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FLEET UPDATE 2022-05-22

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PANAMA POSSE 
FLEET UPDATE 
 

 

May 22, 2022

 

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Bridge of the Americas, PANAMA

Panama Posse Particpants from 27 Flag States

 

 

TOP NEWS THIS WEEK

 

1) PANAMA POSSE WELCOMES OUR NEWEST MEMBERS
 

2)  JUNE 4th SEASON FINALE - PARTY LIKE IT'S 2019 
 

3)  RE-REGISTRATION PANAMA POSSE SEASON 6  
 

Panama Posse

 

1) PANAMA POSSE  
WELCOMES OUR NEWEST MEMBERS TO THE FLEET

 

# 383 SY ELEUTHERA   🇳🇿  Hew & Barbara - Fountaine Pajot 59'

Hew
Barbara

# 384 SY PISCES   🇺🇸  Mary & Kevin - Antares 44'

 

# 385 SY  RUM TRUFFLE 🇬🇧  Brian & Karin & Crew - Moody 49

 

# 386 SY SEA ANGEL 🇺🇸  Bo  - Sparkman Stevens 88'

Bob
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2) THE SEASON FINALE  
PANAMA POSSE AWARDS & PARTY

 

RSVP FOR THE PANAMA POSSE SEASON FINALE

 

Plenty of free Panamanian beer and free rum flowing courtesy of Vista Mar Marina, Boga Bar and Flor de Caña Rum

 

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3) TRANSITION TO 
PANAMA POSSE SEASON 6

 

Panama Posse

  

Early Registration starts Jun 5, 2022 
Regular Registration starts Nov 1, 2022
Benefits of Season 5 expire on July 4,  2022

 

RENEWALS START NOW FOR SEASON 6 
 
 

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Panama Posse

4) TROPICAL WAVES 
 

  • Tropical waves are spin and energy in the atmosphere that spread from Africa across the Atlantic 
  • They are often monitored for development into a tropical storm or hurricane 
Tropical Wave

Message from the panama government. Expect wet weather!

GOVERNMENT MINISTRY

REPUBLIC OF PANAMA. - NATIONAL GOVERNMENT -

prevention notice

Due to displacement of Tropical Wave #1 over our region

The
National System for National Protection (SINAPROC) informs the public
that it maintains a Prevention and Monitoring Notice due to the
displacement and evolution of Tropical Wave #1 in the coming days over
the region.

The
areas under notice until May 19, 2022 are: Bocas del Toro, Ngábe Buglé
Comarca, Chiriquí, Veraguas, Los Santos, Herrera, Coclé, West Panama,
Panama, Darién, Emberá Wounaan Comarca, Colón, Guna Yala Comarca,
sectors mountainous and maritime areas of the Panamanian Caribbean and
Pacific.

Currently,
tropical wave #1 is located over Venezuela, moving at a speed of 28
KM/H immersed in a favorable environment for the development of clouds
and storms towards Colombia and Panama. During the week, these
conditions will increase the rains over the national territory,
according to the Hydrometeorology Directorate of the Electricity
Transmission Company, S.A, (ETESA). ETESA forecasts accumulated rainfall
per day that could reach between 40 mm to 90 mm or liters of water per
square meter.

SINAPROC warns to be careful in the event of sudden flooding of rivers and streams.

PREVENTION
MEASURES Try to be aware of the updates of the prevention notices. Do
not risk your life trying to cross streams. If it is raining, avoid
driving at high speeds.

For emergency repos dial: S20-4429 / 911

Panama, May 15, 2022

 

Tropical Waves

And here are the hurricane names for this season 

Names

SY AVANT 🇨🇦 Rob & Debra - Beneteau 43.5'

Debra
Rob

 

5) ROSIE 2' CREW 🇲🇽 RIVIERA MAYA, MEXICO 

 

Rosie 2

SY ROSIE 2's crew is at it again 

Rosie 2

Yoga on Land 

Rosie 2

Yoga on land

Rosie 2

boat doggies are getting spoiled 

SY ROSIE 2   🇺🇸  Gary & Crew - Antigua Sloop 49'

Gary

 

6) ST JOHN 🇻🇮 US VIRGIN ISLANDS 

 

St.John, U.S. Virgin Islands, you did not disappoint!

St.John, U.S. Virgin Islands, you did not disappoint ! 
View from the top. Slow Dancer 2nd from the left.

Sea Turtle

Sea Turtle

Parrot Fish

ANGELFISH 

The
body of marine angelfish provides camouflage in the coral reefs and
plays important role in communication. Both freshwater and marine
angelfish have thin, laterally-compressed body, small mouth and long
dorsal and anal fins. 

Angelfish are active during the day

Parrot Fish

PARROTFISH
have
the capability of feeding and changing the structure of coral reefs by
providing the removal of algal turfs and coral tissue. 

The grazing of algae activity mainly focuses on the reef crust

Nurse Shark and Remora underneath

Nurse Shark 
and Remora underneath  which attaches itself to large fish by means of a sucker on top of the head.  It generally feeds on the host's external parasites.

Eagle Ray

EAGLE RAY
Spotted eagle rays are active swimmers and do not lie motionless on the
seafloor. They are foraging predators and are known to eat a variety of
invertebrate and fish prey.
 

On the ferry to St Thomas

On the ferry to St. Thomas

SY SLOW DANCER 🇺🇸 Dale & Kenneth - Hunter 39′

 

 

7) NEW NEXT SEASON 
 

New Season

 

PANAMA POSSE
MEET UP TO ANNAPOLIS SAILBOAT SHOW 
October 13-17, 2022 City Dock, Annapolis 

 

Boat Show

 

 Panama & Pacific Posse “University” 
Safe Harbor South Bay, CALIFORNIA
 

Panama Posse Univeristy

3 days of learning and 3 nights of fun & mingling at the first

Oct 25 – 27, 2022  San Diego, California
 

Limited to 75 Cruising Couples or 150 Individuals – stay tuned for details  
 

Panama & Pacific Posse University & Party this fall

UNIVERSITY

 

8) PASSAGE  FROM 
LINTON BAY 🇵🇦 PANAMA TO ISLA MUJERES 🇲🇽 MEXICO  

 

red rover

Thankful for Scott and Abby joining us for this adventure

Red Rover

Red Rover arrived at Isla Mujeres, Mexico at 1 am last night after an 875
nm passage from Linton Bay, Panama. Looking forward to tacos today after
we check in!  Our closest point to shore ( Nicaragua / Honduras)
was 150 nm and no pirates were spotted. 

RedRover

MY RED ROVER  🇺🇸  Kevin & Alison - Nordhavn 55'

Kevin
Alison

 

9) SANTA ANA VOLCANO 🇸🇻 EL SALVADOR  

 

Pathfinder

Ilamatepec
or the Santa Ana Volcano at 2,381 m / 7,812 ft  is the highest
volcano in  EL Salvador    It was the inspiration for one
of the active volcanoes in Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's  The Little
Prince. The summit of Santa Ana features 4 nested calderas and volcanic
craters, with the innermost containing a small crater lake. 

Pathfinder

 San
Antonio Masahuat only 1 hour from the Marina Bahia del Sol ! You can
arrange your own guide ($10) for the 10km round trip hike through the
river & canyons 

There are three alleys from where to admire the natural environment surrounding the river;

There are three alleys from where to admire the natural environment surrounding the river; the caves that are home to parakeets, and the magnificent shapes of the natural pathways.

 the caves that are home to parakeets, and the magnificent shapes of the natural pathways.

Pathfinder

At the end of the walk you can admire La Piedra Trabada (the stuck rock).
 It is covered with green moss due to the humidity of the place.

SY PATHFINDER 🇺🇸 Jean-Philippe & Nicole - Lagoon 39'

Jean Phillippe
Nicole

 

 

 

 

 

 

10) ISLA CONTADORA, LAS PERLAS  🇵🇦  PANAMA 

 

Absolutely amazing location La Isla resort on Isla Contadora 🇵🇦  Panama. 

Machu Pichu

Mooring balls in absolute middle of no where. 

The bar

Little bar with food. 

Contadora Pearl ISlands

Isla Contadora, Pearl Islands 🇵🇦 Panama from above

Mooring balls in absolute middle of no where. Little bar with food.

Panama Canal AIS Traffic and avoidance route 

 

 

AND 
11) ENTRY INTO HIGHEST WIND RECORDED 
 

47.8 knots

47.8 knots

@🥥🦜No
Regrets Bruce  They don’t  own all of the mooring balls. We
dropped the hook in the middle of little mooring field (where I am now
sitting 😎). Calm little beach makes landing very easy. Make sure you
are in 25-30’ at high tide as  a 12-14’ tide.

MY SEA TRIAL 🇺🇸  David  & Toni  - Nordhavn 55'

David
Toni

12) ANOTHER ENTRY INTO HIGHEST WIND RECORDED

 

Toketee

40.5 knots

At Isla San Andres, Colombia- High winds with the tropical wave 

SY TOKETEE 🇺🇸 Dar, Diane & Kimberly - Skookum 53'

Dar
Diane
KImberly

 

13) MEET AGENT MAN JULIAN 
 IN SAN ANDRRES 🇨🇴 COLOMBIA 
 

 

Julian

 We
intended to leave San Andres this last Tuesday for Grand Cayman, but
have been delayed. I have attached a picture of our agent Julian with
Ken and I.

We
are thinking of trying to leave this Monday to make the run to the
Cayman's. Ken estimates it will take us about 4 days. We are looking at
Windy and Predict Wind...what are your thoughts on the weather brewing
up there this upcoming Thursday  through Sunday

San Andres

 

SY KRISTINA MARIE 🇺🇸 Kenneth, Kristina & Matthew - Hudson Force 50'

 

Ken
Kristin
Matt

 

14) AWARD ENTRY INTO UNWELCOME VISITORS 

 

UNWELCOME VISITOR
Unwelcome Visitor

Baby Snakes Late at night is when they come out Baby Snakes Sure you know what I'm talkin' about Frank Zappa

SY SALTY FINCH  🇺🇸 Tim & Gisela & Crew  - Discovery 55'

Tim
Gisela
Crew

 

15) SY BOUNDLESS
 SUCCESSFUL 🇵🇦 PANAMA CANAL PASSAGE
 

 

Boundles though the Canal

Boundless going through the Panama Canal 🇵🇦

Panama Canal

SY BOUNDLESS 🇺🇸   Julian & Colin -  Ta Shing Panda 40'

Julian
Colin

 

 

 

16) MY ONE LIFE 
SUCCESSFUL 🇵🇦 PANAMA CANAL PASSAGE

 

David and Mary

Panama Canal Selfie 

Freind sin the canal

Mexican Tallship Cuauhtémoc named after the the last Aztec emperor before the final conquest of Mexico by the spaniards.

Square Rigged

The
ARM Cuauhtémoc  ship was built at the Celaya Shipyards and
Workshops, in Bilbao. It was a project by Naval Engineer Juan José
Alonso Verástegui, which began with the placement of the keel on
slipways, on July 24, 1981.

SY ONE LIFE 🇺🇸  Doug & Mary  - Nordhavn 46

Doug
mary

17)  SUCCESSFUL LOADING 
OF ANGELIQUE OF VANCOUVER 

 

ANGELIQUE OF VANCOUVER on deck 

https://www.youtube.com/c/LaterThanWeThink/videos

SY ANGELIQUE OF VANCOUVER  🇨🇦  Mike & Jacquie - Coast 34′

Mike
Jaquie

 

18) MEET THE FLEET 

 

MEET MARK AND CINDY MY DELTA SWIZZLER

Delta swizzler

Currently in Bocas del Toro en route to San Blas Panama

MY DELTA SWIZZLER 🇺🇸  Mark & Cindy - Vantare 58'

Marc
Cindy

 

19) SUCCESSFUL HAUL-OUT PEZ VELA 🇨🇷 COSTA RICA 

 

RedRover

A
shout out to Pez Vela Yard!  Workmanship and team work is
outstanding.  Boat work completed on time and within the budget!

MY RAINBOWS END 🇰🇾 Chris & Vicki - Nordhavn 60'

Chris
Vicki
Marina Pez Vela

 

 

 

 

 

20) PARTICIPANT WEBSITES 

 

With over 100 current and past participants website
 there are lots of links to exciting stories for everyone 
https://panamaposse.com/participant-websites

SY  MOTHERSHIP 🇬🇧 Amel 53'

https://www.mothershipadrift.com/

The Backstory:

“We
didn’t want to ‘settle down’ into family life  - we wanted to fill
it with travel and adventure, so in 2017 quit our jobs, took the kids
out of school and set sail around the world!” 

the beginning

Embarking
on this  journey - leaving behind friends, family, school, jobs
and our home - has to be the most difficult decision we have ever
made. 

We’d worked in the marine industry for many years, set up RYA training centers,
skippered for sailing companies, crewed on ocean passages and worked
with UK rescue services (RNLI), but becoming traveling liveaboards while
home schooling kids has tested our parenting and sailing skills to the
max and challenged every fiber of our being.  

This
is the story of our journey – the highs and lows, why we continue to do
it and how we see the future. It’s also the opening chapters of our
kids’ lives, and we want those chapters to lay the foundation of an epic
story of high adventure and world travel, of self-sufficiency and
resourcefulness, of stoicism and self worth .. and hopefully a bit of
fun! 

We
began blogging the day we started looking for a sailboat, and our
Sailing YouTube Channel documents our journey from the very beginning -
from choosing a sailboat and leaving home to adapting to life afloat,
from home schooling and boat maintenance to traveling with kids and
making money while we travel. In short, it’s dedicated to families that
are considering an adventure of their own – to lay down a template and
in the words of Yewan, our youngest - “If you want to do it - DO IT!”

 

 

https://www.mothershipadrift.com/

 

21) DIVING THE  🇻🇬 BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS 

 

Greetings from Jerry and Deb on Reefdancer. As this season winds down we are preparing to head back to California and shipping Reefdancer home on a transport

Hello !

We
intended to leave San Andres this last Tuesday for Grand Cayman, but
have been delayed. I have attached a picture of our agent Julian with
Ken and I.

We
are thinking of trying to leave this Monday to make the run to the
Cayman's. Ken estimates it will take us about 4 days. We are looking at
Windy and Predict Wind...what are your thoughts on the weather brewing
up there this upcoming Thursday  through 

Dive pics

Shark

Fish

 It has been a fabulous time the past three years and we have made many new
friends through our association with the Panama Posse.  

Dive pics
Fred
Jer
Red Seahorse

Octopus
Yellow
Lion Fish
Shell Fish

Eagle Ray
FIsh
Octopie

We have enjoyed scuba diving in all the stops along the way from
California to the British Virgin Islands. We have spent the past 7
months here in the BVI diving nearly everyday. I thought I would share a
few shots of what we have been seeing!

Debbie and Jerry 

MY REEFDANCER 🇺🇸 Jerry & Debra - Selene 53'

Jerry
Debra

 

22) PANAMA POSSE MARINA SPONSORS 
 

🇺🇸 Safe Harbor South Bay – Chula Vista, USA

🇲🇽 Marina Coral, Ensenada – Mexico  

🇲🇽 IGY Marina Cabo San Lucas  – Mexico  

🇲🇽 Marina Puerto Escondido – Mexico

🇲🇽 Marina Palmira Topolobampo – Mexico

🇲🇽 Marina y Club de Yates Isla Cortes – Mexico

🇲🇽 Marina el Cid – Mazatlan – Mexico

🇲🇽 Marina Vallarta, Puerto Vallarta – Mexico  

🇲🇽 PANAMA POSSE HQ  – Marina Puerto de La Navidad – Mexico  

🇲🇽 Marina Ixtapa, Ixtapa – Mexico 

🇲🇽 La Marina Acapulco, Acapulco – Mexico  

🇲🇽 Vicente’s Moorings, Acapulco – Mexico 

🇲🇽 Marina Chiapas – Mexico  

🇬🇹 Marina Pez Vela – Guatemala  

🇸🇻 Marina Bahia del Sol – El Salvador  

🇸🇻 La Palma Moorings – Bahia del Sol - El Salvador

🇳🇮 Marina Puesta del Sol – Nicaragua  

🇨🇷 Marina Papagayo – Costa Rica  

🇨🇷 Marina Pez Vela – Costa Rica 

🇨🇷 Marina Bahia Golfito – Costa Rica  

🇨🇷 Banana Bay Marina – Costa Rica  

🇪🇨 Marina Puerto Amistad – Ecuador  

🇵🇦 Buenaventura Marina – Panama 

🇵🇦 PANAMA POSSE PACIFIC HQ Vista Mar Marina – Panama 

🇵🇦 Shelter Bay Marina – Panama  

🇵🇦 IGY Red Frog Marina – Panama

🇵🇦 Bocas Marina – Panama 

🇵🇦 Linton Bay Marina – Panama 

🇨🇴 ClubNautico Cartagena – Colombia 

🇨🇴 Club de Pesca Marina Cartagena – Colombia 

🇨🇴 Marina Puerto Velero – Colombia

🇨🇴 IGY Marina Santa Marta – Colombia 

🇯🇲 Royal Jamaica Yacht Club – Jamaica 

🇯🇲 Errol Flynn Marina – Jamaica  

🇯🇲 Montego Bay Yacht Club –Jamaica 

🇰🇾 The Barcadere Marina –Cayman Islands 

🇭🇳 Barefoot Cay Marina – Roatan – Honduras 

🇭🇳 Fantasy Island Marina – Roatan – Honduras

🇭🇳 Jonesville Point Marina -Roatan – Honduras  

🇬🇹 Marina Nana Juana Resort & Boatyard – Guatemala 

🇧🇿 Thunderbirds Marine – Placencia – Belize 

🇲🇽 Marina Makax – Isla Mujeres – Mexico 

🇲🇽 Marina V&V – Quintana Roo – Mexico 

🇲🇽 Marina El Cid – Cancún – Riviera Maya – Mexico  

🇨🇺 Marina Marlin Nautica Cayo Largo – Cuba 

🇹🇨 South Bank Marina & Boatyard – Turks and Caicos  

🇧🇸 Romora Bay Resort and Marina – Bahamas  

🇧🇸 Elizabeth on the Bay Marina – Bahamas 

🇧🇸 Great Harbour Cay Marina – Bahamas

🇧🇸 Blue Marlin Cove Resort & Marina – Bahamas  

🇩🇴 Ocean World Marina – Dominican Republic

🇩🇴 Marina Puerto Bahia – Dominican Republic    

🇺🇸 Marathon Marina – Marathon Keys 

🇺🇸 Pier 66  Hotel & Marina – Ft. Lauderdale, USA

🇺🇸 IGY Marina at Ortega Landing – Jacksonville, FL , USA 

🇺🇸 Oasis Marinas at Fernandina Harbor Marina – FL , USA  

🇺🇸 Morningstar Marinas Golden Isles St. Simons Isl. – Georgia, USA  

🇺🇸 Windmill Harbour Marina – Hilton Head South Carolina , USA  

🇺🇸 Coffee Bluff Marina – Savannah Georgia , USA  

🇺🇸 Hazzard Marine – Gerogetown, North Carolina , USA  

🇺🇸 Holden Beach  – Town Dock, North Carolina , USA 

🇺🇸 Portside Marina – Morehead City, North Carolina USA  

🇺🇸 Tideawater Yacht Marina – Portsmouth,  USA  

🇺🇸 Ocean Yacht Marina, Portsmouth, USA  

🇺🇸 York River Yacht Haven – Virginia , USA  

🇺🇸 Yorktown Riverwalk Landing – Virginia USA  

🇺🇸 Regatta Point Marina – Deltaville, Virginia USA 

 

Dreamer's Whale Shark
https://www.argovia.com.mx/gallery.html

 

23)  PANAMA POSSE SPONSORS 

 

  • SHELTER ISLAND INFLATABLES 
  • PREDICT WIND
  • SEVENSTAR YACHT TRANSPORT
  • HOME DEPOT PRO MEXICO
  • HERTZ RENTAL CARS  MEXICO
  • YACHT AGENTS GALAPAGOS 
  • FLOR DE CAÑA
  • SAFE HARBOR SOUTH BAY MARINA EVENT CENTER  
  • WESTMARINE PRO
  • SAILMAIL 
  • CHRIS PARKER - MARINE WEATHER CENTER
  • SAN DIEGO MARINE EXCHANGE 
Marina Ixtapa
 
Marina Ixtapa

 

24) SEVENSTAR YACHT TRANSPORT

 SPONSORS THE PANAMA POSSE

 

Sevenstar

 

More info on Sevenstar™s services can be found on https://www.sevenstar-yacht-transport.com/

Who is Sevenstar Yacht Transport?

 

Sevenstar is the world’s leading provider of yacht shipping services on a lift-on, lift-off basis.  

For a quote with the Panama Posse discount please contact 
Kris Caren  kris@sevenstar-usa.com   sevenstar-usa.com

Sevenstar

 

25) PANAMA CANAL AGENT 
CENTENARIO CONSULTING ERICK GALVEZ

 

To arrange for transit with the Panama Canal Authority please contact Eric
Galvez our dedicated Panama Canal agent and sponsor of the Panama Posse
and the Pacific Posse

Erick Gálvez

info@centenarioconsulting.com

www.centenarioconsulting.com

Cellphone +507 6676-1376

WhatsApp +507 6676-1376

Erick
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26) STRATEGIC PARTNERS
 

SEVEN SEAS CRUISING ASSOCIATION

Vicente’s Moorings – Acapulco – Mexico

Park Avenue Villas – San Juan del Sur – Nicaragua

Coconutz – Playa Cocos – Costa Rica

Abernathy – Chandlery – Panama

Pacific Posse 

Atlantic Posse

Advertising Partners – Las Vegas

Safe-Esteem.com – Delaware

 

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FLEET UPDATE 2022-05-15

 

Panama Posse

 

May 15, 2022

PANAMA POSSE 
FLEET UPDATE 

Sunset

Sunset in the Bahamas by Solmate

Panama Posse Particpants from 27 Flag States

TOP NEWS THIS WEEK

1) PANAMA POSSE WELCOMES OUR NEWEST MEMBERS 

2)  JUNE 4th SEASON FINALE - PARTY LIKE IT'S 2019 

Panama Posse

1) PANAMA POSSE  
WELCOMES OUR NEWEST MEMBERS TO THE FLEET

Phoenix

# 379 SY PHOENIX 🇫🇷   Pascal  en route to San Diego with wife and crew - Jeanneau 36'

# 380 SY CALICO SKIES  🇺🇸  William & Grace - Sabre 36'

SV DELOS

# 381 SY  DELOS  🇺🇸  Brian & Karin & Crew - Amel 53'

WILDSPIRIT

# 382 SY WILDSPIRIT  🇦🇺 Kevin & Diane  - Jeanneau 54''

 

https://panamaposse.com/tracking

 

21·22 Panama Posse fleet tracking
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2) DON'T MISS THE SEASON FINALE 
PARTY LIKE IT'S 2019 

 

RSVP FOR THE PANAMA POSSE SEASON FINALE

 

Please RSVP >>

Plenty of free Panamanian beer and free rum flowing courtesy of Vista Mar Marina, Boga Bar and Flor de Caña Rum

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3) ROSIE 2  PASSAGE TO TULUM 🇲🇽 MEXICO

 

Tulum

 

Had
a great time today going the Mayan ruins of Tulum with cousin Traci and
Toby Mills. Been a great week getting to see Jenny and Lee yesterday
now Traci and Toby!! 

Tulum

An Ancient City Surrounded by Walls

The Classic Period

The
Mayan people are members of an incredible culture that once thrived in
the lower Mexico regions and what is now Honduras, Guatemala, El
Salvador and Belize. The period during which they flourished was the
classic period, which was from around 300 to 900 CE. Research in
Guatemala has recently uncovered that this society was notably ahead of
its time as early as 300 BCE.

Tulum

The Mayans constructed temples and pyramids. They created a style of
writing with hieroglyphics and were knowledgeable in astrology and
mathematics. This clever society produced beautiful works of art and
became highly advanced traders. Not only did the Mayans create stunning
art pieces, but they also cultivated vanilla, chocolate, pineapples,
chili peppers and papayas. The Mayans constructed reservoirs and
causeways. They even wove fabrics featuring rich colors.

tulum

The word “Tulum” is a colonial one, and it means wall. Researchers have
found clues about Tulum’s original name. It appears that the city was
once referred to as Zama, which means dawn in the Mayan language. When
Juan de Grijalva explored Mexico, he came across the walled city during
the early 1800s. The Mayans used the fortified city around 1200 to 1450
CE. It remained inhabited until the late 16th century.

Early
on, Tulum was a prosperous civilization. The village was a major
crossroads for trade from land and from sea. It saw trade from Honduras
and even into the Yucatan. Archaeologists have made this determination
from the large number of artifacts that were found in Tulum from all
over Mexico. It is one of the only fortified Mayan sites in the world
and one of Mexico’s best preserved coastal historical sites. Tulum's
ruins have tempted travelers from all over the world to come view them
in person.

tulum

About the City

The wall that surrounds Tulum is about 16 feet thick. However, some areas
are as thick as 26 feet, and it is constructed from limestone. When the
Mayan people lived inside the walls, the fortification provided them
with protection. However, researchers are unsure as to what kind of
protection was needed. There are a number of theories. One thought is
that Tulum’s population, which was around 600 souls, sought protection
from invaders. Another theory is that the Mayans housed nobility and
priests inside the walls, leaving the peasants outside.

The most common depiction that you’ll see in Tulum is the diving, or
descending, god. This deity is displayed as an inverted figure. When you
visit the historical site, you’ll see the diving god on many of the
ruin’s doorways. The ancient Mayans believed that the waters surrounding
Tulum were the entrance to the underworld.

Tulum’s city square is centrally located with El Castillo on the left. This
stunning structure was built on top of a 39-foot cliff,

Tulun God of the winds

SY ROSIE 2   🇺🇸  Gary & Crew - Antigua Sloop 49'

Gary

4) TRANSITION TO 
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Limited to 75 Cruising Couples or 150 Individuals – stay tuned for details 

 

Panama Posse Univeristy

Panama & Pacific Posse University & Party this fall

UNIVERSITY

5) EL VALLE DE ANTON 🇵🇦 PANAMA

El Valle de Anton, a village in the crater of an ancient volcano in the mountains just east of Vista Mar Marina

El Valle de Anton, a village in the crater of an ancient volcano in the mountains just north of Vista Mar Marina

Valle de Anton

The
town is located in the flat wide caldera of the 6 km wide El Valle
volcano that is inactive; there is evidence that it erupted as recently
as about 300,000 years ago. Because of its elevation (600 m), it is
cooler than the Panamanian lowlands.  Natural attractions near El
Valle include the Chorro El Macho waterfall, Las Mozas waterfall, the
"square" trees behind Hotel Campestre, and a group of small thermal
pools. The area around the town is also known for being one of the last
habitats of the critically endangered Panamanian golden frog. Some of
the forests around the town are protected areas. 

Frog

Critically endangered Panamanian golden frog

SY GREEN FLASH 🇺🇸 Bob & Joan - Beneteau 35'

Bob
Joan

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FLro de Cana Rum Prizes

7) JUAYUA 🇸🇻 EL SALVADOR  

Speaking
of traveling, we have had some incredible trips here in El Salvador. We
highly recommend a visit to Juayua on a weekend for the BBQ food
festival and rappelling down the local waterfall.We stayed at
Hotel Anahuac >>

Pathfinder

Juayua highlands and coffee 

Pathfinder

The Los Chorros de La Calera waterfall is located outside the city. 

Los Chorros de la Calera

Local Fruit

SY PATHFINDER 🇺🇸 Jean-Philippe & Nicole - Lagoon 39'

Jean Phillippe
Nicole

8) MACHU PICHU 🇵🇪  PERU 

Hope
all is well! Darren and I are still in Santa Marta, Colombia. Went on
an vacation to Peru and the Amazon! What an Amazing trip. We used Latan
American travel for booking.…

Machu Pichu

Machu
Picchu is a 15th-century Inca citadel located in the Eastern Cordillera
of southern Peru on a 2,430-meter (7,970 ft) mountain ridge above the
Sacred Valley, about  50 mi  northwest of Cusco. The Urubamba
River flows past it, cutting through the Cordillera and creating a
canyon with a tropical mountain climate

Machu Picchu is a 15th-century Inca citadel located in the Eastern Cordillera of southern Peru on a 2,430-meter (7,970 ft) mountain ridge.[2][3] It is located in the Machupicchu District within Urubamba Province[4] above the Sacred Valley, which is 80 kilometers (50 mi) northwest of Cusco. The Urubamba River flows past it, cutting through the Cordillera and creating a canyon with a tropical mountain climate

The
Inca Trail to Machu Picchu (Camino Inca or Camino Inka) is a hiking
trail in Peru that terminates at Machu Picchu. It consists of three
overlapping trails: Mollepata, Classic, and One Day. Mollepata is the
longest of the three routes with the highest mountain pass and
intersects with the Classic route before crossing Warmiwañusqa ("dead
woman").

The Inca Trail to Machu Picchu (also known as Camino Inca or Camino Inka) is a hiking trail in Peru that terminates at Machu Picchu. It consists of three overlapping trails: Mollepata, Classic, and One Day. Mollepata is the longest of the three routes with the highest mountain pass and intersects with the Classic route before crossing Warmiwañusqa (

The
llama is a domesticated South American camelid, widely used as a meat
and pack animal by Andean cultures since the Pre-Columbian era. Llamas
are social animals and live with others as a herd. Their wool is soft
and contains only a small amount of lanolin. Llamas can learn simple
tasks after a few repetitions. 

Market in Cusco

Lago Titikaka

The  the largest navigable lake in the world and South America’s largest freshwater lake. 

We
did an 18 day tour otherwise you're on the go, not much rest. An extra
day in Machu Pichu and Cusco with soo much to see. The Piranha fishing
in the Amazon this was an additional cost of about $60.00 each from the
hotel but from our perspective  well worth it!  This was an
amazing trip !  Total cost less than $ 4500 pp -
more details here >>

SY SMALL WORLD III 🇻🇮  Karen & Darren - Bristol 47.4 '

Darren
Karen

8) AWARD ENTRY INTO BOAT YOGA POSES

BOAT YOGA

head into the freezer first 

SY MAISON DE SANTÉ 🇺🇸 Keenan & Nicole & Jack - Cal 46'

Nicole
Keenan
Jack

9) PICTURE OF THE WEEK

We
just arrived to Marina Chiapas after an uneventful Tehuantepec
crossing. We were visited by some dolphins and I snapped this picture.
They were having a blast!!

Cheers,

SY KARUNA 🇺🇸  Doug & Anna  Ta Shing Panda 40'

Anna
Doug

10) ADDITIONAL PICTURES OF THE WEEK

More pictures of the Week

On
the hook  at Ensenada Venao about 10 nm from Punta Mala.
Relatively calm anchorage in about 25’. Little surf town looks fun but
unfortunately we won’t have time to check it out. Looks like a fairly
easy dingy landing on the far right side of the town. Punta Mala at sun
up.

Anchorage

SY SEA TRIAL 🇺🇸  David, Toni  - Nordhavn 55'

David
Toni

Outventure at isla Iguana, Panama

PLUS ENTRY INTO BIGGEST FISH CAUGHT

Juergen holding up the catch fromnt he bay of Panama

Bigegst Fish

4 large fillets

SY  OUTVENTURE 🇵🇱 Juergen & Iris  - Lagoon 44'

Iris
Juergen
Soulmate

crossing the bar into El Salvador

MY  SOULMATE 🇺🇸  Stuart & Robyn & Sunny - Hatteras 63'

Stu
Robyn
Sunny
RedRover

Red Rover at anchor in San Blas, Panama

MY RED ROVER 🇺🇸 Kevin & Alison - Nordhavn 55'

Kevin
Alison
Breathe at anchor

Check out the reflection of the moon on the water with our friend's boat Breathe!

 

11) THE TRIBUNALS OF NEPTUNE 

ALKA

SY ALKA 🇬🇧 Julius & Ringailė Beneteau 37'

Julius
ALKA

12) HARBOUR ISLAND, ELEUTHERA 🇧🇸  BAHAMAS

Harbour Island

Harbour
Island lies just northwest of Eleuthera Island in the Bahamas. The west
coast also has beaches and several marinas. Outlying coral reefs like
the Devil's Backbone are home to marine life such as stingrays and
turtles. The main hub, Dunmore Town, features pastel houses like the
1797 Loyalist Cottage. 

Solmate

 Outlying
coral reefs like the Devil's Backbone are home to marine life such as
stingrays and turtles. The main hub, Dunmore Town, features pastel
houses like the 1797 Loyalist Cottage

Pink Beach

Harbour
Island is most renowned for its beautiful Pink Sand Beach, located
along its eastern Atlantic Ocean side. It almost seems endless,
stretching for some three plus miles, and it is 50 to 100 feet wide

Naturally carved pools - Queens Bath, North Eleuthra.

Naturally carved pools - Queens Bath, North Eleuthra.

Solmate

SY SOLMATE 🇺🇸 Adam & Jen - Fountaine Pajot 45′

Adam
Jen

13) NEW ANCHORAGE IN LAS PERLAS 🇵🇦PANAMA

 

Las Perlas

SY BOUNDLESS  🇺🇸 Julian & Colin - Passport 42'

Julian
Colin

14) PARTICIPANT WEBSITES 

With over 100 current and past participants website
 there are lots of links to exciting stories for everyone 
https://panamaposse.com/participant-websites

 

https://calicoskiessailing.com/blog/

 

 

Calico Skies

 

The Backstory:

Grace
and Bill are college sweethearts that started dating in the fall of
2002. After we graduated from Manhattan College and obtained a Certified
Public Accountant License we thought it was time to invest in a
lifelong passion of Bill’s, sailing. In the summer of 2009 we bought our
1985 Sabre 36, Calico Skies as a place to escape Manhattan on the
weekends. Gradually we started spending more and more time onboard,
eventually giving up our Manhattan apartment to live on the boat for
four to five months over the summer. We may have been the only finance
professionals starting their day riding in a dinghy to the dock, at
times rowing when the motor was broken. Spending our summers on the boat
had us hooked and we put into place a plan to save enough money in
order to travel full time.

In
July 2016 Bill quit his job to get the boat fully prepared for her
first trip south to the Caribbean. Grace was supposed to quit in the
fall but she got cold feet and decided she wasn’t ready to leave her
job. We decided that Bill would take the boat down singlehanded and
Grace would fly in to visit while the boat was in the Caribbean. After
spending a lot of quality time in the Caribbean during the winter of
2017 Grace was ready to leave, quitting her job in September 2017.

Since
leaving NYC in the fall of 2017 we haven’t looked back! We’ve travelled
over 25,000nm including two Atlantic crossings and visited more than 20
countries. . We decided to start documenting our travels on Youtube as
we departed on a four thousand miles sail from Gibraltar in Europe to
Grenada in the Caribbean.

We
tend to be sporadic in our movements, often making long offshore jumps
on a whim. We don’t always know where we’re going but we’re always
going!

15) SUNKEN PIRATE CITY AT PORT ROYAL 🇯🇲 JAMAICA

Pirate City

“The
earth opened and swallowed many people, before my face, and the sea I
saw came mounting in over the wall, upon which I concluded it impossible
to escape.”

Edmund
Heath, survivor and eyewitness to the devastating 1692 earthquake wrote
these words in a letter from the safety of a ship moored in the city’s
harbor, overlooking the ruins of his city. Port Royal, once called “the
most wicked and sinful city in the world” was famous the world over for
its booze—the blackout-inducing Kill Devil Rum, its pirates, and its sex
workers. Needless to say, when the city was nearly destroyed, there
were some parties that saw it as a convenient solution to an ugly
problem.

The
English and their pirate friends were relatively new to the area.
Jamaica had been held by the Spanish since Columbus first declared it
“the fairest island eyes have beheld” in 1494. Lacking gold or other
obvious exploitable wealth, the Spanish held it but did not focus much
energy there. It came under English power in 1655, after Cromwell sent
English raiders to invade and capture the Spanish stronghold at
Hispaniola (now Haiti and Dominican Republic, then the center of Spanish
trade in the Caribbean). Cromwell’s men failed spectacularly at taking
Hispaniola and turned to Jamaica as a second choice, better-than-nothing
option.

Located
on the southeast coast of Jamaica, the natural harbor at Port Royal
became the center of English life in Jamaica. By the late 1600s it had
become one of the largest European cities in the new world, second only
to Boston. It had also become the infamous home of pirates, sex workers,
and Englishmen on the make. Far from home, they made their livings off
of the slave trade, slave labor in plantations, and the money that the
pirates brought in from their looting forays against the Spanish.

It
may be seen as an indicator of the caliber of vice in Port Royal that
in 1675 the notorious pirate Henry Morgan became the Lieutenant
Governor. In fact, Morgan began to crack down on overt piracy as the
grand era of privateering he had been part of began to enter its waning
phase. He died just four years before the earthquake struck and was
buried in the Palisadoes cemetery.

Earthquake

More
recently the Nautical Archaeology Program at Texas A&M University
and the Jamaica National Heritage Trust conducted underwater
archaeological examinations, ending in 1990. Their explorations have
brought to light artifacts of 17th century life rarely seen. Because of
the nature of the disaster, which left many buildings intact and more or
less undisturbed, it has been compared to Pompeii for its
archaeological wonders and was a designated National Heritage Site in
1999.

Port Royal
 

Panama Posse Must See in Central America

 

16) PANAMA POSSE MARINA SPONSORS 

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Dreamer's Whale Shark

 

Dreamers  picture of a whale shark 

The
whale shark (Rhincodon typus) is a slow-moving, filter-feeding carpet
shark and the largest known extant fish species. The largest confirmed
individual had a length of 18.8 m (61.7 ft).  The whale shark holds
many records for size in the animal kingdom, most notably being by far
the largest living nonmammalian vertebrate. 

The
whale shark is found in open waters of the tropical oceans and is
rarely found in water below 21 °C (70 °F) Studies looking at vertebral
growth bands and the growth rates of free-swimming sharks have estimated
whale shark lifespans at 80–130 years. Whale sharks have very large
mouths and are filter feeders, which is a feeding mode that occurs in
only two other sharks, the megamouth shark and the basking shark. They
feed almost exclusively on plankton and small fishes, and pose no threat
to humans. 

Marina el Cid

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Panama Canal Turbulence as witnessed by MY Delta Swizzler

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Sevenstar is the world’s leading provider of yacht shipping services on a lift-on, lift-off basis.  

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20) PANAMA CANAL AGENT 
CENTENARIO CONSULTING ERICK GALVEZ

To
arrange for transit with the Panama Canal Authority please contact Eric
Galvez our dedicated Panama Canal agent and sponsor of the Panama Posse
and the Pacific Posse

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info@centenarioconsulting.com

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21 ) Venture Capitalists Aiming to Disrupt Fish Farming

Forever Oceans says it’s built technology that allows it to push into new frontiers for cultivated fish.

BLOOMBERG By Priya Anand

May 13, 2022, 5:00 AM CST

Off
the western coast of Panama, near a town called Puerto Armuelles where
Chiquita Banana once had a major presence, Forever Oceans is preparing
to harvest and sell almost 3 million pounds of yellowtail to sell in
filets or for sushi. While the eight-year-old startup’s product is
seafood, its executives spend a lot of time talking about the innovation
that goes into the floating cages where its fish spend their lives. The
company will succeed, they say, because it has improved the core
technologies, from specialized enclosures to sensors and robotics,
needed to raise large amounts of seafood farther out in the ocean than
traditional fish farms.

Investors’
hunger is increasing for startups with big plans for food. Venture
capitalists plowed more than $39 billion into food-related tech
companies in 2021, double the amount they put into the sector the year
before, according to Pitchbook Data Inc., a research company. More than
half that funding went to digital grocers and online marketplaces,
natural targets for investors accustomed to assessing software companies
that build consumer products. But there’s also growing interest in
sustainable food production. Fish farming, which grew 527% from 1990 to
2018, according to the United Nations, is poised to become an even
larger part of the supply chain. The UN said in a 2020 report that about
34% of fish stocks were overfished. According to the World Bank, the
figure is much higher, at 90%.

Global Fish Stocks

Forever
Oceans has only produced about 110,000 fish so far and already seems to
be tempering expectations for its inaugural harvest. In an interview in
April, Chief Executive Officer Bill Bien said the company would have a
fall harvest this year of at least 1 million fish. A company
spokesperson later walked that back to 450,000, saying Bien may have
included next year’s harvest estimates in his projection.

Fish
farmers like Forever Oceans raise hatchlings in big tanks on land, then
transport them to open-water farms to mature, in Forever Oceans’ case,
when the fish reach about six pounds. The company uses cylindrical
enclosures about 50 meters in diameter, made of mesh so ocean water can
flow through without the fish escaping. A cable attached to the cage
anchors it to the ocean floor; barges at the surface pump food through
pipes to the fish. Forever Oceans’ enclosures currently cost about
$300,000, though the company says it has improved its technology and
shifted to less-expensive materials to cut costs by more than half from
earlier versions.

Fiorever OCeans

Competitors
are skeptical of Forever Oceans’ claims that its technology gives it a
significant edge. “There’s nothing revolutionary about what they’re
building,” says Dick Jones, CEO of Blue Ocean Mariculture, another
upstart fish-farming operation backed by Christy Walton of the Walmart
clan.

The
technology Forever Oceans has developed allows it to operate much
farther offshore than most other farms, says Bien, who took over as CEO
last fall after running the agricultural lighting division at Signify
NV. But being far away from land poses its own set of challenges. It’s
more time-consuming and expensive to check on problems when they
inevitably arise. Forever Oceans had a cage slip away from its mooring
at its testing site off Hawaii, Bien says. The company was able to
rescue the fish from the cage, and froze them to use as product samples.

The
company says it has had fish escape, which poses financial and
environmental risks. But the company says it loses fewer fish than
industry averages, monitoring its enclosures with cameras constantly,
and only raising species that are endemic to the waters it operates in.
Bien acknowledges the dangers. “We’re operating far off the shore, from
the coast,” he says. “And so by definition, that is difficult. It’s not
for the faint of heart.”

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May 08, 2022

 

PANAMA POSSE
FLEET UPDATE

Panama Posse Particpants from 27 Flag States
Cindy on Deltal Swizzler

Cindy on MY Delta Swizzler escorted by Dolphins

TOP NEWS THIS WEEK

 

1) SAN DIEGO MARINE EXCHANGE SPONSORS THE PANAMA POSSE

2) PANAMA POSSE WELCOMES OUR NEWEST MEMBERS # 377 & 378

3) HIGHEST WIND RECORDED TO DATE

4) ON JUNE 4th PARTY LIKE IT'S 2019

1) SAN DIEGO MARINE EXCHANGE
SPONSORS THE PANAMA POSSE

 

https://panamaposse.com/marine-exchange

Quintessential Chandlery in San Diego

San Diego Marine Exchange
now Sponsors the Panama Posse

WITH a 15 % discount on most purchases

Specializing in an extensive inventory of hardware and maintenance

items to keep your motor yacht in top operating condition.

Details >>

2636 Shelter Island Dr. San Diego, CA 92106

Tel: (619) 223-7159

 

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Thanks to the diligent work by SY MAISON DE SANTE and the Staff at San Diego Marine Exchange

SY MAISON DE SANTÉ 🇺🇸 Keenan & Nicole - Cal 46'

Keenan
Nicole
Jack

2) PANAMA POSSE
WELCOMES OUR NEWEST MEMBERS TO THE FLEET

 

# 377 SY CHARTWELL 🇺🇸 Andy, Paris Mo - Cheoy Lee 55'

# 378 SY SOUTHERN CROSS 🇺🇸 Tommy & Katelyn - Moody 45'

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21·22 Panama Posse fleet tracking
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3) ENTRY INTO HIGHEST WIND RECORDED
+ TRACKING THE DEVILS BACKBONE
ELEUTHERA 🇧🇸 BAHAMAS

 

hioghest wind recorded panama posse season 2021-2022

The highest wind recorded this season thus far has nit been a Papagayo burst or Tehantepecker - this is a micro burst with gusts close to 60 knots recorded in the Bahamas - currently the front runner in the highest wind recorded category

In addition they have also recorder their track into North Eleuthera / Harbour Island via the infamous Devil's Backbone - now available in Good Nautical with 200 way-points - saving you hundreds of dollars in piloting fees

https://goodnautical.com/route/devils-backbone
Adam
Jen

SY SOLMATE Adam & Jen

4) DON'T MISS THE PARTY LIKE IT'S 2019

 

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5) SUCCESSFUL PANAMA 🇵🇦 CANAL PASSAGE
AND GUNA YALA CULTURAL TREASURES

Red Rover

Red Rover Exiting the Panama Canal at the Gatun Locks on the Caribbean Side and their way to San Blas

Red Rover in San Blas

Red Rover at anchor in San Blas, Panama

San Blas

Kevin & Alison - in Guna Yala territory aka San Blas

The region is a comarca indígena (indigenous province) in northeast Panama (Official Gazette of Panama). Guna Yala is home to the indigenous people known as the Gunas. It is bounded on the north by the Caribbean Sea, on the south by the Darién Province and Emberá-Wounaan, on the east by Colombia, and on the west by the province of Colón.

  GUNA YALA TAPASTRIES

During the first twenty years of the independent country of Panama, the Guna had serious differences with national governments, because they tried to eradicate their culture and their customs.

Among the most important traditions of the Guna people there are:

Children between 4 and 5 take part in ceremony of "inna-suit" or Baptism. It's involves their first haircut, which is attended by all the people in the community. The female is assigned a name in the Guna language. This name is next to the name given in the country's official language.

"Ico-inna", or "Feast of the Needle" in lack of a more accurate translation, is the feast of puberty where a young girl after her first menstruation participates in a party. The pubescent girl gets her septum pierced and a ring with coconut oil as an antiseptic is placed through it.

The Night Festival or "inna-mutiki" is a party where all the people get involved in the celebration of a wedding or a new marriage in the community. This festival usually lasts several days until the liquor stock garnered by the families is finished.

GUNA YALA TAPASTRIES

The governmental structure of Guna Yala is defined in Law 16 of 1953. The General Congress Guna is the highest political authority of Guna Yala. It consists of representatives of all communities in Guna Yala, and meets twice a year. Votes are taken by each sahila (elected leader) of the community. Guna Yala is politically subdivided into four corregimientos (districts), with a total of 51 comunidades 49 of which are located on islands of the San Blas Archipelago off the mainland coast.

Guna

Rudencio Garcia is the chief of the Holandesas islands area of Guna Yala. We have been so fortunate to get to know him and his 15 person family over the past four days. We have been filling their water jugs and giving them kitchen stores, and they have been supplying us with homemade bread (this morning), avocados, limes, lobster and of course, molas !

Kevin was invited into the chief's home, to see the tribe's way to cook fish. On his visit this morning he was seeking magazines. We don't have any but we did give him a Nordhavn 2022 calendar!

Guna Yala

365 islands and cays in the San Blas Islands

san blas

MY RED ROVER 🇺🇸 Kevin & Alison- Nordhavn 55'

RED ROVER Kevin
Alison

6) MONTE ALBÁN 🇲🇽 OAXACA, MEXICO

Monte Alban Animal Cracker

Large pre-Columbian archaeological site situated atop an artificially leveled ridge. It has an elevation of about 6,400 ft above mean sea level and rises 1,300 ft from the valley floor, in an easily defensible location.

Animal Cracker in MOnte Alban

Besides being one of the earliest cities of Mesoamerica, Monte Albán was important for nearly one thousand years as the eminent Zapotec socio-political and economic center. Founded at around 500 BC

MOnte Alban

Visible from anywhere in the central part of the Valley of Oaxaca, the impressive ruins of Monte Albán attracted visitors and explorers throughout the colonial and modern eras.

Animal Cracker at MOnte Alban

Monte Alban is on the Panama Posee must see list

MonteAlaban West Side

SY ANIMAL CRACKER Scott & Tami - Hunter 46'

Scott
Tami

7) MAY 12 2022 - NEW CREW LOUNGE PARTY

GOLFITO 🇨🇷 COSTA RICA

 

bah1a golfito
Bahia Golfito
Golfito Charts
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RECEIVE SOUTH PACIFIC POSSE UPDATES
Sky Pond

Panama Posse veterans SKY POND crossed the equator and are now part of South Pacific Posse Season 2

David on SY Dreamer sent in this Manta Ray Video

https://pacificposse.com/tracking

SY SKY POND track across the Pacific 🇺🇸 Joe, Kristen & Crew - Seawind 1160 38′

Carl
Roxy

9) GOLFITO 🇨🇷 COSTA RICA
TO PUNTA BALSA 🇵🇦 PANAMA

 

Golfito

Sunset at Banana Bay Marina, Golfito

David and Toni

David & Toni

Drug sub

David and the confiscated drug submarine near Capitania del Puerto Golfito, Costa Rica

Punta Balsa

Anchorage at Punta Balsa Panama

FROM PRIOR SEASON

After we left Golfito, we headed around Punta Burica for the elusive Punta Balsa . That was about a 65-mile leg. I say elusive because there wasn’t much of a punta to judge where the heck the anchorage was supposed to be. It is just a roadstead anchorage, and one that requires you to be pretty far off the shore due to shoal. We were pleasantly surprised to find it a decent anchorage, and we had a fairly pleasant night’s sleep, but it sure seemed strange. We anchored out front of a large hotel/estate that had an expansive low, orange wall all around the yard. Watch the depth finder as there’s some real shoal water about. We anchored at 08’04.643; 082’51.013, about 20 ft., about a quarter mile off shore, almost right on top of a little panga mooring. May want to give the mooring bouy more room, but it wasn’t in use and we didn’t get any middle of the night surprises. Our approach was somewhere near 08’03.40; 082’50.29. We really did some sniffing about until we found where to drop the anchor. Kind of weird, but not too rolly and not too windy.
8' tide

Punta Balsa

MY SEA TRIAL 🇺🇸 David, Toni - Nordhavn 55'

David
Toni
Banana Bay Marina

10) PUNTA MALA 🇵🇦 PANAMA
CAN BE QUITE CALM

Punta Mala

Punta Mala Panama on a calm day in the summer / rainy season

If you stay very close to shore after punta mala, you may catch a counter current taking you up. ( from SY Outventure )

Punta Mala is no joke and earned it’s name. We encountered a trifecta of strong current, swell and wind against us. Rather than fighting it, we turned East and made a wide loop along Las Perlas. ( from SY Coddiwomple )

We had a good 4 hr sail last night from Isla Iguana. That was a quiet 1/3 of the passage. With the couple of sails during this passage from Golfito to Vista Mar and the lower RPMs we were able to make it all the way in 47 gal of fuel with about 4” in the tank to spare. Whew. One worry over.

Now to dive into the autopilot to see if I can figure out what failed. The reading and Raymarine tech support gave me some ideas on how to troubleshoot the issue. Based on a couple of electrical tests I did at Isla Iguana I was able to determine that the course computer was not the issue. I now believing it to be the clutch not engaging. It has power at the course computer, so I need to check at the clutch for power and a good connection. If those are good it will probably be that the clutch needs to be replaced. I’ve asked Raymarine if those are available as replacement parts. Finger’s crossed.

SY NO REGRETS 🇺🇸 Bruce & Lynette - Fast Passage 39′

Excerts fron the Sailing Directions for the West Coasts of Mexico and Central America

Bruce
Lynette

 

 

 

 

11) PICTURES OF THE WEEK

 

Captain Nina

SAY HELLO TO THE CAPTAIN(S)

Bravo Zulu

Congratulations to both Nian an Don on SY ENJOY for successfully getting their 100t captain's license

SY ENJOY 🇺🇸 Captain Nina & Captain Don - Lagoon 42′

Nina
Don

12) TRANSITION TO THE NEXT SEASON
PANAMA POSSE 6

Season 6 Panama Posse

Transition and renewal between seasons starts June 5th
New registration and renewals opens June 5th, 2022
All prior season access and benefits including discounts will expire July 4th, 2022
Early registration Starts June 5th 2022
Regular registration starts Nov 2022

NEW THIS SEASON

3 days and 3 nights of learning, fun and mingling at the first
Panama Posse and Pacific Posse "University"
Oct 25 - 27, 2022 San Diego, California
Limited to 75 Cruising Couples or 150 Individuals - stay tuned for details

Panama Posse Gatherings

A typical Panama Posse party at Bocas Marina w Delta Swizzler, Shearwater, Sava, Amakya, Sonamara. amo

13) PANCHO VILLA

 

Francisco Villa born José Doroteo Arango Arámbula was initially a bandit, who became a general in the Mexican Revolution. He was a key figure in the revolutionary violence that forced out President Porfirio Díaz and brought Francisco I. Madero to power in 1911. When Madero was ousted by a coup led by General Victoriano Huerta in February 1913, he led anti-Huerta forces in the Constitutionalist Army 1913–14. The commander of the coalition was civilian governor of Coahuila Venustiano Carranza. After the defeat and exile of Huerta in July 1914, Villa broke with Carranza. Villa dominated the meeting of revolutionary generals that excluded Carranza and helped create a coalition government that was weak and ineffective. Emiliano Zapata and Villa became formal allies in this period, but it was only in principle. Like Zapata, Villa was strongly in favor of land reform, but his plans were not implemented when he had power.

Villa with his staff in 1913. Villa is in gray suit in center. His aide, Gen. Rodolfo Fierro, is to Villa's right. To Villa's left is Gen. Toribio Ortega and far right of photo is Colonel Juan Medina. Villa and Fierro served in the Constitutionalist Army opposinVilla with his staff in 1913. Villa is in gray suit in center. His aide, Gen. Rodolfo Fierro, is to Villa's right. To Villa's left is Gen. Toribio Ortega and far right of photo is Colonel Juan Medina. Villa and Fierro served in the Constitutionalist Army opposing Huerta. Once Huerta was ousted in July 1914.g Huerta. Once Huerta was ousted in July 1914.

Villa with his staff in 1913. Villa is in gray suit in center. Villa and Fierro served in the Constitutionalist Army opposing Huerta.

Civil war broke out when Carranza challenged Villa. Villa was decisively defeated by Constitutionalist General Álvaro Obregón in summer 1915, and the U.S. aided Carranza directly against Villa in the Second Battle of Agua Prieta in November 1915. Much of Villa's army left after Villa's defeat on the battlefield and his lack of resources to buy arms and pay soldiers' salaries. Angered at the U.S. aid to Carranza, Villa conducted a raid on the border town of Columbus, New Mexico to goad the U.S. to invade Mexico in 1916-17. Despite a major contingent of soldiers and the latest military technology, the U.S. failed to capture Villa. When President Carranza was ousted from power in 1920, Villa negotiated an amnesty with interim President Adolfo de la Huerta and was given a landed estate, on the condition he retire from politics. He was assassinated in 1923. Although his faction did not prevail in the Revolution, he is one of its most charismatic and prominent figures.

KATMANDU & PAMCHO VILLA

Me and Pancho planning our next move.

KATMANDU

@Santa Catarina Lake Atitlan Guatemala.
Crew mate Transformation to typical local stand out(!)

SY KATMANDU 🇿🇦 Terry - Lagoon 42'

Terry

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only 3 WEEKS LEFT TO ENTER AND WIN
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15) PARTICIPANT WEBSITES

With over 100 current and past participants website
there are lots of links to exciting stories for everyone
https://panamaposse.com/participant-websites

SAMADHI
SAMADHI in Cartagena

A New Continent

Cross Posted from sailingsamadhi

We had difficult passage from the San Blas Islands to Colombia. It is only 200 miles but the direction of the wind, current, and waves all make it more than a little uncomfortable. And then when you add a night full of lightning all around the boat, it becomes not only uncomfortable but terrifying. However, we got through it and after an afternoon, a full night, and then another full day of sailing we arrived in Colombia. We sailed to a small group of islands 20 miles west of Cartagena so that we would not have to enter the very busy port in the dark and, so much more importantly, not have another terrifying night of lightning. As we approached the coast of Colombia just after dark we were greeted by the Colombia Navy wishing to come aboard. We lowered the sails and turned on the motor to hold a steady course. The expertly brought their RIB next to the boat and two officers in full combat gear came aboard. They were immediately greeted by Ranger’s ferocious bark and they told us that if he tries to bite them they would shoot him. Not exactly the best introduction but totally understandable. I put Ranger in a position in the back of the boat where he could be seen and could see but out of everyone’s way. The officers quickly set about getting all of our information and relaying it to authorities on shore or on a larger ship that we did not see. I kept us slowing moving to the spot we planned to anchor for the night as Ashley and Victoria handled the paperwork and translations. The RIB that brought them stayed on our flank ready to jump into action if it was needed. I definitely felt many eyes on me as I held our course. After the paperwork section of our evening the officers informed us of and welcomed us to, the inspection part of the night’s events. They asked to go below, asked us to keep Ranger upstairs and after relaying to their team on the RIB they went below. As soon as they got into the salon area of the boat they went right for the dry stores. They pulled out all the sugar, flour and baking soda. They opened each container and taste tested or smelled everything. They knew right where to go on a sailboat and they knew right how to access it. This was clearly not their first time. After about an hour of searching and taste testing they finished up. They offered to help put everything back but Ashley, Victoria and Alexander refused and told them it was no problem. We offered them all sodas or cold waters and they gladly accepted as it was very hot and they were fully kitted out in combat fatigues, helmets, masks and body armor. They also were both carrying assault rifles and side arms. The inside of our boat was in the high 80’s and they even looked in the engine room where the temps had to be around 110+ degrees. As they guzzled their cold beverages we loaded them up with extras and a few for the crew of the RIB. They apologized for the inconvenience and welcomed us to Colombia.

 

https://sailingsamadhi.com/2022/05/04/a-new-continent/

The next day we made our way to Cartagena to get a quick look at the city, rest and provision for our passage north to Hispaniola or Jamaica. Our plan was only to stay in Colombia a few days and then continue on once the weather allows. We spent the next few days exploring the old walled city. We walked on the walls from the 1600’s. We toured the old military forts from the time the Spanish ruled the area. We learned all about the history of the city, Colombia and the colonization of the 1500-1900’s. We found some amazing restaurants and met some wonderful people. Two days before we were to leave we were invited over to another cruising family’s boat. We had dinner and talked about each family’s travels. They have an 11 year old boy and a 14 year old girl so our kids matched up OK. The parents informed us about the quality work that is done in Colombia and the more than fair pricing. That got Ashley and I thinking. They gave us the number to a Colombian man who specializes in fiberglass work. They very next day he was on our boat with a partner of his who specializes in stainless steel welding and just like that we are staying another month here in Colombia. More to come on the project, our further exploration of the city, Alexander and Victoria’s local basketball team and our trip into the Amazon Rainforest, the Amazon River and the Southern Hemisphere.

SY SAMADHI V 🇺🇸 Dan, Ashley, Victoria & Alexander - Tayana 55'

SAMADHI in Cartagena

16) FORTIFICATIONS OF CARTAGENA 🇨🇴 COLOMBIA

 

The Castillo San Felipe de Barajas is the largest fortification and the crowning glory of the Spanish Empire’s defensive network in the city of Cartagena Colombia. The castle is located on the Hill of San Lázaro in a strategic location, dominating approaches to the city by land or sea. It was built by the Spanish starting in 1536 during the colonial era.

Castillo San Felipe de Barajas & Fortifications of Cartagena, Colombia

It is organized into 8 fortifications to defensively to protect against pirate and foreign power attacks.

Key features include the triangular Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas, surrounded by these batteries

  • de Santa Barbara,
  • de San Carlos y Los Apostles,
  • Del Hornabeque
  • de la Cruz
  • de la Redencion
  • de San Lazaro

Joining the Media Luna causeway was a caponniere.

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21) PANAMA CANAL AGENT
CENTENARIO CONSULTING ERICK GALVEZ

To arrange for transit with the Panama Canal Authority please contact Eric Galvez our dedicated Panama Canal agent and sponsor of the Panama Posse and the Pacific Posse

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FLEET UPDATE 2022-05-01

Panama Posse

 

 

May 01, 2022

 

 

PANAMA POSSE 
FLEET UPDATE 
 

Panama Posse Particpants from 27 Flag States

 

 

TOP NEWS THIS WEEK

 

1) PANAMA POSSE GROWS TO 376  YACHTS FROM  27 FLAG STATES

2)  LINTON BAY MARINA - PANAMA  ASSAULT

3) REQUESTING YOUR FEEDBACK - 
ARE WE MAKING YOUR CRUISING LIFE IT EASIER ?

Quinteseential Panama Posse Anchorage in the Sea of Cortez

Quintessential  Panama Posse Anchorage in the Sea of Cortés, Mexico

10% OF CONFLICTS ARE DUE TO A DIFFERENCE IN OPINIONS 

90% ARE DUE TO THE WRONG TONE OF VOICE 

 

 

 

1) PANAMA POSSE  
WELCOMES OUR NEWEST MEMBERS TO THE FLEET

 

 

# 376 SY BRIGTHER DAYS  🇺🇸   Jordan & Shira - Lagoon 40'

 

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2)  LINTON BAY MARINA 🇵🇦 PANAMA ASSAULT

 

https://safetyandsecuritynet.org/

The
owner/captain of a cruising yacht docked for one night at the Linton
Bay Marina, and was ashore having dinner at the restaurant when it began
to rain at about 2200HRS. He returned to his boat to close the hatches
and was overtaken by 4-5 men who were lying-in-wait in darkness inside.
They had already searched the boat, and immediately wrestled him to the
floor, and then held an automatic weapon to his head and began to demand
“the drugs” they believed he had brought from the San Blas. Once a
phone camera was shined in his face a third party seemed to conclude he
was the wrong person.

The
captain sustained minor injuries and was warned to remain quiet and on
the floor. The men departed after about 15 minutes in their small launch
that was tied alongside. Nothing was stolen. After some time the
captain returned to the restaurant and reported the incident.

Reports
were made to the Linton Bay Marina management, the Navy/Coast Guard
(Aeronaval) and the police. The victim was told the only security
cameras at the marina were pointed at the restaurant and not the dock.

Linton Bay
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4)  ENTRY INTO BIGGEST FISH CAUGHT  
 

Entry into biggest fish caught

Dancing on the Edge Dan's Catch

Bull Mahi off Las Perlas About 4 ft.  About 40 lbs.Fourteen meals-yum!

SY DANCING ON THE EDGE  🇺🇸  Dan & Melissa - Island Packet 53'

Dan
Melissa

 

5) BAHIA DEL SOL 🇸🇻 EL SALVADOR 
 BAR REPORT  WEEK  5-2 TO 5-7, 2022

El Salvador

Chatting with Bill in El Salvador today. 

Moorings are almost full. 

Compiled by La Palma Moorings.

 

Notes:

1
Entry is only permitted at high tide during daylight hours.
 Daylight hours include civil twilight (about 40 minutes before
sunrise or 40 minutes after sunset). Morning tides are always better due
to the absence of wind waves.

 

Forecast:

We are on a diminishing spring tide cycle for the whole week.  Tides beginning May 5 are morning tides.

 

For
the forecast period the average primary swell is 4.2 feet and the
significant swell is 5.5.  Entry & exit looks good up to May 4.
 The bar will be closed May 5 through May 8 due to a high swell
pushed by storms in the southern ocean.  Long term indications show
the bar will be closed until May 10.

 

 

 

 

As always, please contact Bill and Jean before arrival/departure.
 

+503 7487 4969 

lapalmamoorings@aol.com

 

 

El Salvador

 

6) BOCA CHICA 🇵🇦 PANAMA
 UPDATE ON CHECK IN PROCEDURES 

 

Boca Chica

Update: we
checked into Panama yesterday with Carlos’ at Boca Chica. Carlos had us
send all our documents to him ahead of time via WhatsApp so he could
get the cruising permit done ahead of time. The officials had everything
ready when they arrived. It took probably an hour and we walked away
with all the paperwork done. 

Carlos
had told us he would front the cash and we could pay him with a credit
card. He unfortunately wasn’t there yesterday, but someone called him
and all was good. I will pay Carlos with my credit card today when we
have his brother take us to David.

It
seems with all the delays with the cruising permit, Carlos has figured
out how to get it done ahead of time, so people don’t have to wait for
the slow delivery of the document. It’s nice to see things change for
the better.

Boca Chica Panama Posse Panama

SY NO REGRETS  🇺🇸  Bruce & Lynette - Fast Passage 39′

Bruce
Lynette
bOCA cHICA CHARTS pANAMA

This
is a gorgeous quiet anchorage surrounded by islands. We anchored in
about 15’ of water. Just a tad rolly, but not uncomfortable.

South Isla Parida anchorage

Isla Parida South Side Anchorage 

https://goodnautical.com/gma/panama?field_gma_value=PA
https://goodnautical.com/costa-rica/port-of-entry/playas-del-coco

16:25
🦜🍹Kyrie Well good news for the posse.  Both Mango and Kyrie were
able to self check-in in Playas Del Coco, Costa Rica today.  

It
was a straightforward process with very friendly officials throughout.
 First go to immigration, then bring the paperwork from them to the
port captain, fill our their forms and they will issue a form to take
to Aduana (Customs) at the airport.  Take a bus or Taxi ($80 for
the taxi round trip) to the airport, get your import permit for the boat
there, and head back to the port captain.  They will finalize your
paperwork and you're done.  For us it took from about 8am to 230pm
to get everything done.

16:26
🦜🍹Kyrie Total cost was zero, other than the taxi or bus fare.
 No boat inspections of any type, and noone other than the boat
captain need be present.  Bring all your normal paperwork plus the
serial number for your main engine.

Detailed steps including gps coordinates of all spots required to do this are here
https://goodnautical.com/costa-rica/port-of-entry/playas-del-coco

 

Customs Door

Go
to the arrival area security desk and ask them to call customs for
vessel check-in. The Customs officer will take your documents and copies
and return in  ~15 minutes with the forms signed. 

 

16:26 🦜🍹Kyrie Total cost was zero, other than the taxi or bus fare.  No boat inspections of any type, and no one
other than the boat captain need be present.  Bring all your
normal paperwork plus the serial number for your main engine.

16:27
🦜🍹Kyrie The only problem is Customs said their system had just been
hacked, and their higher ups directed that they can temporarily only
issue boat import permits for 10 days, upon which you need to renew.
 They hope to have it resolved in the next week, and be able to
issue the remaining 80 days on our import permit next week.

16:29
🦜🍹Kyrie It did take all day, but saved us over $300 over the agent
fees.  Hopefully they will get the boat import per
mit issue fixed soon.

I
also forgot to mention that nothing at all was asked for regarding
COVID or pets.  No testing, Vax certs, or animal health certificate
or rabies certificate asked for.

SY KYRIE 🇺🇸  Joe, Kristen & Crew - Prout 37'

Joe
Kristen
Crew
Crew
Crew

 

8) EARLY BIRD IS ON THE MOVE 
PUERTO VALLARTA 🇲🇽  MEXICO 

 

Early BIrd

EARLY BIRD ON THE MOVE !

Early Birds

SY EARLY BIRD 🇺🇸 Boaneng - Hallberg Rassy 31′

Boaneng

 

8) MANGO ARRIVES 
IN MARINA PAPAGAYO 🇨🇷 COSTA RICA 

Avant

Golfo de Fonseca - Papagayo Winds, Long lines, Cabo Santa Elana 
 all overcome by Colt and Jonah on SY Mango on a 27' Bristol

Bravo Zulu

SY MANGO  🇺🇸  Colt & Jonah  - Bristol 27'

https://panamaposse.com/marina-papagayo

MARINA PAPAGAYO 🇨🇷 SPONSORS THE PANAMA POSSE

 

 

 

 

9)  PICTURES OF THE WEEK 

 

Katmandu

Mystery Location

Katmandu

Mystery Woman

Katmandu

Golfo de Fonseca ?

SY KATMANDU 🇿🇦 Terry - Lagoon 42'

Terry

 

10) PANAMA  
DON JUAN  CIGARS 🇵🇦 PANAMA  

 

Vitesse

Lucky Chucky  "Panamanian cigars are delicious. And these ladies know how to roll perfectly!!!"

Don Juan Cigars

https://www.facebook.com/donjuancigarspanama/
tabacosdonjuan@gmail.com
GM54+VQF, Penonomé, Panama

https://goo.gl/maps/ujbvKkaDHycgY1nz7
https://www.facebook.com/donjuancigarspanama/

Penonomé
is the capital of the Panamanian province of Coclé. Founded in 1581 by
the Spanish, to bring together the aboriginal population of the Natá and
Antón estates. Initially it was a crossing point on the road from Natá
de los Caballeros to Portobelo, on the historic road to Las Cruces.

 
Penonomé is the capital of the Panamanian province of Coclé, west of the province of Panamá Oeste, in the geographical center of the country. Founded in 1581 by the Spanish, to bring together the aboriginal population of the Natá and Antón estates. Initially it was a crossing point on the road from Natá de los Caballeros to Portobelo, on the historic road to Las Cruces.

National Park Omar Torrijos, El Cope, Panama - gorgeous, pristine, with a perfect elevation and climate!

National Park Omar Torrijos, El Cope, Panama - gorgeous, pristine, with a perfect elevation and climate!

MY HO'OKIPA 🇺🇸  Lisa 🎂  Lucky Chucky - Selene 43'

Lisa
Lucku Chucky

 

11)  RSVP FOR THE  AWARDS PARTY  
 VISTA MAR MARINA 🇵🇦  PANAMA

 

RSVP NOW

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VISTA MAR MARINA, PANAMA 

 

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    SPEEDY AWARD – SEVENSTAR AWARD    

    THE CAPTAIN RON AWARD  

    MOST UNWELCOME VISITOR ONBOARD   

    HIGHEST WIND RECORDED   

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Pretty good Prizes

Every
season at the awards ceremony in Panama we give out some valuable
liquid prizes and free weeks in marinas to the winners and sometimes
even to the runners up,

 and of course Flor de Caña Rum. 

Vista Mar Marina
RSVP 
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12) BIGGEST CATCH OR UNWANTED VISITOR ?

Dinghy

Biggest
catch? Or unwanted visitor? We found this dinghy a float upside down
between San Andres and Providencia. We towed it Providencia on April 17.
We sustained damage to our boat in the hand off. 😕 We really hope the
owner gets it back.

It was turned over to the Colombian Armada, we were leaving the area.

SY CODDIWOMPLE  🇺🇸 Jessica & Bram  - Ta Shing 40' 

Brian
Jen

 

13) PARTICIPANT WEBSITES 

With over 100 current and past participants website
 there are lots of links to exciting stories for everyone 
https://panamaposse.com/participant-websites

https://www.sailblogs.com/member/fidelis/
San Blas

Dec 23 we leave for San Blas it's a nice quiet trip of 45 miles along the
coast of Panama. On the way, keep an eye out for a shoal that is only
just under water. Once arrived, the environment exceeds our
expectations. A choice of pancake islands, overgrown with palms and here
and there a hut lies in front of us. It's like a fairy tale. So
idyllic. Here too we have to navigate well, there is only a narrow
passage in the reef. I stand in front of the point and give directions
but am distracted for a moment by a mother with baby dolphin. Jeroen is
not happy but I have to enjoy this for a while. Everything goes well and
soon our anchor is anchored in the beautiful sandy bottom in a depth of
3 meters. The ideal anchorage. I've been looking forward to this moment
for 2 years, and now that we're here it exceeds all my expectations.
Everywhere I look around me I see islands like this. Some a bit bigger,
others tiny. I didn't think the area would be so compact. We are just
sitting in the cockpit enjoying our view when a boat with a Kuna Indian
comes alongside. He offers us Molas. Those are handmade patchwork
patches. Mostly with Indian characters, but also very cheerful with
parrots and turtles. I pick 2 and an animal mask for Charlie. The next
day we go to see the islands. First a small one, against which we lie
and later a somewhat larger one. On the small one are 2 huts where an
older woman is busy with a broom. She is not very approachable and stays
away from us. After 10 minutes you are bored and we feel that the woman
is watching us. Then go to that bigger island. There are some more
huts, but they turn out to be holiday houses. When we walk there, we
notice how much waste there is everywhere. Just human waste. Cans of
bottles and especially a lot of plastic. Incomprehensible on such a
small island, you can walk around it in half an hour. So paradisiacal
and then nobody cares about that. There is hardly anyone on this island
either. A few tourists and an Indian who quickly retreats between the
palm trees. A little disappointed we go back to the boat and get ready
to join the Pitou. Tomorrow is Christmas Day and we will celebrate
Christmas together.

The Christmas party is a great success. Pitou provides a fantastic
Christmas breakfast and we take care of the meal. Our first Christmas
without our kids, and that feels a bit empty. The weather is not really
cooperating. Lots of showers and lots of wind. Then the generator that
is not working properly. Makes us restless. Soon we will make a sailing
trip of 5000 miles and the boat must be in top condition. The islands,
beautiful as they are, don't have much else to offer. In the afternoon
we are visited by 2 Kuna women with their children. They want to come on
board and we're okay with that. Buckets with Mola's are towed on board.
And while I struggle through the piles of Mola's, Jeroen is the perfect
host, handing out cookies and apple juice and trying to get in touch
with the 3 girls. We still have Stila caps and they will all get one.
When I finally have selected a few Mola's they ask for more, such as
soap, shampoo, reading glasses, a dress and even a bottle of rum. We
fulfill almost all wishes, except the bottle of rum. Furthermore, we
cannot get in touch, partly due to the language barrier. It was a
learning experience. I think that we cruisers, these people with their
old culture, are ruining them by visiting these islands so massively
with all our riches. That feeling is reinforced when we go to another
island a day later, together with Machiel, to take aerial photos with
the drone. There are 3 young Kuna men on the island and they are drunk.
They are there without a boat so dropped off with many cans of beer. The
waste is also noticeable here. They are pushy and sassy, ​​and the
atmosphere is a bit grim. When we want to leave after an hour, Machiel
misses his sharpened sunglasses. After fifteen minutes of searching we
give up and are sure that the boys have pushed back the glasses.
Unfortunately. This together with the problems of the generator have
seen it here and Pitou is also ready on the San Blas. In the afternoon
we decide to go back to the Lemon cays and the next day to Linton bay.
We will be celebrating New Years there.

Fidelis

SY FIDELIS 🇳🇱 Jeroen & Jeanette - Amel 54'

Jeanette

 

14) CAPTURED "GREEN FLASH"
BAHIA PANAMA, GUANACASTE  🇨🇷  COSTA RICA 

🇺🇸 GREEN FLASH

The
green flash and green ray are meteorological optical phenomena that
sometimes occur transiently around the moment of sunset or sunrise. When
the conditions are right, a distinct green spot is briefly visible
above the upper rim of the Sun's disk; the green appearance usually
lasts for no more than two seconds. Rarely, the green flash can resemble
a green ray shooting up from the sunset or sunrise point.

Green
flashes occur because the Earth's atmosphere can cause the light from
the Sun to separate, or refract, into different colors. Green flashes
are a group of similar phenomena that stem from slightly different
causes, and therefore, some types of green flashes are more common than
others.[1] 

Panama Posse Must See in Central America

 

15) PANAMA POSSE MARINA SPONSORS 
 

🇺🇸 Safe Harbor South Bay – Chula Vista, USA

🇲🇽 Marina Coral, Ensenada – Mexico  

🇲🇽 IGY Marina Cabo San Lucas  – Mexico  

🇲🇽 Marina Puerto Escondido – Mexico

🇲🇽 Marina Palmira Topolobampo – Mexico

🇲🇽 Marina y Club de Yates Isla Cortes – Mexico

🇲🇽 Marina el Cid – Mazatlan – Mexico

🇲🇽 Marina Vallarta, Puerto Vallarta – Mexico  

🇲🇽 PANAMA POSSE HQ  – Marina Puerto de La Navidad – Mexico  

🇲🇽 Marina Ixtapa, Ixtapa – Mexico 

🇲🇽 La Marina Acapulco, Acapulco – Mexico  

🇲🇽 Vicente’s Moorings, Acapulco – Mexico 

🇲🇽 Marina Chiapas – Mexico  

🇬🇹 Marina Pez Vela – Guatemala  

🇸🇻 Marina Bahia del Sol – El Salvador  

🇸🇻 La Palma Moorings – Bahia del Sol - El Salvador

🇳🇮 Marina Puesta del Sol – Nicaragua  

🇨🇷 Marina Papagayo – Costa Rica  

🇨🇷 Marina Pez Vela – Costa Rica 

🇨🇷 Marina Bahia Golfito – Costa Rica  

🇨🇷 Banana Bay Marina – Costa Rica  

🇪🇨 Marina Puerto Amistad – Ecuador  

🇵🇦 Buenaventura Marina – Panama 

🇵🇦 PANAMA POSSE PACIFIC HQ Vista Mar Marina – Panama 

🇵🇦 Shelter Bay Marina – Panama  

🇵🇦 IGY Red Frog Marina – Panama

🇵🇦 Bocas Marina – Panama 

🇵🇦 Linton Bay Marina – Panama 

🇨🇴 ClubNautico Cartagena – Colombia 

🇨🇴 Club de Pesca Marina Cartagena – Colombia 

🇨🇴 Marina Puerto Velero – Colombia

🇨🇴 IGY Marina Santa Marta – Colombia 

🇯🇲 Royal Jamaica Yacht Club – Jamaica 

🇯🇲 Errol Flynn Marina – Jamaica  

🇯🇲 Montego Bay Yacht Club –Jamaica 

🇰🇾 The Barcadere Marina –Cayman Islands 

🇭🇳 Barefoot Cay Marina – Roatan – Honduras 

🇭🇳 Fantasy Island Marina – Roatan – Honduras

🇭🇳 Jonesville Point Marina -Roatan – Honduras  

🇬🇹 Marina Nana Juana Resort & Boatyard – Guatemala 

🇧🇿 Thunderbirds Marine – Placencia – Belize 

🇲🇽 Marina Makax – Isla Mujeres – Mexico 

🇲🇽 Marina V&V – Quintana Roo – Mexico 

🇲🇽 Marina El Cid – Cancún – Riviera Maya – Mexico  

🇨🇺 Marina Marlin Nautica Cayo Largo – Cuba 

🇹🇨 South Bank Marina & Boatyard – Turks and Caicos  

🇧🇸 Romora Bay Resort and Marina – Bahamas  

🇧🇸 Elizabeth on the Bay Marina – Bahamas 

🇧🇸 Great Harbour Cay Marina – Bahamas

🇧🇸 Blue Marlin Cove Resort & Marina – Bahamas  

🇩🇴 Ocean World Marina – Dominican Republic

🇩🇴 Marina Puerto Bahia – Dominican Republic    

🇺🇸 Marathon Marina – Marathon Keys 

🇺🇸 Pier 66  Hotel & Marina – Ft. Lauderdale, USA

🇺🇸 IGY Marina at Ortega Landing – Jacksonville, FL , USA 

🇺🇸 Oasis Marinas at Fernandina Harbor Marina – FL , USA  

🇺🇸 Morningstar Marinas Golden Isles St. Simons Isl. – Georgia, USA  

🇺🇸 Windmill Harbour Marina – Hilton Head South Carolina , USA  

🇺🇸 Coffee Bluff Marina – Savannah Georgia , USA  

🇺🇸 Hazzard Marine – Gerogetown, North Carolina , USA  

🇺🇸 Holden Beach  – Town Dock, North Carolina , USA 

🇺🇸 Portside Marina – Morehead City, North Carolina USA  

🇺🇸 Tideawater Yacht Marina – Portsmouth,  USA  

🇺🇸 Ocean Yacht Marina, Portsmouth, USA  

🇺🇸 York River Yacht Haven – Virginia , USA  

🇺🇸 Yorktown Riverwalk Landing – Virginia USA  

🇺🇸 Regatta Point Marina – Deltaville, Virginia USA 

 

MONKEYS

A troupe of Capuchin Monkeys

Party

A troupe of Panama Posse revelers from season 1 Panama Posse at Coconutz Bar and embassy  

 

16)  PANAMA POSSE SPONSORS 

 

  • SHELTER ISLAND INFLATABLES 
  • PREDICT WIND
  • SEVENSTAR YACHT TRANSPORT
  • HOME DEPOT PRO MEXICO
  • HERTZ RENTAL CARS  MEXICO
  • YACHT AGENTS GALAPAGOS 
  • FLOR DE CAÑA
  • SAFE HARBOR SOUTH BAY MARINA EVENT CENTER  
  • WESTMARINE PRO
  • SAILMAIL 
  • CHRIS PARKER - MARINE WEATHER CENTER 
WEST MARINE PRO

 

17) SOME OF THE 300+ 
MARITIME AREAS IN GOOD NAUTICAL

 

MANY MARITIME AEREAS IN GOOD NAUTICAL

 

17) TRANSITION TO THE NEXT SEASON 
PANAMA POSSE 6

Transition and renewal between seasons starts June 5th  
New registration and renewals opens June 5th, 2022 
All prior season access and benefits including discounts expire July 4th, 2022

Madea

Darryl  on SY MEDEA  🇦🇺  on a Bavaria 46' hailing from Brisbane, AUSTRALIA 

 

19) SEVENSTAR YACHT TRANSPORT

 SPONSORS THE PANAMA POSSE

Sevenstar

 

More info on Sevenstar™s services can be found on https://www.sevenstar-yacht-transport.com/

Who is Sevenstar Yacht Transport?

 

Sevenstar is the world’s leading provider of yacht shipping services on a lift-on, lift-off basis.  

For a quote with the Panama Posse discount please contact 
Kris Caren  kris@sevenstar-usa.com   sevenstar-usa.com

Sevenstar

 

20) PANAMA CANAL AGENT 
CENTENARIO CONSULTING ERICK GALVEZ

 

To
arrange for transit with the Panama Canal Authority please contact Eric
Galvez our dedicated Panama Canal agent and sponsor of the Panama Posse
and the Pacific Posse

Erick Gálvez

info@centenarioconsulting.com

www.centenarioconsulting.com

Cellphone +507 6676-1376

WhatsApp +507 6676-1376

Erick
https://panamaposse.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/new-panama-canal-graphic.jpg

 

21) STRATEGIC PARTNERS
 

SEVEN SEAS CRUISING ASSOCIATION

Vicente’s Moorings – Acapulco – Mexico

Park Avenue Villas – San Juan del Sur – Nicaragua

Coconutz – Playa Cocos – Costa Rica

Abernathy – Chandlery – Panama

Pacific Posse 

Atlantic Posse

Advertising Partners – Las Vegas

Safe-Esteem.com – Delaware

 

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YOUR VESSEL YOUR CREW YOUR RESPONSIBILITY 

Panama Posse we sail where the Coconute Grow
Yeah we go there

Joan on Green Flash - yes we go there !

 

 

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FLEET UPDATE 2022-04-24

 

Panama Posse

April 24, 2022

PANAMA POSSE 
FLEET UPDATE 

Panama Posse Particpants from 27 Flag States

TOP NEWS THIS WEEK

1) THE PANAMA POSSE 21·22 FLEET BY YACHT MANUFACTURER 

2) PANAMA POSSE GROWS TO 375  YACHTS FROM  27 FLAG STATES

3) WE NEED YOUR FEEDBACK 

Quinteseential Panama Posse Anchorage at Manule Antonio Park Costa Rica

Quintessential  Panama Posse Anchorage at Manuel Antonio National Park Costa Rica

1) PANAMA POSSE 21·22 FLEET 
BY YACHT MANUFACTURERS

 

Beneteau 28
Lagoon 25
Nordhavn Nordhavn 17
Leopard 16
Fountaine Pajot Fountaine Pajot 14
Island Packet Yachts Island Packet 14
Amel 10
Marlow Hu6nter Hunter 12
Tayana Tayana 9
Catalina Yachts Catalina 8
jeanneau Jeanneau 8
Morgan Yachts Morgan 6
Passport Passport 6
Robertson & Caine Robertson & Caine 6
Catana Catana 5
Cheoy Lee yachts Cheoy Lee 5
Halberg Rassy Hallberg Rassy 5
BAVARIA YACHTS Bavaria 4
Colombia Yachts Columbia 4
Dufor Dufour 4
IRWIN Irwin 4
kelly peterson Kelly Peterson 4
jensen marine cal yachts Cal 3
Hylas Hylas 3
Ocean Alexander Ocean Alexander 3
Selene Yachts Selene 3
Antares Yachts Antares 2
Bayliner Bayliner 2
Formosa Formosa 2
Gemini Catamarans Gemini 2
Hanse Hanse 2
Hatteras Hatteras 2
Ma.lo Yachts Malo 2
Privilege Yachts Privilege 2
Ta Shing Ta Shing 2
Wauquiez 2

Additional yacht builders >>

2) PANAMA POSSE  
WELCOMES OUR NEWEST MEMBERS TO THE FLEET

373 SY KUDRA 🇺🇸  Simon, Valentina, Sarah & Maria - Freedom 32'

374 SY  MARNIA II  🇩🇪  Cheng & Ying  - Malo 47'

375 SY GLADIATOR  🇺🇸  Larry & Kimberly   - Hunter 46'

https://panamaposse.com/tracking

21·22 Panama Posse fleet tracking
Add your vessel to the tracking page here  >>

SEND YOUR FEEDBACK
Marina Papagayo Docks at night

Marina Papagayo, Costa Rica,  Docks at Night Picture by Advertsing Partners  

4)  HEADING SOUTH TO EL SALVADOR 🇸🇻

Pathfinder has finally left Marina Chiapas! See you in Bahia del Sol, El Salvador 🇸🇻

Pathfinder has finally left Marina Chiapas! See you in Bahia del Sol, El Salvador 🇸🇻

SY PATHFINDER 🇺🇸 Jean-Philippe & Nicole - Lagoon 39'

Jean Philippe
Nicole

EL SALVADOR LAND ALERT 

On
March 27, El Salvadoran lawmakers declared a state of emergency at
President Bukele’s request, expanding police powers and curtailing civil
liberties.

The move followed a weekend in which 87 people were killed in gang-related violence.

The
measure restricted free assembly, allowed for arrests without a
warrant, and increased sentences for gang membership to up to 45 years.

Police said they captured 590 gang members Saturday, and had made 16,053 arrests since the start of the crackdown.

5) BAHIA DEL SOL 🇸🇻 EL SALVADOR 
 BAR REPORT  WEEK  4-25 TO 4-30, 2022

Chatting
with Bill in El Salvador today. He tells me his moorings are almost
full. If you’re thinking of El Salvador for the summer, best to be in
touch soon.

 

Compiled by La Palma Moorings.

 

Notes:

1
Entry is only permitted at high tide during daylight hours.
Daylight hours include civil twilight (about 40 minutes before
sunrise or 40 minutes after sunset). Morning tides are always better due
to the absence of wind waves.

 

Forecast:

We are in a spring tide cycle for the whole week.  Tides beginning April 27 are afternoon  tides.

 

For
the forecast period the average primary swell is 3.8 feet and the
significant swell is 5.0.  Entry & exit looks good for the
whole week.

 

As always, please contact Bill and Jean before arrival/departure.

+503 7487 4969 

lapalmamoorings@aol.com

El Salvador

6) ERROL FLYNN MARINA 🇯🇲 JAMAICA

https://panamaposse.com/errol-flynn-marina-jamaica

FYI-
Errol Flynn Marina in Port Antonio, Jamaica is one of the Panama Posse
sponsors.  We stayed here and it was a nice little Marina.
Donna(mgr) was wonderful and helpful with Customs and Immigration.

Erroll Flynn

SY GYPSEABLU   🇺🇸  John & Kim  - Leopard 45'

John
Kim
https://panamaposse.com/errol-flynn-marina-jamaica

ERROL FLYNN MARINA 🇯🇲 JAMAICA SPONSORS THE PANAMA POSSE

Tucked
away in the northeast corner of the island just off the Windward
Passage, Errol Flynn Marina’s namesake once described our location as
more beautiful than any woman I have ever seen . We are sure that you
will agree.

This
is truly the “Other Side of Jamaica” with an authenticity that
resonates in its very soul; the azure sea and the verdant hills today
still mesmerize many a visitor.

The Errol Flynn Marina offers 32 fixed dockage berths (European) and excellent facilities for a superior yachting experience.

Errol
Flynn Marina has the distinction of being the only Caribbean marina
capable of handling the largest yachts in the world with a large turning
basin

San Juan del Sur

Check into Nicaragua coming from Panama / Covid Test

I talked to Eduardo +505 7852 6495, the contact was given in the PP chat. 
(thanks to @🦜Yahtzee -Jill/Andy )

San Juan del Sur

Eduardo
acts as an agent and stated that the 72 hours of the PCR test
were stopped with the issue of the international zarpe, ie check out of
Panama. 

He does the check in in San Juan del Sur, here are the costs that he gave

San Juan del Sur  Nicaragua, as seen from the Beach 

San Juan del Sur Fees

Fee Breakdown to enter Nicaragua 

SY OUTVENTURE 🇵🇱 Juergen & Iris  - Lagoon 44'

Iris
Juergen
San Juan del Sur

San Juan del Sur seen from the hillside features a large bay and lot's of restaurants

7) SEALING YOUR VESSEL FOR THE RAINY SEASON

SEAL


yeah- the rainy season. Another reason to cover. You just thought all
the hatches and ports weee water tight. And maybe they were in the
beginning…

SY BLESSED LIFE 🇺🇸Bob and Margie - Catalina 42''  

Bob
Margie

8) LAYING UP IN THE TROPICS

We've had Avant offshore for a few years now and have developed a routine for
laying her up for the off season. It's a fair amount of work, but pays
dividends in letting us come back to a vessel that's not suffering from
mold or mildew, and hasn't degraded (much) from the weather when we're
away. We have set Avant up to wait for us on the hard and in the water,
and each has its unique requirements.

Avant

Mold

Mold is perhaps the most pernicious hazard for a laid up boat in the
tropics. If it gets a foothold, the warm, moist interior of the boat is
the perfect environment for it to grow, and it will grow everywhere, on
any surface. To forestall its growth, we clean the interior aggressively
and then spray all surfaces with a mixture of straight vinegar mixed
with a drop of dish soap per litre/quart (the dish soap is a surfactant
and stops the vinegar from beading), wipe them with a cloth wet with the
same mixture and allow the vinegar to dry in place. The ph value of
vinegar is antithetical to mold growth, and it simply won't start where
there is vinegar on the surface. The smell is overwhelming on
application, but fades in an hour or so, and is undetectable on our
return. We also mist curtains and cushions with the same mixture, spray
liberally in the bilge, and leave a few bowls filled with just vinegar
(no soap) in various places around the boat to evaporate while we're
away. We use at least a couple for gallons for this process.

We prop cushions on their sides/edges just before we go to allow maximum
air circulation, and leave all cupboard doors ajar as well. Clothing and
bedding is dried in the sun and then plastic bagged before stowing
below so it can't get damp.

If we're on shore power, we leave a cheap 110 volt fan below to circulate
the air, and if not we leave our Nicro day/night solar vents running.
One year in El Salvador we were able to leave an air conditioner
running, which was great, and where Avant is now (Panama) we have a
dehumidifier running 24/7 to control the moisture.

If you choose 'electronic remediation' (dehumidifier or air conditioning)
for mold control, you need to plan for power outages and recognize that
at the dockside or in the yard shore, power will likely be somewhat
unreliable and will suffer multiple outages over the season. Fancy new
style microprocessor controlled units will usually not restart after a
power outage or voltage drop; old style, bog-simple units with
mechanical switches usually will restart after an outage (and as a
bonus, they're usually cheaper, too). A dehumidifier or stand alone AC
will need a drain point, such as a galley or head sink drain, while a
window style AC can be set up to drain overboard or through cockpit
drains.

Tarps

Tarps are used for a couple of things: to keep sun off the decks and thus
control heat, and to keep the rain off portions of the deck. We use
them, but under the tarps we do get algae on deck. There are cheap tarps
and not so cheap tarps, and the cheap blue type last mere days or at
best weeks in the intense sun and can't withstand summer squalls and
storms. We buy 'good ones' (usually they're not blue, and sometimes are
silver on one or both sides), get them double the size we need, and put
them on doubled up. The side exposed to the sun will rot and fail in the
UV, but the second layer will usually last out the season. We don't use
the grommets on the tarps, but instead gather the fabric of the tarp
around a ping pong ball and secure that with a constricting loop knot (a
topsail sheet bend tied back on the bight). The grommets are the first
point of failure. After a season, the tarps are garbage.

Run the tarps as low as possible so they have the lowest windage and cover the most deck area.

We also have fitted sunshade material awnings that ride low to the decks
and are secured to the toe rails and cover the decks. They shade the
decks where we don't have tarps, and where they ride over the traps they
add UV protection for the tarps. Sunshade material is widely available
at Home Depot and other DIY shops, usually in the garden department.
It's easy to sew on any machine, and the plastic grommets they sell for
it are easy to apply and seem to last well. As with tarps, grommets are
the first potential point of failure, but as we have them every foot
along the edge, they spread the load well. 

 

Bugs

Of course, we live in fear of a bug infestation of some sort while away.
We buy cockroach bait (apparently the kind that comes in a tube like
toothpaste is best) and roach hotels and place them around the boat. We
use the whole tube, as this is not the place for half measures. We have
found two dead roaches and no live ones aboard on our return in the 14
years we've been laying up. We shudder to think how many we might have
found without the poison set out.

Food

The temperatures in the interior of the boat will be extreme: in the Sea of
Cortez, interior temperatures of 140 degreesf/60 degreesc are typically
reached daily for a boat on the hard for weeks at a time, and 120
degreesf/49 degreesc for a boat in the water. We have had cans of food
explode from the heat, and an unopened bottle of ketchup left aboard
cooked in the heat to turn the rich dark brown colour of bbq sauce. For
unopened food we want to try to keep, we get small plastic bin liner
bags and after emptying and dosing the interior of the lockers with
their vinegar wipe-down, we double bag the food in small batches and
stow back in the lockers. If a can explodes it will do so inside the bag
and the mess will be contained to the half dozen or so items sharing
the bag with it.

Plastic

Items made of plastic do not fare well. The heat and UV bake them. For items
below decks, we wet out a cloth with ArmorAll, Aerospace 303 or a
similar plastic treatment (easily found at auto stores) and wet wipe
them down. For items on deck that can't be removed and brought below, we
treat them with protectant, wrap them in a layer of paper towel, wrap
aluminum foil over that (two layers of cheap tin foil seems to work
better than a single layer of thicker expensive stuff) and then secure
the tin foil with liberal amounts of duct tape (being very careful the
duct tape only adheres to the tin foil and not to anything under it). On
our return we find the duct tape has usually been reduced to a skeleton
of the reinforcement fabric and is easily removed.

We also wrap winches, blocks and all other deck hardware in a similar
fashion. UV will destroy the ball bearings in ball bearing blocks.

Zippers and Snaps

Zippers and snaps like to corrode shut while the boat is laid up. We rub them
with cheap dollar store chapstick or lip balm (cheap lip balm is usually
a mix of waxes and petroleum oils like Vaseline) to increase the
chances they will work when we return.

Elastic

Elastic will no longer be after a season of baking in the heat. Shock cords
should not be used to secure anything as they will perish. Elastic in
clothing and swimming suits may not be elastic on your return.

Lightning

Grounding. Most vessels are poorly grounded, and their grounding is ineffective
when hauled (yes, you can be struck by lightning when on the hard). You
can ground your boat quickly and simply with a set of jumper cables (or
add these to increase the grounding)

If in the water, we buy a set of cheap but fairly thick jumper cables.
Separate into two wires. Remove one clamp from each wire, strip back a
couple or six inches of insulation and 'fray' the end (or keep the clamp
and clamp it to a 1'x1' metal plate) to make a better ground connection
with the water. We attach remaining clamp to a top shroud or other bit
of metal that connects to near the masthead and throw the frayed/plated
end in the water. One cable on the port side, one cable on the starboard
side.

If on the hard, separate cables and attach one to the top shrouds and Jack
stands on the port side, the other to the same points on starboard.

In either case, the cables will be trash at the end of the season, as they
are not designed for continuous outdoor use. Brushing clamps with wax,
Vaseline or any other topical protectant helps them rust less and look
better longer. Even if you *think* your boat might be/is well grounded,
these jumper cable tricks will ensure/increase the protection.

We gather up all portable and easily de-mounted electronics (hand held VHF
and GPS units, epirbs, led flashlights, portable radios, etc.) and wrap
them in paper towel, then in tin foil, then in plastic food wrap
(secured with masking tape), and then place them in the oven as a kind
of double faraday cage. We disconnect all antennas and easily unplugged
items like chartplotters, AIS, VHF, etc. and leave them disconnected and
just hanging to disrupt possible paths for lightning.

Batteries

Small batteries (AA, AAA, C, D, 9V, silver cells like A76, CR2025 and CR2032,
etc.) are removed from whatever they are powering, gathered,
inventoried and given away. They won't be any good when we come back,
and we need to know how many and of what type we will need to bring when
we return.

The ships batteries (house and starting) we leave connected to our solar
array for charging while we're away, to make sure power is available to
our bilge pumps. We disconnect (switch off at the panel) the shore side
charger as superfluous.

Bilge Pumps

We inspect and test our bilge pumps. Avant will take on a bit of water
through the mast, and other leaks may appear over the season. We want a
bone-dry bilge to keep interior humidity down. We know of several
cruisers who have had a battery die due to bilge pump pumping, and
another couple who lost their boat to flooding while on the hard (their
cockpit drains blocked and water flooded in the companionway in a
tropical storm). If your boat has a garboard plug, you can leave it out
if you're on the hard, and if it doesn't and the concept works for your
hull form you can consider adding one.

Through Hulls

We close all through hulls and tank vents and stuff stainless steel
scrubbies or rolled up green scrubbies in them if we're on the hard. The
scrubbies prevent bugs from nesting in the holes. Some cruisers use
bromine tablets (for hot tubs) in their raw water strainers to
discourage growth there.

Head and Holding Tank

We empty the holding tank and pump in 1 - 1 half gallons or so of vinegar
and a liberal amount of Pinõl or Lysol type cleanser. Better to have
that bake in the heat than what was in there before, and a completely
dry tank will form concrete-like deposits.

Sails and Canvas

Sails and canvas are removed, inspected, repaired, cleaned, and neatly folded to be stowed below.

Engine

Our engine enjoys an oil change, fluid top up and wipe-down with an oily
rag before we go, and we leave the compartment door ajar so air can
circulate there too. Many cruisers do a freshwater flush of the exhaust
as well, but we don't bother. Outboards are freshwater flushed, given
their annual service, and run dry of fuel before stowing below.

Fuel Tanks

Diesel tanks are filled to the top and treated with biocide (BioBore or
similar). Gas tanks are emptied, the gasoline given away, and the
plastic tanks are treated with ArmorAll or similar. We don't bother
trying to 'stabilize' gasoline for storage, the quantity doesn't justify
it. Jerry cans are emptied and treated with ArmorAll or similar. The
empty jerry cans and gas tanks are stored below.

Propane

We simply shut off the propane at the tanks.

Water Tanks

Water tanks are emptied. When we return, we treat them as if contaminated as
recommended in this article. The water pump (and all other breakers save
the bilge pumps) is shut off.

Mooring Lines and Fenders

If we're in the water, we double all mooring lines and add chafe guard (we
use fire hose) at all chafe points. We buy cheap children's T-shirts
and slip them over our fenders as extra chafe guard/ UV protection,
securing them at the top end with small line or zip ties.

Even if you have a hired 'boat watcher' they're unlikely to be 100%
available to come to your aid in a storm. They may be looking after
multiple boats, or the roof may be blowing off of their house (or their
mother's house) in the same storm that threatens your boat. You need to
be secured for a storm.

Dinghy

We have a RIB inflatable dinghy, and some years we have been able to
secure covered storage for it at the marina or yard we're at, which is
best. Other years we secured it to the deck upside down, inflated to
about ¾ normal pressure, spaced off the deck with dollar store pool
noodles and covered with a tarp. Protection from the sun while ensuring
its wrapping can't hold water against the fabric are the keys to
success. If you can deflate yours and stow it below, that's even better.

Bottom Cleaning

If you store in the water, you will need to arrange for regular bottom
cleaning. The interval will be determined by local conditions. Make sure
the cleaner is reliable, has references, and sends pictures or other
proof the job is being done: we know cruisers who found their cleaners
simply cashed the payments and didn't do any cleaning until just before
their return.

Contact Info

Post a card in the window with local contact information for your
boat-watcher (if you have one) and your contact info back home: name,
email, phone numbers.

When we return, we find Avant fresh and dirty, needing a good wash after we
enjoy a Christmas-like morning: like an unwrapping party of all her
tinfoiled appurtenances. After some reassembly, we're ready to cruise
another season. 

This article has been provided by the courtesy of Bluewater Cruising Association

Blkuewater

SY AVANT 🇨🇦  Rob & Debra - Beneteau 43.5'

Debra
Rob

9)  PICTURES OF THE WEEK 

Quepos

We
definitely recommend the marina Pez Vela.  Helpful staff when
arriving,  mooring.  Office ladies all spoke English and were
so friendly. 

Very efficient and well managed Marina.

Also if looking for an English speaking guide in Quepos, I'd highly recommend Verny Jiminez +506 8890 4034. Tyrone and Lyn Gilbert Sv Beluga Currently sailing from Panama up to Mexico, now in Costa Rica.

Also if looking for an English speaking guide in Quepos,  I'd highly recommend Verny Jiminez +506 8890 4034.  

Currently sailing from Panama up to Mexico,  now in Costa Rica.  

Tyrone and Lyn Gilbert Sv Beluga Currently sailing from Panama up to Mexico, now in Costa Rica.

MANUEL ANTONIO NATIONAL PARK 

SY BELUGA 🇿🇦 Tyrone and Lyn - Charter Cats 38'

Tyrone
Lyn
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10) VISA  RENEWAL  BORDER RUN
 🇵🇦 PANAMA BOCAS DEL TORO TO COSTA RICA 🇨🇷

Vitesse

Above
is a picture of a mother bay nursing her baby. Pretty awesome
experience to 🎈witness and it was just outside the house we were
staying at. We also had a two toed sloth climbing the fence. AMAZING! As
you know… I love sloths. 

Sloth

Jeff
and I did a visa run to Costa Rica. Currently in Puerto Viejo. We took
Caribe Shuttle from Bocas del Toro to Sixaola, Panama. We then checked
out of Panama, walked across the boarder and then checked into Costa
Rica. Very simple and easy. This is our second time doing this. 

Border Run

From
my first email you can tell our visa run into Costa Rica was easy. The
return was the same. Our shuttle picked us up at our Airbnb (ran a bit
late) and off to the border we went. It is approximately a 45 minute
drive from Puerto Viejo to Sixaola. 

Once
at the border you must first pay a 9 dollar tax per person. After
paying the tax you check out of Costa Rica, walk back across the border
and check into Panama. We were prepared with an airline ticket
(refundable that we purchased that morning to show we were leaving the
country in 6 months) and we had done our health visa to re-enter
Panama(which they never asked for.) it was very easy and straight
forward. Then back on a bus to Alimirante and the boat back to Bocas. It
was very easy and simple. 

SY VITESSE 🇺🇸 Jeff, Catherine & Tilly -Lagoon 55'

Jeff
Tilly
Christine

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I hope you were able to spend the night there. I have fond memories of
Tlaquepaque from when I spent a summer living in Guadalajara. I loved
all of the artisans and their beautiful handicrafts.....

13) ALONG THE PANAMA POSSE ROUTE 
 🇺🇸 CASTILLO SAN MARCOS, ST AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA

🇺🇸 CASTILLO SAN MARCOS

Matanzas Bay in the city of St. Augustine, Florida.

The
Castillo de San Marcos is the oldest masonry fort in the continental
United Statesand is located on the western shore of Matanzas Bay in the
city of St. Augustine, Florida. The Castillo was designed by the Spanish
engineer Ignacio Daza and construction begn in 1672, 107 years after
the city’s founding by Spanish Admiral and conquistador Pedro Menéndez
de Avilés, when Florida was part of the Spanish Empire.

 The roots of the Castillo’s history reach back to the years just after Christopher Columbus’s final transatlantic voyage, when conquistadors carved out a vast and wealthy overseas empire for Spain, first in the Caribbean and then on the mainlands of Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, and Peru. Products of these tropical and mountainous territories brought high prices on the Continent, and Spanish galleons sailed home laden with exotic dyes, sugar, tobacco, chocolate, pearls, hardwoods, and silver and gold. These so-called “treasure fleets” made Spain the most powerful and envied nation in Renaissance Europe.

Thanks
to the travels of Ponce de Leon in 1513, Spanish navigators knew that
the best return route from Spain’s rich Caribbean possessions was along
the Gulf Stream, through the Bahama Channel, and past the shores of
Florida. The Spanish knew they must defend this peninsula to prevent
enemies from using its harbors as havens from which to raid the passing
treasure fleets.

GulF
St Augustine
Panama Posse Must See in Central America

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🇺🇸 Marathon Marina – Marathon Keys 

🇺🇸 Pier 66  Hotel & Marina – Ft. Lauderdale, USA

🇺🇸 IGY Marina at Ortega Landing – Jacksonville, FL , USA 

🇺🇸 Oasis Marinas at Fernandina Harbor Marina – FL , USA  

🇺🇸 Morningstar Marinas Golden Isles St. Simons Isl. – Georgia, USA  

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🇺🇸 Coffee Bluff Marina – Savannah Georgia , USA  

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Boats
docked at the marina will be offered a 20% discount on meals at the
hotel and also on dive courses and/or dives or exciting night dives.

Roatan

Roatan, Bay of Islands, French Harbor, Honduras 

15)  PANAMA POSSE SPONSORS

  • SHELTER ISLAND INFLATABLES 
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  • FLOR DE CAÑA
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16) USA MARYLAND IS  IN GOOD NAUTICAL

USA MARYLAND IS IN GOOD NAUTICAL
Wye River is a 16.3-mile-long tributary of the Chesapeake Bay, on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. It joins the Miles River near its mouth to the Eastern Bay

Wye River   a 16 -mile-long tributary of the Chesapeake Bay, on the Eastern Shore of Maryland joins the Miles River  

17) TRANSITION TO PANAMA POSSE SEASON 6

Transition and renewal between seasons starts June 5th  
New registration and renewals opens June 5th, 2022 
All prior season access and benefits including discounts expire July 4th, 2022

Transitions

SY MAISON DE SANTE & DUE WEST

18) SEVENSTAR YACHT TRANSPORT

 SPONSORS THE PANAMA POSSE

Sevenstar

More info on Sevenstar™s services can be found on https://www.sevenstar-yacht-transport.com/

Who is Sevenstar Yacht Transport?

Sevenstar is the world’s leading provider of yacht shipping services on a lift-on, lift-off basis.  

For a quote with the Panama Posse discount please contact 
Kris Caren  kris@sevenstar-usa.com   sevenstar-usa.com

Sevenstar

19) PANAMA CANAL AGENT 
CENTENARIO CONSULTING ERICK GALVEZ

To
arrange for transit with the Panama Canal Authority please contact Eric
Galvez our dedicated Panama Canal agent and sponsor of the Panama Posse
and the Pacific Posse

Erick Gálvez

info@centenarioconsulting.com

www.centenarioconsulting.com

Cellphone +507 6676-1376

WhatsApp +507 6676-1376

Erick
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FLEET UPDATE 2022-04-17

 

Panama Posse

 

April 17, 2022

PANAMA POSSE 
FLEET UPDATE 

Panama Posse Particpants from 27 Flag States

TOP NEWS THIS WEEK

1) THE LARGEST AND SMALLEST YACHTS THIS SEASON 

2) PANAMA POSSE GROWS TO 372  YACHTS FROM  27 FLAG STATES

3) REQUESTING YOUR FEEDBACK 

1) BLOW THE  HORNS AND WELCOME the EXTREMES 

MY UNFORGETTABLE  - Royal Denship 137' 

 

Specifications Structural Yard : Royal Denship Type : Motor yacht Guests : 10 Crew : 7 Cabins : 5 Length : 41.8 m / 137′2″ Beam : 8.1 m / 26′7″ Draft : 2.3 m / 7′7″ Year of build : 2003 Displacement : Full displacement Mechanical Type of engine : Diesel Brand : CAT Engine power : 600 hp Total power : 1200 hp Maximum speed : 13.5 knots Cruising speed : 10 knots Range : 4300 nm

 

SY MANGO -  Bristol  27'

2) PANAMA POSSE GROWS TO 372 YACHTS WELCOMES OUR NEWEST MEMBERS TO THE FLEET

365 SY INFINITY  🇲🇶  Daniel & Alfa - Fountaine Pajot 48'

366 SY LAPINA  🇦🇺  Cheng & Ying  - Fountaine Pajot 45'

367  SY ALMAZUL 🇸🇪 Karl & Rebecca  -  Beneteau 47'

368 MY UNFORGETTABLE  🇰🇾  Ricardo & Vladimir -  Royal Denship 137'  

369 SY MEHALAH  🇬🇧 John & Gill - Stevens 47'

370 SY  MARE PRESTO  🇺🇸 Sam, KC Felix- Beneteau 50'

371 SY GLADIATOR  🇺🇸  Kim & Eric  - Beneteau 45'

372 SY  MANGO  🇺🇸  Colt & Jonah   -  Bristol 27' 

 

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4)  CHECKING OUT OF LINTON BAY
 🇵🇦 PANAMA

 

Located on the Caribbean coast of Panama. 9°36'48.2

 

Linton
Bay Marina Located on the Caribbean coast of Panama. 9°36'48.2"N
79°34'45.3"W VHF  74 STAFF@lintonbaymarina.com + 507-6493-1511

SY SAMADHI V:
We
were transiting San Blas to Cartegena, but I'll share our experience
checking out in Linton with others too. Port captain is right at the
marina in a shipping container office. Easy, peasy $11.50 for the
international zarpe. It to about 15 minutes. We didn't have to surrender
the cruising permit. He didn't have any comment on how long until we
left Panama. Just mentioned that immigration was back in Portobello. We
told him we'd check out with immigration in Porvenir and he was good
with that. The following day we checked out with immigration in Porvenir
($20/person) and they gave us 84 hours to exit Panama. We also got the
Kuna cruising permit, which was $100 for our boat and family of 4. We
didn't get a salida crew list from immigration and Panama didn't ask to
see one.  

 

https://panamaposse.com/panama-marina-linton-bay-marina

 

MARINA LINTON BAY 🇵🇦 SPONSORS THE PANAMA POSSE

(note from SY CODDIWOMPLE - Jess Bram)
Thank you Samadhi!
We checked out within the Port Captain in Linton and he drove us to
Portobello for a reasonable fee (it’s also possible to get a taxi or
bus) to check out with immigration. We were given 48 to leave the
country.

https://www.voyagesofagape.com/

The Anchorage at Linton Bay 

5) BOARDED BY OFFICIALS IN CARTAGENA 
🇨🇴 COLOMBIA 

We
got stopped by the Colombia armada as we came in to anchor last night
outside Club Nautico de Cartagena @ 10° 24.5483' N 075° 32.5433' W . We
were not checked in to the country but had our agent's contact info
(whom they called as we didn't have our security entrance # yet, she had
it but we didn't have cell service to retrieve it). They asked to do a
thorough inspection of the boat. Came down into the salon and
immediately took cushions off settee and dinette and dove into the
lockers where I keep the extra provisions. They took every bag of flour,
sugar, maseca, and pancake mix out and opened them up. I was thinking
"here we go they are going to toss the boat". After they were satisfied
that my baking goods were just that they quickly glanced in the cabins,
heads, engine room, etc without opening a drawer or locker and
apologized for inconveniencing us. They were beyond professional and
polite. We gave them cold coca colas and counted ourselves lucky. They
even told us where we could safely anchor for the night that wasn't on
the chart. As we have often found being polite and respectful and using
as much Spanish as possible probably helped make this a smooth
transaction. And unlike USCG didn't ask about the holding tanks, garbage
placards or if I had the rules & regulations book accessible :-)

SY SAMADHI V 🇺🇸 Dan, Ashley, Victoria & Alexander - Tayana 55'

Dan
Alexnader
Victoria
Ashley
Crew
https://panamaposse.com/club-nautico-cartagena-panama-posse

MARINA CLUB NÁUTICO CARTAGENA 🇨🇴 SPONSORS PANAMA POSSE

 

https://goodnautical.com/el-salvador/anchorage/guerrero-anchorage

 

For
anyone interested in El Salvador and the Gulfo De Fonseca, we
discovered Isla Meanguera is a point of entry and exit for El Salvador.
There is a small village on the east side of the island with a
port captain that can chack you in and out, both in the same day if
requested.  Check in / out fees were as follows:. 90 day visa (only
necessary for adults) $12 each.  30 day import fee for the boat,
$30.  International zarpe $40.  Great cell service (5 bars of
4G on Claro) here as well.

 Also, the south anchorage on Meanguera gives great protection for everything but southerly conditions.

The port captain does come out to you in a panga!  😁

Happy
to answer your questions!  Very weak Spanish but the official had a
helper that spoke decent english.  All very friendly.  Yes,
it does appear to be an international point of entry for El Salvador.
Two boats checked in while we were there, one out of Panama, the
other Mexico.  We came here from Bahia Del Sol with a El Salvador
Zarpe and they were fine with that s staying for a bit even though we've
technically already checked out of the country.  There is only one
town on the island, on the east side where the port captain is.
The anchorage is nice with good holding, but completely exposed if
a Papagayo blows.  The south side of the island has a more
protected bight we have now spent 2 nights in.  It's beautiful, but
completely open from the south if the weather comes in strong.
Nice beach with just a couple fishing shacks.  Rumor is you
can buy lobster from the fishermen on the beach, but we haven't tried
that yet. The officials did come out to our boats, but did want you too
come into their office to get everything properly stamped.

check in

Isla Meanguera is a point of entry and exit for El Salvador 

Kyrie

 Kyrie crossing of the El Salvador Bar.   
The pictures truly look worse than it was, just bad luck on hitting a big wave. 

Kyrie

Don't
let them scare you off- entry and exit are both relatively easy with
Bill leading you in.  The country and it's people are amazing !

SY KYRIE 🇺🇸 Joe, Kristen & Crew - Prout 37'

Joe
Kristen
Crew
Crew
Crew

7) MEET THE FLEET 

ALMAZUL

SY ALMAZUL 🇸🇪  Magnus & Rebecca - Beneteau 47'  

Hello Panama Posse,  just wanted to say hi and thanks for letting us join in. 

We are on an Oceanis 473 from 2002.

Swedish
Captain, Australian first mate. We started in Barcelona in 2019,
crossed January 2020, had our lockdown in Les Saintes, then a break on
land, resuming our voyage in Nov 2021. We are currently in Colon and
hope to be in the marina soon. We plan to transit the canal, and sail
around the west coast of Central A,then hope to cross the Pacific in
2023. 

We look forward to meeting others in the area, and out and about soon.😃

Magnus and Rebecca ALMAZUL

8) LANDFALL BIMINI 
🇧🇸 BAHAMAS 

Landfall Bimini! 1437 miles in 11 days.  
Altlantic / Caribbean is so different then the pacific. So interesting.

Blessed Life

Yacht transport underway in the Caribbean 

Blessed Life

SY BLESSED LIFE 🇺🇸  Bob and Margie - Catalina 42'

Bob
Margie
Bravo Zulu

9) SUCCESSFUL CANAL TRANSIT  
🇵🇦 PANAMA 

Azimuth

Caribbean
now! Fantastic transit yesterday. Agent Erick's watchful eye helped us
match with a boat and get through in one day when the canal was
estimating towards two. We had two of Centco's line handlers (Guiti and
Santiago) onboard, and paired with me and a friend it was a great team.

 

The Canal has Tall Walls

 

 We
went center chamber for the first two and signed a release middway to
side wall at Gatun. It was a little more nerve wracking, but just fine.
We had a warm welcome at Shelter Bay and are heading to Bocas next.

Transit

 SY AZIMUTH 🇺🇸 Ashley & Scott - Pearson 36.5 ′

Ashley
Birte

 

10) ENTRY INTO BIGGEST FISH CAUGHT

Adam

Adam and Jen are conquering the Bahamian Waters with amazing consistency 

SY  SOLMATE 🇺🇸  Adam & Jen  - Fountaine Pajot 45′  

Adam
Jen

11)  CHIAPAS CULINARY DELIGHTS 
 🇲🇽  MEXICO

 

Gasronionim Sustenibel

 

Highly suggest a visit to this place if you’re in Huatulco. 

Sustainable food. 

Micro brews. 

Amazing chef. 

Reservations needed.  

I can send out more information if any of you are interested.  

Centro Cultural de Gastronomía Sustentable Comida Lenta AC

calle acacia 110 Sector H La Crucecita, 70987 Bahias de Huatulco

Food

 Gastronomía Sustentable Comida Lenta AC Tel +52 222 170 6820

SY  GenM  🇺🇸  Marvin and Laurie - 45khsd 45′

Marvin
Laurie
Crew
Crew
Crew

At
least 6 Panama Posse boats ended up here for a slow food beer and food
pairing in Huatulco, Marina Chahúe. Definitely worth checking it out
when you stop here.

Ramble on Rose, Mar y Sol, Animal Cracker, Gen M, Wind Drift, Karuna

At least 6 PanamaPosse boats ended up here for a slow food beer and food pairing in Huatulco, Marina Chahúe. Definitely worth checking it out when you stop here. Ramble on Rose, Mar y Sol, Animal Cracker, Gen M, Wind Drift, Karuna

SY MAR Y SOL 🇺🇸 Bob & Marisol - Downeaster 38' 
SY Animal Cracker 🇺🇸 Tami  & Scott  - Hunter 46'

samsung

SY WIND DRIFT 🇺🇸  Blair and Jodi - Passport 40'

. Definitely worth checking it out when you stop here. Ramble on Rose, Mar y Sol, Animal Cracker, Gen M, Wind Drift, Karuna

SY KARUNA 🇺🇸 Doug & Anna  - Ta Shing Panda 40'

Ros

SY RAMBLE ON ROSE 🇺🇸 Don & Rosalind - Caliber 40'

12) ROOFTOP BARS
IN CASCO VIEJO 
🇵🇦 PANAMA  

Food

Lazotea is a nice rooftop bar / restaurant with great food 

Lazotae

There are over 12 rooftop bars in Casco Viejo

Casco Viejo

The quaint and historic streets in Casco Viejo 

 

Fruitstands

 

What is there to eat at Fonda Lo Que Hay?

Jose
Olmedo Carles is the owner of Donde Jose Restaurant, an upscale
Panamanian dining experience with a tasting menu. He wanted to be able
to offer more casual and affordable options that showcased the country’s
gastronomy.  

Lazotea Rooftop

Lazotea Rooftop Bites

Casco Viejo

SY OUTVENTURE 🇵🇱 Jurgen & Iris - Lagoon 44'

Iris
Juergen

13) PICTURES OF THE WEEK 

Splash Day

Splash day was Tuesday afternoon. 
SY No Regrets is dwarfed by the huge travel lift at Pez Vela 
|Costa Rica.

Marina Pez Vela Costa Rica

SY NO REGRETS 🇺🇸 Bruce & Lynette  - Fast Passage 39′

 

Bruce

 

Lynette

14) RSVP FOR PARTY AT VISTA MAR MARINA
🇵🇦  PANAMA

 
FOR SATURDAY JUNE 4th 
VISTA MAR MARINA, PANAMA 

PANAMA POSSE 22' AWARDS 

 

AWARD CATEGORIES 

    BIGGEST FISH CAUGHT*  

    PICTURE OF THE YEAR    

    PANAMA POSSE YODA OF THE YEAR    

    SPEEDY AWARD – SEVENSTAR AWARD    

    THE CAPTAIN RON AWARD  

    MOST UNWELCOME VISITOR ONBOARD   

    HIGHEST WIND RECORDED   

    SPIRIT OF EXPLORATION  

    GALLEY GOD(ESS)  

    GOOD SAMARITAN OF THE YEAR  

    NEWLY ADDED – BOAT YOGA POSE OF THE YEAR 

 only 8 WEEKS LEFT ENTER AND WIN 

*no bill-fish entries


RSVP NOW
Pretty good Prizes

Every
season at the awards ceremony in Panama we give out some valuable
liquid prizes and free weeks in marinas to the winners and sometimes
even to the runners up , and of course Flor de Caña Rum. 

 

Vista Mar Marina

 


RSVP NOW
 

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 15) BAR CROSSING WITH WEATHER  
  🇸🇻 EL SALVADOR

 

https://www.facebook.com/La-Palma-Moorings-2108571469428252/

 

 La Palma Moorings in El Salvador

Contact Bill and Jean  
+503 7487 4969 
lapalmamoorings@aol.com

April  18 - 25, 2022  Notes:

Entry is only permitted at high tide during daylight hours.  Daylight
hours include civil twilight (about 40 minutes before sunrise or 40
minutes after sunset). Morning tides are always better due to the
absence of wind waves.

As always, please contact Bill and Jean before arrival/departure.

Changes to COVID protocols for entry to El Salvador by sea.

 

As always contact us via email (elsalvadorrally@aol.com) before leaving
your last port so we can send other important arrival information.

 

PANAMA POSSE

 

 16)  NIVIDIA BAT CAVE  BASTIMENTOS ISLAND 
🇵🇦 PANAMA

 

bat cave

 

Dar Nelson and Kimberly Winkler on SV Toketee and 

Catherine Russell on SV Vitesse traveled to and toured Nivida Bat Cave on Bastimentos Island.

 NIVIDIA BAT CAVE, BASTIMENTOS ISLAND 🇵🇦 PANAMA

up the jungle river

 NIVIDIA BAT CAVE, BASTIMENTOS ISLAND 🇵🇦 PANAMA

 NIVIDIA BAT CAVE,  BASTIMENTOS ISLAND 🇵🇦  PANAMA

 NIVIDIA BAT CAVE, BASTIMENTOS ISLAND 🇵🇦 PANAMA

 NIVIDIA BAT CAVE,  BASTIMENTOS ISLAND 🇵🇦  PANAMA

 NIVIDIA BAT CAVE, BASTIMENTOS ISLAND 🇵🇦 PANAMA

 NIVIDIA BAT CAVE,  BASTIMENTOS ISLAND 🇵🇦  PANAMA

 NIVIDIA BAT CAVE, BASTIMENTOS ISLAND 🇵🇦 PANAMA

SY TOKETEE 🇺🇸  Dar, Diane & Kimberly - Pearson 44′

Dar
Diane

17) PARTICIPANT WEBSITES 

With over 100 current and past participants website
 there are lots of links to exciting stories for everyone 
https://panamaposse.com/participant-websites

 

https://www.svpolaris.com/

 

Galapagos -  here you are the uninvited visitor on the dock ...

 

https://panamaposse.com/great-harbour-cay-marina

 

18) PANAMA POSSE MARINA SPONSORS 

🇺🇸 Safe Harbor South Bay – Chula Vista, USA

🇲🇽 Marina Coral, Ensenada – Mexico  

🇲🇽 IGY Marina Cabo San Lucas  – Mexico  

🇲🇽 Marina Puerto Escondido – Mexico

🇲🇽 Marina Palmira Topolobampo – Mexico

🇲🇽 Marina y Club de Yates Isla Cortes – Mexico

🇲🇽 Marina el Cid – Mazatlan – Mexico

🇲🇽 Marina Vallarta, Puerto Vallarta – Mexico  

🇲🇽 PANAMA POSSE HQ  – Marina Puerto de La Navidad – Mexico  

🇲🇽 Marina Ixtapa, Ixtapa – Mexico 

🇲🇽 La Marina Acapulco, Acapulco – Mexico  

🇲🇽 Vicente’s Moorings, Acapulco – Mexico 

🇲🇽 Marina Chiapas – Mexico  

🇬🇹 Marina Pez Vela – Guatemala  

🇸🇻 Marina Bahia del Sol – El Salvador  

🇸🇻 La Palma Moorings – Bahia del Sol - El Salvador

🇳🇮 Marina Puesta del Sol – Nicaragua  

🇨🇷 Marina Papagayo – Costa Rica  

🇨🇷 Marina Pez Vela – Costa Rica 

🇨🇷 Marina Bahia Golfito – Costa Rica  

🇨🇷 Banana Bay Marina – Costa Rica  

🇪🇨 Marina Puerto Amistad – Ecuador  

🇵🇦 Buenaventura Marina – Panama 

🇵🇦 PANAMA POSSE PACIFIC HQ Vista Mar Marina – Panama 

🇵🇦 Shelter Bay Marina – Panama  

🇵🇦 IGY Red Frog Marina – Panama

🇵🇦 Bocas Marina – Panama 

🇵🇦 Linton Bay Marina – Panama 

🇨🇴 ClubNautico Cartagena – Colombia 

🇨🇴 Club de Pesca Marina Cartagena – Colombia 

🇨🇴 Marina Puerto Velero – Colombia

🇨🇴 IGY Marina Santa Marta – Colombia 

🇯🇲 Royal Jamaica Yacht Club – Jamaica 

🇯🇲 Errol Flynn Marina – Jamaica  

🇯🇲 Montego Bay Yacht Club –Jamaica 

🇰🇾 The Barcadere Marina –Cayman Islands 

🇭🇳 Barefoot Cay Marina – Roatan – Honduras 

🇭🇳 Fantasy Island Marina – Roatan – Honduras

🇭🇳 Jonesville Point Marina -Roatan – Honduras  

🇬🇹 Marina Nana Juana Resort & Boatyard – Guatemala 

🇧🇿 Thunderbirds Marine – Placencia – Belize 

🇲🇽 Marina Makax – Isla Mujeres – Mexico 

🇲🇽 Marina V&V – Quintana Roo – Mexico 

🇲🇽 Marina El Cid – Cancún – Riviera Maya – Mexico  

🇨🇺 Marina Marlin Nautica Cayo Largo – Cuba 

🇹🇨 South Bank Marina & Boatyard – Turks and Caicos  

🇧🇸 Romora Bay Resort and Marina – Bahamas  

🇧🇸 Elizabeth on the Bay Marina – Bahamas 

🇧🇸 Great Harbour Cay Marina – Bahamas

🇧🇸 Blue Marlin Cove Resort & Marina – Bahamas  

🇩🇴 Ocean World Marina – Dominican Republic

🇩🇴 Marina Puerto Bahia – Dominican Republic    

🇺🇸 Marathon Marina – Marathon Keys 

🇺🇸 Pier 66  Hotel & Marina – Ft. Lauderdale, USA

🇺🇸 IGY Marina at Ortega Landing – Jacksonville, FL , USA 

🇺🇸 Oasis Marinas at Fernandina Harbor Marina – FL , USA  

🇺🇸 Morningstar Marinas Golden Isles St. Simons Isl. – Georgia, USA  

🇺🇸 Windmill Harbour Marina – Hilton Head South Carolina , USA  

🇺🇸 Coffee Bluff Marina – Savannah Georgia , USA  

🇺🇸 Hazzard Marine – Gerogetown, North Carolina , USA  

🇺🇸 Holden Beach  – Town Dock, North Carolina , USA 

🇺🇸 Portside Marina – Morehead City, North Carolina USA  

🇺🇸 Tideawater Yacht Marina – Portsmouth,  USA  

🇺🇸 Ocean Yacht Marina, Portsmouth, USA  

🇺🇸 York River Yacht Haven – Virginia , USA  

🇺🇸 Yorktown Riverwalk Landing – Virginia USA  

🇺🇸 Regatta Point Marina – Deltaville, Virginia USA 

 

🇲🇽 ISLA ISABELLA

 

 ISLA ISABELLA 
Panama Posse MUST SEE LIST
🇲🇽 MEXICO part of the 

 

Panama Posse Must See in Central America

 

19)  PANAMA POSSE SPONSORS 

  • SHELTER ISLAND INFLATABLES 
  • PREDICT WIND
  • SEVENSTAR YACHT TRANSPORT
  • HOME DEPOT PRO MEXICO
  • HERTZ RENTAL CARS  MEXICO
  • YACHT AGENTS GALAPAGOS 
  • FLOR DE CAÑA
  • SAFE HARBOR SOUTH BAY MARINA EVENT CENTER  
  • WESTMARINE PRO
  • SAILMAIL 
  • CHRIS PARKER - MARINE WEATHER CENTER 
BAHAMAS IS IN GOOD NAUTICAL

BAHAMAS IS IN GOOD NAUTICAL

20) SEVENSTAR YACHT TRANSPORT

 SPONSORS THE PANAMA POSSE

More info on Sevenstar™s services can be found on https://www.sevenstar-yacht-transport.com/

 

Sevenstar

 

Who is Sevenstar Yacht Transport?

Sevenstar is the world’s leading provider of yacht shipping services on a lift-on, lift-off basis.  

For a quote with the Panama Posse discount please contact 
Kris Caren  kris@sevenstar-usa.com   sevenstar-usa.com

Sevenstar

21) PANAMA CANAL AGENT 
CENTENARIO CONSULTING ERICK GALVEZ

To
arrange for transit with the Panama Canal Authority please contact Eric
Galvez our dedicated Panama Canal agent and sponsor of the Panama Posse
and the Pacific Posse

Erick Gálvez

info@centenarioconsulting.com

www.centenarioconsulting.com

Cellphone +507 6676-1376

WhatsApp +507 6676-1376

Erick
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22) STRATEGIC PARTNERS
 

SEVEN SEAS CRUISING ASSOCIATION

Vicente’s Moorings – Acapulco – Mexico

Park Avenue Villas – San Juan del Sur – Nicaragua

Coconutz – Playa Cocos – Costa Rica

Abernathy – Chandlery – Panama

Pacific Posse 

Atlantic Posse

Advertising Partners – Las Vegas

Safe-Esteem.com – Delaware


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April 10, 2022

PANAMA POSSE 
FLEET UPDATE 

 

“Comparison is the thief of joy.”
 - Theodore Roosevelt

TOP NEWS THIS WEEK

Panama Posse Particpants from 26 Flag States

1) PANAMA CANAL FEE INCREASES 

2) BOLO COSTA RICA REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE 

Panama Canal Fee Increases
 

INCREASE IN PANAMA CANAL FESS 2023-2024-2025

 

SY AVANT 🇨🇦 Rob & Debra - Beneteau 43.5'

Debra
Rob

THE PANAMA CANAL TREATY

Fifty Dollar Bill 2014

“The Panama Canal Zone was the only Latin American territory not acquired as
a result of the war with Spain; however it was governed as if it had
been. As president, Theodore Roosevelt understood the importance of a
canal connecting the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. It would allow the
United States to move its fleet from one coast to the other in a
relatively short time, which had been a major problem during the war
with Spain. To facilitate this he received authorization from Congress
to purchase the assets of the failed French attempt to build a
canal. 

The primary obstacle was in acquiring the necessary land to build a canal
across the Isthmus of the Americas, which prior to 1903 was part of
Colombia. When the United States showed an interest in building the
canal, the Colombian government immediately demanded a larger percentage
of the tolls than had been previously agreed upon with the
French. 

Negotiations dragged on through 1902 and into 1903. Early in 1903, the United States signed a treaty with the Colombian government, giving the United States
a strip of land 6 miles wide, from the Caribbean to the Pacific Ocean.
On August 12, 1903, the irate Colombian Senate unanimously voted down
the agreement and refused to give the United States the land. Panamanian
insurgents with the backing of the United States perpetrated a revolt
against the Colombian government, causing Colombia to lose the coveted
parcel of land north of its present border. The fledgling nation of
Panama was protected from Colombia by a dense jungle and the might of
the United States.

On November 3, 1903, after 57 years of policing Bogotá's interests, the
United States, looking out for its own best interests, sided with Panama
against Colombia. A treaty was quickly drafted between the two new
allies, giving Panama $10,000,000 of investment money, plus $250,000 per
year in perpetuity. It also allowed the United States to purchase the
remaining French assets that had been left behind. On November 18th,
with the signing of the
Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty, the Panama Canal Zone was formed.”

― Captain Hank Bracker

TEddy

President
Teddy Roosevelt famously visited the U.S.-led project in 1904. Years
earlier, France had abandoned the dream after a decade of frustration.
The new effort eventually succeeded, but not before malaria had killed
thousands of workers.

2) BOLO REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE, 
GOLFITO CR  TO PANAMA CITY AREA.  

2) Request for assistance, Golfito CR to Panama City area.  

UPDATE:
RCC Alameda has advised the report as of 4/22 is "UNREPORTED". SV
Tlacuilo is US flagged with a hailing port of Wilmington Delaware with
Luis Ernesto García de Alba Ponce on a 2014 Hunter 33. He was sailing
from Golfito, Costa Rica, heading to Panamá Canal. Family members have
not been able to track him via satellite communication for two days via
Garmin.

Anyone with information regarding this boat should contact 

Search and Rescue Duty Officer

Rescue Coordination Center Alameda

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area/District 11

Alameda, California, USA

Tel: 510-437-3701

Fax: 510-437-3017

Email: RCCAlameda1@uscg.mil

BOLO: Overdue SV Tlacuilo

071533Z APR 22

HYDROPAC 949/22(21,22).

EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC.

GULF OF PANAMA.

COSTA RICA TO PANAMA.

DNC 14.

33 FOOT S/V TLACUILO, ONE PERSON ON BOARD,

UNREPORTED GOLFITO (08-39.2N 083-10.4W) TO

PANAMA CANAL (08-57.2N 079-33.1W).

VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP

LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. 

REPORTS TO RCC ALAMEDA, TELEX: 230172343,

PHONE: 510 437 3701, E-MAIL: RCCALAMEDA1@USCG.MIL.

3) MEET  THE FLEET 

VENTANA

Hello Posse.  After a wonderful few months in Sea of Cortez and Western
Mexico we are making plans to return Ventana (our 2019 Beneteau Oceanis
46.1) to California in May and want to know if anyone is interested in
buddy boating from Cabo to San Diego. Ventana will be arriving in Cabo
area May 18 or so and we plan to re-provision, wait for a weather window
and head around Cabo north around May 23 or earlier, weather
permitting.  Please message me privately if you are interested in
discussing further.  Thanks!

Ventanta

SY VENTANA  🇺🇸  Jim -  Beneteau 48'

Jim

4) CREW  

Crew

WHAT MAKES GOOD CREW ?

  • CAN PERFORM CREW DUTIES
  • RESPONSIBLE
  • COMMUNICATIVE
  • DOES NOT LIE
  • RESPECTFUL
  • ABILITY TO HANDLE ORDERS
  • PUNCTUAL
  • FORWARD THINKING
  • FOLLOWS ORDERS IN STRESSFUL SITUATIONS
  • DOES NOT NEED THE INTERNET ON A DAILY OR HOURLY BASIS 
  • HAS BEEN ON A VESSEL BEFORE
  • DOES NOT GET SEA SICK 
  • HAS PLENTY OF MONEY
  • HAS PLENTY OF TIME AND IS NOT ON A SET SCHEDULE
  • HAS A PASSPORT WITH 180+ DAYS LEFT TO EXPIRATION DATE
  • HAS INSURANCE 
  • HEALTHY, DOUBLE VACCINATED WITH BOOSTERS
  • HAS $ 2,000 IN CASH AS A BOND FOR REPATRIATION FEES (REFUNDABLE)
  • IS LEGAL, IE NOT A FUGITIVE, RUNAWAY, MINOR OR A REFUGEE
  • OBSERVES CONFIDENTIALITY
  • IS COMPATIBLE WITH YOUR PERSONALITY
  • IS OF SOUND MIND 
  • IS FLEXIBLE AND DOES NOT COMPLAINhttps://panamaposse.com/crew
 

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we'll publish this list and facts to the Panama Posse fleet

We all want to know the good the bad and the ugly please provide your
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takes a few seconds and helps the next yacht !->
https://panamaposse.com/service-provider

 

 

 6) GULF OF CHIRIQUÍ 
WESTERN PACIFIC 🇵🇦 PANAMA 

Red Rover

Lightning,
thunder and squalls every day and/or night for the last say 10 days. Or
maybe more. Between Boca Chica and Isla Gobernadora, Panama, where we
are now anchored in another squall. At least there is a free boat
wash! 

Coiba

MY Red Rover in Western Panama 

Coiba

Hola Posse! We just spent 5 nights at Coiba and another lovely night at
Bahia Honda. Back in cell service and wanted to share the Coiba fee
experience. We are 58 feet long and when we checked in with the ranger I
said that we were. Mistake. Fees for boats 50 to 100 feet are $160 per
night. After he told us our total for 4 nights would be $740 we said ah
no, we thought it was $60/night. And then he provided us with the fee
schedule. So we said we couldn't do that, and he asked how much money we
had. We were able to settle at $400 total with a fishing license for
the park waters (usually $50) included. I should have gone much lower.
We passed the lesson onto a sailboat that is over 50 feet and they were
able to say they were 48.5 feet and negotiate below the $60/night rate.
We were approached by a different ranger and his crew with machine guns
in their panga twice while anchored. We gave them cokes, told them we
paid and everything was fine. We were given a fishing license but
nothing to note that we had paid. The money was put in a drawer and
there were no records other than the fishing license. No boat or
personal documents needed. It was absolutely beautiful at Coiba. Loved
it. Just a funny start.

Coiba

MY RED ROVER 🇺🇸 Kevin & Alison - Nordhavn 55'

Kevin
Alison

7) RETURN OF THE SQUALLS 

Return of the Squalls

Squalls and Thunderstorms on display 

PREDICT WIND CAPE

CAPE
stands for Convective Available Potential Energy and is the amount of
fuel available to a developing thunderstorm. More specifically, it
describes the instability of the atmosphere and provides an
approximation of updraft strength within a thunderstorm. So CAPE is used
by weather officials to understand what the potential might be for
thunderstorms and how powerful those storms might become if they do
materialize.

The standard measurement of energy is represented as Joules Per Kilogram. A
high CAPE value might also be expressed by weather experts by using the
term “high instability”. When we talk about a highly unstable
atmosphere, CAPE values are usually in excess of 2500 J/kg’s which would
supply ample energy for strong updrafts and violent thunderstorms,
should they develop.

 

How to Interpret CAPE values using a table and relative text forecast terms.

 

Severe thunderstorms require high CAPE values and the higher the CAPE value,
the more energy available to promote thunderstorm growth. However, the
CAPE variable is not a “magic number” that will predict the certainty of
a thunderstorm. But if a thunderstorm does develop, and the CAPE value
is high, then there is a good chance for an “explosive storm”. Below is a
typical CAPE Map in the Caribbean. The Yellow/Orange areas show high
CAPE values.

 

Predict Wind

 

Example Scrolling over the colors: Yellow 
Cape Index 1,793  Moderate Risk of Lightning

Cape Effect
Lightning Strikes

8) NEW PANAMA POSSE ANCHORAGE 

Isla Taborcillo / John Wayne Island anchorage close to Punta Chame / Panama Short follow up on the line call: Isla Taborcillo is a great, calm anchorage with some island exploration to be done. There is an abandoned hotel & Western town theme park on the island which is worth a visit. Also very good kitesurfing and wingsurfing with flat water, especially at (spring) low tides south-easterly of the island when the sandbars come out. Approach from the south is safe at high tide, navionics charts are quite accurate. Approach from north was also easy with coming tide. Here is a track i saved coming and going from Punta Chame. Supplies available in Punta Chame village, also some restaurants, recommendations are: a new cafe

Isla Taborcillo / John Wayne Island anchorage close to Punta Chame / Panama

Isla Taborcillo is a great, calm anchorage with some island exploration to
be done. There is an abandoned hotel & Western town theme park on
the island which is worth a visit. 

Also very good kitesurfing and wingsurfing with flat water, especially at
(spring) low tides south-easterly of the island when the sandbars come
out. 

Approach from the south is safe at high tide, navionics charts are quite accurate. 

Approach from north was also easy with coming tide. 

Here is a track i saved coming and going from Punta Chame. 

Supplies available in Punta Chame village, also some restaurants,
recommendations are: a new cafe "Happy Corner" right on the beach by
some German expats and the Beachclub SOLE at Panama Kite Center with
great food and vibes. Happy Corner also organizes tours and hikes, for
example to Cerro Chame, a 580 m high "mountain" with stunning views over
the pacific coast. 

Outventure

You may also learn to kitesurf with Panama Kite Center or Panama Kitehouse.

 

anchorage

 

Isla Taborcillo / John Wayne Island anchorage close to Punta Chame / Panama Short follow up on the line call: Isla Taborcillo is a great, calm anchorage with some island exploration to be done. There is an abandoned hotel & Western town theme park on the island which is worth a visit. Also very good kitesurfing and wingsurfing with flat water, especially at (spring) low tides south-easterly of the island when the sandbars come out. Approach from the south is safe at high tide, navionics charts are quite accurate. Approach from north was also easy with coming tide. Here is a track i saved coming and going from Punta Chame. Supplies available in Punta Chame village, also some restaurants, recommendations are: a new cafe

Saw this little fella in the water about 300m from our boat.. 

Isla San Jose, Las Perlas 

 

Saw this little fella in the water about 300m from our boat..

 

SY OUTVENTURE   🇵🇱 Jürgen & Iris  - Lagoon 44'

Iris
Juergen

9) ADDITIONAL PICTURES OF JOY THE WEEK 

Traveling is wonderful and coming home is a joy.

Traveling is wonderful and coming home is a joy.

Lisa

Lisa enjoying a cigar in Panama 

Pathjfinder

Nicole having a swim in the Mexican lakes 

Jean-Philippe

Jean-Philippe on the horse riding trip in Chiapas Mexico

10) REMINDER 8 WEEKS LEFT TO ENTER AND WIN 

SAVE THE DATE SATURDAY JUNE 4th 
VISTA MAR MARINA, PANAMA 

PANAMA POSSE 22' AWARDS 

HERE ARE THE AWARD CATEGORIES 

    BIGGEST FISH CAUGHT* ✔ 

    PICTURE OF THE YEAR ✔  

    PANAMA POSSE YODA OF THE YEAR ✔  

    SPEEDY AWARD – SEVENSTAR AWARD ✔  

    THE CAPTAIN RON AWARD ✔ 

    MOST UNWELCOME VISITOR ONBOARD ✔ 

    HIGHEST WIND RECORDED ✔ 

    SPIRIT OF EXPLORATION ✔ 

    GALLEY GOD(ESS) ✔ 

    GOOD SAMARITAN OF THE YEAR ✔  

    NEWLY ADDED – BOAT YOGA POSE OF THE YEAR ✔

*no bill-fish entries

Pretty good Prizes

Every
season at the awards ceremony in Panama we give out some valuable
liquid prizes and free weeks in marinas to the winners and sometimes
even to the runners up , and of course Flor de Caña Rum. 

 

Vista Mar Marina

 

Dock at  Vista Mar Marina  
SAVE THE DATE 
SATURDAY JUNE 4th
 VISTA MAR MARINA, PANAMA 

 11)   BAR CROSSING INTO EL SALVADOR 🇸🇻
WEEKLY WEATHER UPDATE

 

https://www.facebook.com/La-Palma-Moorings-2108571469428252/

 

Week  4-11 to 4-16, 2022 
Bahia del Sol Bar Report   forecast compiled by La Palma Moorings

Contact Bill and Jean  
+503 7487 4969 
lapalmamoorings@aol.com

Forecast:

We are coming off a neap tide cycle and entering spring tides April 13.
Entry is possible April 10 through April 12 and it will most
likely be exciting.  On April 13 a large swell generated by the
Papagayo winds will close the bar April 13 and 14.  On April 15 the
bar will be open.

Tides beginning April 13 are afternoon tides.

For the forecast period the average primary swell is 4.0 feet and the
significant swell is 5.2 feet. April 13 the significant swell is 6.2
feet followed by 5.6 fee. Passage over the bar will not be possible.

As always, please contact Bill and Jean before arrival/departure.

Notes:

 Entry is only permitted at high tide during daylight hours.
Daylight hours include civil twilight (about 40 minutes before
sunrise or 40 minutes after sunset). Morning tides are always better due
to the absence of wind waves.

 

PANAMA POSSE

 

 11) THE ROAD TO SAN CRISTOBAL

Palenque

We’re in San Cristobal right now and planning on driving directly to Palenque
tomorrow. We rented a car and have been asking locals, taxi drivers and
tour agencies about the road. Everyone says we must drive only during
the daytime. We are going to stop and stay in Agua Azul to enjoy and
break up the drive.  

San Cristobal

We did it! Palenque! One road block from San Cristobal and lots of construction but absolutely worth every minute!

Pathfinder

There are 17+ must sees near Marina Chiapas Mexico
 - this is Cañon Del Sumidero

 @

    San Cristobal de las Casas

    Palenque

    Izapa

    Finca Argovia Ruta del Cafe

    Finca Hamburgo Ruta del Cafe

    Yaxchilán

    Agua Azul

    Misol Há

    Bonampak

    Pico de Loro

    Tacaná Volcano

    Chocolate Tour

    Iguana Reservation

    Crocodile Reservation

    Rum Master Class Ron Bonampak

    Lagos de Montebello

    Cañon Del Sumidero

    Arco del Tiempo

the plan
Pathfinder

Reserva de la Biosfera Selva El Ocote

Path

Pathfinder
Chiapas successful road-tripping report! We rented a car from Hertz at
the airport in Tapachula and drove about 5 hours along the “coast” road
(200) to the Cañón de Sumidero near Tuxtla Gutierrez. We first drove to
the 5 miradores with views from the top of the canyon before crossing
over, just 10 mins from Chispa de Corzon, our overnight stay. We booked
through Airbnb for the hotel La Cieba and loved the jungle property and
swimming pool. It was Hot but this hotel was so cool, AC too!!
https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/31859986 

Pathfinder

Chiapa
de Corzo is an archaeological site of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica located
near the small town of Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas. It rose to prominence
around 700-500 BC, during the Middle Formative period, becoming a
regional center

BLue water

Agua Azul Chiapas Mexico

Pathfinder Palenque

 Palenque Mexico

Lagos Montebello

SY PATHFINDER 🇺🇸 Jean-Philippe & Nicole  - Lagoon 39'

Jean Philippe
NIcole

13) BACK IN LOWER LATITUDES  

Finally found our way back to warmer waters!! Natalia is back in her element!!

 

Rosie 2

 

SY ROSIE 2 🇺🇸 Gary - Antigua Sloop 49'

Gary

 

14) REPORT FROM ACAPULCO  🇲🇽 MEXICO 
WELL STOCKE CHANDLERY

Was really impressed with the stock items in the chandlery store the Acapulco Yacht Club.

Acapulco

Acapulco Chandlerey

Chandlery

Chandlery

Chandlery Acapulco

Chandlery Acapulco

Was really impressed with the stock items in the chandlery store next to the Acapulco Yacht Club.

SY IRON CALCULUS 🇨🇦 Joshua & Shauna - Beneteau 43'

JOshua
Shauna
 

https://panamaposse.com/la-marina-de-acapulco

 

15) PANAMA POSSE MARINA SPONSORS 

🇺🇸 Safe Harbor South Bay – Chula Vista, USA

🇲🇽 Marina Coral, Ensenada – Mexico  

🇲🇽 IGY Marina Cabo San Lucas  – Mexico  

🇲🇽 Marina Puerto Escondido – Mexico

🇲🇽 Marina Palmira Topolobampo – Mexico

🇲🇽 Marina y Club de Yates Isla Cortes – Mexico

🇲🇽 Marina el Cid – Mazatlan – Mexico

🇲🇽 Marina Vallarta, Puerto Vallarta – Mexico  

🇲🇽 PANAMA POSSE HQ  – Marina Puerto de La Navidad – Mexico  

🇲🇽 Marina Ixtapa, Ixtapa – Mexico 

🇲🇽 La Marina Acapulco, Acapulco – Mexico  

🇲🇽 Vicente’s Moorings, Acapulco – Mexico 

🇲🇽 Marina Chiapas – Mexico  

🇬🇹 Marina Pez Vela – Guatemala  

🇸🇻 Marina Bahia del Sol – El Salvador  

🇸🇻 La Palma Moorings – Bahia del Sol - El Salvador

🇳🇮 Marina Puesta del Sol – Nicaragua  

🇨🇷 Marina Papagayo – Costa Rica  

🇨🇷 Marina Pez Vela – Costa Rica 

🇨🇷 Marina Bahia Golfito – Costa Rica  

🇨🇷 Banana Bay Marina – Costa Rica  

🇪🇨 Marina Puerto Amistad – Ecuador  

🇵🇦 Buenaventura Marina – Panama 

🇵🇦 PANAMA POSSE PACIFIC HQ Vista Mar Marina – Panama 

🇵🇦 Shelter Bay Marina – Panama  

🇵🇦 IGY Red Frog Marina – Panama

🇵🇦 Bocas Marina – Panama 

🇵🇦 Linton Bay Marina – Panama 

🇨🇴 ClubNautico Cartagena – Colombia 

🇨🇴 Club de Pesca Marina Cartagena – Colombia 

🇨🇴 Marina Puerto Velero – Colombia

🇨🇴 IGY Marina Santa Marta – Colombia 

🇯🇲 Royal Jamaica Yacht Club – Jamaica 

🇯🇲 Errol Flynn Marina – Jamaica  

🇯🇲 Montego Bay Yacht Club –Jamaica 

🇰🇾 The Barcadere Marina –Cayman Islands 

🇭🇳 Barefoot Cay Marina – Roatan – Honduras 

🇭🇳 Fantasy Island Marina – Roatan – Honduras

🇭🇳 Jonesville Point Marina -Roatan – Honduras  

🇬🇹 Marina Nana Juana Resort & Boatyard – Guatemala 

🇧🇿 Thunderbirds Marine – Placencia – Belize 

🇲🇽 Marina Makax – Isla Mujeres – Mexico 

🇲🇽 Marina V&V – Quintana Roo – Mexico 

🇲🇽 Marina El Cid – Cancún – Riviera Maya – Mexico  

🇨🇺 Marina Marlin Nautica Cayo Largo – Cuba 

🇹🇨 South Bank Marina & Boatyard – Turks and Caicos  

🇧🇸 Romora Bay Resort and Marina – Bahamas  

🇧🇸 Elizabeth on the Bay Marina – Bahamas 

🇧🇸 Great Harbour Cay Marina – Bahamas

🇧🇸 Blue Marlin Cove Resort & Marina – Bahamas  

🇩🇴 Ocean World Marina – Dominican Republic

🇩🇴 Marina Puerto Bahia – Dominican Republic    

🇺🇸 Marathon Marina – Marathon Keys 

🇺🇸 Pier 66  Hotel & Marina – Ft. Lauderdale, USA

🇺🇸 IGY Marina at Ortega Landing – Jacksonville, FL , USA 

🇺🇸 Oasis Marinas at Fernandina Harbor Marina – FL , USA  

🇺🇸 Morningstar Marinas Golden Isles St. Simons Isl. – Georgia, USA  

🇺🇸 Windmill Harbour Marina – Hilton Head South Carolina , USA  

🇺🇸 Coffee Bluff Marina – Savannah Georgia , USA  

🇺🇸 Hazzard Marine – Gerogetown, North Carolina , USA  

🇺🇸 Holden Beach  – Town Dock, North Carolina , USA 

🇺🇸 Portside Marina – Morehead City, North Carolina USA  

🇺🇸 Tideawater Yacht Marina – Portsmouth,  USA  

🇺🇸 Ocean Yacht Marina, Portsmouth, USA  

🇺🇸 York River Yacht Haven – Virginia , USA  

🇺🇸 Yorktown Riverwalk Landing – Virginia USA  

🇺🇸 Regatta Point Marina – Deltaville, Virginia USA 

 

https://panamaposse.com/corcovado

 

16)  PANAMA POSSE SPONSORS 

  • SHELTER ISLAND INFLATABLES 
  • PREDICT WIND
  • SEVENSTAR YACHT TRANSPORT
  • HOME DEPOT PRO MEXICO
  • HERTZ RENTAL CARS  MEXICO
  • YACHT AGENTS GALAPAGOS 
  • FLOR DE CAÑA
  • SAFE HARBOR SOUTH BAY MARINA EVENT CENTER  
  • WESTMARINE PRO
  • SAILMAIL  
BELIZE IS IN GOOD NAUTICAL

BELIZE IS IN GOOD NAUTICAL

Belize

The
Great Blue Hole is a giant marine sinkhole off the coast of Belize. It
lies near the center of Lighthouse Reef, a small atoll 40 nm  from
the mainland and Belize City. The hole is circular in shape 1,043 ft)
across and 407 ft  deep.

17) SEVENSTAR YACHT TRANSPORT

 SPONSORS THE PANAMA POSSE

More info on Sevenstar™s services can be found on https://www.sevenstar-yacht-transport.com/

 

Sevenstar

 

Who is Sevenstar Yacht Transport?

Sevenstar is the world’s leading provider of yacht shipping services on a lift-on, lift-off basis.  

For a quote with the Panama Posse discount please contact 
Kris Caren  kris@sevenstar-usa.com   sevenstar-usa.com

Sevenstar

18) PANAMA CANAL AGENT 
CENTENARIO CONSULTING ERICK GALVEZ

To
arrange for transit with the Panama Canal Authority please contact Eric
Galvez our dedicated Panama Canal agent and sponsor of the Panama Posse
and the Pacific Posse

Erick Gálvez

info@centenarioconsulting.com

www.centenarioconsulting.com

Cellphone +507 6676-1376

WhatsApp +507 6676-1376

Erick
Panama Canal Locks

19) STRATEGIC PARTNERS
 

SEVEN SEAS CRUISING ASSOCIATION

Vicente’s Moorings – Acapulco – Mexico

Park Avenue Villas – San Juan del Sur – Nicaragua

Coconutz – Playa Cocos – Costa Rica

Abernathy – Chandlery – Panama

South Pacific Posse 

Atlantic Posse

Advertising Partners – Las Vegas

Safe-Esteem.com – Delaware


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FLEET UPDATE 2022-04-03

Panama Posse

April 03, 2022

PANAMA POSSE 
FLEET UPDATE 

 

Overfishing
it’s not just that we’re taking too many out, it’s how we’re
doing it. We are wiping out their nurseries, … [because some huge boats]
… bottom trawl … [with] nets that 50 years ago you’d have to lift when
you came to coral reefs or rocks or nooks and crannies. Now they’re so
sophisticated and so heavy, the equipment, and the boat’s so powerful
they can just drag right over the coral reefs and the rocks and the
nooks and crannies, and turn them into a gravel pit. … The trouble is
those are the nurseries. That’s where the little fish hide and get
bigger and get big enough for us to eat.

— Ted Danson

TOP NEWS THIS WEEK

Panama Posse Particpants from 26 Flag States

1) LONG LINE ENFORCEMENT IN MEXICO  🇲🇽  

2) THE PANAMA POSSE GROWS TO 364  YACHTS FROM  26 FLAG STATES

3) COSTA RICA 🇨🇷 FULL RESET PARTY LIKE IT'S 2009 

4) CHRIS PARKER - MARINE WEATHER CENTER ☁️ 
SPONSORS THE PANAMA POSSE

1) LONG LINE ENFORCEMENT IN MEXICO  🇲🇽  

Long Lines and Gill nets are illegal in mexico

Just a couple of days ago the Mexican Navy from Zihuatanejo confiscated long lines and fined the fishermen.

Long lines are a nuisance and illegal in Mexican waterways

Feb 7 2022 
U.S. Port Restrictions on Mexican Fishing Vessels

NOAA
Fisheries is announcing port restrictions on all Mexican fishing
vessels that fish in the Gulf of Mexico. Effective February 7, 2022,
these vessels are prohibited from entering U.S. ports, and will be
denied port access and services. 

Mexican-flagged
vessels participating in Gulf of Mexico fisheries will be denied entry
into the navigable waters of the United States, which includes any port,
and if such entry occurs will be subject to denial of port
privileges. 

FIsh

An estimated four out of 10 fish species in Mexico are over exploited, including the red snapper, according to Oceana’s fishery audit in Mexico. 

https://www.pewtrusts.org/-/media/post-launch-images/2022/03/tunapacifictransshipmentrawownjpgmaster/16x9_m.jpg?mw=2580&hash=F26A2173DCE5A9F4BDE87960D24D8740

PEW: Transshipment, pictured above, is a critical link in the seafood supply chain and continues to elude enforcement.

Black FLag

For a detailed observation by SY Green Flash on long lines follow this link  https://panamaposse.com/fleet-update-2020-03-08#14

MY LAST ARROW - 🇨🇦  Vincent & Linda  - Nordhavn 65'

Vincent
Linda
Crew

2) PANAMA POSSE GROWS TO 364 YACHTS WELCOMES OUR NEWEST MEMBERS TO THE FLEET

361 SY SWIFT OF SOUTHAMPTON  🇬🇧 Melanie - Moody 43'

362  SY CAT TALES  🇺🇸 Taylor  - Privilege 37'

363  SY OCEANANIGANS  🇺🇸  Ryan & Karis  - Lagoon 56'

364  SY  KASTAWAY  🇺🇸  Steve & Troy - Hunter 44'

https://panamaposse.com/tracking

 Panama Posse fleet tracking is now active
to add your vessel follow this link >>

3) COSTA RICA
IMMIGRATION RESET TO 2009 RULES 
REVOCATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 

Lost at Sea

QUICK FACT: 40% of the personnel responsible for maritime safety in Costa Rica are women 

Important Note

As
of April 1, 2022, it will not be required to complete the Health Pass,
buy insurance or policy or present a vaccination card to enter Costa
Rica.

The following link on page 21 indicates the revocation of temporary measures in a State of Emergency due to COVID-19.
http://www.imprentanacional.go.cr/pub/2022/03/25/ALCA62_25_03_2022.pdf

CR

no more health-pass filing https://salud.go.cr/

Operating
limits for commercial establishments also returned to their usual
hours; and for residents and nationals, the health pass for those
entering the country was eliminated. In addition, foreigners no longer
had to undergo rigorous checks.

Similarly,
as of today, all activities and events can operate at full capacity
without requiring the use of QR Code or proof of vaccination. This
includes businesses, restaurants, gyms, churches and houses of worship,
university classrooms, event halls and any place where services are
provided to the public.

Also,
the health pass to enter the country for non-nationals is abolished. As
mentioned before, the requisite was not mandatory for nationals and
residents since the begging of March.

Unvaccinated
foreigners, or those who were inoculated with a vaccine that is not
recognized in the country, will no longer be required to pay insurance
in order to enter and remain in Costa Rica.

To be confirmed is the forced need for maritime agents to clearing into Costa Rica. Expect clarity on Wednesday April 6, 2022

https://www.voyagesofagape.com/

Bahia Huevos Costa  Rica Season 1 Panama Posse Yacht  
Voyages of  Agape

https://panamaposse.com/chris-parker-marine-weather-center

Just in time for Hurricane Season 
Chris Parker / MARINE WEATHER CENTER 
Is sponsoring the Panama Posse with discounts 10- 35 % off Maritime  Weather Packages  

Details of packages  >>

SSB

5) MEET  THE FLEET 

PIRATE NINA

Reach out to NINA ON SY ENJOY 
....if you like to play poker ...there will be a big game this week in Marina Papagayo 

Congratulations

Congratulations to this outstanding Captain, poker adversary  and Pirate ! 

Mary Reed

Mary
Read and Anne Bonny are two famous female pirates from 18th century,
and among women known to have been convicted of piracy at the height of
the "Golden Age of Piracy". Depending on her cards Nina may start a new
list in the 21'st century in this Second Golden Age of Piracy.

SY ENJOY  🇺🇸 Don & Nina  -  Lagoon 42'

Don
Nina

6) UP THE RIVER TO PEDREGAL 🇵🇦 PANAMA 

Hello
all! You may recall we were wondering about Zihuatenejo and Acapulco
for checking in to Mexico. After more research and phone calls, we
finally caved and are heading to Chiapas. Much easier it seems!! So
maybe we’ll see some of you there! We just checked out of Panama. We
went up the river to Pedregal, through the Boca Brava entrance. It was
pretty fun; they were definitely not accustomed to seeing sailboats up
here. (We have a lifting centerboard). I speak fluent Spanish so was
able to get some of the low-down on checking in/out here. They require
48 hours notice. Carlos works directly with the Port Captain, Moises.
(We did not use Carlos as we came all the way up here and were able to
do it ourselves.) Puero Armuelles uses the same office. They did not
recommend going there as that port is used more for the bigger container
ships and you still end up in Pedregal. David has some big, good
grocery stores. I’ll put more notes on GoodNautical but am posting the
quick and dirty here as I’m not sure how much longer we’ll have service.
Cheers!

Pedegral

 The rivers in Panama Puerto Pedegral  next to David, Panama the capital of Chiriquí Province, in western Panama.

Boca Brava

SY RANDONNEE  🇺🇸  Diana & Randy - Boreal 42'

Diane
Randy

7) TOUCHING WHALES  🇲🇽  
SAN IGNACIO MEXICO 

Highlights of a trip to the Grey Whales in San Ignacio Lagoon in Mexico

https://trimaran-san.de/san-diego-almost-there-and-back-again/

 SY SAN 🇩🇪  Birte & Mathias - Neel 51'

Mathtias
Birte

 

8) ENTRY INTO THE UNINVITED VISITORS 
AWARD CATEGORY 

 

Unwanted visitor in Paradise Village Marina, Banderas Bay!

Unwanted visitor in Paradise Village Marina, Banderas Bay, Mexico !

Unwanted visitor in Paradise Village Marina, Banderas Bay!

SY SAUVAGE  🇺🇸  Cedar, Ali & Crew  - Hanse 50'

Cedar
Ali
Crew
Crew

9)  FISHING NET NUISANCE 
TEMPORARILY RESOLVED BY MEMO
 🇲🇽  CHIAPAS, MEXICO     
 

FIshing Pangas

Here's
the outcome of our night-time encounter with an unlit floating fishing
net off the entrance to Puerto Madero, Chiapas. To recap, the incident
happened at about 05.00 last Saturday, at N14°38.01' W092°25.72', about
3.5nm off the coast.

Memo
has been great throughout, liaising with the port captain and making
sure we were fairly treated.  We stated to the Port Captain that we
were totally willing to make a good will contribution to repairing the
net even though it wasn't our fault. The port captain however "ruled"
that we should make no such payment and that if the net owner wanted to
claim from us, then we would be entitled to claim for any damage to our
boat, which would easily exceed the cost of repairs to the net. (We will
need to touch up the hull/keel joint where we snagged the net.)

The
fishermen's 'Patron'' got greedy and when the incident happened was
trying to intimidate us somewhat into paying an excessive amount, which
is why we told them we would resolve it in Port and they have now ended
up with nothing. They will hopefully not now take the same approach with
any other unfortunate yachts they 'catch'.

The
incident was not pleasant but we did not feel in real danger and would
certainly not want this to put off anyone coming into Chiapas.

The
small panga with the two fishermen that arrived a while  after we
got caught up just had a number. Their patron who arrived later was
called Jomo, also on a panga with just a number.

MEMO

Memo
was great and very helpful. By the time we got into the Port with 4
pangas following us, Memo had reported the incident to the Port Captain
who requested that we and also the fishermen's 'Patron' (who was the one
trying to make us pay $1,000 for damaging his net) both provide him
with written accounts of the incident. Memo and Rolf helped us write the
report in Spanish and took us to deliver it to the Port Captain
yesterday. 

We
have to return tomorrow, Monday, to complete our formal check-in with
the Port Captain and find out his decision re whether any compensation
due. We'll let you know the outcome.

SY  MIDNIGHT BREEZE  🇬🇧  Richard & Caroline  - Sweden Yachts 43' 

Caroline
Richard
Bravo Zulu

Thank you Memo &  for supporting SY Midnight Breeze in their hour of need 

10) SEND US YOUR UPDATES, STORIES, PICTURES, DANGERS, SUGGESTIONS, EXPERIENCES >>  

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Fruitstands

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This
time it's kudos to the Ski patrol at Copper mountain. No more skiing
have calf injury they call it tennis leg. I did get a half day in of
glorious skiing with our son Josh  

 

 11) THE WORD PANAMA MEANS “AN ABUNDANCE OF FISH, TREES, AND BUTTERFLIES,” AND THERE'S PLENTY OF EVIDENCE  

what fish

On the way to Las Perlas Panama. Sierra and….. Anyone know what the other is?

 
 SY CHIMERA 🇺🇸 Dennis & Margaret - Beneteau 47'

Margaret
Dennis

Answer : That’s Albacora. Excellent meat!

Albacore Tuna

SY OUTVENTURE: Bonito has dark red meat, this one light red meat. Best to just sear it.

12)   PICTURES OF THE WEEK 

Outventure

Las Perlas Panama 

Outventure

SY OUTVENTURE   🇵🇱 Jürgen & Iris  - Lagoon 44'

Iris
Juergen

ADDITIONAL PICTURES OF THE WEEK 

Tara in Tobago Cays

Tobago Cays Panama 

SY TARA 🇳🇱 Roel & Jacomine  - Koopmans 41'

Jacomine
Roel

13) REMINDER 9 WEEKS LEFT TO ENTER AND WIN 

SAVE THE DATE SATURDAY JUNE 4th 
VISTA MAR MARINA, PANAMA 

PANAMA POSSE 22' AWARDS 

HERE ARE THE AWARD CATEGORIES 

    BIGGEST FISH CAUGHT* ✔ 

    PICTURE OF THE YEAR ✔  

    PANAMA POSSE YODA OF THE YEAR ✔  

    SPEEDY AWARD – SEVENSTAR AWARD ✔  

    THE CAPTAIN RON AWARD ✔ 

    MOST UNWELCOME VISITOR ONBOARD ✔ 

    HIGHEST WIND RECORDED ✔ 

    SPIRIT OF EXPLORATION ✔ 

    GALLEY GOD(ESS) ✔ 

    GOOD SAMARITAN OF THE YEAR ✔  

    NEWLY ADDED – BOAT YOGA POSE OF THE YEAR ✔

*no bill-fish entries

Pretty good Prizes

Every
season at the awards ceremony in Panama we give out some valuable
liquid prizes and free weeks in marinas to the winners and sometimes
even to the runners up , and of course Flor de Caña Rum. 

Vista Mar Marina

Dock at  Vista Mar Marina  
SAVE THE DATE 
SATURDAY JUNE 4th
 VISTA MAR MARINA, PANAMA 

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 14)   BAR CROSSING INTO EL SALVADOR WEEKLY WEATHER UPDATE

https://www.facebook.com/La-Palma-Moorings-2108571469428252/

This weeks bar forecast compiled by La Palma Moorings

Contact Bill and Jean  
+503 7487 4969 
lapalmamoorings@aol.com

April  4 - 9, 2022  Notes:

1
Entry is only permitted at high tide during daylight hours.
Daylight hours include civil twilight (about 40 minutes before
sunrise or 40 minutes after sunset). Morning tides are always better due
to the absence of wind waves.

 

In
the middle of the week we enter a neap tide cycle which decreases the
depths at the bar.  Average depth should be 9 feet.

 

Tides beginning April 6 are morning tides.

 

For
the forecast period the average primary swell is 3.4 feet and the
significant swell is 4.6 feet. April 9 the significant swell touches 5.5
feet coupled with a neap tide of 4. feet so passage over the bar may
not be possible.  April 4 through 8 appear to be good days for
arrival or departure.

 

As always, please contact Bill and Jean before arrival/departure.

Changes to COVID protocols for entry to El Salvador by sea.

If
you received a COVID vaccination you may now enter El Salvador by
showing proof of vaccination.  If the vaccination is the two-dose
type you must present proof of receiving  both doses.

For
all others you must present either a negative PCR-RT, LAMP, or NAAT
test.  You must arrive withing 72-hours of receiving the test
results.

As
always contact us via email (elsalvadorrally@aol.com) before leaving
your last port so we can send other important arrival information.

PANAMA POSSE

 15) ENTRY IN TO BOAT YOGA POSES AWARD

Boat Yoga position 1  - right head turn out from inside an enclosed space 

Boat Yoga 2

Boat Yoga position 2  - hand, leg lift with cordless electric drill - masterful execution of  

SY PATHFINDER 🇺🇸 Jean-Philippe & Nicole  - Lagoon 39'

Jean Philippe
NIcole

 16)  "THE BIRDS OF MARINA CHIAPAS" 🇲🇽 MEXICO 

Morning Dove

A lovely ebook has been made available by the Panama Posse S3 veterans
and bird watchers extraordinaire Bill & Lisanne - 

Please follow this link to view it https://panamaposse.com/birds-of-chiapas

SY ROCINANTE   🇺🇸  Lisanne & Bill - Pearson 44′

Bill

17) PARTICIPANT WEBSITES 

With over 100 current and past participants website there are links to exciting stories for everyone 
https://panamaposse.com/participant-websites

https://sv-exit.com/

https://panamaposse.com/holden-beach-town-dock

18) PANAMA POSSE MARINA SPONSORS 

🇺🇸 Safe Harbor South Bay – Chula Vista, USA

🇲🇽 Marina Coral, Ensenada – Mexico  

🇲🇽 IGY Marina Cabo San Lucas  – Mexico  

🇲🇽 Marina Puerto Escondido – Mexico

🇲🇽 Marina Palmira Topolobampo – Mexico

🇲🇽 Marina y Club de Yates Isla Cortes – Mexico

🇲🇽 Marina el Cid – Mazatlan – Mexico

🇲🇽 Marina Vallarta, Puerto Vallarta – Mexico  

🇲🇽 PANAMA POSSE HQ  – Marina Puerto de La Navidad – Mexico  

🇲🇽 Marina Ixtapa, Ixtapa – Mexico 

🇲🇽 La Marina Acapulco, Acapulco – Mexico  

🇲🇽 Vicente’s Moorings, Acapulco – Mexico 

🇲🇽 Marina Chiapas – Mexico  

🇬🇹 Marina Pez Vela – Guatemala  

🇸🇻 Marina Bahia del Sol – El Salvador  

🇸🇻 La Palma Moorings – Bahia del Sol - El Salvador

🇳🇮 Marina Puesta del Sol – Nicaragua  

🇨🇷 Marina Papagayo – Costa Rica  

🇨🇷 Marina Pez Vela – Costa Rica 

🇨🇷 Marina Bahia Golfito – Costa Rica  

🇨🇷 Banana Bay Marina – Costa Rica  

🇪🇨 Marina Puerto Amistad – Ecuador  

🇵🇦 Buenaventura Marina – Panama 

🇵🇦 PANAMA POSSE PACIFIC HQ Vista Mar Marina – Panama 

🇵🇦 Shelter Bay Marina – Panama  

🇵🇦 IGY Red Frog Marina – Panama

🇵🇦 Bocas Marina – Panama 

🇵🇦 Linton Bay Marina – Panama 

🇨🇴 ClubNautico Cartagena – Colombia 

🇨🇴 Club de Pesca Marina Cartagena – Colombia 

🇨🇴 Marina Puerto Velero – Colombia

🇨🇴 IGY Marina Santa Marta – Colombia 

🇯🇲 Royal Jamaica Yacht Club – Jamaica 

🇯🇲 Errol Flynn Marina – Jamaica  

🇯🇲 Montego Bay Yacht Club –Jamaica 

🇰🇾 The Barcadere Marina –Cayman Islands 

🇭🇳 Barefoot Cay Marina – Roatan – Honduras 

🇭🇳 Fantasy Island Marina – Roatan – Honduras

🇭🇳 Jonesville Point Marina -Roatan – Honduras  

🇬🇹 Marina Nana Juana Resort & Boatyard – Guatemala 

🇧🇿 Thunderbirds Marine – Placencia – Belize 

🇲🇽 Marina Makax – Isla Mujeres – Mexico 

🇲🇽 Marina V&V – Quintana Roo – Mexico 

🇲🇽 Marina El Cid – Cancún – Riviera Maya – Mexico  

🇨🇺 Marina Marlin Nautica Cayo Largo – Cuba 

🇹🇨 South Bank Marina & Boatyard – Turks and Caicos  

🇧🇸 Romora Bay Resort and Marina – Bahamas  

🇧🇸 Elizabeth on the Bay Marina – Bahamas 

🇧🇸 Great Harbour Cay Marina – Bahamas

🇧🇸 Blue Marlin Cove Resort & Marina – Bahamas  

🇩🇴 Ocean World Marina – Dominican Republic

🇩🇴 Marina Puerto Bahia – Dominican Republic    

🇺🇸 Marathon Marina – Marathon Keys 

🇺🇸 Pier 66  Hotel & Marina – Ft. Lauderdale, USA

🇺🇸 IGY Marina at Ortega Landing – Jacksonville, FL , USA 

🇺🇸 Oasis Marinas at Fernandina Harbor Marina – FL , USA  

🇺🇸 Morningstar Marinas Golden Isles St. Simons Isl. – Georgia, USA  

🇺🇸 Windmill Harbour Marina – Hilton Head South Carolina , USA  

🇺🇸 Coffee Bluff Marina – Savannah Georgia , USA  

🇺🇸 Hazzard Marine – Gerogetown, North Carolina , USA  

🇺🇸 Holden Beach  – Town Dock, North Carolina , USA 

🇺🇸 Portside Marina – Morehead City, North Carolina USA  

🇺🇸 Tideawater Yacht Marina – Portsmouth,  USA  

🇺🇸 Ocean Yacht Marina, Portsmouth, USA  

🇺🇸 York River Yacht Haven – Virginia , USA  

🇺🇸 Yorktown Riverwalk Landing – Virginia USA  

🇺🇸 Regatta Point Marina – Deltaville, Virginia USA 

🇺🇸 Fort Jefferson

🇺🇸 Fort Jefferson viewed from the Water part of the Panama Posse MUST SEE LIST 

19)  PANAMA POSSE SPONSORS 

  • SHELTER ISLAND INFLATABLES 
  • PREDICT WIND
  • SEVENSTAR YACHT TRANSPORT
  • HOME DEPOT PRO MEXICO
  • HERTZ RENTAL CARS  MEXICO
  • YACHT AGENTS GALAPAGOS 
  • FLOR DE CAÑA
  • SAFE HARBOR SOUTH BAY MARINA EVENT CENTER  
  • WESTMARINE PRO
  • SAILMAIL  
EAST COAST OF FLORIDA IS IN GOOD NAUTICAL

EAST COAST OF FLORIDA  IS IN GOOD NAUTICAL

20) SEVENSTAR YACHT TRANSPORT

 SPONSORS THE PANAMA POSSE

More info on Sevenstar™s services can be found on https://www.sevenstar-yacht-transport.com/

Sevenstar

Who is Sevenstar Yacht Transport?

Sevenstar is the world’s leading provider of yacht shipping services on a lift-on, lift-off basis.  

For a quote with the Panama Posse discount please contact 
Kris Caren  kris@sevenstar-usa.com   sevenstar-usa.com

Sevenstar

21) PANAMA CANAL AGENT 
CENTENARIO CONSULTING ERICK GALVEZ

To
arrange for transit with the Panama Canal Authority please contact Eric
Galvez our dedicated Panama Canal agent and sponsor of the Panama Posse
and the Pacific Posse

Erick Gálvez

info@centenarioconsulting.com

www.centenarioconsulting.com

Cellphone +507 6676-1376

WhatsApp +507 6676-1376

Erick

22) STRATEGIC PARTNERS
 

SEVEN SEAS CRUISING ASSOCIATION

Vicente’s Moorings – Acapulco – Mexico

Park Avenue Villas – San Juan del Sur – Nicaragua

Coconutz – Playa Cocos – Costa Rica

Abernathy – Chandlery – Panama

Pacific Posse 

Advertising Partners – Las Vegas

Safe-Esteem.com – Delaware

SIGN UP FOR THE 21-22 PANAMA POSSE  

WE OPERATE UNDER INTERNATIONAL MARITIME LAW

YOUR VESSEL YOUR CREW YOUR RESPONSIBILITY 

Panama Posse we sail where the Coconute Grow
https://panamaposse.com/shelter-bay-marina

panama posse communications 
 @ 9811 W charleston blvd 2262 89117 Summerlin USA

 

© 2022 Panama Posse / Good Nautical Inc

 


FLEET UPDATE 2022-03-27

Panama Posse

March 27, 2022

PANAMA POSSE 
FLEET UPDATE 


 

TOP NEWS THIS WEEK

Panama Posse Particpants from 26 Flag States

1) GUATEMALA PACIFIC 🇬🇹 PUERTO QUEZTAL MARINA PEZ VELA 

2) THE PANAMA POSSE GROWS TO 360 YACHTS FROM  26 FLAG STATES

3) LOST SAILOR FOUND DEAD IN THE SEA OF CORTEZ MEXICO

1) MARINA PEZ VELA, PUERTO QUETZAL    
GUATEMALA  🇬🇹  PORT OF ENTRY  

http://www.marinapezvela-guatemala.com/marinapezvela-guatemala-services

http://marinapezvelagt.com/

I stayed in the Pez Vela Marina from March 16 through the 20, 2022. It
was difficult to get in contact with the marina, until I obtained the
WhatsApp phone number for Rodrigo Saway, +1-809-480-6210 .

He responded quickly and I was able to talk to him on the phone and was
very pleasant and informed me that they had room, my rate would be
$1/ft/day. The other contact is Ivan +502 2661-0948. Both were pleasant
to deal with but you must follow up regularly.

Marina

The port is an easy entry until you get to the marina. The Marina is
located within a heavy commercial shipping area. In front of the marina
the unload coal which coal dust which is regularly deposited on your
boat. The noise is not overwhelming but you know it is there all the
time.

Marina Pez Vela Guatemala

The tanker has a stern line that partially blocks the entrance. This
requires you to go between a white can and a concrete dock used for
other tankers south of the marina (see attached photos). I was informed
by the locals that they completely blocked the entrance until they put
in the white can to connect the stern line of the coal tankers. This
happened about five years ago. 

Marina Pez Vela Guatemala

The security in the marina is good. However, to leave the marina you need
to go through port security which to return to your vessel requires a
letter from the marina. 

The port security requires it to be stamped before you leave but this is
not consistent. We walked by the piles of coal to the port gate avoiding
large truck moving the coal. If your transportation has to enter the
port security they will be charged, I believe it was $7 (US)

Marina

The docks at the marina are in good condition, the water and power at the
docks is good. I do not know if the water was potable since I always
filter it. There are no shower facilities and the bathroom is in poor
condition. Fuel is available in the marina at about $5.60 (US) per
gallon. The fuel dock is in the marina. The marina is totally used for
tourist fishing boats except for us at that time.

 Terminal Map

A drawing of the area for cruise ship passengers 

Restaurant at marina Pez Vela Guatemala

There is a restaurant in the marina, it is very expensive meals at $20 t0 $30, with some over $50.

However, I was informed that there are 2 versions of menu prices one for tourist
and one for locals. This is due to the cruise ships arrive at the dock
next to the marina. I walked the area and it appeared very clean but
nothing was open and had not been open for a long time.

We went to City of Antiqua and the Pacaya volcano, it was a pricey trip
but I would recommend both. I hope this helps you with your future
travels.

Marina Pez Vela

SY CAYENNE 🇺🇸 Gary - Kingdragon Passport 40 ′

https://panamaposse.com/marina-pez-vela-guatemala

2) PANAMA POSSE GROWS TO 360 YACHTS WELCOMES OUR NEWEST MEMBERS TO THE FLEET

360 SY BELIZE 🇨🇦 Chris & Franziska  - Fountaine Pajot 38 

https://panamaposse.com/tracking

 Panama Posse fleet tracking is now active
to add your vessel follow this link >>

3) R.I.P.
LOST SAILOR IN THE SEA OF CORTEZ FOUND DEAD
LORETO 🇲🇽 MEXICO  

Lost at Sea

 “The Cat” on the mooring ball in Puerto Escondido Picture by Patrick from SY ORION

"CONFIRMED; HALLAN LIFTED TO CATAMARAN CAPTAIN 'THE CAT' AUSTIN WALTER

Sources from the General Prosecutor's Office of State Justice (PGJE) have
confirmed that unfortunately, the body located this morning in the
vicinity of Punta Lobos, Isla del Carmen, Municipality of Loreto,
corresponds to the North American Austin William Wa Letter III.

It's the captain of the catamaran 'The Cat' located abandoned in the Nopolo
area on the morning of March 12 with all his belongings on board and
even a dog that was rescued by authorities.

William Walter III had sailed from Puerto San Carlos, Sonora, heading to La Paz
and allegedly made a hike in the area known as the Painted Rock, on
Isla del Carmen.

After locating the ship, its search began with data obtained from its
Captain's license and in it the Secretary of the Navy, State and
Municipal Civil Protection, FONMAR and fishermen of the area, being the
last ones to have found the body.

Around 12 o'clock today, Monday, a pier of Loreto's arrived and is awaiting
the result of the autopsy  to find out the cause of death."

Bill Austin found

RIP William Walter III
"The Cat" was not part of the Panama Posse 

Lost at Sea
https://panamaposse.com/quarantine

As COVID fades away we will keep updating this page -
 as you find changes in rules please let us know >>

5) BOCA CHICA, PORT OF ENTRY 🇲🇽 PANAMA

RED ROVER BOCA CHICA

Boca Chica Panama 

Boca Chica Panama

Boca Chica Panama 

Boca Chica Panama

Boca Chica anchorage photos

DANGER
The
power lines are very difficult to spot.  There are no flags or
balls on them. They show in the chart but you need to zoom in close.

Powerlines

Location of Overhead Wire in Boca Chica

Sat Image Analysis  Straight line from 
 08° 13.0300' N 082° 12.9066' W  to 
 08° 12.9333' N 082°12.9000' W  

You
don't need to go under the power line. The anchorage is before it. Not
scary at all. We draw 6.5 feet and at high tide it is totally fine.
Lowest depth we saw when we went in, around a full moon, was 15 feet.It
is a calm, nice spot. There is some current but the anchorage is off to
the side. Give it a try!  You will be glad you did. It looks worse
on paper. A lot of room in there.

Boca Chica Panama

Greetings all, we are almost through checking into Panama here in Boca Chica.
Carlos is a fun and resourceful gentleman to work with. It takes a few
days after check in to get your cruising permit. Also, the health
department must clear you in before immigration, customs and the
maritime authorities. In our case the health department came late Monday
afternoon and the other 3 came this morning (Tuesday). Very easy and
friendly. Be sure to give Carlos a good warning that you are coming and
send him all of your documents in advance. He has to round everyone up
from over an hour away. Fee summary: Carlos $90, health department $92,
immigration $75, customs $35 and cruising permit between $95 and $185
based on gross tonnage. Carlos can provide water, fuel, WiFi, dive tank
fills, mooring balls and assistance with ground transportation.

CARLOS

Carlos is the agent in Boca Chica Panama. 
 Speaks great English and uses whatsapp +507 6600 6191

MY RED ROVER 🇺🇸 Kevin & Alison -  Nordhavn 55'

Kevin
Alison

6) SHORE EXCURSION REPORT 
TIKAL 🇬🇹  GUATEMALA 

ON THE MUST SEE LIST OF PANAMA POSSE 

We missed the call today, we were in Tikal. A remarkable place on the
planet and a must while in Guatemala. TAG airlines flies there as well
if you’re short on time. We stayed in the actual park of Tikal and
really recommend the Jungle Lodge for comfort, helpful staff and the
opportunity to take a sunrise or sunset tour just steps away from your
bed. Great food, awesome swimming pool and the grounds are stunning. The
monkeys may keep you up at night but it’s all part of the experience.
https://junglelodgetikal.com/

Pathfinder
Tikal

The
closest large modern settlements are Flores and Santa Elena 40 mi by
road to the southwest. Tikal is 303 kilometers ~ 190 mi north of
Guatemala City.

TIKAL

Tikal
is the ruin of an ancient city which is located submerged in the
northern rainforests in the = Petén Basin in Guatemala. It is one of the
largest archeological sites and urban centers of the pre-Columbian Maya
civilization. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Tikal

 Tikal was abandoned by the 10th century.

Tikal

The topography of the site consists of a series of parallel limestone
ridges rising above swampy lowlands. The major architecture of the site
is clustered upon areas of higher ground and linked by raised causeways
spanning the swamps.

The topography of the site consists of a series of parallel limestone ridges rising above swampy lowlands. The major architecture of the site is clustered upon areas of higher ground and linked by raised causeways spanning the swamps.

 The city itself was located among abundant fertile upland soils, and may
have dominated a natural east–west trade route across the Yucatan
Peninsula. Conspicuous trees at the Tikal park include gigantic kapok
the sacred tree of the Maya; tropical cedar , and Honduras mahogany.

 The city itself was located among abundant fertile upland soils, and may have dominated a natural east–west trade route across the Yucatan Peninsula. Conspicuous trees at the Tikal park include gigantic kapok the sacred tree of the Maya; tropical cedar , and Honduras mahogany.

Gallo is a 5% abv pale lager. It is Guatemala's oldest continually produced
beer, dating back to 1896. It is also the most famous beer in the
country, and has become part of Guatemalan popular culture. 

Cervecería Centro Americana Sociedad Anónima is a Guatemalan brewery based in Guatemala City, Guatemala. It was founded by Mariano Castillo Córdova and his brother, Rafael Castillo Córdova.

PSS… TAG airlines canceled our flight for the next day and put us up in a
hotel. We rented a car and drove to Volcano Pacaya. Rode horses to lava
fields and hiked up to roast marshmallows on hot lava rocks. Followed by
spa experience at Santa Teresita thermal water hotel/spa. Inexpensive
luxury to end an epic day. Rooftop bar at Hotel Las Americas was
outstanding. Great last unexpected day in Guatemala 🇬🇹.

SY PATHFINDER 🇺🇸   Jean-Philippe & Nicole Lagoon 39'

Jean Philippe
Nicole


 

7) FISH FRENZY AND SUNSET PICTURE
LAS PERLAS 🇵🇦 PANAMA

We were lucky enough to see a shark feeding frenzy and a whale.
 I caught it on this video

Las Perlas

Sunset in Las Perlas, Panama

 SY WONOMA 🇨🇦 Christopher & Jessica  - Dufour 37'

Chriopher
Jessica

 

8) PICTURE  OF THE WEEK 
NO REGRETS PLAYA HERMOSA 🇨🇷 COSTA RICA

No Regrets

Good holding in about 30’. 
PLAYA HERMOSA ANCHORAGE 
10 34.55 N 085 40.91W

Quiet bay with some panga and wave runner activity during the day. Panga
moorings scattered around the bay but plenty of room to anchor. Live
music at a restaurant on the beach at night. We haven’t gone ashore yet
but we did cruise the beach in our dinghy. Beach landing doesn’t look
bad, but we will test soon. 

A  little chop or swell during the afternoon winds. Reasonably breezy most of the day. Calm nights for easy sleeping. 

Playa Hermosa

The
southern side is better protected from the swell which sometimes wraps
around into the bay. Anchor in 5-10m on sand with good holding. Shore
access is by dinghy to the beach, if waves are crashing on the beach the
southern end can be less boisterous.

SY NO REGRETS  🇺🇸  Bruce & Lynette  - Fast Passage 39′

Bruce
Lynette

9) LEAVING EL SALVADOR   🇸🇻 
CROSSING THE BAR 

MIdnight Brreeze

Midnight Breeze leaving El Salvador this morning

🇩🇴

SY  MIDNIGHT BREEZE  🇬🇧  Richard & Caroline  - Sweden Yachts 43' 

Caroline
Richard

10) SEND US YOUR UPDATES, STORIES, PICTURES, DANGERS, SUGGESTIONS, EXPERIENCES >>  

Call for Service provider data and fuel price data  

Shipwrecks

Every
vessel has their own journey and along the way you have encountered
service providers - please let us know about what works and what doesn't
we'll publish this list and facts to the Panama Posse fleet

We
all want to know the good the bad and the ugly please provide your
feedback on service providers you have used with this simple form -
we'll update the results as soon as we get this data from you - just
takes a few seconds and helps the next yacht !->
https://panamaposse.com/service-provider

This
time it's kudos to the Ski patrol at Copper mountain. No more skiing
have calf injury they call it tennis leg. I did get a half day in of
glorious skiing with our son Josh  

 

 11) LAST ARROW 
 TAMARINDO COSTA RICA 

I asked if she got the Posse discount She said “I don’t know check your visa” LOL

I asked if she got the Posse discount ? She said “I don’t know check your visa” LOL

Linda

MY LAST ARROW   🇺🇸  Vincent & Linda  - Nordhavn 65'

Vincent
Linda
Doggie

12) REMINDER ONLY 10 WEEKS LEFT TO ENTER AND WIN 

SAVE THE DATE SATURDAY JUNE 4th 
VISTA MAR MARINA, PANAMA 

PANAMA POSSE 22' AWARDS 

HERE ARE THE AWARD CATEGORIES 

    BIGGEST FISH CAUGHT* ✔ 

    PICTURE OF THE YEAR ✔  

    PANAMA POSSE YODA OF THE YEAR ✔  

    SPEEDY AWARD – SEVENSTAR AWARD ✔  

    THE CAPTAIN RON AWARD ✔ 

    MOST UNWELCOME VISITOR ONBOARD ✔ 

    HIGHEST WIND RECORDED ✔ 

    SPIRIT OF EXPLORATION ✔ 

    GALLEY GOD(ESS) ✔ 

    GOOD SAMARITAN OF THE YEAR ✔  

    NEWLY ADDED – BOAT YOGA POSE OF THE YEAR ✔

*no bill-fish entries

Pretty good Prizes

Every
season at the awards ceremony in Panama we give out some valuable
liquid prizes and free weeks in marinas to the winners and sometimes
even to the runners up , and of course Flor de Caña Rum. 

Vista Mar Marina

Dock view of  Vista Mar Marina  
SAVE THE DATE 
SATURDAY JUNE 4th
 VISTA MAR MARINA, PANAMA 

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 13)   THE LIGHTNING SEASON IN CENTRAL AMERICA

The
data represents 16 years of satellite derived lightning observations
from the Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) on the Tropical Rainfall
Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite. 

You can get more data and view other data sets at the site.were created from the data at https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/lightning/data/data_lis_vhr-climatology.html  

 

The
data represents 16 years of satellite derived lightning observations
from the Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) on the Tropical Rainfall
Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite. 

https://panamaposse.com/lightning-density

These charts were created by Rob on SV Avant. If you find them useful, buy him a drink, eh?’

CAPE stands for Convective Available Potential Energy and is the amount of fuel available to a developing thunderstorm.  

More
specifically, it describes the instability of the atmosphere and
provides an approximation of updraft strength within a thunderstorm. So
CAPE is used by weather officials to understand what the potential might
be for thunderstorms and how powerful those storms might become if they
do materialize.

The
standard measurement of energy is represented as Joules Per Kilogram. A
high CAPE value might also be expressed by weather experts by using the
term “high instability”. When we talk about a highly unstable
atmosphere, CAPE values are usually in excess of 2500 J/kg’s which would
supply ample energy for strong updrafts and violent thunderstorms,
should they develop.

https://forecast.predictwind.com/atlas/#CAPE

CAPE index maps and week long forecasts are built into Predict Wind

14) THE HURRICANE SEASON IN CENTRAL AMERICA 

Vessels
heading up the coast from Panama and parts in between towards
Mexico  are working on their Hurricane strategies and are looking
for a safe place.

 

Pacific Hurricane Strategies run the gamut with some general markers for you to ponder.

SOUTHERN ZONE

Panama on the Pacific side stay at Vista Mar Marina / Buenaventura Marina

(no hurricanes, yes lighting strikes)

Costa Rica stay at a marina Golfito Marina Village, Banana Bay Marina, Marina Pez Vela, Marina Papagayo

– several offer the options with a bond which helps with customs issues

(no hurricanes, yes lighting strikes)

Nicaragua – stay at Marina Puesta del Sol 

(no hurricanes, yes lighting strikes)

El Salvador – stay on Bill & Jean’s Moorings 

(no hurricanes, yes lighting strikes)

There are ample electrical storms, thunder and lightning and each season vessel suffer from lightning strikes in these places.

CENTRAL  ZONE

Tehuntapec,MX is the area where the hurricanes usually originate from

Mexico – Marina Chiapas and  Marina Chahue 

NORTHERN ZONE

All Mexican marinas above this line on the Pacific side are in the bona-fide Hurricane Zone

(expect
for Ensenda and in Puerto Penasco ) and vessels also occasionally
suffer from lightning strikes especially in the Puerto Vallarta Area .

Mexican Hurrican Tracks

To
get a sense of each area's propensity for hurricanes visit each
maritime areas page and review the historic hurricane tracks -
example 

https://panamaposse.com/mexico

SY AVANT  🇨🇦  Rob & Debra - Beneteau 43.5'

Rob
Debra

 15)  "THE BIRDS OF MARINA CHIAPAS"

Altamira Oriole

A
lovely ebook has been made available by the Panama Posse S3 veterans
and bird watchers extraordinaire Bill & Lisanne - 

Please follow this link to view it https://panamaposse.com/birds-of-chiapas

SY ROCINANTE   🇺🇸  Lisanne & Bill - Pearson 44′

Bill


  

16) PARTICIPANT WEBSITES 

With over 100 current and past participants website there are links to exciting stories for everyone 
https://panamaposse.com/participant-websites

Panama Posse Websites

17) PANAMA POSSE MARINA SPONSORS 

🇺🇸 Safe Harbor South Bay – Chula Vista, USA

🇲🇽 Marina Coral, Ensenada – Mexico  

🇲🇽 IGY Marina Cabo San Lucas  – Mexico  

🇲🇽 Marina Puerto Escondido – Mexico

🇲🇽 Marina Palmira Topolobampo – Mexico

🇲🇽 Marina y Club de Yates Isla Cortes – Mexico

🇲🇽 Marina el Cid – Mazatlan – Mexico

🇲🇽 Marina Vallarta, Puerto Vallarta – Mexico  

🇲🇽 PANAMA POSSE HQ  – Marina Puerto de La Navidad – Mexico  

🇲🇽 Marina Ixtapa, Ixtapa – Mexico 

🇲🇽 La Marina Acapulco, Acapulco – Mexico  

🇲🇽 Vicente’s Moorings, Acapulco – Mexico 

🇲🇽 Marina Chiapas – Mexico  

🇬🇹 Marina Pez Vela – Guatemala  

🇸🇻 Marina Bahia del Sol – El Salvador  

🇸🇻 La Palma Moorings – Bahia del Sol - El Salvador

🇳🇮 Marina Puesta del Sol – Nicaragua  

🇨🇷 Marina Papagayo – Costa Rica  

🇨🇷 Marina Pez Vela – Costa Rica 

🇨🇷 Marina Bahia Golfito – Costa Rica  

🇨🇷 Banana Bay Marina – Costa Rica  

🇪🇨 Marina Puerto Amistad – Ecuador  

🇵🇦 Buenaventura Marina – Panama 

🇵🇦 PANAMA POSSE PACIFIC HQ Vista Mar Marina – Panama 

🇵🇦 Shelter Bay Marina – Panama  

🇵🇦 IGY Red Frog Marina – Panama

🇵🇦 Bocas Marina – Panama 

🇵🇦 Linton Bay Marina – Panama 

🇨🇴 ClubNautico Cartagena – Colombia 

🇨🇴 Club de Pesca Marina Cartagena – Colombia 

🇨🇴 Marina Puerto Velero – Colombia

🇨🇴 IGY Marina Santa Marta – Colombia 

🇯🇲 Royal Jamaica Yacht Club – Jamaica 

🇯🇲 Errol Flynn Marina – Jamaica  

🇯🇲 Montego Bay Yacht Club –Jamaica 

🇰🇾 The Barcadere Marina –Cayman Islands 

🇭🇳 Barefoot Cay Marina – Roatan – Honduras 

🇭🇳 Fantasy Island Marina – Roatan – Honduras

🇭🇳 Jonesville Point Marina -Roatan – Honduras  

🇬🇹 Marina Nana Juana Resort & Boatyard – Guatemala 

🇧🇿 Thunderbirds Marine – Placencia – Belize 

🇲🇽 Marina Makax – Isla Mujeres – Mexico 

🇲🇽 Marina V&V – Quintana Roo – Mexico 

🇲🇽 Marina El Cid – Cancún – Riviera Maya – Mexico  

🇨🇺 Marina Marlin Nautica Cayo Largo – Cuba 

🇹🇨 South Bank Marina & Boatyard – Turks and Caicos  

🇧🇸 Romora Bay Resort and Marina – Bahamas  

🇧🇸 Elizabeth on the Bay Marina – Bahamas 

🇧🇸 Great Harbour Cay Marina – Bahamas

🇧🇸 Blue Marlin Cove Resort & Marina – Bahamas  

🇩🇴 Ocean World Marina – Dominican Republic

🇩🇴 Marina Puerto Bahia – Dominican Republic    

🇺🇸 Marathon Marina – Marathon Keys 

🇺🇸 Pier 66  Hotel & Marina – Ft. Lauderdale, USA

🇺🇸 IGY Marina at Ortega Landing – Jacksonville, FL , USA 

🇺🇸 Oasis Marinas at Fernandina Harbor Marina – FL , USA  

🇺🇸 Morningstar Marinas Golden Isles St. Simons Isl. – Georgia, USA  

🇺🇸 Windmill Harbour Marina – Hilton Head South Carolina , USA  

🇺🇸 Coffee Bluff Marina – Savannah Georgia , USA  

🇺🇸 Hazzard Marine – Gerogetown, North Carolina , USA  

🇺🇸 Holden Beach  – Town Dock, North Carolina , USA 

🇺🇸 Portside Marina – Morehead City, North Carolina USA  

🇺🇸 Tideawater Yacht Marina – Portsmouth,  USA  

🇺🇸 Ocean Yacht Marina, Portsmouth, USA  

🇺🇸 York River Yacht Haven – Virginia , USA  

🇺🇸 Yorktown Riverwalk Landing – Virginia USA  

🇺🇸 Regatta Point Marina – Deltaville, Virginia USA 

Tulum

TULUM, QUINTANA ROO,  MEXICO VIEWED FROM THE WATER

18)  PANAMA POSSE SPONSORS 

  • SHELTER ISLAND INFLATABLES 
  • PREDICT WIND
  • SEVENSTAR YACHT TRANSPORT
  • HOME DEPOT PRO MEXICO
  • HERTZ RENTAL CARS  MEXICO
  • YACHT AGENTS GALAPAGOS 
  • FLOR DE CAÑA
  • SAFE HARBOR SOUTH BAY MARINA EVENT CENTER  
  • WESTMARINE PRO
  • SAILMAIL  
Mexico Caribbean IS IN GOOD NAUTICAL

ANCHORAGES AND MARINAS IN MEXICO QUINTANA ROO ARE IN GOOD NAUTICAL

19) SEVENSTAR YACHT TRANSPORT

 SPONSORS THE PANAMA POSSE

More info on Sevenstar™s services can be found on https://www.sevenstar-yacht-transport.com/

Sevenstar

Who is Sevenstar Yacht Transport?

Sevenstar is the world’s leading provider of yacht shipping services on a lift-on, lift-off basis.  

For a quote with the Panama Posse discount please contact 
Kris Caren  kris@sevenstar-usa.com   sevenstar-usa.com

Sevenstar

20) PANAMA CANAL AGENT 
CENTENARIO CONSULTING ERICK GALVEZ

To
arrange for transit with the Panama Canal Authority please contact Eric
Galvez our dedicated Panama Canal agent and sponsor of the Panama Posse
and the Pacific Posse

Erick Gálvez

info@centenarioconsulting.com

www.centenarioconsulting.com

Cellphone +507 6676-1376

WhatsApp +507 6676-1376

Erick

21) STRATEGIC PARTNERS
 

SEVEN SEAS CRUISING ASSOCIATION

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ONESAILS MEXICO - Puerto Vallarta - Mexico

Park Avenue Villas – San Juan del Sur – Nicaragua

Coconutz – Playa Cocos – Costa Rica

Abernathy – Chandlery – Panama

Pacific Posse 

Advertising Partners – Las Vegas

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