or other ships)
at night, vs the closest lane on a sunny day.
Unforseen: Penac is loaded on the side AWAY from the cameras and was not visible in the pictures.
More News
2023 May 9th - Tofino-Ucluelet Westerly News -
Former coast guard hovercraft hangs out at
Vancouver Island beach before trip to Atlantic
2023 May 8th - CHEK News - Hovercraft visits Nanaimo one last time before trip to eastern Canada
2023 May 8th - Nanaimo News Now - VIDEO: Hovercraft draws curious crowds while beached in Nanaimo
2019 June 19th - CTV News - Former Coast Guard hovercraft could be yours for $750K
