C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S
WITH  OVER  200 VESSELS
Y O U
ARE PART OF THE LARGEST RALLY
IN THE ENTIRE WORLD RIGHT NOW 

HIP HIP HOORAY !

IF AT FIRST YOU DON’T SUCCEED, TRY,  TRY AGAIN 

Marine Insurance
has been an evolving area so we will try again ..

🇵🇦 SAN BLAS IS OPEN TO THE PANAMA POSSE

Report from Guna Yala. It’s officially closed, but fine for non charter boats to come visit. Generally need to stay off islands with people living there. Veggie boat and other supplies come by every day or two. I expect they will open the road soon and we should come back to normal. We’ll be here for another 6 weeks or so, happy to answer any questions.

Over 25 Anchorages in San Blas  in Good Nautical

🇨🇷  MY CHINATSU and MY PAIRADICE

Picture at the dock bar @ Golifto

Taggin the Panama Posse in Golfito with the Howlermonkeys nearby

This is a rainforest – clouds clearing 

Port of entry and exit procedures are in in Good Nautical 

Checking out of Costa Rica at Golfito. 

We spent a week at Fish Hook Marina, what a great little marina, sorta reminds you of those little marina’s along the Intercoastal waterway of southern USA. Nice restaurant and bar, really good wifi on the docks and in the restaurant and the staff is very friendly and extremely helpful. They were able to get us a car rental, help with cell service problems, and a whole slew of other things. Manny is the man! Panama Posse discount so use it! We highly recommend this Marina, and if you anchor out in front of the marina, they are just as friendly and helpful.

You can check out of Costa Rica without an agent, but it takes about 3 hours assuming you have a car. Long walks between the 3 required offices. 

1. Immigration office, about 2 Kilometers from the marina. Take all your paperwork(originals) here first and make 3-4 copies of each of the following (process is faster), boat documentation/registration, passports, crew lists. They will give you 3 packets of paperwork to give to the other offices. No fee at this office. 

2. Then onto Customs, another 2-3 Kilometers in the duty free zone. One of the packets is needed here. No fee here also, just sit and wait.

3. Then onto the port captains office, about 1 kilometer and close to the main shipping terminal. Here you give them another packet, and they send you to the Bank National, about a 1/2 Kilometer away, follow there instructions and eventually pay the $20 Port Captain Fee and another $5 for the bank commission. Return to Port Captains office and wait for the Zarpe to be processed. 

Now your done and ready to relax with a few cold one’s.

Hope this helps. Also, we talked to a few boats that were checking into Costa Rica here and it seems its a lot less money and hassle then it was coming into the country up North.

We arrived in Boca Chica yesterday to check into Panama and find a safe spot to wait for a weather window to open up farther south. 

Checking in process here in Boca Chica is pretty well run by Carlos, with everyone coming to you. Covid tests were quick, within 3 hours, $120 Then a Doctor came onboard to fill out paperwork and ask a few questions, $95.Immigration and customs, more paperwork and another $150. Port fees and then transportation for govt officials another $220 and then Mooring fees for a week at Carlos’s place, $70 includes excellent WiFi, trash and they will even run hoses out to the boat to fill water tanks if needed. Still waiting on the Cruising permit, wont get that until Tuesday, another $200, but were waiting on weather anyway. . No one even asked for paperwork on the dog, or was even concerned about her. 

Mooring is smooth, little boat traffic. All in all, a great stop in a small town.  

Do not try to enter from the west, its a bar crossing with breaking waves and shallow water.  Best to enter at the east entrance and try to come in at high tide. 

If you need to anchor up before coming into the bay, we recommend North side of Isla Gamez, NE corner of Isla Parida, little swell and calm anchorage, sandy beaches and quiet, except for the Howler Monkeys.

Cheers MV PAIRADICE

 SY SECRET WATER  FOR SALE PANAMA POSSE  2019-2020 

It’s with bittersweet hearts we post that our beloved Secret Water is for sale. Our time aboard her has been without a doubt, the best time in our family’s lives. But things have changed for us. Covid brought us state-side and as it turns out, we are one of the lucky one’s who’s work is growing despite the pandemic. 

1979 54′ Maple Leaf Cutter Rig with a center cockpit. It has 3 staterooms: a master and two equipped with bunks.Maple Leaf series of cruisers ranging from 45-72 feet are all superb blue-water boats. While neither sexy nor traditional looking each is a no-nonsense, intelligently conceived vessel that will attract the attention of serious yachtsmen” Page 117 Cruisers World Jan-Feb 1987 https://goo.gl/EIPSCy  

ASKING PRICE $125k

Please contact Chris at cscottsy@gmail.com to chat with him about your interest in Secret Water

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🇳🇮 SY CATWAEZLE @ SAN JUAN DEL SUR NICARAGUA  

For those thinking about San Juan del Sur in Nicaragua as a clearing in port, it is doable and gives access to the southern part of Nicaragua which has been fantastic ! EDUARDO The guy you need to speak to is Eduardo. He is more than helpful. His number is +505 7852 6495

🇨🇷  MY DELTA SWIZZLER   Isla Cedros, Golfo de Nicoya, Costa Rica 

🇨🇷   ROSA LEE – TRIP REPORT  Costa Rica

Wonderful stay in Marina Papagayo. Lots to do in the area. Now time to start moving South and see more of this beautiful Country!

Great run down to Protrero!!! Really nice little anchorage with a great bar /restaurant, Las Brisas,  up in the North corner.

BOCAS DEL TORO, PANAMA 

Greetings from Bocas del Toro, Panama gang! LADY K

🇹🇨 GARGOLYE @ SOUTHERN TURKS AND CAICOS 

Relaxing in Cockburn Harbour, South Caicos.

Predict Wind’s track of Gargoyle hugging the shore to avoid the fetch

PANAMA POSSE CONVOYS  forming through pirate waters

DEFINITION: a group convoyed or organized for convenience or protection in moving

This season we are supporting the creation of convoys for vessels planning on traveling along the north coast of Venezuela or transiting along the Nicaraguan / Honduran Caribbean coast. We have a working safety protocol which will group vessels into a convoy. Please inform us if you would like to participate -> email security@panamaposse.com with your vessel name.

Area of mayor incidents as compiled from  CSSN – Caribbean Safety and Security Net

COVID VACCINE ROLLOUT:  RACE TO NORMALCY 

 Most Embassies are not offering vaccinations for citizens abroad apart from their own staff, meaning  private-sector personnel abroad need to arrange their own vaccinations, either by accessing locally available vaccines or by returning to their countries. This report provides a country-by-country overview of the state of the vaccine rollout.

The statistics were accessed on March 27, 2021 and reflect reported Cumulative COVID-19 vaccinations per 100 people (%)  from countries who report 

Australia                               1.86
Austria                                16.43
Antigua & Barbuda           26.22
Bahamas                              0.03B
Barbados                            21.8
4Belize                                    4.57
Canada                               12.72
Cayman Islands               67.04
Colombia                             2.90
Costa Rica                           6.83
El Salvador                          0.76
Germany                            14.76
Grenada                                7.65
Guatemala                           0.50
Honduras                             0.43
Israel                                114.58
Jamaica                               0.54
New Zealand                       0.86
Mexico                                  5.03
Panama                                7.94
Turks & Caicos Islands   29.14
United Kingdom                47.62
United States                    40.87

source March 27,2021  https://ourworldindata.org/covid-vaccinations

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