Civil War Era Submarine in Panama?
Did you know that there is a rusting hulk of a submarine on a beach in the Las Perlas Island that's been there since the 1860's! How cool is that? Check it out on San Telmo Island. Read all about it here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sub_Marine_Explorer
Cheers,
Stan
M/V CrossRoads
Panama Posse Launch Party
And we are off. After a wonderful and stunning Panama Posse Launch Party the fleet is heading south.
We will post Pictures of the Party here and in our Facebook group for all to see !
See you down the coast !
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Open CPN
We held our opencpn seminar yesterday and shared ( thanks to Marc from Liquid )
most satellite kap files of the coast between Barra de Navidad and Panama !
- If you missed it you can download opencpn for free from
https://opencpn.org/OpenCPN/info/downloadopencpn.html ( mac / pc / android versions ) - PANAMA POSSE PARTICIPANTS CAN GET THESE CHARTS FOR FREE PLEASE FOLLOW THIS LINK >>
- place them into their own directory - create a directory (folder) with a unique name
example (c:\charts\sat_charts ) on a Mac Documents Charts
- launch / open OpenCpn
- and add the charts -
click on Options ( little wrench) -> Charts -> Add Directory -> Select the Folder you just created -> example (PC c:\charts\sat_charts or MAC Documents/Charts/Stelllite-Charts)
- Click [x] Scan Charts and update Database - Apply - wait and voila !
- Seminar attendance in Barra de Navidad
Shearwater
Interlude
Respite
Crossroads
Raven
Annapurna
Easy
Volante III
Liquid
Carinthia
Kea
Tehuantepec
So it's time to start our long range planing and regardless of when you and your vessel plan on crossing the Tehuantepec - it is best to proceed with caution - Here are the Pilot Chart excerpts - for December - January and February. This Post will evolve over time to give everyone a good overview and document best practices and lessons learned from fellow mariners.
First - here is how pilot chart's wind roses work.
Tehuantepec's historical data for December
Tehuantepec's historical data for January
Tehuantepec's historical data for February
2) Your crossing the Tehuantepec will depend on your speed and your "size" of the the Weather Window.
Ocean waves take about 6 - 12 hours to lay down so only go straight across if you got 48 hours.
Hugging the shore adds 60 NM but add's the ability for you to get live weather and even anchor off the shores
Hugging the shore is the more prudent choice as you can pick up 7 cellphone towers and update your weather forecasts.
FLEET UPDATES
PANAMA POSSE 23·24 | Season 7 | SUBSCRIBE >> |
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- MUST SEE: Tulum, ??
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- Posse Perk: Sharing Intel on Chart Accuracy
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- Meet the Fleet: SY PINTA
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- Season 7 Award Entries: Highest Wind Recorded
- The outstanding Galapagos Adventures ??
- Posse Members help each other across many miles ?? ??
- Overland journey in El Salvador & Guatemala ?? ??
- Good Nautical: Bahia Ballena, Costa Rica ??
- Belize: A Tiny World Leader in Sustainable Development ?
- Meet the Fleet: SY EVER AFTER ?
- Safety Alert: Navigating with Multiple Sources ?️
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- Cruising Yachts ⛵ for sale
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- Pictures along the route
- Most uninvited Guest, Boat Yoga, Best Picture, Highest wind recorded
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- Bats of Panama ??
- Annual Monarch Butterfly Migration Begins ??
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- NEWS at Vista Mar Marina ??
- Meet the Fleet: SY BOUNDLESS
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- Security Alerts : Dinghy Theft Good, Better, Best Locks
- MUST SEE: Oaxaca, Mexico ??
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- Shelter Bay Ocean Posse Event ??
- Micro Posse Meet ups ??
- Award entries
- Season 7 Posse Seminars and Events coming up
- 2 separate groups sail from different ports through a calm Papagayo window ?? ?? ?? ??
- Posse Perk: Real Time Intel on Acapulco ??
- Culture: The Feast of Santa Maria Candelaria ??
- Marina Chiapas Tamale Feast ??
- Good Nautical: Exumas, Bahamas ??
- Meet the Fleet: SY CIRCUITOUS
- Food Safety Alert:
- MUST SEE: Castillo de San Lorenzo ??
- Season 7 Posse Seminars and Events Past and Future
- The Wolf Moon over the Water: Same Moon, different Location ?? ??
- Season 7 Award Entries: Biggest Fish Caught, Picture of the Year
- SY FREEDOM in the Bahamas ??
- Some of the Best Outings are Short Inland Trips ??
- MV TIDINGS OF JOY Goes to North into Oaxaca ??
- Good Nautical: Melaque, Mexico ??
- Meet the Fleet: Dog of the Week: Jack
- Safety Alert: Long Lines Catch and Kill: What to Know and Look Out For
- MUST SEE: Monte Alban, Oaxaca, Mexico ??
- Rsvp Now | Shelter Bay & Ocean Posse Event
- Boats On The Move This Week ⛵
- Award Nominations: Photo Of The Year Entry ??
- Recap Club De Pesca ?? Cartagena + Panama Posse
- Unforgettable Isla Isabel ?? Mexico
- Giant Anteater Of Panama
- Posse Perk: Intel In Costa Rica ??
- Sy Tiamat Journey To Tikal
- Papagayo Winds ?? ?? ??
- Good Nautical Poe ⚓ Puerto Obaldia ?? Panama
- La Danza De Los Diablitos ?
- Meet The Fleet ?✈️ Fortitude X
- Safety Recommendation: Talos Lightning Detection
- Must See Tequila ??
- More Posse News ? Other Oceans
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- Micro Posses Here and There ?? ?? ??
- Season 7 Award Entries: Biggest Fish Caught, Most Unwanted Guest, & Photo of the Year
- Posse Kids (Big and Little) Fishing and Catching ?? ?? ??
- Seeking Shelter From the South Swell Little Known Coves in the Perlas, Panama are Revealed ??
- Good Nautical: Ipala Mexico ??
- Posse Perk: Free Tracking: Sign up!
- Meet the Fleet: SY PATHFINDER
- Security Alert: 3 steps to keeping your dinghy safe
- MUST SEE: Copper Canyon, ??
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- Epic Sunrises and Sunsets over Zihuatenejo ??
- Biggest Fish Caught, Most Unwanted Guest, & Captain Ron Nomination
- Safety in numbers in the Perlas ??
- Posse Members help eachother through the Canal ??
- Crossing the Tehuantepec ??
- Land Trip to Boquete in Panama ??
- Good Nautical: Papanoa, Mexico ??
- Meet the Fleet: MV TIDINGS OF JOY
- Safety Alert: Use Marine Gas Regulators
- MUST SEE: Revillagigedos Islands ??
- Current Report on Acapulco, Mexico ??
- Getting Fuel in Huatulco, Mexico ??
- Buddy Boating in the Perlas Islands, Panama ??
- Enchanting Journey in Belize ??
- Good Nautical: Yelapa, Mexico ??
- Ocean World Marina, Dominican Republic ??
- Clearing into San Andres ?? and Roatan ??
- Meet the Fleet: SY ISIDORE
- Security Alert
- Safe Anchoring Practices
- Must See: The Castle of San Felipe de Lara ??
- Season 7: Registration Is Open 248 Yachts from 23 Ensigns Signed Up !
- Season 7 Posse Seminars and Events Past and Future
- Award Nominations: Pictures and Biggest Fish Caught ??
- SY ZEPHYR crosses the Panama Canal ??
- Humpback Whale Season in Banderas Bay ??
- Smithsonian Tropical Research Station in Panama ??
- Fort George Cay Turks and Caicos
- Good Nautical: Coco Bandera San Blas, Panama ??
- Bahia Tenacatita, So much to do ??
- Meet the Fleet: SY TIAMAT
- Safety Seminar: Fire Safety and Storage of Lithium Battery Powered Craft and Items
- Lamanai, Belize ??
- Happy Happy Holidays
- Caleta de Campos: Anchoring with Friends ??
- Crocodiles: They are out there
- Good Nautical: Huatulco, Mexico. ??
- A New Rail line in Mexico: the Maya Train ??
- Meet the Fleet: MV CELT
- Safety alert: Shark Attacks
- Must See: Tulum, Mexico ??
- Panama New Years Celebration: The burning of Muñecos
- Season 7: Registration Is Open 241 Yachts from 21 Ensigns Signed Up !
- Season 7 Posse Seminars and Events Past and Future
- Barra Kick Off celebration shots
- Galley Goddess awarded
- New entry into Biggest Fish Caught
- Isla San Andres to Barefoot Cay Marina in Roatan
- Birds of Chiapas, Mexico ??
- IT IS SCARLETT MACAW SEASON IN BELIZE
- It is Scarlett MacaW Season in Belize ??
- A favorite Anchorage: Isla Pargo in the Islas Secas Archipelago ??
- Meet the crew of SY FELICITÀ
- Safety Seminar: Wire sizing and more with Nigel Calder
- Season 7: Registration Is Open 231 Yachts From 21 Ensigns
- Signed Up !
- Season 7 Posse Seminars And Events Past And Future
- Photo Of The Year Nominations
- Meeting The Captain And Crew Of A 1940’s Recommissioned Navy Ship In Costa Rica ??
- Discover Hidden Treasures In Belize: Atolls ??
- Red Tide: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
- Land Trip To The Highlands In Chiapas, Mexico ??
- Good Nautical: San Blas Islands, Panama ??
- Meet The Fleet: Mark And Cindy On Mv Delta Swizzler
- Grenada, Nicaragua ??
- Panama Posse Registration Is Open
- Pictures of the Week
- BARRA DE NAVIDAD KICK OFF WEEKEND
- Season 7 Awards
- Isla Espiritu Santo, ?? Mexico
- Predict Wind & Ocean Posse Seminar
- The Care And Feeding Of A Panama Canal Transit Crew
- Acapulco In The Wake Of Hurricane Otis: Vicente
- Focus Marina Ixtapa ?? Mexico
- Visit Drake Bay, ?? Costa Rica
- Good Nautical: Bahia Careyes
- Visit Marina Puerto Velero ??
- Panama ?? Jazz Fest
- Longlines & Other Mass Extinction Devices:
- Meet The Fleet: Eric And Pati On
- Safety Alert: Corruption
- Must See: ?? Tequila
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- Meet The Fleet ?? Teulu Tribe
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- Solarte Marina ??
- Fish On !
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- Offshore Medical Kit
- Marina Portobello ?? Colombia
- ? Thanksgiving On A Boat
- News from other Oceans
- Season 7 Posse Seminars and Events Past and Future
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- Moorings in Bahia Del Sol, ?? El Salvador
- Barefoot Cay Resort, ?? Roatan
- Visiting Isla Taboga, ?? Panama
- Meet the Gourmet Galley Wench
- Costalegre, ?? Mexico
- Marina El Cid, Mazatlan, ?? Mexico
- Help the Barrel of Hope Continue its Voyage ??
- SAFETY ALERT: Night Passages and Best Practices
- SAFETY ALERT: BOLO Vincente
- Must See: Yaxchilan, ?? Chiapas, Mexico
- News from other Oceans
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- Season Posse Events Past and Future
- West Coast Baja Run to Barra
- Posse Parties onboard: Captain’s Recipe for the Good Times
- Sign up and activate free vessel tracking
- Learning from three Hurricanes on Mexico’s Pacific Coast
- News from other Oceans
- Season 7: Registration Is Open And 187 Yachts Have Already Signed Up !
- Thursday, October 19, 2023: PredictWind Weather routing Zoom
- Season 7 Burgees are starting to fly
- Letter to the fleet from Captain Dietmar
- Award Nominations ?
- Season Posse Events
- Cruising Ecuador ??
- A Trip to a Jaguar Rescue Station, Costa Rica ??
- Big and Small Actions affecting our Oceans
- Vessel and Crew Must Have’s
- Bahia Tenacatita ??
- Must See: LOST CITY, COLOMBIA (CIUDAD PERDIDA) ??
- Meet the Fleet: SY WANDERER
- Boats for Sale: SV Arrow and Seaglub
- News from other Oceans
- Pictures Of The Week
- Season 7: Registration Is Open And 148 Yachts Have Already Signed Up !
- 3 West Coast Mexican ?? destinations south from the west coast of the USA
- Tablet And Pad Navigation Zoom Seminar Monday, September 4th
- Meet The Fleet: MV KOSMOS
- Season 7 Perks
- Boat Preparations for leaving home waters and entering new countries
- Ensenada Cruiseport Village Marina ?? Sponsors the Panama Posse
- Land Trip to El Valle de Anton, ?? Panama
- Culture: FOCUS ON BELIZE ??
- Must See: Isla Isabel National Park, ?? Mexico
- Boat for Sale
- The gunkholes from San Diego to Barra de Navidad
- Pictures Of The Week
- Season 7: Registration Is Open And 125 Yachts Have Already Signed Up !
- Sunday, August 20, 2023: New Vessels On-boarding Zoom
- Destination San Blas Islands ?? Panama
- Tablet And Pad Navigation Zoom Seminar Monday, September 4th
- Meet The Fleet: SY Adventure
- 6 Panama Posse Events For Season 7
- Season 7 Perks Are Live
- Predict Wind Panama Posse Data Hub Special
- What’s On Your Bucket List?
- Meet The Fleet: SY Courage
- Blue River Resort And Hot Springs Costa Rica ??
- Must See: Coiba National Park
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- News From Other Oceans
MORE >>
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Save the date
Dear Panama Posse participants;
Below are the dates for seminars here in Marina Puerto de La Navidad and the Panama Posse Launch Party.
- Tuesday 21st at 3 PM – OpenCPN - Free route planning and navigation tool - 2 hours*
- Monday 27th at 3 PM – Route planning & Weather - 2 hours*
- Tuesday 28th at 3 PM - Weather - concepts and best practices - 2 hours*
- Wednesday 29th 3 PM - Q&A
- Wednesday29t following the Q&A the official launch party -
(stay tuned for details – for panama posse participants only)*in the air conditioned marina office confrence room at Marina Puerto la Navidad / Barra
First Burgee is flying
Dear fellow Panama Posse vessels !
SV Carinthia is proudly flying the Panama Posse Burgee.
Please pick up your burgee or drop by SV Carinthia.
Our tentative schedule for deliveries is
Sun 11/5 - Wed 11/8 in La Cruz, Nayarit
Mon 11/13 -> forward in Barra de Navidad