THE WEATHER WINDOW EVERYONE IN PANAMA HAS BEEN WAITING FOR
Next weeks double low will provide the much anticipated blocking of the traded winds providing
lifting winds to get out of the pocket of Panama
SAVE THE DATE “THE END OF THE STORM”
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PANAMA POSSE 20-21 GEAR SHOP COMING SOON
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W E S A I L W H E R E
COCONUTS GROW
JAGUARS ROAM
WHALES SPLASH
VOLCANOES BLOW
MACAWS SQUAWK
MONKEYS HOWL
etc etc etc
HURRICANES & LIGHTNING STRIKES
The (counter) Panama Posse
Several vessels are now heading up the pacific coast from Panama and parts in between towards Mexico. As many are working on their Hurricane strategies and are looking for a safe place.
There are of course several options to consider even thought there are many less hurricanes on the Pacific side.
We’ll touch on these in one of the upcoming weekly LINE calls but just as a baseline here is some info. Please take all of this with a grain of salt. Pacific Hurricane Strategies run the gamut with some general markers for you to ponder.
Each maritime zone in the Panama Posse website displays the historic hurricane tracks
https://coast.noaa.gov/hurricanes/
🇲🇽 CENTRAL ZONE PACIFIC MEXICO
Tehuntapec, MX is the area where Pacific hurricanes usually originate
Mexico – Marina Chiapas and soon Marina Chahue suffer from flooding and occasional lightning
🇲🇽 NORTH ZONE PACIFIC
All Mexican Marinas expect for Ensenda on the Pacific side north of La Crucecita are in the bona-fide Hurricane Zone Several Marinas have hurricane plans in place.
SOUTH ZONE PACIFIC
🇵🇦 Panama on the Pacific side stay at Vista Mar Marina
(no hurricanes, yes lots of lighting strikes)
🇨🇷 Costa Rica stay at a marina Golfito, Marina Village, Banana Bay Marina, Marina Pez Vela, Marina Papagayo – several offer the options to sta for the season
(no hurricanes, yes lighting strikes)
🇳🇮 Nicaragua – stay at Marina Puesta del Sol
(no hurricanes, yes lighting strikes)
🇸🇻 El Salvador – stay on Bill & Jean’s Moorings
(no hurricanes, yes lighting strikes)
LIGHTNING
With ample electrical storms, thunder and lightning and each season vessel suffer from lightning strikes in these places.
Access a live lighting strikes map at https://lmaps.org
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dark sand – swing, sand and happy doggie !
Cheers
Saverio, Rosanna and Nina (our puppy Westie).Report
🇹🇨 ANCHOR REPORT TURKS AND CAICOS
Hard Shale v/s Sand
We did a little video post showing how we had a poorly set anchor in bad holding vs what it looked like when we moved a few hundred feet over to find better holding. We thought these illustrated the importance of diving the anchor whenever possible and to just move the boat for peace of mind.
The anchor in the first shot is in what, according to Stephen Pavkidis guide books, the locals call “slate” hard, crusty, scoured sand that is difficult to get an anchor to set in.
The 2nd shot is after we pulled that anchor up and moved a few hundred feet to the east. That anchor isn’t going anywhere on a 8:1 scope.
🇨🇷 PICTUREOF THE WEEK
Costa Rica
Costa Rica Sunset
🇵🇦 LADY K GETTING READY FOR THE WEATHER WINDOW
BOCAS DEL TORO, PANAMA
HEADING ACROSS THE PACIFIC
SEAGLUB HAS SAILED OFF INTO THE SUNSET
Seaglub Chris and Tara-Lee are South Pacific bound. Fair winds old friend ! 
As of today Seaglub is about to hit the milk run zone of following winds – to be eventually vollowed by the doldrums and ITCZ
( Intertropical Convergence Zone >>>)
Follow SV Seaglub’s progress on Predict Wind here –>PANAMA POSSE VESSELS SEEKING CREW SEEKING VESSELS
WITH AIRPORTS – CODES AND MARINAS ALONG THE PANAMA POSSE ROUTE TO MAKE CREW LOGISTICS EASIER >>
🇨🇷 Thisldu & Second Wind at anchor in northern Costa Rica
Buddy Boats at anchor
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