FLEET UPDATE 2020-03-01

2020-03-01
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  1. SEVENSTAR YACHT TRANSPORT PARTNERS WITH THE PANAMA POSSE
  2. Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo MX
  3. Cruiser Safety Alert – CUSTOMS @ Border Town Talisman, Chiapas, MX *
  4. Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala
  5. Picture of the Week
  6. Punta Guiones, Costa Rica
  7. Vista Mar Marina Rates, Panama 
  8. Rounding of Punta Mala, PANAMA
  9. Passing Ships at night, Papagayo Winds
  10. Boca Chica, PANAMA
  11. About heading across the Pacific
  12. San Blas, Panama
  13. * Situational awareness levels
  14. Zihuatanejo, MX
  15. Notice to Mariners: Marina Ixtapa, Channel Closing
  16. Sailing into Playas Del Coco, Costa Rica
  17. Early Warning of new exit Requirements from Mexico in Chiapas
  18. Panama Canal, Successful Passage
  19. Boca Chica, Panama
  20. PANAMA CANAL, PANAMA 
  21. Satellite .mbtiles which work deliciously with OpenCPN 5.0+
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2) Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo MX
Independence (CounterPosse)  finally left Key West and made it to beautiful
Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo MX, where we enjoyed a beautiful sunrise (see attached photo.

Sunrise
Larry
Jamie



We are now in Puerta Aventuras and plan on being to Bay Islands Honduras by this weekend.

Larry & Jamie

INDEPENDENCE

Mexico

3) Cruiser Safety Alert – CUSTOMS @ Border Town Talisman, Chiapas, MX

This is Steve and Chelsea on s/v Jean Anne.
I’m writing to you this morning to please include an alert to all cruisers passing through Chiapas that they should be warned to avoid Talisman, Mexico (Mexico-Guatamala border crossing) under ALL circumstances.

Yesterday, Friday Feb. 28th, we needed to go to the Guatemalan border to deal with a VISA issue. We were told by the Marina Chiapas manager that his immigration friend recommended we go to the border – that the airport was not an option to get our issue resolved. Unaware of which crossing to go to, we headed to the more Northern border known as “Talisman”.

When we arrived, we immediately encountered young Mexican men with fraudulant ID badges that attempted to sell us faked Visas. One man claiming to be a Mexican official (with an official, Mexican-sealed and stamped-looking badge) brought us into the correct immigration office, likely to gain our trust. We would learn hours later this man was NOT a Mexican official and was a fraud/criminal looking for money either via tip or by force.  It quickly became apparent that he was also working with at least six or more other males and was doing all of this criminal activity in open-sight on both sides of the border unabated.

While at the border, we were required to cross into Guatemala twice. As soon as we entered, it became obvious there was a significant criminal element working in coordination and absolutely no police presence at all.

A series of incidents occurred while we were at this crossing that could have very easily been life-threatening, including having our passports taken by these unknown men and finding ourselves literally surrounded by five men at one point.
We are warning all cruisers to avoid this border under ALL circumstances, unless escorted by an offical approved by the marina office. 

Steve & Chelsea

JEAN ANNE

(note: we know STEVE coming out of the law enforcement field has ample experience
Carinthia cancelled their tip in 2018 @ Talisman and it was an ok experience albeit slow
– when we went back to Mexico in 2019 the Marina Chiappas advised us
to not go to Talisman but
to opt for the Border crossing customs station at Ciudad Hidalgo, MX @ 14°40’37.9″N 92°08’57.1″W
This worked well but the situation is fluid in many parts due to the migrant crisis in Central America
so in the area so PLEASE USE CAUTION –
situational awareness * – see item 10) – something we will add to next years safety seminar !

PEZ VELA

4) Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala

Update from Bait ‘N’ Switch:
Currently in Marina Papagayo, Costa Rica. The Papagayos are blowing! This update is about Puerto Quetzal, however.
Arrived Marina Pez Vela, Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala on Feb 11 at sunset. Radioed Capitan del Puerto on VHF 16 re arrival and they replied something about checkin on boat that evening. Soon after, an older guy named Miguel Oscar came with some papers to fill out. Turns out he was an agent–not an official. He then asked for $440 which he said included $300 for official visit, $90 for 3 passports and $50 for his services. He asked for the funds in cash, payable right away and proceeded to say it would help with the costs for his wife who had cancer and the therapy was expensive. (!?) We paid but made him sign something that he had received the funds and what they were for. We also asked what other costs there would be and he said only $20 for exit zarpe when we left. He went away with our passports and returned about 2 hours later with the Port Captain, immigration officer and customs officer and our 3 passports. All was fine.
We checked in with the marina the next day (Ivan Marroquin, cell +502-4873-7348) at a rate of $2/foot.  There were no services on shore (no wifi, no women’s bathroom or shower) although there is water and power on the dock. We were the only transient boat amongst lots of charter sportfishing boats.
Upon checkout with the marina, Ivan (a helpful guy who also oversees the cruise terminal) called the agent who came by asked for the $20 plus $90 for 3 passports. We were very angry about the $90 and called Ivan to intercede and he did help. After a lot of back and forth, we paid the $20 and Miguel Oscar left with our 3 passports. He returned about 1.5 hours later with our passports and asked for $45 instead of $90. We asked for receipts for evertything but he said they were all back at the office. We reluctantly paid and learned a lesson–when using agent, get in writing in advance what it will cost to check in and out and demand receipts for everything. We also heard from an American guy who runs a sportfishing operation there that we don’t have to use an agent. I’m not sure how to do it yourself, but I assume you’d need a cab to go to the various offices which are probably near the commercial harbor.
The good: A friend arranged a driver for us to Antigua (1.5 hours). They also have Uber in Guatemala which would have been cheaper.  Antigua is a beautiful Spanish colonial town with cobblestone streets surrounded by 3 volcanoes and well worth the visit. Lake Atitlan is also supposed to be very beautiful. Also, for those who love to fish, this is supposedly the sailfish capital of the world (thus the name “Pez Vela”).
The bad: The expensive checkin process. Also, we were assigned an end tie on the floating dock and the surge is very strong. Overnight we popped one ball fender and lost another due to the intense surge.  The surge is manageable if you tie the boat using long lines and lots of fenders.  Being assigned a slip/mooring dock (tie off to pilings)  would have made the surge much more manageable. There is a lot of coal dust when it’s windy as there are huge piles of coal at the marina destined for the power plants. (See coal piles behind marina in photo.) Still, we loved touring around Antigua area!
Laurie & John

Bait ‘N’ Switch III

Santa Maria
Bardin / Spielberg

5) Picture of the Week – Fuel dock at Marina Puerto de la Navidad, MX
500 year old fuel for their twin 350hp diesel engines first spotted in Chiapas a few weeks back.



This 200t spanish flagged replica of the Santa Maria is in the Costalegre area filming
an Amazon miniseries about the legendary Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés developed by Steven Spielberg.
and tapped Oscar-winning actor Javier Bardem to play the titular conquistador.


Chamela

Created and written by Steven Zaillian (Schindler’s List), the Cortes miniseries will follow Hernán Cortes as he leads a “rebellious expedition” to King Montezuma II’s Aztec empire. Cortes was famous for bringing about the fall of the Aztec Empire and leading the first phase of the colonization of the Americas by Spanish conquistadors.

The epicenter of the filming with lot’s of local extras and help from the Panama Posse HQ marina is the backdrop around the Punta Perula / Chamela / Playa Pariso area.

http://www.goodnautical.com/gma/mexico-pacific?field_gma_value=MX-PAC
Here is the Good Nautical Anchorages map of the area.

Suzanne
Dietmar

Suzanne( took the picture) & Dietmar

CARINTHIA

6) Punta Guiones, Costa Rica

Punta guiones

Pilot whales playing off the bow in Punta Guiones, Costa Rica !

Pilot Whales

Still waiting for your …

Susimi

Paul & Hazel

(headshots)

SUSIMI

7) Vista Mar Marina Rates, Panama

2020  Rates at Vista Mar Marina. I checked with Cesar to get the accurate information.
The rates below are the US dollar STANDARD rates as of Jan 2020.

Panama Posse 2020 gets a 25% discount off of those rates for a total length of stay of 3 months (90 days), starting the count of days when they arrive. 
Your payment must be calculated and paid on your arrival. So if you pay for a week, but stay for a month you do not get the monthly rate.
Since I’ve been here for 14 months, Cesar might have cut me a deal. But he mentioned that the 90 days do not have to be consecutive.

Vista Mar



The first number is the Monohull rate second number is Multihull rate.
These numbers are per foot with a minimum of 35 feet.

Up to 60 feet
0- 7 nights 0.75, 1.00
8 – 14 nights 0.70, 0.90
15 – 29 nights 0.65 0.80
Monthly (30 days) 0.55, 0.70
90 days and over0.50, 0.65

61 to 80 ft
0 – 7 nights 0.90, 1.15
8 – 14 nights 0.85, 1.10
15 – 29 nights 0.80, 1.00
Monthly rate (30 days) 0.75, 0.75
90 days and over 0.55, 0.70


81 to 100 ft is very similar, except and 0.05 to 0.10 on multi-hull only

My monthly electric is $20 just for the hook up. My usage was quite small.

I don’t have numbers for usage or numbers for shorter terms than a month.

Walt
Jeariene

Water in Panama is potable

Now for some bad news.
The resort pool is owned and run by different people than the Marina. 
They want $75/person for one month access.
$25/person for one day.
Walt & JearieneKNOT RIGHT

8) Passing Ships at night, Papagayo Winds

Saltair3 passing SV Blessed Life off the coast of Nicaragua 20 nm north of SJDS in the heart of the papagayos with 11 knots of wind on a beam reach. Yes!  Hello Blessed Life. Perfect Wx window for this!
4 Posse boats at 11:00pm crossing through the non existent Papagayo winds (currently 8 knots of wind) all boats within 4 miles of each other and 25 nm north of SJDS. 3 heading north and one heading south.
SV Trance, SV Ankyrios
SV Saltair3 and SV Blessed Life. Pretty cool! Lots of fishermen out here too. Be aware and take care.

Brad
Cole
Krista


Brad, Cole & Krista

SALTAIR III

9) Boca Chica, PANAMA


Interim Port of Entry report at Boca Chica.  I’ll write a full report for GoodNautical when I have a little more information after we receive the cruising permit.

Carlos is the go-to guy here in Boca Chica.  He has a dock, boat ramp, and a few moorings.  He can also coordinate the officials from Pedregal.  Carlos is a get things done kind of guy and as ethical as the day is long!  His cell/whatsapp # is
+507 6600-6191

Our rowing dinghy can’t handle the current through the channel, so Carlos picked us up just before 8am and brought us to his place where the officials were waiting.

There were four officials.  Port Captain (Moises), Health inspector, Customs, and Immigration.

The fees totaled $167 because it was a festival holiday.  Non-holiday would be about $30 less.
The cruising permit is $185 and is delayed a bit because of the holiday.  We’ll get it by Thursday.

Diesel Fuel
We were charged $1.00 a litre for diesel, about $4.00 a gallon.
Street price on diesel in Panama seems to be about $3.75 or so, so that’s not a bad markup.
Pick up and Delivery of our jerry cans was an extra fee ($20.00 in our case).

Bob
Carol

Bob & Carol SINGULARITY

10) Rounding of Punta Mala, PANAMA

Punta Mala

Green flash and Avant rounding Punta Mala with 12 knots of wind from the north east!  What a beautiful thing!

11) About heading across the Pacific …

The South Pacific Sailing Network is inviting all sailors heading to the Pacific Islands for a free informative
seminar about Tahiti Tonga Fiji and New Zealand at Shelter Bay Marina on March 1st 10 am to 2 pm.
Drinks will be offered

South Pacific Sailing

south-pacific-sailing.com

12) San Blas, Panama

San Blas
San Blas 2
Dan
Angela

Dan &  Angela
ANGELIQUE

*13) Situational awareness levels – (now you know):

For optimal situational awareness stay in Condition Yellow

6 stages from https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/how-to-develop-the-situational-awareness-of-jason-bourne/


Could not find a better graphic with a mariner /
sailor but maybe we’ll get some at the Party @ Vista Mar on May 30th 😉

In a dynamic situation, situational awareness is embedded in a loop where the environment affects SA
and decisions made under a particular level of SA affect the environment

  • Learn to Predict Events
  • Identify Elements Around You
  • Trust Your Feelings
  • Limit Situational Overload
  • Avoid Complacency
  • Be Aware of Time
  • Begin to Evaluate and Understand Situations
  • Actively Prevent Fatigue


For more on this topic please head to
https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/managing-stress-arousal-for-optimal-performance-a-guide-to-the-warrior-color-code/

14) Zihuatanejo, MX

Good Nauticcal Zihuatanejo

Cruisers – Welcome to Zihuatanejo      

Here are a few facts to help you out.

Report into the Port Captain to register

Information: listen to the morning Cruiser Net on VHF 22A at 8:30 every morning

Anchoring Protocol for Sailfest boats:

. …during Sailfest please mark your GPS anchor location and use just that spot. This allows Sunset Cruise boats to easily return to their spot at dusk plus allows the Panga guys to get familiar with where to find the boat. The anchorage will get crowded and it helps immensely if everyone stays in the same place.
Dinghy parking and Valet Service:

 on the beach to the right of the pier and before the fishing boats. Alfonso, Jesús, Mateo and whoever else greets the dinghies and watches them 24/7…..a great service. A minimum payment of 20 pesos in and 20 pesos out is suggested.
Concierge Service:

…Ismael and Hilda located beside the Tourist Welcome building. They can be called on VHF 65 and will deliver fuel, water, ice, beer, propane plus local knowledge like who to call for outboard repairs, diesel engine service, parts etc. Tel: 755 108-9161

Ismael and Hilda are our Amazon Mexico drop-off location.Full address is: Paseo de Pescador, No 1-B, Muelle, Col Centro, Zihuatanejo, Guererro 40880



Panga & Water Taxi:

 Coordinator- Jorge- looks after all the guest boarding for the on-the-water Sailfest events as well as providing taxi service from the pier to your boat. Jorge speaks English and can be called at: 755-111-0194. His boat is called ‘Rumbo Sur’

Showers. Are available across from Ismael and Hilda’s booth at the shore end of the pier…clean and well managed. Cost is: 15 pesos

Laundromat- self-service – located on Vicente Guerrero between Nicolas Bravo and Ejido St. (beside the Banamex)

There are several other laundry services available on La Boquita, which runs along the canal.

Banks:

– most banks Scotiabank, Bancomer, Banamex, Santander are all located on Benito Juarez. There is an Intercam on Morelos



Taxis – generally 35 pesos for the downtown central area, but may increase to 40 pesos to Mega, Sam’s, bus station

– 55 pesos to La Ropa, at night more for return

– 35 pesos Madera, 40 Madera uphill

– 85 pesos Ixtapa Playa Palmar

– 95 pesos Ixtapa Marina

Buses – generally 10 pesos to La Ropa, 9round town

– 14 to Ixtapa

Hospital/Doctors (just to mention a couple)

– Hospital de especialidades 544-7628

– Hospital Clinica Maciel 554-22380

Groceries –

– Merza on Ejido St, good for your basic staples

– Mercado main fruit and vegetable market on Benito Juarez

– Mega Soriana is walkable, by taking the footpath all along the canal.

– Bodega is on the main highway

– Sam’s Club is on the main highway

Liquor

– La Cava on the corner of Nicolas Bravo & Vicente Guerrero

– Andy’s on the opposite corner

– Merza has a selection of spirits

– Mega Soriana

Gas & Diesel

– closest Pemex is on Morales, which is at the top of Cinco de Mayo and to the left. Can be accessed by dinghy a short walk from the head of the Lagoon

Parts and repair supplies:

AutoZone store is on the main highway.

Small Marine Store on the main highway who can order from catalogs

Boat bottom cleaning Memo. 555 127 7446

Restaurants – too many to mention

Music – (a partial list…)

Rock & Roll
– Steve & Friends Thurs, Fri, Sat at Rossi’s on La Ropa

– Jimi Mamou at Daniel’s Restaurant Wednesday and Friday

Mexican

– Juanito Zihua at Coconuts on Friday, Santa Prisca on Thursday afternoon (great pozole)

– Jose Luis Cobo plus Musicas en Fuga at El Canto de las Sirenas a special Monday night event from 6:00pm to 10:00

– Zihuana Band – Salsa at Restaurant El Pirata on La Ropa, every Sunday at 3

– Solo Tres – El Pirata Restauranton Playa La Ropa every  Wed at 3. Great harmonies from 3 of the best Zihua guitarists

Blues – Don Scott and Rosanne Licciardi at ——?  Restaurant, —— night, and other venues around town

Website: Porlosninos Zihuatanejo

Facebook: Zihuatanejo-Sailfest

Groups – Zihuatanejo Let’s Chat

Thisldu Arrived this morning to Roqueta Island out side of Acapulco. Very protected but deep until pretty close to shore. Would be fantastic anchoring in 20 feet on sand but it’s stocked full of “mooring balls”. We dropped anchor and found good holding but was afraid of snagging a mooring line around our prop. Slept a few hours and woke up to a busy tourist spot with glass bottom boats filled to the brim with people, and a few boats pulling tubes wizzing by way to close. We were finally able to get ahold of Club De Yates harbor master Mary (her English is better than my Spanish but communicating over the phone was challenging. Note we did send an email yesterday but it bounced. Any way sh directed us to the fuel dock and then to the office for paperwork. For such a large facility and an important job, they have Mary in a tiny hard to find office just before the boat yard. The marina is mostly Mediterranean ties which we’ve never done before and dreaded with our full keel won’t steer in reverse beast, but were luck enough to get a side tie! The good news. The facilities are beautiful and we are paying $1.75/ft/ night which I think is reasonable, but we got our first night free from our Sausalito Yacht Club membership! I think reciprocity May very by club, but anything is better than nothing! Lastly Navionics charts aren’t even close so Ill try to add my track.

Thisldu Planning on heading south on Saturday after this TPecker chills out and MAYBE catch it’s up coming forecasted lull. (Yes I know it’s too early to plan on that but here’s to hoping!)

Garret
Audrey


Garrett & Audrey

THISLDU

15) Notice to Mariners: Marina Ixtapa, Channel Closing

Doug
Mary

For anyone intending to come into Marina Ixtapa for fuel or Moorage be aware.

The marina entrance channel will be totally closed- 24/7 – for dredging from March 2nd thru March 5th.
eopening the morning of March 6th.

Dough & Mary

ONE LIFE

Blessed Life sailing into Playa Cocos withthe Panama Posse

16) Sailing into Playas Del Coco, Costa Rica


Yeaaaa to Costa Rica. Thank you all Panama Posse for the ongoing intel to get here

Anchored in Pappagayos winds with 49 knots of wind
Line
Bob
Maergie

Chatter in LINE.me
Hi Greg- SV Blessed  Life watching right with you! That is directly in front of you –
Greg on SV Anduril is watching it gust to 45 knots in Playa Del Coco. 
Imagine what’s its doing in San Juan del sur, they are Really bad there!
Chimera also here in playa Cocos  the southern part of the bay .
Day 2 of this wind, stronger today than yesterday.
Looks like Monday till we see any improvement.
@SV Blessed Life we saw you coming in to Playa Coco with your spinnaker. You looked great!


Bob & Margie

BLESSED LIFE

17) Early Warning of new exit Requirements from Mexico in Chiapas

Ok- here’s a new one. Apparently the port Capt in Chiapas now wants some type of a piece of paper that shows you are “qualified ” to be the captain of your boat in order to leave Mexico, not needed on checking in. Two examples of what were accepted today 1) for someone else also checking out- membership in BoatUS or 2) for us, a certificate of achievement from 2012 for ASA 101! Not sure I would accept that from anyone as proof of any kind of competency, but it seemed to work here! None of this has been asked of us either checking in or any other port in Mexico, only as we go out the door!

(Note from ANGELIQUE: a USA state boating license works too. You can get Oregon’s on line for cheap )

Bob
Sarah


Bob & Sarah RHAPSODY

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18) Panama Canal, Successful Passage













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Following a freighter into Pedro Miguel lock at dawn a few weeks ago.

Center chamber all the way through, total transit 13 hours.

Barry
Kathy



Barry & Kathy

BLUE OASIS

(note: CONGRATULATIONS )

Stand Down
Pedegral

19) Boca Chica, Panama

Carlos, son Simone and Rich aboard Stand Down.



Pedregal, Panama. Sarana waypoints are right on.
We left Boca Chica at lowtide in 14ft/60hp skiff .


Pedregal is very industrial. Marina is steel and disappointing.

Richard & Nancy
(no picture)

STAND DOWN

20) PANAMA CANAL, PANAMA



John
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Thanks to the incredible work by Rob from Avant we now have 50+Gig of mbtile satellite charts for the entire coastal route available –

Download the whole chart enchilada from http://route.panamaposse.com/charts/mbtiles_central_america/

If you are lucky to see Rob or Debra – buy ’em a beer / ice cream sundae – they deserve it having spend weeks compiling this info  !

Rob
Debra


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If you become a registered user, you will provide true, accurate and complete registration information and, if such information changes, you will promptly update the relevant registration information. During registration, you will create a user name and password (a “Membership”), which may permit you access to certain areas of our Websites not available to non-registered users. You are responsible for safeguarding and maintaining the confidentiality of your Membership. You are solely responsible for the activity that occurs under your Membership, whether or not you have authorized the activity. You agree to notify us immediately at https://www.PanamaPosse .com/ of any breach of security or unauthorized use of your Membership.

User Content

We may now or in the future permit users to post, upload, transmit through, or otherwise make available on our Websites (collectively, “submit”) messages, templates, text, illustrations, files, images, graphics, photos, comments, sounds, music, videos, information, content, and/or other materials (“User Content”). Subject to the rights and license you grant herein, you retain all right, title and interest in your User Content. We do not guarantee any confidentiality with respect to User Content even if it is not published on our Websites. It is solely your responsibility to monitor and protect any intellectual property rights that you may have in your User Content, and we do not accept any responsibility for the same.
You shall not submit any User Content protected by copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, moral right, or other intellectual property or proprietary right without the express permission of the owner of the respective right. You are solely liable for any damage resulting from your failure to obtain such permission or from any other harm resulting from User Content that you submit.
You represent, warrant, and covenant that you will not submit any User Content that:
violates or infringes in any way upon the rights of others, including, but not limited to, any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, moral right, or other intellectual property or proprietary right of any person or entity;
impersonates another or is unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, vulgar, obscene, profane, pornographic, or otherwise objectionable;
encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any law;
is an advertisement for goods or services or a solicitation of funds;
includes personal information such as messages which identify phone numbers, social security numbers, account numbers, addresses, or employer references;
contains a formula, instruction, or advice that could cause harm or injury; or
is a chain letter of any kind.

Moreover, any conduct by a user that in our sole discretion restricts or inhibits any other user from using or enjoying our Websites will not be permitted.

By submitting User Content to us, simultaneously with such posting you automatically grant, or warrant that the owner has expressly granted, to us a worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, fully sublicensable, and transferable right and license to use, reproduce, distribute, create derivative works based upon (including, without limitation, translations), publicly display, publicly perform, transmit, and publish the User Content (in whole or in part) as we, in our sole discretion, deem appropriate including, without limitation, (1) in connection with our business; and (2) in connection with the businesses of our successors, parents, subsidiaries, and their related companies. We may exercise this grant in any format, media or technology now known or later developed for the full term of any copyright that may exist in such User Content. Furthermore, you also grant other users permission to access your User Content and to use, reproduce, distribute, create derivative works based upon, publicly display, publicly perform, transmit, and publish your User Content for personal, non-commercial use as permitted by the functionality of any of our Websites and these Terms of Use.
By submitting User Content, you also grant us the right, but not the obligation to use your biographical information including, without limitation, your name and geographical location in connection with broadcast, print, online, or other use or publication of your User Content. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you waive any and all claims you may now or later have in any jurisdiction to so-called “moral rights” or rights of “droit moral” with respect to the User Content.
We reserve the right to display advertisements in connection with your User Content and to use your User Content for advertising and promotional purposes. You acknowledge and agree that your User Content may be included on the websites and advertising networks of our distribution partners and third-party service providers (including their downstream users).
We have the right, but not the obligation, to monitor User Content. We have the right in our sole discretion and for any reason whatsoever to edit, refuse to post, remove, or disable access to any User Content.

Website Content & Third Party Links

We provide our Websites and Website Content, for the commercial, entertainment and promotional purposes of providing web-based services for the web design and web development of others. You may not rely on any information and opinions expressed on any of our Websites for any other purpose. In all instances, it is your responsibility to evaluate the accuracy, timeliness, completeness, or usefulness of Website Content. Under no circumstances will we be liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on any Website Content.
In many instances, Website Content will include content posted by a third-party or will represent the opinions and judgments of a third-party. We do not endorse, warrant and are not responsible for the accuracy, timeliness, completeness, or reliability of any opinion, advice, or statement made on our Websites by anyone other than authorized employees or spokespersons while acting in their official capacities.
If there is a dispute between persons accessing our Websites or between persons accessing our Websites and any third party, you understand and agree that we are under no obligation to become involved. If there is such a dispute, you hereby release Panama Posse and its officers, directors, employees, parents, partners, successors, agents, affiliates, subsidiaries, and their related companies from claims, demands, and damages of every kind or nature arising out of, relating to, or in any way connected with such dispute.
Our Websites may contain links to other websites maintained by third parties. We do not operate or control, in any respect, or necessarily endorse the content found on these third-party websites. You assume sole responsibility for your use of third-party links. We are not responsible for any content posted on third-party websites or liable to you for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as a result of your dealings with any third-party or their website.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Panama Posse and its officers, directors, employees, parents, partners, successors, agents, distribution partners, affiliates, subsidiaries, and their related companies from and against any and all claims, liabilities, losses, damages, obligations, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs) arising out of, related to, or that may arise in connection with: (i) your access to or use of any of our Websites; (ii) User Content provided by you or through use of your Membership; (iii) any actual or alleged violation or breach by you of these Terms of Use; (iv) any actual or alleged breach of any representation, warranty, or covenant that you have made to us; or (v) your acts or omissions. You agree to cooperate fully with us in the defense of any claim that is the subject of your obligations hereunder.

Disclaimers

YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT USE OF OUR WEBSITES IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. OUR WEBSITES AND WEBSITE CONTENT ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING AND TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, PANAMA POSSE AND ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, PARENTS, PARTNERS, SUCCESSORS, AGENTS, DISTRIBUTION PARTNERS, AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES, AND THEIR RELATED COMPANIES DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES INCLUDING ANY: (1) WARRANTIES THAT THE WEBSITES WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS; (2) WARRANTIES CONCERNING THE AVAILABILITY, ACCURACY, SECURITY, USEFULNESS, TIMELINESS, OR INFORMATIONAL CONTENT OF THE PANAMAPOSSE .COM; (3) WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE; (4) WARRANTIES FOR SERVICES OR GOODS RECEIVED THROUGH OR ADVERTISED ON OUR WEBSITES OR ACCESSED THROUGH ANY OF OUR WEBSITES; (5) WARRANTIES CONCERNING THE ACCURACY OR RELIABILITY OF THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE WEBSITES; (6) WARRANTIES THAT YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITES WILL BE SECURE OR UNINTERRUPTED; AND (7) WARRANTIES THAT ERRORS IN THE SOFTWARE WILL BE CORRECTED.

Limitation on Liability

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL PANAMA POSSE OR ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, PARENTS, PARTNERS, SUCCESSORS, AGENTS, DISTRIBUTION PARTNERS, AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES, OR THEIR RELATED COMPANIES BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES (EVEN IF PANAMA POSSE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), ARISING OUT OF, RELATING TO, OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OUR WEBSITES OR THESE TERMS OF USE. YOUR SOLE REMEDY FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH OUR WEBSITES INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE WEBSITE CONTENT IS TO STOP USING OUR WEBSITES. SUCH LIMITATION SHALL ALSO APPLY WITH RESPECT TO DAMAGES INCURRED BY REASON OF SERVICES OR PRODUCTS RECEIVED THROUGH OR ADVERTISED IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OF OUR WEBSITES OR ANY LINKS ON OUR WEBSITES, AS WELL AS BY REASON OF ANY INFORMATION OR ADVICE RECEIVED THROUGH OR ADVERTISED IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OF OUR WEBSITES OR ANY LINKS ON OUR WEBSITES. SUCH LIMITATION SHALL ALSO APPLY WITH RESPECT TO DAMAGES INCURRED BY REASON OF ANY CONTENT POSTED BY A THIRD-PARTY OR CONDUCT OF A THIRD-PARTY ON OUR WEBSITES.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN, IN NO EVENT SHALL THE CUMULATIVE LIABILITY OF PANAMA POSSE AND ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, PARENTS, PARTNERS, SUCCESSORS, AGENTS, DISTRIBUTION PARTNERS, AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES, AND THEIR RELATED COMPANIES EXCEED THE GREATER OF THE TOTAL PAYMENTS RECEIVED FROM YOU BY PANAMA POSSE DURING THE PRECEDING TWELVE (12) MONTH PERIOD OR $100. FURTHERMORE, YOU AGREE THAT ANY CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF, RELATING TO, OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH ANY OF OUR WEBSITES OR THESE TERMS OF USE MUST COMMENCE WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES; OTHERWISE, SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE PERMANENTLY BARRED.
In some jurisdictions limitations of liability are not permitted. In such jurisdictions, some of the foregoing limitations may not apply to you. These limitations shall apply to the fullest extent permitted by law.

4. participating in this rally carries certain risks – you could die – be seriously incapacitated – suffer from permanent injuries leading to death.
You could be seriously injured or die when participating. The content contained on Panama Posse and Good Nautical is not intended to replace the need for professional maritime piloting. Professional instruction and supervision is necessary to safely sail and voyage on water. The content provided by Panama Posse may be inaccurate or outdated, and Panama Posse makes no claims to the accuracy of any of its content. Panama Posse is not responsible for any loss or injury resulting from inaccurate, insufficient, user generated or outdated data. Never rely on any Panama Posse content for the personal safety of you or others.

YOUR VESSEL YOUR CREW YOUR RESPONSIBILITY



Termination

We reserve the right in our sole discretion and at any time to terminate or suspend your Membership and/or block your access to our Websites for any reason including, without limitation if you have failed to comply with the letter and spirit of these Terms of Use. You agree that Panama Posse shall not be liable to you or any third party for any termination or suspension of your Membership or for blocking your access to our Websites.
If you become a registered user, you may terminate your Membership at any time by going to Membership page and selecting the appropriate option.
Any suspension or termination shall not affect your obligations to us under these Terms of Use. The provisions of these Terms of Use which by their nature should survive the suspension or termination of your Membership or these Terms of Use shall survive including, but not limited to the rights and licenses that you have granted hereunder, indemnities, releases, disclaimers, limitations on liability, provisions related to choice of law, dispute resolution, no class action, no trial by jury and all of the miscellaneous provisions in Section 17.

Copyright Policy

Panama Posse respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects its users to do the same. In appropriate circumstances and at its sole discretion, Panama Posse may terminate and/or disable the Membership of users who it suspects to be infringers of the copyrights (or other intellectual property rights) of others. Additionally, in appropriate circumstances and in its sole discretion, Panama Posse may remove or disable access to material on any of its websites or hosted on its systems that may be infringing or the subject of infringing activity.
In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998, we will respond promptly to claims of copyright infringement that are reported to the agent that we have designated to receive notifications of claims infringement (its “Designated Agent”). PanamaPosse .com’s Designated Agent is: Panama Posse

Physical Mail:

Marina Puerto de la Navidad, Jalisco Mexico
c/o Panama Posse



If you are a copyright owner (or authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner) and believe that your work’s copyright has been infringed, please report your notice of infringement to us by providing our Designated Agent with a written notification of claimed infringement that includes substantially the following:
A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site.
Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material.
Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact you, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address at which you may be contacted.
A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

We will investigate notices of copyright infringement and take appropriate actions under the DMCA. Inquiries that do not follow this procedure may not receive a response.

Choice of Law

These Terms of Use shall be construed in accordance with international Maritime Law without regard to its conflict of laws rules. Any action arising out of your use of the Website or these Terms and Conditions shall be brought via the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, Am Internationalen Seegerichtshof 1, 22609 Hamburg Germany

Dispute Resolution

In the Dispute Resolution Section only, “we” and “us” are used to refer to you and Panama Posse together.

We each agree to first contact each other with any disputes and provide a written description of the problem, all relevant documents/information and the proposed resolution. You agree to contact us with disputes by contacting us at the address provided in these Terms of Use. We will contact you based on the contact information you have provided us.
We each agree to finally settle all disputes (as defined and subject to any specific exceptions below) only by arbitration. In arbitration, there’s no judge or jury and review is limited. However, just as a court would, the arbitrator must honor the terms and limitations in the Terms of Use and can award the same damages and relief, including any attorney’s fees authorized by law. The arbitrator’s decision and award is final and binding and judgment on the award may be entered in any court with maritime jurisdiction. We each also agree as follows:
“Disputes” are any claims or controversies against each other related in any way to our Websites, Website Content or these Terms of Use – this includes claims you bring against our employees, agents, affiliates or other representatives, and claims Panama Posse may bring against you.
If either of us wants to arbitrate a dispute, we agree to send written notice to the other providing a description of the dispute, previous efforts to resolve the dispute, all supporting documents/information, and the proposed resolution. We will send notice to you based on the contact information you have provided us and notice to us must be sent to: PanamaPosse .

We agree to make attempts to resolve the dispute. If we cannot resolve the dispute within seven hundred and twenty (720) days of receipt of the notice to arbitrate, then we may submit the dispute to formal arbitration.

The FAA applies to this Agreement and arbitration provision. We each agree the FAA’s provisions, not state law, govern all questions of whether a dispute is subject to arbitration.
The arbitration will be administered by a National Arbitration Forum (“NAF”) under its arbitration rules. If any NAF rule conflicts with these Terms of Use, these Terms of Use apply.
Unless we each agree otherwise, the Arbitration will be conducted by a single neutral arbitrator and will take place at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, Am Internationalen Seegerichtshof 1, 22609 Hamburg Germany, otherwise, the Arbitration will take at a specified location on the high seas by the Panama Posse. The law of the seas applies to these Terms of Use will also apply during the arbitration.
We each agree not to pursue arbitration on a classwide basis. We each agree that any arbitration will be solely between you and us (not brought on behalf of or together with another individual’s claim). If for any reason any court or arbitrator holds that this restriction is unconscionable or unenforceable, then our agreement to arbitrate doesn’t apply and the dispute must be brought in court.
We each are responsible for our respective costs relating to counsel, experts, and witnesses, as well as any other costs relating to the arbitration. However, we will not cover any arbitration administrative or filing fees for a court action in the appropriate jurisdiction if you are seeking 1/1000 th of a bitcoin or more from us.

Either of us may not bring qualifying claims in small claims court.

No Class Actions

TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, WE EACH WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO PURSUE DISPUTES ON A CLASSWIDE BASIS; THAT IS, TO EITHER JOIN A CLAIM WITH THE CLAIM OF ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY, OR ASSERT A CLAIM IN A REPRESENTATIVE CAPACITY ON BEHALF OF ANYONE ELSE IN ANY LAWSUIT, ARBITRATION OR OTHER PROCEEDING.

No Trial By Jury

TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, WE EACH WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LAWSUIT, ARBITRATION OR OTHER PROCEEDING.

Amendment; Additional Terms

We reserve the right in our sole discretion and at any time and for any reason, to modify or discontinue any aspect or feature of our Websites or to modify these Terms of Use. In addition, we reserve the right to provide you with operating rules or additional terms that may govern your use of our Websites generally, unique parts of our Websites, or both (“Additional Terms”). Any Additional Terms that we may provide to you will be incorporated by reference into these Terms of Use. To the extent any Additional Terms conflict with these Terms of Use, the Additional Terms will control.
Modifications to these Terms of Use or Additional Terms will be effective immediately upon notice, either by posting on our Websites or by notification by email or conventional mail. It is your responsibility to review the Terms of Use and our Websites from time to time for any changes or Additional Terms. Your access and use of any our Websites following any modification of these Terms of Use or the provision of Additional Terms will signify your assent to and acceptance of the same. If you object to any subsequent revision to the Terms of Use or to any Additional Terms, you may terminate your Membership as provided in Section B herein or, if you do not have an Membership, your only recourse is to immediately discontinue use of our Websites.

Miscellaneous

No waiver by either party of any breach or default hereunder shall be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding or subsequent breach or default. The section headings used herein are for convenience only and shall not be given any legal import. If any provision of these Terms of Use is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of the Terms of Use, which shall remain in full force and effect.
These Terms of Use (including the Privacy Policy and any Additional Terms incorporated by reference) constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersede all previous written or oral agreements between us with respect to such subject matter.
You may not assign these Terms of Use or assign any rights or delegate any obligations hereunder, in whole or in part, without our prior written consent. Any such purported assignment or delegation by you without the appropriate prior written consent will be null and void and of no force and effect. Panama Posse may assign these Terms of Use or any rights hereunder without your consent and without notice.

Notices

All notices, requests, and communications here under shall be in writing, and any such notice, request or other communication shall be deemed to have been given or made when delivered by hand, transmitted AND confirmed by the Panama Posse.