Wakeboarding and the Panama Canal: A Uniquely Panamanian Way to Ride
There's a moment, somewhere out on Gatun Lake, when a container ship the size of a small city glides past in the distance, its horn echoing off the...
Lee masThere's a debate that quietly follows every paddleboarder around Panama's coastlines, whispered in the shade of palm trees and argued good-naturedl...
Lee masI remember standing in the customs line at Tocumen International Airport, board bag slung over my shoulder like a rite of passage, absolutely convi...
Lee masThere's a particular sound that skimboarders chase—the hiss of a wet board sliding across a thin sheet of water, followed by the low thump of a wav...
Lee masThere's a particular kind of joy that happens the moment a kid realizes they can stand up on water. It usually starts with wobbly knees, a death-gr...
Lee masThere's a particular kind of electricity that settles over a surf town the week before a competition. The lineups get a little more crowded with fa...
Lee masBefore the rest of the world has even reached for its phone, a Panamanian wakeboarder is already standing at the water's edge. The sky is barely li...
Lee masSome paddles take you somewhere. These ones change you. There is a particular kind of silence that only exists on the water. Not the silence of an ...
Lee masHere’s the thing nobody tells you before your first surf lesson: the ocean doesn’t care about your confidence. It doesn’t soften itself because you...
Lee masSkimboarding looks like one sport until you spend any real time around it — then it quickly reveals itself as two. Stand at a flat Caribbean shorel...
Lee masLet me be upfront about something: I came into this with a serious bias. I have been surfing Panama's coasts for years — the Pacific side's punishi...
Lee masThere is a version of Panama that most visitors never see. Not because it's hidden, exactly, but because it requires something most travellers aren...
Lee masThere is a moment every year when Panama's coastlines quietly transform. The dry season crowds begin to thin, the trade winds ease their grip, and ...
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