FLEET UPDATE 2020-03-08

2020-03-08
|In LATEST INFORMATION
|By panamaposse
  • A BIG THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS !
  • Picture of the Week – Panama Posse Crew in Chiapas, MX
  • Uninvited Visitors, Chiapas MX
  • Trouble in the Tehuantepec, MX
  • Bar Crossings, El Salvador
  • Road-trip in Central and Southern Mexico
  • Chiapas, MX Additional documentation for the in Mexican Exit Zarpe requirement
  • Sámara, Costa Rica
  • San Blas, Panama
  • San Andres, Providencia, Colombia
  • Papagayos, Nicaragua
  • Bio Security – increased inspections and scrutiny
  • ’tis the season for Long Lines
  • Line.me – live fleet line calls on Mondays
  • Good Nautical is Mobile Friendly
  • Season Finale May 30th at Vista Mar + report
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1) WE WANT TO OFFICIALLY THANK ALL OF OUR SPONSORS

And are delighted to have these key marinas supporting the Panama Posse.

  • Marina Puerto Vallarta, Puerto Vallarta – Mexico 
  • Marina Puerto de La Navidad – Barra de Navidad – Mexico 
  • Marina Ixtapa, Ixtapa – Mexico 
  • La Marina Acapulco, Acapulco – Mexico 
  • Marina Chiapas – Mexico 
  • 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 
  • Banana Bay Marina – Costa Rica 
  • Vista Mar Marina – Panama 
  • Shelter Bay Marina – Panama 
  • Red Frog Marina – Panama 
  • Bocas Marina – Panama 
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2) Picture of the Week – Panama Posse Crew in Chiapas, MX

Picture of the week


Historically we refer to boat kids as (really good) Panama Posse CREW

Annie
Chris

Annie & Chris & CrewSECRET WATER

3) Uninvited Visitors, Chiapas MX

Hitchhikers
Garett
Audrey


We have arrived in Chiapas. 475nm and 75 hours after departing Acapulco. 180nm covered yesterday riding the 20 knot winds but the favorable current made up for the rough ride. Wind definitely wraps around point angel so if you have a window that is forecasting s/sw wind I recommend the B-line route as it will just build up as you follow the shore north, and the one foot on the beach route becomes counter intuitive. The wind dropped from 28 down to 20 once we got ~15 miles off shore, and gave us a beautiful broad reach averaging over 9knts the first 12 hours (our hull speed is about 6). Today we rested in light winds and prepped for a night time arrival. Navionics is spot on, and navigational lights and bouys are well placed and lit as this is a commercial port. The channel markers disappear after entering the last channel for Marina chiapas, but again can confirm navionics remained spot on. Whisky time.



THISLDU

4) Trouble in the  Tehuantepec, MX

If everyone didn’t already realise, I just wanted to say that this is a fantastic group to be part of and thank @Thisldu for coming to our rescue yesterday. Susimi is once again back in Marina Chiapas after getting 43 miles into out Tehuantepec crossing heading north we heard a strange noise coming from below the boat. We put it down to either catching a fishing line or a problem with our sail drive but either way we needed to get in the water and find out. Sails down and my partner, Paul jumps in. It didn’t take long to see that the zinc on the sail drive was just spinning when it should be held in place. Unfortunately we have to remove the prop to change the zinc so in 50 meters of water and 2 meter swells out there wasn’t the right place to do that. Knowing the Tehuantepec winds were coming in in about 24 hours we decided that without a motor in case we did any damage we should return to marina Chiapas under sail alone. @Thisldu must be psychic as about 10 minutes later called us on the vhf to see how our northbound crossing was going as they were heading south and knew we would be in the vicinity. They kept checking to see how we were going along the way but when the wind died in the evening about 30 miles from the marina we said they should go on and we would continue as fast as we could. It was a frustrating night with 1 – 2 kts of wind but at least we managed to keep the boat pointing towards the marina. 19 hours after deciding to turn back we were still six miles from the marina with no wind so winched the dinghy off the deck and winched the outboard down. We hip towed Susimi to the entrance where @Thisldu came out in their dinghy and made sure we negotiated all the bends safely into the marina slip. You can’t imagine how nice it was to be tied to that slip! Thanks again @Thisldu – you are stars!

Paul
Hazel


Paul & Hazel
SUSIMI

5) Bar Crossings, El Salvador

Rosa Lee

Rosa Lee safely in over the bar at Bahía Del Sol El Salvador !!

And Here is a quick 4 minute video link from SV Jean Anne on what crossing the bar can be like 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svqxUfq_Hc4&feature=youtu.be

Gary


Gary ROSA LEE

6) Roadtrip in Central and Southern Mexico

We’d originally planned to cross the Tehuantepec in January, but the weather had other ideas. So leaving the boat in Chiapas, we hit the road to meet friends in Puerto Vallarta.

Failing to understand the additional charges that would be assess at the airport counter, we booked our first rental on the Internet (18 Jan – 22 Jan). The all in rate turned out to be $55 per day even though we were quoted $6 on line.

For our second attempt at a rental, we first reviewed prices on the internet as a starting point, then called the companies at the airport to understand the full-price and negotiated a better rate (without giving a credit card details to reserve at Eurocar). On the day of pick-up, we negotiated the rate even further and ended up renting from Localiza. We paid $26 per day.

The whole community participates in weekend weddings in Oaxaca, with the party pouring out from the church into the streets.

We visited the following stops along the way.

Jan 18 San Cristobal

Jan 19 San Cristobal | Day trip to Chamula

Jan 20 San Cristobal | Day trip to Chamula

Jan 21 Day trip to Sumidero Canyon | Tuxtla Gutierez

Jan 22 Day trip to Chiapa de Corzo | Port Chiapas

Jan 23 Salina Cruz (I recommend Hotel Mision San José – price/quality)

Jan 24 Oaxaca,,Jan 25 Oaxaca

Jan 26 Tula

Jan 27 Tula

Jan 28 San Miguel de Allende

Jan 29 San Miguel de Allende

Jan 30 Puerta Vallarta

Jan 31 Puerta Vallara

Feb 01 Puerta Vallarta

Feb 02 Puerta Vallarta

Feb 03 Puerta Vallarta

Feb 04 Tlaquepaque

Feb 05 Guanajuato

Feb 06 Guanajuato

Feb 07 Day trip to Teotihuatican | San Sebastian  (I recommend Villa Las Campanas)

Feb 08 Mexico City

Feb 09 Oaxaca City

Feb 10 Day Trip to Yagul and Mezcal Distillery | Oaxaca City (eat at Casa Del Tule)

Feb 11 Day trip to Mitla | Salina Cruz

Feb 12 Port Chiapas

Map online at https://drive.google.com/open?id=1-VHzevXmauOA-CgboPO6FIiBmMu462Vy&usp=sharing


We loved the trip and would recommend every destination we visited.
We missed Monte Alban in Oaxaca this time around, but would add it to the list if you are in the area.

The best (price and quality) accommodation was the Hotel Mision San José in Salina Cruz. Not a very interesting town, but a perfect stop over en route from Chiapas to Oaxaca. Our favorite restaurant was Casa Del Tule near Oaxaca City serving local cuisines in a comfortable atmosphere for an incredibly low price. And should you find yourself in Teotihuacan, I highly recommend staying a night or two at the Villa Las Campanas. 

If you drive, take the toll-roads. They are deemed ‘safer’ and are speed bump  (toles) free. Our first day out, we took the back road to San Cristobal from Chiapas and experienced a speed bump almost every mile.

Lisa
Fabio

NOTE – The tourist office cautioned against driving to Palanque from San Cristobal given attacks on tourists along the road. 


Lisa & Captain Fabio
AMANDLA

7) Chiapas, MX
Additional documentation for the in Mexican Exit Zarpe requirements.

The Harbor Master in Chiapas under instruction from the MX MARIAN

is starting to ask for documentation with regards to your “seamanship” upon exit.

License

If you find yourself in this situation in need for a document you can obtain a Free document online via
http://www.boatus.org/california/



Takes a little time and stable internet but does the trick –
Any USCG / Captain License / RYA / US Sailing or ASA / CA Proof of Competency
document will also suffice

Samsara - COsta Rica

8) Sámara, Costa Rica


Dennis
Margaret

Beautiful Samara beach Costa Rica


Dennis & Margaret

CHIMERA

9) San Blas, Panama

Guna

Walt from Knot Right,  crewing on Context. Just dropped the hook in San Blas, Panama.
Dugout canoes approach to sell their wares. The Guna Yala deliver !


Walt & Jeariene

KNOT RIGHT



(note: from Amandla  Enjoy. Here is my (b)log entry from there if you need any ideas of where to visit
https://lisadorenfest.com/2020/01/18/sunday-evening-a-sail-through-the-san-blas/)

10) San Andres, Providencia, Colombia

sanandres

Bonzai was in San Andres for three weeks prior to New year’s and in Providencia for the month of January.  In each case, it can be a pill to find a window to leave this time of year.  We only wanted to spend about a week on each Island. 
San Andres is like Oahu for Colombians and the anchorage is prone to dragging being open to the east behind the reef. 



Julian Watson is a great agent for San Andres. whatsapp +57 310 2340781

Providencia is like Kauai for Colombians. 
Little more laid back and remote.  Excellent holding and shelter in the anchorage. 
Alex Newball was an excellent agent. whatsapp +57 310 2138518

You are required to use an agent for both or either island.
It certainly does grease the wheels to send Julian or Alex your documents before leaving Panama.

Bonzai

DonBONZAI

11) Lake Arenal, Costa Rica

Costa Rica’s largest lake, a popular spot for wind- & kitesurfing, offering scenic volcano views.

Blessed Life

But today we sailed on lake Arenal ! It was awesome. Ok – that’s with our kites of course!

Blessed Life
Bob
Margie

Bob and Margie

BLESSED LIFE

12) Papagayos, Nicaragua

Anduril

Northbound through the Papagayos

ALICE
GREG

Alice & Greg

ANDURIL

13) Bio Security – increased inspections and scrutiny

BioSecurity

Since COVID-19 – be prepared to be boarded, questioned and examined in most countries.
This is in El Salvador – expect similar situations in Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua etc in the near future.
You are required upon entry to a new country to hoist the yellow Q-FLAG until you are cleared for Pratique by the authorities.
This is a longstanding maritime clearing process.

note: ROSA LEE – El Salvador has implemented a health check before you can come ashore.
We had to anchor just off of Bahía Del Sol and have our temperature taken and account for our last 2 weeks.

note: SANNA Breaking news here in Boca Chica, Panama

Although we have completed checkin procedures, we are still waiting for our cruising permit which we are told will be another 2-3 days. In conjunction with another sailboat checking out of Costa Rica at the same time here in Boca Chica, we have had to sign and agree additional paperwork and questionnaire forms relating to the Corona Virus. We have also endured a detailed vessel health inspection which, we have been told, is now mandatory for all vessels both private and commercial entering Panama from Costa Rica or any other country.

We have also had to provide additional detailed evidence of our and our vessel whereabouts during the past fifteen days in Costa Rica, showing domestic Zarpes, Costa Rican customs cruising permits for checkin and checkout, diesel receipts etc etc. Worryingly, if Costa Rica declares a corona outbreak then we have now been told we would either be refused entry or required to quarantine ourselves on our vessel for fourteen days, presumably flying a yellow quarantine flag. Also, if any crew member has joined a vessel within the past fourteen days from any infected country then they must be quarantined or refused entry – I’m not sure how that is gonna work tho.

It is our understanding from the health official who presented the additional documentation forms and notices (in Spanish), that Costa Rica and the C4 countries are about to declare the same protocol.

14) REMINDER ’tis the season for Long Lines

… I trust that sailors will not take my attached sketches as absolutes, but rather a documentation of my observations:  
After un-charted rocks and lightning, the thing that sends shivers up my spine is the thought of long lines. We have seen many, hit 4 or 5 and had to dive on the prop 3 times to cut loose/unwrap them from the shaft. Unfortunately the marking standard for these nuisances seems to vary from country to country. What we learned in one country caused us to hit lines in another country. For instance in Mexico we would run parallel to the long precession of spaced flags and do an end run around the last. When we tried this maneuver in Costa Rica we consistently hit the lines because in that country, it turns out, many of the fisherman only mark the middle of the line with a black flag. There are no end markers.Through our encounters with the lines and with one with a fisherman whose long line we had to cut off the prop we think we have learned a few things about these obstacles that we believe is worth sharing. I am sure there are other variations and not all fisherman follow these unwritten standards but it is at least a documentation of what we have experienced. I have attached the various marking conventions we have seen on our trip south. We are only in Costa Rica now so I am sure we will have more learning to do in Panama !


Mexico Long Line Observation
The long lines in Mexico were anywhere from ½ mile long to 4 miles long but seemed to be pretty consistently marked in the below manner. We did not encounter any at night. We do not know if this was dumb luck or if they were pulled in before nightfall. Perhaps someone else has more insight.

Mexican Longlines

Black Flags at various intervals up to several hundred yards apart. Last flag indicates end of line.
Intermediate floats: water bottles, milk juts, oil bottles, fishing floats etc. between flags.





Guatemala Long Line Observation
The long lines in were poorly marked and the black flags at each end not always easy to see. Any time we saw a floating plastic bottle ahead we approached with caution and a string of them indicated the presence of a line. Like Mexico, we did not encounter any at night. We averaged about 15 miles off-shore as we passed Guatemala.

Guatemala Longlines

Black Flag at both ends of line.

Intermediate floats: water bottles, milk juts, oil bottles, fishing floats etc. between flags. Spacing between floats was inconsistent with sometimes large spacings



Nicaragua Observations
We did not encounter any long lines off the coast of Nicaragua, however we encountered many fishing pangas both during the daytime and at night. They seemed to work in groups and I do not know what type of fishing equipment they were using. We passed well outside the mouth of the gulf of Fonseca , so perhaps there were longlines there; we do not know.

NIcaragua

note: Here is a long-line marker off the coast of Nicaragua



Costa Rica Long Line Observation#1
The long lines were marked in the middle with a single black flag and typically extended 1 kilometer in each direction from the flag (according to a fisherman whose line we ran over and tangled in our prop.) and there may or may not be a panga on station at one end of the line. We encountered quite a few lines, particularly outside the mouth of the Gulf of Nicoya. We day-hopped between anchorages in CR so we do not know if they are out at night.

CR 2

Black Flag at center of 2 km long line.
Floats: water bottles, milk juts, oil bottles, fishing floats etc. with perhaps 40 to 50 meters between floats. The last float will be about 1 km from the flag. Watch out for a string of floats cut off from the main flag by another passing boat.




Costa Rica Observation#2
This line is only a couple of hundred meters long and drifts parallel to the wind. It usually has a large black flag and small black flag on a float on the downwind side and a small float on the upwind side. Usually a panga is on station at some point along the line. We are not sure if this is a net or line. This was only encountered in bays and close to shore

CR 2

Large black flag and small black flag a few meters away.
Floats: no observed intermediate floats; just the down-wind flag and an upwind float, mostly with a panga on station.




Costa Rica Observation#3
This line is only perhaps a hundred meters long and seems designed to drift perpendicular to the wind. It usually has a black or some other colored flag at each end and single float ½-way between. We do not know if this is a long-line or net. This was only encountered in bays and close to islands and shores.

CR 3

Black Flag on each end of line Floats: One intermediate float between flags.


Bob & Joan

Bob
Joan

GREEN FLASH

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Good Nautical is now mobile friendly (aka responsive)
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17) For the regular Panama Posse here is your goal post  Vista Mar Marina, Panama
Sat May 30th, 2020  – Panama Posse finale Celebration at Vista Mar Marina, Panama

Vista Mar

ENDORSEMENT

Vista Mar Marina has been our home for the past 6 weeks. We have to say it’s been a great place for us to prepare to cross to French Polynesia. It is very close to Coronado, which has 4 major grocery stores with good provisioning options, there is an Abernathy, which is limited, but we’ve been able to find a few things that we needed. There is a Do it Center, a Novey, and a RIBA Smith which have been our home away from home.

VISTA MAR
VISTA MAR

If you are looking for a fancy marina with a resort and pool this is not the marina for you, but the price was right for us. We paid around $.40 a foot with our Panama Posse discount. There is a friendly group of permanent cruisers here trying to beef up the community and gain momentum with a cruisers net each morning. Cesare and his crew in the boat yard we’re amazing. If you plan to dry dock, it’s a fine place to do it, but not for larger boats (our opinion). Hope this helps in some way. Happy sailing


BILL
JULIANNE

Bill and JulianneEPIPHANY

Note: happy happy crossing !

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18) Safe Esteem – get your free personal risk barometer app

Free to try for 6 months for all Panama Posse participants
– safe esteem is a barometer for personal risk and thanks to
Van – COO of safe-esteeem  who gave a very good travel risk presentation
during the safety seminars – you can use it for free to see how your risk score’s change along the route.


To download go to https://www.safe-esteem.com/  
scroll down and use the invite code “PP1920“
This is a private beta release and currently only works on iphones.

SafeEsteem app



 “Safe-esteem is the map & compass to navigate risks in our life’s journey and provides a life risk barometer”

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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.