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Lesser Antilles via Colombia –-> Panama Canal Bound - East to West
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Bocas del Toro –-> Cayman Islands / Roatan / Rio Dulce / North Bound
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San Diego / Ensenada / Cabo / La Paz / Mazatlan / PV -–> Barra de Navidad - South Bound
☸️ COUNTER POSSE
Pacific Panama / Costa Rica –-> North Bound
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Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia & Florida Bahamas– north or south bound, coastal or via the ICW
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La Paz / Mazatlan / Sea of Cortez - North and South Bound
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Panama - Jamaica - South Coast of Cuba - South Coast of Haiti - South Coast of Dominican Republic - South Coast of Puerto Rico - to the Virgin Islands - East Bound
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GUATEMALA - BELIZE - YUACATAN PENINSULA - FLORIDA KEYS
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MUST SEE FROM YOUR YACHT - CENTRAL AMERICAN SIGHTS
Along the Panama Posse CENTRAL AMERICAN route are THESE UNESCO AND OTHER SIGNIFICANT SITES
Below is a list of some of the most cultural or historically significant sites along the Panama Posse route.
Many of these locations are accessible from nearby marinas and are listed as UNESCO WORLD HERITAGES SITES.
🇺🇸 USA California CRUISING TO MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA WITH THE PANAMA POSSE YACHT RALLY
🇺🇸 CALIFORNIA
CLEARING INTO THE US
- US CUSTOMS: US ROAM application was updated July 2022. A new feature assists with port check ins required by US Customs if the foreign vessel has the ROAM application. A vessel first checks in at arrival, and obtains a cruising permit. The vessel captain then enters in the Cruising Permit/ number to US ROAM application. After successful permit information is entered in ROAM, vessels can then use the application to do online check-in at their next port of entry/stops. If a cruising permit has not been entered into ROAM, a boat must physically check in at each stop made at US Ports. Basically a vessel either uses the ROAM app for online check in–or if ROAM is not available, they must check in physically at each port of entry, as has been done previously. There is no change in the need for foreign vessels to check in, just the way its possible.
US ROAM APP >>
WEATHER CALIFORNIA
SOUTH BOUND AND NORTH BOUND ROUTES
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA - SOUTH BOUND
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA - NORTH BOUND
TIDAL RANGE PACIFIC CALIFORNIA
🇰🇾 CAYMAN ISLANDS - CRUISING THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN WITH THE PANAMA POSSE YACHT RALLY
MARINAS SPONSORING THE PANAMA POSSE
DOCUMENTATION | CAYMAN ISLANDS |
Passport | Valid for at least 6 months; requires one blank page |
Boat Documentation | Coast Guard Doc (Original) |
Proof of Insurance | Liability |
Crewlist | Required at checkin/out |
Zarpe | Required at checkin/out |
OFFICIAL PROCEDURES | HAIL UPON ARRIVAL |
Official Country Visa | Visitors may be granted permission to land in the Islands for a period of up to six months. This period may be extended for further periods not exceeding six months upon application to the Chief Immigration Officer – extendable for another 6 months http://www.immigration.gov.ky/portal/page/portal/immhome/visitinghere/entryrequirements |
Immigration Visa | Good for 180 days; |
Required Permits | TIP (Temporary Import Permit) – good for 10 years; fishing license required for each person aboard |
Upon Arrival Visit: | Immigration; Customs; Port Authority |
Upon Departure Visit: | Immigration; Customs; Port Captain |
Entry & Exit Fees: | Unknown |
Notes: | Expect to be boarded by Coast Guard upon entering and/or leaving the country |
OTHER | |
Required Vaccinations | NA |
Pets | Vaccination Certificate |
Currency: Cayman Island Dollar |
Crime Index | Safety Index | Corruption Index | Corruption Score | GDP x cap | Pop (K) | Life Ex. | Cost of Living | Groc. | Rest. $ | Loc.Purch.P. | ||
29.61 |
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NA = Unknown and that is a problem | The Caymans have become a popular tax haven among the American elite and large multinational corporations because there is no corporate or income tax on money earned outside of its territory. 1 This includes interest or dividends earned on investments, making the Caymans especially popular among hedge fund managers. | 43,800 | 65 | 82.19 years | Cayman Islands is the most expensive country in Latin America | Cayman Islands is the most expensive country in Latin America | Cayman Islands is the most expensive country in Latin America | Cayman Islands is the most expensive country in Latin America |
US EMBASSY
NA – closed – visit US EMBASSY in Jamaica for consular services,
WEATHER
The Cayman Islands have a tropical marine climate, with a wet season of warm, rainy summers (mid-May through October) and a dry season of relatively mild winters (November to April). Located in the northwest Caribbean at Northwest Caribbean, west of Jamaica the three Cayman Islands are in a unique position to be far enough north to be affected by cold front during the winter and still within the belt that is influenced by tropical waves and hurricanes during the summer. A typical day would have you wake up to warm sunny mornings becoming hot by afternoon with a few afternoon thundershowers especially over western Grand Cayman.
Occasional surges of cooler air from continental North America, the leading edge of which is called a cold front is the main winter system affecting the Cayman Islands from late October through early April. These systems are the major producers of rainfall during the winter months although precipitation is not quite as long lasting or of the same amounts as with summertime systems. The stronger cold fronts tend to bring strong North to northwest winds and rough seas, especially along the Western and Northern Coasts of the Islands: Such fronts are locally called “Northwesters”.
Perturbations in the easterlies or tropical waves are the main summer systems affecting the Cayman Islands from late May through November. During these months the systems move through the Cayman area roughly every four to five days but can all but disappear for a few weeks. The stronger of these systems tend to bring a day or two of cloudiness, heavy showers and thundershowers during their passage and strong southeast winds after their passage. During the summer months the main impetus for the development of these systems are the tropical waves.
TIDES
Download the Tide tables here
http://www.weather.gov.ky/portal/page/portal/nwshome/forecasthome/suntides30
Tidal range is about 0.7 meters
PILOT CHARTS
CAYMAN ISLAND Pilot Charts depict averages in prevailing winds and currents, air and sea temperatures, wave heights, visibility, barometric pressure, and weather conditions at different times of the year. The information used to compile these averages was obtained from oceanographic and meteorologic observations over many decades during the late 18th and 19th centuries.The charts are intended to aid the navigator in selecting the fastest and safest routes with regards to the expected weather and ocean conditions.
An explanation of historic Cayman Islands Climatology and Wind-roses is here.
AIDS TO NAVIGATION
DOWNLOADABLE REFERENCE CHARTS FOR THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
- Cayo Largo to Cayo Blanco including Cayman Islands – CAYMAN ISLANDS 27160
- Cayman Islands (West Indies) Plans: A. Little Cayman and Cayman Brac – CAYMAN ISLANDS 27241
- Caribbean Sea-Northwest Part – CAYMAN ISLANDS 28004
- Gulf of Mexico – CAYMAN ISLANDS 401
Please sign up with Good Nautical for Anchorages, Marinas, and Ports of Entry Information.
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CAYMAN ISLANDS SEARCH AND RESCUE SAR
MRCC Cayman Islands Coast Guard
Type: MRCC, Country: Cayman Islands, SRR: SRR CAYMAN ISLANDS
Latitude, Longitude:
(19.3025837,-81.3050003)
Telephone:
+1 (345) 649-6722 (Primary) +1 (345) 936-6722 (Secondary)
In event that primary number is unavailable then use secondary number. Secondary number is a cellular phone and can also be reached using Whatsapp
Email:
Fax:
Website:
INMARSAT:
Telex:
Notes:
The Cayman Islands Coast Guard is responsible for the co-ordination of all Maritime Search and Rescue operations within the Cayman Islands SRR.
Secondary Email: dwight.hunter@cicg.gov.ky
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Benefits
BENEFITS OF of joining the Panama Posse - Central American Rally
SAVE TIME - SAVE MONEY - and get the best and most up to date INFORMATION !

Here are the benefits (pre-season aka during hurricane season) vs in season ) explained
BENEFITS FOR YOU, YOUR YACHT & YOUR CREW | $ 299 (early discount ) |
$349 |
PRE SEASON JUN - OCT |
IN SEASON NOV- JUN | |
✔️ Up to date and verified information by fellow yachts | ✔️ | ✔️ |
📊 Communications focused on facts, not opinions or unsolicited advice | ✔️ | |
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⛵ Community of voyagers all are welcome, kids, single-handers, pets | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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🌊 Benefit from the latest information and prior experience participants | ✔️ | |
🔭 Be part of a fleet of sensor for those who come behind you or meet | ✔️ | |
🚷 Always priority traffic – for participants by participants | ✔️ |
- (* as long as you do not have prior contracts or reservations in place and of course subject to a marina’s availability the longer you stay the more discount the marina may give you )
If this is agreeable you can sign up now
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* WE ALSO SAIL WHERE
ancient ruins of the Aztecs and Mayan civilizations lie
where the oceans connect
many national parks are plentyful
the Sandinistas and Contras clashed
LIST OF REQUIREMENTS
YOUR VESSEL - YOUR CREW - YOUR RESPONSIBILITY
At a very high level we do not have any requirements for you to participate
THIS IS YOUR ADVENTURE - ENJOY !
FROM OUR EXPERIENCE here is what you WILL need !
Seaworthy vessel well equipped, tested and ready to go capable of voyaging up to 500 nm without assistance between stops
Experienced skipper and competent crew
Money and Credit Cards ( budget between 1,900 and 7,500 x month x vessel / average 4,500 x month )
Time
Vessel Documentation
Passports
Drivers License
Proof of Covid Vaccination
Third Party Liability Insurance
Windows or Mac Laptop wih keyboard and mouse
WITH REGARDS TO SEAMANSHIP = THEORY + APPLICATION + TIME + EXPERIENCE
Download the THEORY by following these links
🇳🇮 NICARAGUA CRUISING THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN AND CENTRAL AMERICA WITH THE PANAMA POSSE YACHT RALLY
DOCUMENTATION | NICARAGUA |
Passport | Valid for length of stay; requires one blank page |
Boat Documentation | Coast Guard Doc (Original) |
Proof of Insurance | Liability Insurance may be required by marinas |
Crewlist | Required at checkin/out |
Zarpe | Required at checkin/out |
OFFICIAL PROCEDURES | |
Official Country Visa | None if stay is less than 90 days |
Immigration Visa | Good for 90 days with one 30-day extension; CA-4 Tourist Card ($10) available if traveling via land between Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras |
Required Permits | Sailing Permit ($25.00) |
Upon Arrival Visit: | Immigration; Customs; Port Captain (Navy) |
Upon Departure Visit: | Immigration; Port Captain |
Entry & Exit Fees: | Free to $150 – depends |
Notes: | Satellite Phones
Satellite phones are illegal and may be confiscated.
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OTHER | |
Required Vaccinations | None |
Pets | Vaccinations Certificate |
Currency: Cordoba |
PORTS OF ENTRY
Corinto, Marina Puesta Del Sol, Puerto Sandino, , San Juan del Sur
Crime Index | Safety Index | Corruption Index | Corruption Score | GDP | Pop (M) | Life Ex. | Cost of Living | Groc. | Rest. $ | Loc.Purch.P. |
NA | NA | 145 | 26% | 2,115 | 6.2 | 74.8 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
US EMBASSY
TEL +505 2252-7100
Kilometer 5.5 Carreter Sur
Managua, Nicagagua
NICARAGUA CHARTS
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - NICARAGUA
Good Nautical is a 501(c)3 non profit organization and has partnered with the Panama Posse to maintain the institutional knowledge of the participating vessels – every feasible anchorage marina port and known hazards have been added to Good Nautical by participants of the Panama Posse. Free seasonal access to all Participants is included in your registration.
NICARAGUA ROUTE SEGMENTS
SOUTH BOUND
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NICARAGUA SEARCH AND RESCUE SAR
RCC Managua
Type: MRCC, Country: Nicaragua, SRR: SRR NICARAGUA PACIFIC COAST
Latitude, Longitude:
(12.15167046,-86.27333069)
Telephone:
505 2331428
Email:
Fax:
505 2331981
RCC Bluefields Control Tower
Type: ARCC, Country: Nicaragua, SRR: SRR NICARAGUA CARIBBEAN COAST
Latitude, Longitude:
(12,-83.75)
Telephone:
505 08244
375 1308 AEROCIVI