Can't speak for the canal region, nor the
Galapagos (though I doubt there are many
marinas there!).
If you are going to make this trip, I'd heavily suggest you forget about marinas and moorings (you won't find many), and concentrate instead on your
anchoring technique and ground-tackle. We crossed from
Mexico to the
Marquesas, on to the Tuomotus, french Poly, The Cooks,
Niue, and
Tonga before getting to
New Zealand. Here's the skinny...
Marquesas...Anchor only, relatively few/ no services (some diesel).
Tuomotus...anchor only, almost no services (maybe
diesel?)
French Poly...some moorings (Tahiti, Raiatea, Tahaa, Bora Bora), a few expensive marinas (Tahiti, Raiatea). Mostly
anchoring. Some good, but expensive, services, mostly in
Tahiti and Raiatea.
Cook Islands...Suvarov has only anchoring, no services. Raratonga has no anchoring, but a harbor where you med-moor. Few services (diesel, butane, not propane).
Niue...no anchoring, only 12
mooring balls.
Diesel only
Tonga...Vavau group...Tons of good anchoring. Neiafu (main town) has several good moorings. Some services here
Tonga...Tongatapu group...mostly anchoring, and a med-moor harbor. Some services (don't miss Big Mama's Yacht Club on Pangimotu Island...the best cruiser hangout in the Pacific).
New Zealand...everything you could ask for, and more. And at killer prices, specially with the
current exchange rate.
HIH
John