FLEET UPDATE 2018-01-29
1) Marina Bahia del Sol
in El Salvador
Gustavo Argueta - GM of the property and Marina has extended a
special discount rates
for the marina to the Panama Posse - going forward
0.80 USD x foot for 1 - 6 days (check in rate)
0.70 USD x foot day for 1 week
0.60 USD x foot x day for 2 weeks
0.50 x foot x day for 1 month
Weekly resort access pass for 15 USD with discounts on F&B and
pool / dinghy dock access (if anchored out or on Bill's Moorings)
The Hotel also has a minivan w/AC for shopping or excursions to
San Salvador and beyond.
2) VITESSE - Panama
I hit the reef going into Shelter Bay too.Bart Goodell
"Vitesse"
( note Bart - can you email us the lat and long ? )
3) Welcome to the Panama Posse
Winds of the World - Dan & Fernando currently in
Manzanillo
4) VOLANTE III
is still waiting in Huatulco for a weather window to cross the
Tehuantepec. I was hoping Thursday would be the day but that
window closed. Fred Again arrived last night so that makes four
Panama Posse boats waiting to do the crossing. I was talking
with one of the long term boats here in the marina and their
weather window going north ended early. They had 15 foot 6 sec
seas. The sea state was so bad they lost their engine and had to
be rescued by the Mexican Navy.
5) RESPITE
Question for all of you further south of Mexico. Are there any
specific things we should stock up on before leaving? Are things
pretty available and reasonably price in El Salvador?
We may be leaving soon! Autopilot is installed and we are doing
a sea trial today. Hope to see you soon
(answer - Tequila is much more expensive - think at least double
)
Respite and Dads Dream are leaving Chiapas this morning planning
Bahia de lSol 12:23 high tide
Dad's Dream & Respite just crossed the Bar and are now in
Bahia! ( Sea Glass )
6) JULIA MAX - Cost Rica
Julia Max, Marina Papagayos Costa Rica. We could not check into
the country here unless we paid $580 for an agent and waited 48
hours. So we took a panga into Playas del Coco and checked in
along with Crossroads who shared the taxi into the airport. Took
5 hours due to waiting at Liberia and with Port Captain and
Immigration. Misunderstandings with the National Zarpe led us to
believe we had to detail every stop along our way sourth. That
is NOT the case. Dan, the Harbormaster at Papagayos Marina will e-mail
the port captain in Playas del Coco with a national zarpe from
here to Golfito and ALL PORTS IN BETWEEN. This will make your
cruising much easier. You still have to check in with the port
captains along the way, but no worries about going ashore
wherever it looks enticing or you want to anchor for the
night.
Marina Papagos has many slips available with special for Posse
participants, fuel @4.75/gal, electricity, potable water on
the dock, trash, laundry, swimming pool, restaurant, marine
store and a concierge for car rental and excursions. We took 2
excursions from the nature center in the peninsula resort
attached to the marina.
This is a 5 star+ resort and community. Dan, the Operations
Manager, from Florida, will take you on a property tour to see
the lovely environment with all the amenities available to you
for a price.
We have rented a car and are presently on a personal tour of
the national parks in the north country. No guide yet.
7) CARINTHIA - Nicaragua - 3 day Land trip to Leon -
Managua - GRANADA
4 hour drive to Lake Nicaragua via Leon and Managua ( GREAT
PROVISIONING ) to the fabled city and Unesco world heritage site
of GRANADA.
Absolutely "must see" and lots of global explorers and expats in
town - we stayed at a local condo Hotel Xalteva and walked
around all day - Stunning
Multiple Spanish
colonial landmarks that have survived repeated pirate invasions.
The city’s main plaza, Central Park, is dominated by the
colorful, neoclassical facade of the
Cathedral of Granada, originally dating to 1583. All of this of
course set to a Sandinista backdrop.
Heading to San Juan del Sur Nicaragua on Tue/Wed.
The Marina owner and former cruiser Robert at Marina Puesta del
Sol is working on making cruising in Nicaragua easier.
Stay tuned for updates - We need to check in and out of every
port ( and pay a nominal fee) and even some port anchorages are
subject to a fee.
Suzanne & Dietmar
8 ) MY CROSSROADS
Some days cruising are perfect....,others not so much! Two
nights ago we were at Bahia Portrero, CR. The next day was one
of those cruising days where not much of anything went per plan.
The plan was to leave Portrero at 4:30am to be able to get into
Bahia Ballena, CR before dark so as to avoid the numerous long
liners we have been warned about as you come around the point
into Gulfo de Nicoya. It started unraveling almost immediately
when I spotted several pangas in the darkness with their little white lights
in my intended path. Having seen their long lines in the
daylight I give those things a 3 mile berth in the dark and
I’m not sure that’s enough. So I detoured around them but
because of the small islands and the rock gardens around
Portrero it was a big detour! We still would have made the
plan but before too long we ran into the TWO KNOT adverse
currents mentioned in Charlie’s Charts. The current stayed
with us most of the day and killed our chances of getting in
before dark. To add to our less than perfect day we had wind
up to 30 knots on the beam for a couple of hours. Oh and let
me not forget that our stabilizers decided to take the day
off.
So we ended up in Bahia Carrillo which is
uncrowded and wide open. A little rolly but I deployed the
flipper stopper which seemed taking care of it pretty
well.......for a while. We rolled our eyeballs out all night
only to discover in the morning that the flopper stopper had
become detached and was held on to the boat only by the
retrieval line. An imperfect end to an imperfect day.
I almost forgot, I spent three hours on the phone with Tmobile
and Square Trade trying to get my phone unlocked so that I can
use the new SIM card in it. How very entertaining that was!
On the plus side it only took me about 1-1/2 hrs to get the
stabilizer problem sorted and I took a nice swim off the back
of the boat.
Yesterday we moved the 54 nm from Carrillo to Ballena in a
perfect powerboat day.....no wind. Ballena is a large
uncrowded Bay and we’re looking to do some exploring over the
next few days. We miss the Posse!
Cheers,
Stan & Diane
M/V CrossRoads
9 ) BERTIE is heading southwards tomorrow ~ on to
Acapulco! See you there!
We’re in Acapulco. On
Vincent’s mooring. +52 (744) 439 8184 $10.00 a
day.
We’ve been sick and might leave tomorrow to
anchorage area. Very nice here.
10) SV EASY
currently at
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FLEET UPDATE 2018-09-26
1) Welcome to the 2018-2019 Panama Posse!
We are excited to welcome back ...
Dad's Dream
Rick & Brenda
2) SAVE THE DATE
(Counter) Panama Posse Seminar for those heading N/NW currently in Panama
THIS Saturday Sept 29, 2019 at noon 12:00
at Vista Mar Marina in the AC Cruiser's Lounge
- route planning
- recommended stops
- weather
- provisioning
- points of interest
- OpenCPN ( bring your laptops )
- a.m.o.
3) We also Welcome 2 new Marina Sponsors
(with substantial seasonal discounts for all 2018-2019 Panama Posse participants)
Marina Puerto Vallarta, Puerto Vallarta – Mexico
Red Frog Marina IGY, Bocas del Toro - Panama
4) Several vessel on the Panama (counter) Posse will aim to make it the Panama Posse send-off
party in Barra de Navidad and will provide us with the latest updates and intel over the next few weeks.
Save these dates
Meet in Barra (week after thanksgiving ) Seminars and Kick-off Party will be held
at the official HQ & Sponsor Marina Puerto de la Navidad Barra de Navidad, MX
Route Overview Monday Nov 26, '18
Weather and Safety Tuesday Nov 27, '18
Provisioning & anything else Wednesday Nov 28, '18
Kick of Party Thursday Nov 29 Nov, ’18
5) Here are several soft dates to help you with your forward planning
Turtle Release Parties Zijuatanejo, MX (Mid Dec’ 18)
New Years Eve in Acapulco Vicente's Moorings, Acapulco MX
Mayan Adventures & Pot Luck Party Chiapas, MX (Dec-Apr)
Bar Crossing Celebration - Drinks on Dock Bahia del Sol, El Salvador (Dec-Apr)
Flor de Caña Rum Tour Puesta del Sol, Nicaragua - (Dec-Apr)
Papagayo Survivors Party Coconutz , Playa Cocos, Costa Rica (Feb’19)
Golfito Village Marina an IGY Destination Golfito, Costa Rica (~May 1st ’19)
Rally Completion Award Event Vista Mar Panama (Middle to the end of May ’19)
Acapulco as seen from SV Easy / Mike - last year - Fireworks all around the bay
6) Reminder - Check your document expiration dates - this is a 6 month rally.
Be sure to check all your passports - vessel registration papers, credit cards,
Drivers licenses for expiration dates (have at least 180 days+ on them)
7) Official Panama Posse Marina Sponsors - 10 places to relax and enjoy !
- Marina Puerto de La Navidad – Barra de Navidad – Mexico
- Marina Puerto Vallarta, Puerto Vallarta – Mexico
- Marina Chiapas – Mexico
- Marina Bahia del Sol – El Salvador
- Marina Puesta del Sol – Nicaragua
- Marina Papagayo – Costa Rica
- Golfito Village Marina (an IGY Destination) – Costa Rica
- Vista Mar Marina – Panama
- Shelter Bay Marina – Panama
- Red Frog Marina – Panama
8) Good news - cell towers are almost everywhere ...
Jim of SV Octopus Garden testing local "comm" gear in Central America
9) Wildlife and other encounters to come
A lovely Rufous Motmot as per SV Julia Max - Costa Rica
10) Plenty of Fuel docks along these 2,000 nm.
Here is picture from SV Sea Glass after a little chat with a super yacht to get off the fuel dock ...
11) Keep 'em coming
Dietmar & Suzanne
SV Carinthia
FLEET UPDATE 2018-04-05
Congrats to us all, 70 boats now part of Panama Posse 2018 and we have 15 already signed up for 2019. It's been a tremendous first year. Many thanks to everyone in making this an epic journey of cruiser karma and just wonderful experiences. Just 2 months left to conclude this season's Panama Posse. Big Bash Panama Posse Party in Marina Vista Mar at the end of May details to follow.
1) Panama Posse Net
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Propagation has made it difficult to hear everyone everyday, tune in to see if you can share your latest adventures real time.
Latest fleet updates from PANAMA
2) M/V CROSSROADS - Panama
We have had a great time in Panama. We have mets lot of interesting people, made new friends and experienced a transit through the Canal on our own boat. However since we have arrived on the Caribbean side on the 21st we have been pinned down by 20-25 knot winds and steep, short period 8-12 ft seas outside the harbor. Finally, the weather is supposed to break tomorrow and now it is time to move on. Leaving Panama to head north on a small boat is easier said than done....unless of course you enjoy pain and suffering. For the winter months and into early spring the winds and seas generally come from the east and the northeast, exactly the directions you virtually have to go to leave Panama. Bashing head-on into the prevailing winds and seas in a boat is really not a lot of fun. Of course you could wait until summer when the winds abate somewhat, but then you have to contend with squalls, thunderstorms, hurricanes and belligerent insurance companies.
Our intended route to the Colombian Isla Providencia off the coast of Nicaragua and on northward to Grand Cayman Island takes us past numerous shallow banks, shoals and tiny islands. We will steer clear of those but because there have been a number of reports of piracy off of the Nicaraguan and Honduran coasts over the past few years, we will travel 150 to 200 nm offshore to hopefully avoid any trouble areas. The entire route is a bit over 600 nm.
The first leg of the journey to Providencia (where we hope to take a break for a day or two if the weather holds) should take us about 36 hours, the second leg to Grand Cayman should be about 48 hrs. If it looks like the weather is going to close in on us, we will skip Providencia and head straight for Grand Cayman.
The current plan, which seems to change every few hours, is to leave early on Easter Sunday. Hoping the seas lay down for us!
For those who want to follow along here is the link to our SPOT satellite tracker:
Device Name: CrossRoads Spot
Latitude: 9.36820
Longitude: -79.95035
GPS location Date/Time: 04/01/2018 06:24:11 CDT
Message: Motor vessel CrossRoads is OK!
Click the link below to see where I am located.
http://fms.ws/uQbZI/9.36820N/79.95035W
Cheers,
Stan & Diane
3) EASY - Panama -
VISTA MAR MARINA PROMOTION
Greetings from Panama and thank you for your email. Great news to be able to welcome you at Vista Mar Marina for that long, there is no need to make a reservation. Yes! .35$/ft/30 is our monthly rate. We do have a promotion, if you make a minimum 3 months pre- payment you get our promotional long term price, which would be .25$/ft/30 days.
We hope you like our promotion and we are looking forward to welcome you very soon!
Kind regards
Jackie
(507)66118528
Mike
( NOTE: YEAH !!! )
4) FRED AGAIN III - Panama
is in Panama...at Taboga Island, the little town of Las Flores. Anchoring off of El Morro, I experienced poor holding. Mooring balls are $10.00/day. There are no services here...a few fun looking bars but no water and no fuel. Ferry to the mainland is $10.00 each way and runs several times per day.
Off of Punta Mala, the currents and rip tides are ferocious. Be prepared for strong headwinds all the way across to Balboa. Have lots of fuel and lots of patience for this crossing. Winds were out of the north 18 Kts, gusting to 24 knots, for hours and hours...
No services here, on Isla Taboga...None at all! It looks to be a great little resort town; a couple of great looking boutique hotels, two churches and a population of only 950. There are no motorized vehicles...a few electric golf carts and the odd service vehicle, but that's about it.
I'm down to fumes in diesel fuel...I wasn't expecting that extra 24 hours in the Gulfo Panama!! I'll leave the boat here tomorrow on a mooring ball ($10.00 per day), and take the ferry ($10.00 each way), to the other side for diesel. Once I have fuel, I'll be a bit more mobile.
Anyone else around...where are you?
Robert
5) MYLA - Panama
We are kind of dead in the water here in panama. Just got a new alternator to correct charging problems, and it works. Great electrician named Tim Valentin. Then replaced thermostat to correct engine overheating issue... didn't fix the problem. Sea water intake clear. Sea strainer clear. Exhaust elbow has no issues. Any ideas out there?
RESPITE
Julie John -We had a Volvo before we replaced it. We had a heat exchanger problem for a couple of year couldn’t get any rpm or it would heat up. Thought we saw a Volvo dealing here? Let us know if we can do anything.
AVANT
Heat exchanger or bad sensor. My gauge reads ~185° when my engine is at ~165° due to sensor creep. Since I know that, I don’t worry. Have you managed to get eyes on the heat exchanger?
CROSSROADS
You need to verify the actual operating temperature of the engine. Shoot the area near the sensor. It should be in the neighborhood of 180-185 deg f. If that is what you have you have a bad sensor or faulty wiring. If the engine is actually overheating take the end cap off of the seawater inlet end of the heat exchanger. Clean out any debris there (you will often find broken impeller bits in there), also take a coat hanger wire or something similar and push it through each of the exchanger tubes in the bundle. Any bits that come out should then you out the exhaust or you can open the other end and clean them out.
RAVEN
We had some overheating issues on our way down as well. I'd pressure test your transmission cooler and oil cooler and check all the raw water lines. We found a few kinks in the lines that were causing restrictions. You can also test the thermostat by boiling water to 180 degrees and placing the thermostat into the water. It should "pop" if it is functioning correctly.
John & Julie
Fleet update from COSTA RICA
6) VOLANTE III - Costa Rica Device Name: Volante III
Latitude: 10.92033
Longitude: -85.79165
GPS location Date/Time: 04/05/2018 07:36:21 CDT
Message: Hello from Volante III. Checkout my current location.
Tony
7) LIQUID - Costa Rica
Device Name: SVLiquid
Latitude: 9.71720
Longitude: -85.00800
GPS location Date/Time: 04/05/2018 05:18:11 PDT
Message: This message serves as our one of our traveling check ins. Just letting you know all is ok :-)
Click the link below to see where I am located.
http://fms.ws/uZYzL/9.71720N/85.00800W
Marc & Laura
8) EASY - Costa Rica
Golfito, 33' high tide. N 08 37.269 W 083 09.211
Easy underway to Burica, Interlude too and Halcyon leaving Golfito also today.
Mike
9) DAD'S DREAM - Costa Rica
Anchored Bahia Herradura 09 38.533 N, 084 39.445 W 21ft low tide. Not too swelly...yet...
We’re staying at hostel Room2Board in Jaco. $60/nt but no frills. Voted best hotel in C.R. Not sure how they got that, maybe for hostels? At anchor We were greeted by a local capitan on a tour trimaran. Seemed nice...Neil from kayakjaco@gmail.com. FYI watertaxi $5pp per way. Paid $10,000 colones. Taxi captain said he is there every day 6am to 6pm. Will see what happens on return. He called a cab for us which was prompt and picked us up at bus station on beach. Stopped by atm then store an “Auto”, very nice and will be a. Stop on the way. Back to boat. $10,000 colones. Nice but out of the way on south end of Jaco. Hoping for part delivery.
1. No laundry service in the marina but dry cleaning available thru nearby Marriot.
2. $3.50/ft/day + taxes and need to make prior arrangements to reserve slip they are 99% full as you can see
3. No propane service @ Marina
4. fishing/tackle store near front gate called small chandlery Bristol marine supplies at 2637-6295 with very good boat parts.
5. You cannot leave dingy there and travel thru Marina/resort into town (unless of course you are in a slip)
6. Water taxi (Zapatia..8928-1715 or 8778-3041 or vhf ch69) is available to pick you up at your boat and drop you off at shore to provision etc.
7. Water - DIESEL ( 3.80 USD x gal ) - outboard fuel are available at fuel dock but hail marina on 16 prior to request dock access - you need paperwork chacha
8. Carinthia met with CR Marine Supply - nice chandlery walk-able from the bus stop ( see sat map below of bus stop vs beach vs marina )
Kensy Chaves +506 2637 7419 Ocean Plaza 50m North of los Suenos kensey.chaves@grupomontecristo.com
9. International Marine Electronics - Kerry Monteleone can get parts from Florida - +506 6011 - 2300 email: international.me.cr@gmail.com
where you will hang out for bus to Jaco ( 240 colones )
- or up the street to the auto supermercado and Laundry lady
- visit the local bar with a new Jersey bartender
and get propane picked up and delivered by this guy !
Jaco Gas and he will meet you at the Bus off the main beach
stop and fill your tanks ( takes ~ 3 days ) call +506 2637 6161
2 tanks for 8000 Colones
note - USE A STERN ANCHOR in HERRADURA BAY - point the bow of your vessel SW - SSW - lot's of swell here.
Rick & Brenda
10) HALCYON - Costa Rica
Hey Posse! Have any of you checked in or out of Panama at Puerto Armuelles?
We are trying to figure out if we will make a stop there to check in, or wing it until Panama City.
-s/v Halcyon, currently sweating in Golfito
RESPITE Checking in at PC was the easiest check in so far one building Port Captain and imagination right next to each other easy walk from La Playa anchorage
John & Becca
11) CINDERELLA - Costa Rica
Cinderella made it to Playa Blanca at 2am. Very little service . Finally catching a break this place is amazing!
Cinderella departed Masachapa towards San Juan Del Sur. Mario and Luigi found a nice weather window to beat the big boss! Winds are gusting to about 20-25, predicted 8 gusting to 15. #classic
Pavao, Pajo & Ava
( note we still need your pictures ! )
12) SEA GLASS - Costa Rica - PICTURE OF THE WEEK
Easter sunset right now with S/V Interlude, Danika,Easy on anchor and Annapurna, Sea Glass at Fish Hook Marina.
Chris & Amanda
Latest fleet updates from El Salvador
12) GETTING KNOTTY - El Salvador
left bahia del sol on the 2nd with 3 solid waves over the bow.
🤦🏻♂️ dislocated 2 fittings on the bimini which were quickly fixed. had a great 15k beam reach for several hours before it shut off and had to put up the iron jenny. cut across the bay of fonseca with no issues. following day we experienced good winds, albeit, constantly from different directions, from 10am till 9pm. great conditions so we passed puesta del sol and headed south. currently anchored in masachepa trying to get some sleep.
Andrew
(We need your picture !)
13) WAPONI WOO - El Salvador
Waponi Woo is on the way to Bahia del Sol. We anticipate a Thursday evening arrival. We did end up at the Marina Chiapas fuel dock. It was a little exciting and our deck fill was not large enough for the pump so we had to put everything through our Baja filter making it an extra long fuel stop. At the moment we are under sail with 10kts on our beam.
We are excited to be finally heading south.
finally returned to Waponi Woo. Monday morning we are supposed to do the paperwork office visits to check out for a Tuesday departure. For those of you who visited the fuel dock here (Marina Chiapas), how was it?
Ryan, Caroline
14) HALCYON
Thank you Becca & John -
The Panama Posse article is out
48° North - https://48north.com/the-magazine/
PAGE 46/47
John & Becca
Latest fleet updates from Mexico
15) Welcome SV GOBLIN - Mexico
Vessel # 70 Alan, Jennifer & Katie Please email us your pictures asap !
Keep em coming !
FLEET UPDATE 2018-12-13x
1) The Panama Posse is now 61 vessels strong and growing and on the move with 7 flag states flying the Panama Posse burgee !
2) Picture of the WEEK from SV FOOTLOOSE
Thank you for sharing this lovely moment and for a great write up on the Panama Posse on your blog
https://www.sailfootloose.com/index.php/2018/12/09/season-three-panama/
Michael & Lisa
FOOTLOOSE
3) Marina Puesta del Sol, NICARAGUA
Now at Marina Puesta Del Sol, very reasonable price with the Posse discount.
Highly recommended. We are doing some tours of the country with Luis.
Be sure to negotiate prices for the tours.
Jim & Suzy
OCTOPUS GARDEN
4) PIRATES in Barra de Navidad, Mexico
Pirates!! We had our first encounter with true pirates last night. We're all safe but I can't say the same for our food! After a day trip to Manzanillo where we bought some fresh avocados and other items, we woke up this morning to a mess in our forward stateroom. Even though we may not really need it, we're still running with air conditioner at night as long we're plugged into the dock. We close off the forward stateroom by closing the connecting door, no need to air condition a room we really are not using, but we do leave the forward hatches open. Barra Marina has a lot of hungry little coatimundi raccoons. They found their way into our forward stateroom last night and had their way with the groceries we had failed to put away. Clever little critters.
Chris, Monica & Penny
SEAGLUB
(note1: Penny - you had one job ... ) (note2: wait till you encounter the Capuchin Monkeys at Manuel Antonio Park in Costa Rica )
5) LONG LINES - Mexico
Long Line Alert
17 54.678 N102 22.397 W
10 miles off from Lazaro Cardenas.
Saw nothing until 2 pangas heading my location at high speed. Then saw one small white float. Fortunately we didn’t pick up anything and pangas went on their way. Proceeding to Isla Ixtapa.
Long Line semi-Alert
Another long line 6 miles out about 15 miles from Isla Grande (Ixtapa).
We headed toward the panga tending the line and asked how far was the end and he said 1000meters. All orange floats.
Then he told us to go between floats. I asked was the line deep enough and he said yes. Went through without issue.
Sample image of a Longline marker
Eric
SPREZZATURA
(note as we mentioned in the safety seminars - be on the lookout for these long lines - here is what they can look like -during day time - imagine spotting this at night ;-( and have a plan to stop your vessel - stop your engine(s) and cut them off - kitchen knife attached with hose clamps to our boat hook )
6) Maruata Bay, Mexico
Ahoy Panama Posse,
Dec 5th Mad and Simple Life anchored in Maruata Bay, a lovely piece of water and beach. Lots of room.
Our pos was 18 16.06 N 103 20.5 W in 10.4 meter, good holding in sand. Saw turtles swimming.
Simple Life went ashore, we did not. People were friendly. No cell phone coverage.
http://www.goodnautical.com/mexico-pacific/anchorage/bahia-de-maruata
We had to replace the remote control for the anchor winch next morning and as we saw on the gribfiles from Sailmail we would have wind in the afternoon. So we all set sail and had a lovely sail on spinaker, sometimes making 7-8 knots.
7) Of course we realized we could not reach Caleta de Campos before dark, but we figured the bay would not be that difficult. We barely reached Caleta at 7 pm, could see a little bit. We anchored near the breakwater. Simple Life came in an hour later and they anchored a bit more in, to the east. We both had not expected the bay to be so small and hearing the surf so close by was not very nice.
Our position was 18 04.32 N 102 45.02 W depth 7.7 m good holding. We were comfortable but Simple Life was not and they left very early this morning for Isla Grande. There is not much wind, and on the nose, we will anchor just east of Lazardo Cardenas and continue tomorrow. We did not have GE charts of Maruata and Campos.
http://www.goodnautical.com/mexico-pacific/anchorage/caleta-de-campos
OpenCPN was way off, Navionics fairly accurate. I will send you pics when on land, not by Sailmail.
Huibert & Maaike
MADELEINE
8) Good Nautical is now an official 501(c)3 and holds the detailed links for anchorage info and sooo much more. Just follow these links
above and enter your membership credentials (which have been emailed to you)
If you need help login in or how to use the site just send an email to dietmar@goodnautical.com
9) Costa Rica - For those of you heading their please feel free Alejandro on SV REBELLIOUS
our Panama Posse participant. He'd be happy to meet up with you in Costa Rica !
donacuisa@gmail.com
+506 881-00001
Alejandro
REBELLIOUS
(Note: he may be able provide some logistical help ;- )
10) High resolution Pictures of the Panama Posse kick off event are available for all to see and download !
To check them out go to https://panamaposse.com/2018-vessels/2018-2019-panama-posse-kick-off-party
11) WEEKLY 2018-2019 PANAMA POSSE FLEET CHECK IN and MORNING NET on MONDAY'S at 16:00 UTC via LINE
We have over 40+ vessels in LINE and the calls are great and very efficient and the Chatroom is open 24/7
It's a new way of doing things - please download and install LINE https://line.me/en-US/
Works on Android / ios / Windows / MAC OS
How to use it ....
- Register using your vessel name as the USERNAME ie SV SEAGLUB
- Search for panamaposse or SV Carinthia or Seaglub and befriend us -
- wait and accept your PANAMAPOSSE GROUP INVITE
- join the group chat - it's awesome !
12) Please reply to this email with ... anything really
- your updates
- contenders for picture of the week
- holiday decorations of your vessel - links to your favorite SONGS
- relevant blog posts - and of course your valuable suggestions
and we'll include it in the next FLEET UPDATE
13) Panama Posse Teaser
Preview of Maya script, also known as Maya glyphs the writing system of the Maya.
The only Meso-American writing system which has been substantially deciphered.
Palenque a mayor archeological site has an excellent museum so you can view them up close
- reachable from the Chiapas Marina with an organized tour
http://www.goodnautical.com/mexico-pacific/point-interest/palenque
14) Keep em 'coming
Dietmar & Suzanne
Carinthia
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FLEET UPDATE 2018-09-18
1) Welcome to the Panama Posse!
We are excited for the growing list of vessels signed up for this next season and welcome ....
Floating Stones
Bryan & Cheryl
Colmena
Kevin
Raven
Neil, Tally, Jan & Otter (woof)
Sprezzatura
Eric & Sam
2) The 2018-2019 burgees are here - the burgees are here !
Your registration fee includes this lovely 2018-2019 burgee - and here is how to get them:
- mailed to you in the US via USPS - please email us your shipping address - deadline this Friday Sep. 21
- they will be at the seminars and send off party in Barra De Navidad, MX between Nov. 26th and 29th
- left for pick with the Marina Staff at Puerto de La Navidad, Barra de Navidad MX after Dec 1st.
- in the Vista Mar Marina, Panama as of next week
- on board last years lead vessel Carinthia currently in Vista Mar Marina, Panama
- on board this years lead vessel SeaGlub currently in Marina Nayarit, La Cruz, MX
3) Speaking of this year's Lead Vessel meet SEAGLUB
Chris, Monica and Penny (woof)
are working hard behind the scenes and have finished their haul out.
PENNY
3) Reminder - Check your document expiration dates
Be sure to check all your passports - vessel registration papers, credit cards, Drivers licenses for expiration dates
(have at least 180 days+ on them) BTW you can renew your USCG vessels registration directly online
Here is the official link https://www.dco.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/Deputy-for-Operations-Policy-and-Capabilities-DCO-D/National-Vessel-Documentation-Center/
We did this last week and already got our new docs in the mail within 7 days !
And get ready for the paperwork Cha-Cha, bring lot's of copies of these documents
as both authorities and marinas "love" them.
Here is an immigration Officer in Playa Cocos - Costa Rica
4) Marinas and Ambassadors
The following is a growing list of marinas who are supporting the Panama Posse and providing substantial discounts and more !!!
- this is for your long term planning and we'll go over the route and must see places at the Seminars at
Marina Puerto de la Navidad in Barra between Nov. 26th and 29th.
Contact the Harbormaster Extraordinaire
Secundino Alvarez harbormaster@islaresort.com.mx
to reserve your slip with your discounted rate.
Details, including approach, can be found here https://panamaposse.com/start
Official Panama Posse Sponsors, Partners and Ambassadors
- Marina Puerto de La Navidad – Barra de Navidad – Mexico
- Marina Chiapas – Mexico
- Marina Bahia del Sol – El Salvador
- Marina Puesta del Sol – Nicaragua
- Marina Papagayo – Costa Rica
- IGY Marina Village Golfito – Cost Rica
- Vista Mar Marina – Panama
- Shelter Bay Marina – Panama
(+more to come)
Panama Posse Partners & Ambassadors
- Vicente’s Moorings – Acapulco – Mexico
- Luis Sanchez Tours – Chiapas – Mexico
- El Salvador Rally – Bill & Jean - El Salvador
- Ralph Hewitt Park Avenue Villas – San Juan del Sur – Nicaragua
- Coconutz – Annual Papagayo Victory Party – Playa Cocos – Costa Rica
5) Have a look at visit this fun Youtube channel
by our own SV "Angelique of Vancouver"
CLICK HERE to watch it.
Mike & Jacquie
6) Notice of a Rally - please print it out and post it at your yacht club or marina !
Click here to download a Printerfriendly version of it
7) If you plan your trip down from the Puerto Vallarta area
here are (some of) the anchorages we used -
you can easily day-hop your way down or one quick overnight passage.
-> Marina Riviera Nayarit - Punta Ipala - 44 nm
FYI: The Punta Ipala Anchorage is rolly especially if you have been in a marina for a while
so check the weather for less swell and a calm time to round Cabo Corrientes
-> Punta Ipala - Chamela - N - 48 nm
-> Chamela - N - Tenacatita - 32 nm
-> Tenacatita - Barra de Navidad - 14 nm
See you in Barra de Navidad !
Dietmar & Suzanne
SV Carinthia
8) We are still finalizing designs here is the
2018-2019 PANAMA POSSE SWAG PREVIEW
9) To add any of your findings please email us back at registration@panamaposse.com
or if you wish to opt out of these FLEET UPDATE emails simply reply with the words OPT OUT
FLEET UPDATE 2018-10-05
1) Welcome to the Panama Posse 2018-2019
SHEARWATER
Pati & Eric
SECRET WATER
Annie & ChrisSLOW DANCER
Dale & Kenneth
2) Early Birds leaving Panama on the "counter" Posse
MOOR PASSAGES
Roy & Christina
NAUTILUS
Michele & Randy
Just left Marina Vista Mar, Panama and are en route to Costa Rica - their goal - to make the Panama Posse Send off party in Barra de Navidad Nov 26th.
3) Save the Date !
Sunday 14 October 2018 - 3PM - 6 PM @ - Marina Vista Mar, Panama AC Cruisers Lounge - please RSVP
Open CPN Satellite Navigation Seminar
to provide a free / backup navigation system for poorly or inaccurately charted areas
You'll need a basic WINDOWS Laptop with a USB port and 2 Gig's of free space and have backed up all your data -
We'll install
OpenCPN Google Earth and GE2KAP and a whole bunch of Satellite charts - thanks to the diligent work of
Panama Posse veterans SV Liquid (Marc & Laura)
4) Some of the world most fascinating UNESCO / World Heritage sites
and National parks are along this route and are not to be missed - here is a "short list"
Morelia (MX)
Palenque (MX)
Monte Albán (MX)
Antigua (Guatemala)
Tikal (Guatemala)
Joya de Ceren (El Salvador)
Leon Viejo (Nicaragua)
Volcan Masaya (Nicaragua)
City of Granada (Nicaragua)
Parque Nacional Manuel Antonio (Costa Rica)
Corcovado National Park (Costa Rica)
Piedras Blancas National Park (Costa Rica)
Coiba (Panama)
Casco Viejo (Panama)
Below are just a few pictures to make this point -
breath taking excursions and experiences you can share with your fellow Panama Posse vessels - so buddy up
Granada - Nicaragua
Palenque - Mexico
Guardian near Yaxchilán on the riverbank Guatemala and Mexico
5) Route Planning
We have put together a few more details and recommended stops - here is the list
Email us for your free good nautical username and password to follow the links.
6) Panama Posse Safety Alert
Please, please, please always hoist your dinghy up and lock it at night !
Always lock your dinghy - especially if you go on shore.
Tie it to a sturdy pole or tree and remove any valuables.
Thieves are opportunists may swim out to cut your dinghy's painter and
then use rocks on the beach to break off locks.
Please use a (pad) lock with a difficult point of attack and a heavy chain
or re-in-forced coated wire - see a sample lock below.
7) Here are several soft dates to help you with your forward planning
Turtle Release Parties Zijuatanejo, MX (Mid Dec’ 18)
New Years Eve in Acapulco Vicente's Moorings, Acapulco MX
Mayan Adventures & Pot Luck Parties Chiapas, MX (Dec-Apr)
Bar Crossing Celebration - Drinks on Dock Bahia del Sol, El Salvador (Dec-Apr)
Flor de Caña Rum Tour Puesta del Sol, Nicaragua - (Dec-Apr)
Papagayo Survivors Party Coconutz, Playa Cocos, Costa Rica (Feb’19)
Golfito Village Marina an IGY Destination Party Golfito, Costa Rica (~May 1st ’19)
Rally Completion Award Event Vista Mar Panama (Middle to the end of May ’19)
Coconutz @ Playa Cocos
8) Keep 'em coming
Dietmar & Suzanne
Carinthia
FLEET UPDATE 2018-04-18
1) SAVE THE DATE - May 1st, 2018 - Costa Rica - Golfito Marina Village
Panama Posse Party in Costa Rica
- details to follow but it's gonna be a Howler Monkey of a time, so make your way south !
SAVE THE DATE - May 23, 2018 - Panama - Marina Vista Mar
Panama Posse Arrival Party
2) EASY - Panama
Ensenada Naranjo N 07 16.475 W 080 55.438 in 19 feet.
Much of panama has only cell data. Is amazing.
Awesome, the best water was Isla Seca.
Thanks for the Panama Party Dates.( May 23rd )
My 49th is the 20th
Ensenada Benao N 07 25.552 W 080 11.421 37' feet
Interlude arriving at the first anchorage in Panama "Balsa"
Mike
3) PANAMA POSSE MARINA SPONSOR - SHELTER BAY MARINA - Panama
Hola Panama Posse Crew!!!
It was a pleasure meeting John and Julie from S/V Myla today in Panama City!!! Here in Shelter
Bay Marina, we are very excited and eager to start in welcoming some of the vessels and are
preparing several attractive offers and special discounts to the registered vessels of The
Panama Posse.
Shelter Bay Marina is a full service marina located within the Panama Canal Breakwater, on the
Atlantic/Caribbean coast. We have the Panama Coast Guard on the property, plus the Shelter
Bay Marina Staff for 24/7 security. Also, being below the Hurricane Belt, will definitely eliminate
your Hurricane Anxiety, making Shelter Bay Marina your all-season year-round marina.
Following a list of some of amenities and services offered at Shelter Bay Marina:
• Full Service Yard - we will work together with Edwin our yard manager and his crew to
take care of all your repair needs
• Secured Dry Storage Area
• Self-work area for the do-it-yourself boaters
• Sail storage area
• Mini warehouse facility with individual storage units for rent
• Rigging, electronic, electricity and mechanical services available on site
• Welder operation to be moving into the facilities within 2 months
• Boatcare Program, both standard and custom available
• New sail loft, reopening in May 1
• Chandlery store with next-day delivery (if available in Panama; shipping services
available)
• Hotel
• Restaurant
• Pool
• Mini Market
• Free daily transportation to Colon, Cuatro Altos Shopping Area
• Panama Bus Line every other week for $15.00 per couple or pair
• Plus, much more!
At Shelter Bay Marina, regular and special occasion activities are organized between the marina
and the cruisers to help support the boating community some of them are movie nights, cruisers
palapa bbq night, and much, much more! We strive to support the boating community and make
Shelter Bay Marina your home.
By being a registered member of the Panama Posse, we at Shelter Bay Marina are proud
to offer the Panama Posse Specials!
• Welcome or departing activities (to be coordinated with Panama Posse administration)
• Discounted haul out rate:
o Regular rate is $16.00/ft. catamaran; $12.00/ft. monohull
o Panama Posse Discount rate is $12.00/ft. catamaran; $9.00/ft. monohull
• Discounted rate based on the length of stay as follows:
o 1-4 days you get the 5-13 days rate
o 5-13 days you get the 14-29 days rate
o 14-29 days you get the 30 to 89 days rate
o 30-89 days you get the 3 to 6 month rate
o 3 to 6 month you get the 6 month plus rate
• Dry storage discounts also available. Call for a quote
Note: These discounted rates will depend on the size and type of vessel, so feel free to contact
me directly for a quote based on your vessel or requested service
Remember, Panama is more than a Canal and by making Shelter Bay Marina your homeport
while preparing your vessel for your next cruise, you will get to experience all of it at a
secured, safe and friendly port!!!
Saludos!!!
Juanjo Boschetti
General Manager
Shelter Bay Marina, So Much More!!!
www.shelterbaymarina.com
+507-6813-5327
juanjo@shelterbaymarina.com
4) ANNAPURNA - Panama
Annapurna is scheduled to transit the canal on 29 April. We want line handlers. Please reply if you can help.
Rob & Debbie
5) SEA GLASS - Panama
Chris & Amanda
6) PANAMA POSSE MARINA SPONSOR - Golfito Marina Village - Costa Rica
Welcome Package for Panama Posse
| NIGHTS | RATE PLF PER NIGHT | Ø Dockage rate up to 65-foot vessel. Ø 65 + will be on case by case priced. Ø Swimming pool, tennis court & gym access at Casa Roland Hotel www.casarolandgolfito.com/facilities/ |
| 1-3 | $1.00 | |
| 7 | $0.80 | |
| 14 | $0.70 | |
| 30 | $0.60 | |
| Advance payments on dockage will have an extra 10% discount not refundable. Please contact our main office. + (506) 2775-3000 |
||
| Golfito Marina Restaurants: La Playa & Paka Paka Will offer 10% discount on food and 15% discounts on Pizza. This offer does not include beverage and alcohol drinks. |
At your service,
Maikol Barrantes
Dock Master
Golfito Marina Village
Golfito, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
T: +506 2775-3000
C:+506 8360-5464
E: maikol@golfitomv.com
www.igy-golfitomarina.com
7) CINDERELLA - Costa Rica
Any boats in need of yoga in Playas Del Coco, Costa Rica, Yoga with Miranda was amazing and $10 class incl. the mat.
Studio located in proximity to Migracion house / bus stop in a little shopping strip. Namaste.
Pavao, Pajo & Ava
8) VOLANTE III - Costa Rica
Device Name: Volante III
Latitude: 9.86365
Longitude: -85.48636
GPS location Date/Time: 04/14/2018 06:45:11 CDT
Device Name: Volante III
Latitude: 9.72073
Longitude: -85.00827
GPS location Date/Time: 04/16/2018 06:24:21 CDT
Tony
9) LIQUID - Costa Rica
Device Name: SVLiquid
Latitude: 9.71787
Longitude: -85.00748
GPS location Date/Time: 04/14/2018 15:31:58 PDT
Message: This message serves as our one of our traveling check ins. Just letting you know all is ok :-)
Click the link below to see where I am located.
http://fms.ws/uyjO4/9.71787N/85.00748W
If the above link does not work, try this link:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=9.71787,-85.00748&ll=9.71787,-85.00748&ie=UTF8&z=12&om=1
You have received this message because "SVLiquid" has added you to its SPOT contact list and attempted to contact you.
FindMeSPOT.com
We had a different experience to the posse posting of a few weeks ago at Manuel Antonio National Park and I thought I should let you know. Maybe it's a bit of a "luck of the draw" but.....
Turns out that you are not allowed to land on the national Park beach and leave a dinghy (or in our case kayak). It was confiscated some time while we were walking around and took 2-3 hrs to get back from their locked storage compound, requiring proof it was ours, passports, signed letters of release blah blah. The (friendly but firm) officials say you must land on the public beach (where they acknowledge security is poor). They suggested maybe to pay one of the "watersports" rental places to look after the dinghy.
Also, we couldn't pay for anchoring. They said it must be done at a particular bank that is not nearby (would not accept at the ticket office or take cash). We're here on Sunday when banks are closed anyway and the park is shut tomorrow. After lots of calls and talking, they said to just forget it. So we're not sure what others have done.
We talked with them for a long while. At first they were quite hostile, thinking we hadn't paid entry or tried to pay anchorage. Once they realised we had paid entry and the morning staff had confirmed we tried to pay anchorage, they were more friendly. Still it was a hassle and really without a clear resolution as to what boats should do.
We are not on Facebook and prefer not to post under our name but thought I should provide you with this information which seems at odds with your experience.
Cheers,
Rodger & Ali
(note pay 8 USD in local access fee at the booth and simply use that as anchorage currency)
11) SV LORIEN - Welcome to the Panama Posse
Julie & Chris - Currently in Nicaragua
( Pictures please )
12) SV ROSA DEL MAR - Welcome to the Panama Posse
Bernie
13) COLMENA - Nicaragua
Colmena is anchored in Estero Paso Caballos above Corinto Nicaragua. 12 31.58 N 87 11.97 W 10'. Corinto is a challenge because of the lack of a good landing spot for the dink. The Samara guide shows a place called "Marina Corinto" up the estuary which no longer exists. So it took a little creativity to get myself to town, and get checked in. But all's well that ends well.
Kevin
14) PANAMA POSSE - Meet up - Cost Rica
Playa Pochote - representin’ the Posse in Bahia Ballena for happy hour yesterday.
Danika,Gadabout, Pineapple and Liquid
Jason, Jenn, Paula, Wags, John, Michelle, Marc, Laura
15) Danika - Costa Rica - Picture of the WEEK
is anchored in Samara. Cinderella (pictured) is here as well.
Beautiful spot and only slightly rolly. These south swells are making for some uncomfortable nights!
Jenn & Jason
16) CARINTHIA - Cost Rica
Drake Bay - Costa Rica dinghy landing area - bring a long non floating line and a dingy anchor - drop the anchor into the middle of the river mouth
( there are a lot of tour boats in here ) and you can tie up to the tour out fit and then push the dingy into the center
- when you return pull the dingy back to the dock with the long line
- as always lock it !
watch for breaking waves just south of the entrance - hence the dogleg to enter this bay
Dietmar & Suzanne
17) MANU KAI - Mexico
Manu Kai update:Our land travel adventures. Chiapas, San Cristobal, Tonina Ruins, Agua Azul, Pelenque, Tikal and Flores. We are currently on our way to Antigua after a breakdown on the bus our 9 hour bus ride in now 12 and counting. Kids are troopers and taking in the experience. Hope to be back to the boat in Chiapas by Tuesday. Missing sea level.
Thor & Tanya & Crew
18) EPIPHANY - Mexico
Hello to the PPPPosse!!! We are leaving La Cruz, MX in about 2 weeks, headed to Panama. Expect to be there in June.
We are planning now and would love to get your favorite stops/anchorages/must sees along the way.
Thanks, in advance, for your tips and advice.
George & Suzanne
19) SSB Panama Posse Net Reminder
Please tune into our SSB net at 1300 UTC ( 7 am local time ) on 8297
Mhz usb and introduce yourselves to net control tomorrow
Keep 'em Coming - simply reply to this email with your report
or post @ http://www.facebook.com/group/panamaposse/
FLEET UPDATE 2018-02-28
1) WINDS OF
THE WORLD - Mexico
Where have you been all my
life;
Thank you so much
for this very handy and very valuable info!
Sailing, this weekend, from P. Navidad to Ixtapa, later in March
to Acapulco / P. Marques
Muchas Gracias (glad I
found the posse ),
Dan
Droogleever
2) SV JULIA MAX - Costa Rica
Hi Everyone, Golfito is a small town as a Port
of Entry/Departure. We stayed at Fish Hook Marina,
506/2775-1624,(www.fishhookcr.com) a
new well-maintained marina. Bilingual, Electricity 30/50amp,
potable water, trash, laundry, restrooms/showers,
restaurant/sports bar. We used a cab to drive us to the
various locations for check-out and international zarpe:
Immigration (very friendly), Customs, Banco National, and Port
Captain. Great experience! Panama is a long, skinny country. 5
days to Las Perlas, just south of Panama City. We anchored at
Punta Burica, Islas Secas, Isla Coiba, Ensenada Naranjo, and
Ensenada Benao. Winds for sailing were 10-15k diurnal. We
snorkeled at Coiba after paying a National Park Fee for one
night of $100 for boat/captain and 1 crew. We found some great
snorkeling spots, and not so great spots. One of our greatest
finds was a fellow cruising boat, sv Illusion, with Stan and
Sally Honey on board. Yes, the co-founders of Sailmail which
we use all the time for SSB Sailblog, e-mail and weather
forecasts. We had a great evening with them, and will be
seeing them along the way. Our plan is to arrive at Marina La
Playita on March 2nd. There is a great Panama Cruising Guide,
by Eric Bauhaus, with chartlets, depths and anchorage/marina
information that is highly recommended. His Guide is in its
5th Edition (2015). It can be bought in Panama City at
Islamorada Nautical Bookstore (www.islamorada.com).
Cheers to all,
George and Sue
3) Panama Posse Happy Hour this
Thursday - Costa Rica
March 1st @ 5 PM at Coconutz & Angry Goats
Brewery Playas de Coco
10°32'59.2"N
85°41'48.7"W
https://goo.gl/maps/iP5UoRtvhcU2
Long and winded tales of the Papagayos welcome
There are about 12+ Panama Posse vessels in
the area so should be a good shindig and the barkeep "Pete"
is a
boater from Kentucky. We'll toast to
those ahead and those behind us - there are iguanas and
monkeys in these trees
4) Marina Papagayo - Costa Rica - Official Sponsor of
the Panama Posse
* Stay three nights pay for two.
* Stay seven nights pay for five
* Stay a month and pay the annual (monthly)
rate.
* Free
drink tickets on arrival for Dive Bar happy hour.
5) OCTOPUS GARDEN - Mexico
on our way to Chiapas, we left Marina Chahue at 11 am.
Broad reach all afternoon, winds 10 or 12, seas 2 feet, boat
speed 4 knots. Very pleasant so far
Jim & Susy
6) RESPITE - Costa Rica
Posse fleet, thought I would share
what happened to Respite when checking into Costa Rica. We
had gotten our exit Zarpa from San Juan Del Sur. I
presented the exit Zarpa to the Port Captain in Costa Rica
and the Port Captain in SJDS had made a mistake on the
exit Zarpa he had entered the exit date where the name off
the boat should have been. The CR PC would not accept this
document. Said I need to back to Nicaragua. To make a long
story short with the help of Marina Puesta del Sol we
were able to get in contact with the PC in SJDS to correct
the mistake. The moral of this story is to double check
the documents before leaving any of the check in or check
out offices. Below is the Zarpa in question.
Every days a holiday every
meal a banquet
Chris & Janet
7) FRED
AGAIN III
SV FredAgain III is looking for crew...looking 3
or 4 amazing adventurers to do the Pacifac to Atlantic
Panama Canal crossing from Costa Rica at the end of March.
Good people looking for good people! We’ll be leaving Costa
Del Sol, El Salvador in a week or so for Costa Rica but
sadly, my wonderful crew of many months has to leave at the
end of March. Please pass this opportunity along to with my
email address...robertdnuttall@gmail.com. I’ll personally
respond to expressions of interest and questions.
Robert
8) TOTEM - Panama
PAPAGAYO INFO. Chris provides weather updates via SSB
and some boats here are close enough to find it useful.
Tune into 8137 at 1700 EST. Today the discussion included
take on the pattern in Papagayos over the course of the
next week and when was best to make tracks.
http://www.mwxc.com/
(note - luckily as every season the Papagayos
are ebbing over the next few weeks as they do every year and
very importantly Jamie on TOTEM is a SAILMAKER)
Jamie & Behan
9) ANILA - Costa Rica
Anila had a good run down
from Bahia Del Sol in the unpredictable Papagayos. As far
as we can tell the actual conditions never matched the
forecasts. We had wind anywhere from 7kts in the early
morning to around 35 knot gusts overnight. We tucked in
for a night at Bahia Santa Elena at 10°55'22.2"N
85°47'30.0"W with flat waters but the winds still pumped
over the hills.
After completing the
complicated check-in process at Playa Del Coco. The phone
number for customs at the airport is +506 2668-1336 in
case the security person doesn’t know who to contact. We
are now kicking back for a few days at Marina Papagayo.
Harbormaster/Manager Dan and his staff are super friendly
and helpful. Be careful when coming in if the Papagayo
winds are blowing. The surge and wind make docking a
little challenging, but the marina provides several dock
hands to help grab our lines. They are $2/ft/day, with
moorage deals for the Posse depending on how long you
stay. We had friends visiting from Seattle for spring
break and were able to enjoy the pool, Andaz Beach House
on Play Nascascolo (free use with marina stay but
restaurant is very expensive for lunch). The DiveBar
restaurant at the marina is reasonably priced and good.
They have a small chandlery (expensive, do you see a
pattern?) and a snack store, but no other real provisions.
We rented a car at the marina today for $115
for 2 days and had a nice 2-hour horseback ride on and
around Playa Panama with Tico Tours for $75/person followed
by a fabulous dinner at Ginger restaurant (Asian tapas) just
down the road in Playa Hermosa. We’ll be heading inland for
some touring tomorrow and then back to Playa Del Coco by
Thursday to meet up with anyone who is still there and do
the paperwork shuffle again.
Dave, Satin, Camille & Kyra
10) WAPONI WOO - Acapulco
- Sideways ?
(note next time
please provide who - what - where why ;-) )
Caroline & Ryan
11) The Panama Posse Net
Frequency and times are changing.
New net times are 13:00 UTC (currently 7:00 AM
local time)
We will start our calls on 8297 (8B) and
fallback to 4417 (4C) USB.
The following are confirmed net control
operators - we need to fill a few slots please confirm if
you can help.
Monday
–
Tuesday – ANNAPURNA - Confirmed
Wednesday – EASY - Confirmed
Thursday – CARINTHIA - Confirmed
Friday –
Saturday –
Sunday –
12) CROSSROADS
Dear Panama Posse,
We miss you all. Fortunately we have met many friendly
cruisers along the way.
We really liked Golfito. It was small and is still a typical
Costa Rica town. The anchoring is very easy and plentiful,
with good holding, in the natural harbor, just behind the
Land and Sea houseboat and the Fishhook Marina. We were
planning to go to a marina, but the anchoring was so nice
that we did not move. Clearly all of the marinas will
negotiate their price if you desire to stay at a marina, but
we really enjoyed anchoring out.
Unfortunately, when we were in town, the main street the
entire length of the town was torn up for road construction
and so there is one lane through town, which alternates
traffic direction and makes taking a taxi or bus through
town a very long ordeal. So we either walked or took our
dingy up and down the length of the town. We highly
recommend taking your dingy for checking in and out.
When we went to the Port Captain to check in, he said that
we didn't have to check in to Golfito if we had checked into
the country in Coco (which we had done). However, we did
have the Port Captain check our paperwork and we were given
a little slip to use later at checkout to tell the bank what
we owed. The Port Captain is at the other end of town from
where we anchored, just outside the new marina which you
will see when you enter the harbor. We went to the fuel dock
at the new marina and asked if we could leave our dingy
there to go to the Port Captain and they were very friendly
and said yes. (Bring a large fender or two for your dinghy
as the fuel dock is high above the water exposing your
inflatable to some sharp aluminum square tubes that could
make for a bad day).
From the fuel dock you just walk outside the marina, turn
right and the Port Captain office is just there.
To check out,you go to
1. Immigration,
2. Customs,
3. Bank,
4. Port Captain.
(The Sarana Guide has a very good description and map of the
process) Immigration is in the center of the town on the
main road, just across the street from the Samoa Restaurant
and Bar. Happily the Samoa Restaurant has a dock that you
can dock the dinghy at for 500 colones an hour, and cross
the street to Immigration to get the first step done. There
is a sign on the dock that says Bienvenudo, which is
constructed of plastic floats. Immigration requires three
copies of all documents, including the zarpe and document
that you received in CoCo. If you don't have them,
Immigration will send you to a place where you can get
copies made, but it is several blocks down the road.
Immigration is open 8 a.m.-4 p.m, Monday-Friday.
After immigration you can take your dingy back to the new
Marina and ask if you can leave it at the fuel dock. It will
take you awhile to complete your check-out. First you have
to walk or take a taxi (recommended) from the new marina to
the duty free zone where all the duty free stores are
located. There you ask where to find the customs office
(Aduana)and take you paperwork from immigration there. We
waited quite awhile at Customs. Then we went to the Banco
Nacionale, which conveniently has an office there in the
duty-free complex, and paid our $50.00 exit fee. The fee is
based on boat size, so you need to get that information from
the port captain before you go to the bank. If you do not
have it when you leave customs, there is also a branch of
the bank closer to the Port Captain's office.
Finally you go to the Port Captain and get your
international Zarpe.
We spent from about 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. doing this. You need to
go to the offices the day before you plan to leave and you
must leave in 24 hours (although per immigration it is 12
hours, but don't worry if it is less than 24 hours we were
told).
We hope that this is helpful as we were sooooooo happy to
find the docks for our dingy when we were doing the exit
paperwork. We did make the walk back and forth to the new
marina on one of our excursions, and it was LONG and HOT! We
also ate at the beach-side restaurant at the new Marina
which was fairly good but not cheap.
Enjoy yourselves,
M/V CrossRoads
Enroute to Panama City via Bahia Honda (tonight's stop then
an overnight run tomorrow).
We anchored at Isla Parida at 08 08.340N 12
19.584W about 18' of water.
We are currently underway from Isla Carvada to Bahia Honda.
We expect to be in Panama City by Tuesday or so. After we
get measured and in queue for a transit, we'll go back out
to cruise the Las Perlas Islands. We saw Julia Max in
Golfito, they are about two days behind us. Are you guys all
having fun without us??
Cheers, Stan
& Diane
13) GADDABOUT - Mexico
The
dreaded Golfo de Tehuantepec crossing is behind us and
Gadabout is in Chiapas. After a smooth trip from Acapulco
we did a quick turn in Huatulco to take advantage of a
perfect weather window. Once clear of the main potential
T-pec’er impact zone we stayed about 7 miles off the
coast. We dodged a lot of commercial fishermen and battled
a current but didn’t have to worry about the panga long
lines. Overall it was exactly what we had hoped for,
including last night’s meal of freshly-caught mahi-mahi.
Arthur
“Wags” & Paula
14) SEA GLASS - Costa Rica
Posse Fleet in Playa Coco Costa Rica - Picture of the
week !
Keep em coming !
FLEET UPDATE 2018-01-25
1) Hi!
I am Carolyn from Third Wish. First, tell Sam and Dave, Lin
and Lou, Bill and Jean hello from us, please. Second, a
warning. We went through the Canal in March 2017 and were
guided onto a reef by our Panamanian line handler, Omar. That
story will be in this Feb. issue of SAIL magazine. We are now
shipping our boat to Ensenada since it is impossible to
complete repairs at Shelter Bay Marina. In the past 9 months,
ten other boats have hit this unmarked reef. More to the
point, last week, our line handler Omar again led a boat onto
the reef, where the Coast Guard had to rescue them. They are
now on the hard repairing their rudder and keel. Our Canal
Agent, Roy Bravo, told us he would no longer be employing
Omar. Well, Omar is still working and still inept. Roy Bravo
is offering no help (other than prayers). Many people here
know our story and other stories like ours, all involving Omar
and Roy Bravo. I am not the type to be vindictive. I do not,
however, want others to go through our sad experience. There
are many other Canal Agents and Line Handlers. That Roy is
still hiring Omar, and that Omar is still running boats onto
the reef, is quite disconcerting. I just felt I should warn
you all to learn from our bad experience. Enjoy the sail
south, we sure did. We stopped in SO many sweet places. Panama
is an amazing country. Just beware of these two smooth
talkers. You're welcome!
2)
Fred Again,
Hola
Possee! This is Laura on Fred Again, currently in Zihuatanejo.
My credit card was compromised today so I need to have a new
card sent to me. We are leaving for Huatulco tomorrow and I’m
looking for ideas on where I can receive mail there or further
south? This is pretty important since I am carrying little
cash so all ideas welcomed. Thank you!!!!
ANSWER
Janet
Wenderoth Marina Chiapas will
receive letters and packages. They say DHL
delivers more often than Fed Ex here. Good luck!
Hola
from Fred Again... yes again!!! We are mooring in Acapulco and
are having an issue with our deep cycle batteries (we have two
group 31s connected in parallel). We are looking for
advice/direction for a replacement battery. Gracias Possee.
Fred Again is on the move after a wonderful, but short stay
in Zihuatanejo. While on land we had a wonderful tour of Xihuacan ruins.
We went with Norma Blanco (local tour guide – mobile is 755-127-0982 or email: nblanco16@hotmail.com )
and the head archeologist, Rodolfo. (We found Norma via the
Possee update from... by ).
The evening ended with a sunset sail with our new friends,
their two kids, and a very wonderful mechanic and his wife (who
helped diagnosis and repair a transmission issue). A great outing
with locals!!
We are now just outside of Zihuatanejo and headed to Huatulco
with a possible fuel stop in Acapulco and possible anchorage stop
in Puerto Angel.
Estimated arrival to Huatulco is Jan 28th.
We would love to buddy boat across the Tpec if there are others
in the Possee in Huatulco who are waiting for a weather window.
Thank you,
Laura, Robert, Michael
( keep in mind not everyone uses Facebook - so we repost here what
seems relevant )
3)
Carinthia - Checked in at Marina Puesta del Sol -
Nicaragua - currently on a raod trip in Granada ( 4 hours by
rental car via Leon and Managua )
Nicaragua - Marina Puesta
del Sol - Channel Markers and 9' channel even near low tide.
There is even an outer marker to get you in - stay well offshore
as there are reefs here - we entered 2 hours after low tide and
always had over 5 feet below our ( 4.7' ) keel -
THERE ARE CHANNEL MARKERS !!! - It's peaceful and govt officials
arrived 2 hours later - total cost for clearing in for 2 was 64
USD - more fees to come when we exit - staff is very excited and
happy and we are setting up a meeting to discuss discounts to
the Panama Posse -
Robert a 86 year old former cruiser is in the process of
changing the laws to make cruising easier int he country - he
expects passage of the new law in March - this will negate local
zarpes and cabotaje rules - stay tuned -
+5
4)
THE PANAMA POSSE IS NOW
50 VESSELS STRONG
welcome SV GAVIA
5)
MV
CROSSROADS - JULIA MAX - COSTA RICA
After a great day yesterday in Bahia Santa Elena we moved today to
Playa del Coco. We made the 45nm journey with anything from 8kts to
30kts of wind behind us or on the beam.
We arrived and anchored in Coco at almost the same time as S/V
JuliaMax. Tried to check into the country but by the time we got the
dinghy in the water and braved the surf ashore the Capitania de
Puerto was gone for the day.
We’ll try again tomorrow. Check-in is ashore near the beach for the
Port Captain, up the street for Immigration and a 45 minute car ride
to the airport for Customs. You can’t go into Marina Papagayo until
you are checked in and you can’t do that there (you have to go to
Coco) or the Marina will help hire an agent to do it for you for a
significant fee.
We will check-in tomorrow and probably share a ride to the airport
with JuliaMax.
That’s it for today!
Cheers,
Stan
The northernmost port of entry into Costa Rica is Playa del Coco or
if you don't mind paying an exorbitant fee for an agent to help you
Marina Papagayo at the top of Bahia Culebra will help you. Either
way the paperwork is processed out of the Coco Officina de Captania
de Puerto.
I think the Costa Rican have the paperwork cha-cha thing down to a
fine science! Here is what our day today looked like. Fellow Posse
crew from JuliaMax flagged down a panga at 0800 to pick us all up
from the anchorage and take us to shore (thus avoiding a repeat of
our less than stellar dinghy launching and landing performance from
the day before). We quickly made our way to the Port Captain's
office which is 100' from the beach on the main road. I lost track
of time but the process for both boats took somewhat more than an
hour.
Next step was immigration several blocks up the same street on the
right hand side in a smallish white building set off the street. I
think we were there another hour or so then back to the Port Captain
for another visit of thirty minutes or so.
Next stop was Customs at the airport a 30 minute ($50 round trip)
cab ride away. At the airport there is no Customs office just a
gigantic arrivals lobby that was empty save two airport workers who
called Customs for us and told us they would be right out. An hour
later we were still waiting. Eventually a guy appeared in the lobby
asked for our paperwork and passports and disappeared for 20
minutes. When he reappeared he brought a clipboard full of forms for
us to fill out while we stood there. He then disappeared again with
the paperwork and reappeared twenty minutes later stamped our papers
and sent us on our way.
Now back to the Port Captain's office for final papers and a
National Zarpe. Apparently to leave Coco and go anywhere else you
must have an internal National Zarpe. Another twenty to thirty
minutes and we were told that the woman that issues the Zarpe was
not there for another hour or so. So off to lunch we went.
Ate at Coconutz a micro-brewery down the street. The beer was good,
food so-so, service not so great, atmosphere gringo touristica.
Back to the Port Captain's office and arrived in time for the woman
we were to see to hand us some paperwork as she walked out saying
the other guy would take care of it. That guy first insisted that we
must tell him where the next place we were going was and then come
back to Coco to get clearance to the next place after that and that
we were to do this for each stop we made. It took some time to tell
him that wouldn't work, because we could not come back t Coco after
each stop. He made calls and settled for a list of stops all the way
to Golfito where we will eventually check out of the country.
Probably we should have just told him Golfito and not bothered to
check in at the various stops in between. Anyway all this took
another hour or so and then we were DONE! Just in time too, because
they close at 1500 and it was well past that.
Next on the agenda was SIM cards for our phones. I had purchased a
Movistar card at a tienda the day before (for $2.00) and was having
trouble activating it, though I was getting a little bit of data
through it. Anyway we found a place on the main drag on the right
hand side a few blocks up from Coconutz and directly across the
street from the big Auto Mercado. It's called GD Computador. They
spoke good English and sold us Kobi SIM cards with 2GB of 4G data
and one hour talk time for about $20.00. I added an additional one
hour talk time for another few dollars.
We didn't do any grocery shopping but there are a couple of good
supermarkets in town plus many roadside vendors.
After a long day of bureaucratic red tape we finally flagged down
another panga and begged him to run us out to our boats, it took
some convincing because he was tired and wanted to go home but he
finally gave in and off we went. A very full but productive day!
C
Over and out,
Stan & Diane
We upped anchor from Coco this morning and moved 27 nm south to
Bahia Portrero, Anchored in 24’ at 10’ 26.49N, 85’ 46.97W.
Nice bay, getting 10-25 kts wind from the east. Several dozen boats
anchored and on moorings here. We are anchored in front of the
breakwater to the now defunct marina. We aren’t going ashore but
beach break doesn’t look too bad. Houses and condos on shore and I
can see at least one restaurant.
Not much swell today so hopefully we’ll have a flat, quiet night.
We plan to move on tomorrow just before first light and will
hopefully make Bahia Ballena 100 nm down the road before dark.
Over and out,
Stan
CrossRoads
6) OCTOPUS
GARDEN
Hola Posse! Don't be scared off by bad press about Acapulco. We've
really enjoyed it here. Stay on the mooring, leave your dinghy on
deck and let Vincente and crew ferry you to shore. There is a good
grocery store in easy walking distance plus Oxxo and Circle K. You
can walk to the Zocalo. There are places to eat close. Today we took
a 10 peso bus to a big mall, ate at Applebee's (nice for a change)
and watched a movie in English with air conditioning 2 people for 60
pesos. While we take big city precautions we've never had any bad
vibes here.
By the way we saw the movie The Shape of Water. Very different and
good and it was great to have a day off.
After we shopped at the market and back to the mooring at sunset
Jim & Susy
7) Isleña - EL Salvador
Hi there,
Hope all is well. We tried to catch the Panama
Possee net this morning and after not hearing anything I took the
liberty of starting the net. Unfortunately there were no check
ins.
FYI the following boats are in Bahia del Sol
Danika
Isleña
Amante
Easy
Sea Glass
Solana is on anchor outside. I understand that he
is not a member of the Posse but a good Posse friend. Bill went to
get him at 0800 but their motor wouldn't start. The captain
feels that all he needs is a good solar day and his
batteries should start the engine tomorrow morn. Bill is on
schedule to bring them across the bar tomorrow.
All our best,
SaM and David
s/v Isleña
8) SHEARWATER
Hola Panama Posse from Shearwater,
We Are currently in Huatulco we arrived yesterday at 13:40 and
dropped anchor in Bahia Santa Cruz.
We Are currently waiting for a good weather window. We can
hear you on the SSB. net but you don't seem to hear us it might
be a mic. Problem. Thanks everyone for all the information. Pati
and Eric sv Shearwater
9) RESPITE
Question for all of you further south of Mexico. Are there any
specific things we should stock up on before leaving?
Are things pretty available and reasonably price in El Salvador?
We may be leaving soon! Autopilot is installed and we are doing a
sea trial today. Hope to see you soon.
ANSWERS
Jenn
Ballinger There are big grocery stores
in San Salvador that has everything you could possibly
need, but it's an hour bus ride from Bahia Del Sol. Lots
of places nearby to get basic stuff though.
Dietmar
Petutschnig Suzanne
said that the grocery store was
better than whole foods ... Thank
the 500+ us embassy staff .. But
local grocery stores are much much
cheaper - best pricing for
TEQUILA -
which Bill will take off you in El
Salvador ;-)
Annual
Salvador Rally
Beaver
brand horseradish. In our
17 years of cruising we
had to bring it back from
the US. Sometimes creamed
horseradish is available.
10) MY EL CAZADOR -
we have been in Pez Vela marina (quepos) for several weeks and plan
to stay for 6-12 months. Super marina. Great wifi, great slips (
interior docks are only a couple years old). Nice restaurants and
little shops at the marina and a short walk into town for more
typical Costa Rica stores/little restaurants. We have found great
help on dock for deck hands (talked with people who come here each
year for references).
In contrast to papagayos marina- that was also very nice facilities,
but hardly anything to do unless you have a car. Grocery store was
about a half hour drive.
11)PANAMA POSSE NET
SSB Net 8294 USB @ 15:15 UTC (
9:15 local time ) fallback 8297 USB
Please confirm your net control and time with ROB with an email rap84040@gmail.com
( cc'ed above )
If you can please volunteer for one weekly slot as a fallback
Monday – VOLANTE III
Tuesday – ANNAPURNA - Confirmed
Wednesday – EASY
Thursday – CARINTHIA - Confirmed
Friday – INTERLUDE
Saturday – CROSSROADS
Sunday – RESPITE
12)
Keep 'em coming -
Panama Posse
FLEET UPDATE 2018-01-06
1) Marina Chiapas - Marina Manager Memo Garcia
showing his support of the Panama Posse going forward with the
following discounts are avail
1 week stay for the rate of 6 days
2 week stay for the rate of 11 days
3 week stay for the monthly rate
2) JULIA MAX - Huatulco
Julia Max is in Huatulco for a week waiting on Tpec. Disappointed
to not have electricity at dock. No slips for us at main docks
while 3rd dock being repaired. Fuel available. Water jugs 20 pesos
per jug. Laundry. Lots of security. Good restaurants. Harbormaster
speaks English; has weather forecasting site for Mx Navy!
Going on Birding trips with Cornelio Ramos were amazing! Scuba
Friday pm.
Changed oil/filter, topped off fuel, and will run for it this
Sunday.
Sue Stonecliffe
3) SEA GLASS - Bahia De Puerto Marques
Yesterday afternoon we moved the S/V Sea Glass about 5 miles
leaving central Acapulco for anchorage in Bahia De Puerto Marques.
After scouting the bay we chose to
anchor in the North end in 50' Sand bottom @ 16.48.503N
099.50.706W. Just like in Isla Grande the activity around us
stopped and most of the boats left for there slips. We watched a
beautiful sunset and enjoyed this quiet anchorage with a strong
cool breeze. Captain Vincente was anchored behind us in the
Hatteras 80' with its owner, family & friends. We heard his
generator quit and the boat went dark. I called him to find out
the generator ran out of gas. I had 5 gallons on board for our
dinghy and quickly rowed it over to them. One of those right
place at the right time things. They charged up the batteries
and were able to start there engines to get back home. They all
waved big thanks to us as they pulled out of the bay. We slept
very well here and woke up to an great view all around us. Quite
a different take on Acapulco. I highly recommend this anchorage
to other Posse as an alternative to Downtown which is only 20
miles away by taxi but worlds away in comfort.
4) RESPITE - CROSSROADS -
CARINTHIA
The extraordinary Mayan sites of
Bonampak and Yaxchilan accessible from Marina Chiapas - thanks
to intel from SV AVANT and help by local tour operator "Tours
Discover Chiapas" - Miguel Angel Alvarez Davial Tel +52 962 133
6820
https://www.facebook.com/Tours-discover-chiapas-482579621927402/
5) CROSSROADS - Chiapas Fuel Dock
Here are the waypoints I used for turning off the main channel
towards the fuel dock. Depths 15'+ in most areas. DO NOT GO BETWEEN
THE TWO GREEN BUOYS. There is a sand bar that rapidly shoals!!
Leg To... Name Distance
Position
1 Turn-off point
0 yd N 14°42.150'; W
92°23.752'
2 Fuel Dock 242
yd N 14°42.235'; W
92°23.664'
Diesel Price 17.32 MXN x liter and no docking fees
--
Regards, Stan
6) SV Myla - Tracking
Proving that there are truly tech gremlins aboard....looks
like something is amiss with our newly set up and paid for
tracking service. It shows us in Carrizal, but that was where
we were about 4 days ago. We are now in Zihuatenjo. 3G working
on my ipad, not on my iphone....iridium working with texting,
but not email...grips working on iphone, but not ipad....keeps
it interesting! Hoping to have a resolution to the tracking
issue soon, while we are here in Zihuatenajo.
Meanwhile, despite what the tracking system shows...Had a
great, albeit fairly windless trip from Barra de Navidad to
Zihuatenajo. Several stops along the way where we got
together with Bula and later Sarafina, both Posse boats. We
are now in Zihuatenajo and hoping to stay here just long
enough to get laundry done, refuel, and provision - perhaps
a few days. We've been here several times before and we're
afraid if we stay too long, we might never leave! We're
hoping to catch up with others in the posse fleet. Would
love to have some company to Acapulco and parts thereafter,
hoping to leave Zihuatenajo in a day or so. We cruise at
about 6k. If others are in Acupulco or Huatulco, how long do
you plan to stay there? We will probably be stopping in
Acapulco, Huatulco and Chiapas before we continue south. Our
tracking system is still a work in progress. Hope to have it
working soon. We check our iridium go texts daily, so that
might be a good way to contact us.
John and Julie King
S/V Myla
7) Tehuantepec Crossing - SV LIQUID
http://www.svliquid.com/blog/crossing-the-tehuantepec
8) CROSSROADS - update to USEFUL SAFETY/SECURITY TELEPHONE
NUMBERS ( Diane actually called every number )
U.S. COAST GUARD RESCUE COORDINATION CENTER
Rescue Coordination Center: (510) 437-3701. This is the number
for group receiving EPIRB emergency beacon distress signals. They
will coordinate with local country Coast Guards if boater is outside
of the U.S. and they have translators, as the numbers at the local
country Coast Guards in Central America will speak Spanish. They
said it would be ok to call them in emergency.
CENTRAL AMERICA COUNTRY COAST GUARD CONTACT NUMBERS
These numbers were given to me by the U.S. Coast Guard Rescue
Coordination Center. The individuals from these local Coast Guards
will speak Spanish when you call them. If you cannot communicate
with them, the Rescue Coordination Center can call them, but that
will take more time.
El Salvadore Coast Guard: (505) 22500210, Extension 5103
Nicaragua Coast Guard: (504)22342507
Costa Rica Coast Guard: (506) 22314924
Panama Coast Guard: (507) 60451197
CALIFORNIA COAST GUARD OFFICES WHO COULD BE called if you cannot
reach rescue coordination center, however the local coast guards
will likely just go through the Rescue Center:
Coast Guard Sector LA/Long Beach: 310 521-3815
Channel Islands office: 805 985-9822
VHF EMERGENCY CHANNEL FOR MAYDAY: 16
U.S. COAST GUARD EMERGENCY SSB CHANNELS
MHZ UTC time
4.125 2300-11
6.125 24 hr.
8.290 24 hr.
12.290 1100-2300
HAM SSB NETS
World wide emergency Ham net: 14.313 24 hr.
Central America Ham net: 7.083 UTC time 1300
CENTRAL AMERICA EMBASSY CONTACT INFORMATION. Go to
www.usembassy.gov/ for further information. For Central America
embassies, emergency number is +1-202-501-4444, and press “0”, from
8 a.m. – 5 p.m. EST. When dialing embassy numbers below probably
start with “ +” depending on phone service.
COSTA RICA
+506 2519 2000
Calle 98 Via 104, Pavas, San Jose, Costa Rico
EL SALVADOR
+503 2501 2999
Final Blvd. Santa Elena, Antiguo Cuseatlan, La Libertad,
San Salvador
GUATEMALA
+502 2326 4000
Avenida Reforma 7-01, Zona 10, Guatemala Cuidad, Guatemala
HONDURAS
+504 2238 5114 (after hours X4100)
+504 2236 9320 (per embassy website, but not communications
received: 011-504 2236 9320)
Avenida La Paz, Tegucigalpa MDC, Honduras
MEXICO
+52 55 5080-2000
Paseo de la Reforma 305, Colonia Cuauhtenoc, 06500 Mexico,
DF
NICARGUA
+505 2252-7100
Kilometer 5.5 Carreter Sur, Managua, Nicagagua
PANAMA
+507 317 5000
Bldg 783, Demetrio Basilio Lakas Ave, Clayton, Panama
REPORT U.S. CITIZEN MISSING ABROAD: 1-888-407-4747
GLOBAL MARINE DISTRESS SAFETY SYSTEM: 1-888-407-4747, press “0”
for overseas citizen emergency services.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION MARITIME ADMINISTATION, OFFICE OF
MARITIME SECURITY.
They provide information on piracy and safety and security, and you
can sign up for alerts by going online.
Emergency: 1-202-501-4444 (8-8 EST, M-F)
Regards, Diane
Please keep these reports coming
Panama Posse