FLEET UPDATE-2022-05-29

PANAMA POSSE 
FLEET UPDATE 

May 29, 2022

TROPICAL STORM WARNING 

Hurricane AGATHA arrives tomorrow May 30th 2022  in Southern Mexico >>

TOP NEWS THIS WEEK

1) PANAMA POSSE WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS
 

2)  JUNE 4th SEASON FINALE 

3)  RE-REGISTRATION 
PANAMA POSSE SEASON 6  

1) PANAMA POSSE  
WELCOMES OUR NEWEST MEMBERS TO THE FLEET

# 387 SY THINK GOOD THOUGHTS  🇳🇿  Joshua & Suzee   – Outremer 49′

# 388 SY ACQUA  🇮🇹 Christopher & Olga  – Fountaine Pajot 59′

we’ll switch to the Panama p2022-2023  tracking on July 5th,2022 

Panama Posse fleet tracking
Add your vessel to the tracking page  >>

2) THE SEASON FINALE  
PANAMA POSSE AWARDS & PARTY

Plenty of free Panamanian beer and free rum flowing courtesy of Vista Mar Marina, Boga Bar and Flor de Caña Rum

Meet the fleet win prizes and watch the fireworks !

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84022489584?pwd=SmxSS1EwQ3l3cFV6SkVVOG82WTU4QT09

Meeting ID: 840 2248 9584

Passcode: 785403 

Find your local number: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/kbZudgkHmA

 PANAMA POSSE AWARDS CATEGORIES

    BIGGEST FISH CAUGHT*  

    PICTURE OF THE YEAR    

    PANAMA POSSE YODA OF THE YEAR    

    SPEEDY AWARD – SEVENSTAR AWARD    

    THE CAPTAIN RON AWARD  

    MOST UNWELCOME VISITOR ONBOARD   

    HIGHEST WIND RECORDED   

    SPIRIT OF EXPLORATION  

    GALLEY GOD(ESS)  

    GOOD SAMARITAN OF THE YEAR  

    NEWLY ADDED – BOAT YOGA POSE OF THE YEAR 

 only 1 DAY LEFT TO ENTER AND WIN 
email registration@panamaposse.com with your entries

Vista Mar Marina Sponsors the Panama Posse

3) TRANSITION TO 
PANAMA POSSE SEASON 6

  

Early Registration starts Jun 5, 2022 
Regular Registration starts Nov 1, 2022
Benefits of Season 5 expire on July 4,  2022

RENEWALS FOR SEASON 6 ARE STARTING NOW
 

4) BIGGEST FISH CAUGHT (ON CAMERA )

This showed up on our doorstep looking for a handout! Its a Goliath Atlantic Grouper… about 5 feet long. 

This was in the Dry Tortugas, FL 

Blue
Oasis sailed into Garden Key Anchorage after a 9 hour sail from Key
West. We stayed in the Dry Tortugas National Park for 7 days with
sublime, calm weather. Skys clear as a bell, temp in the upper 80’s and
wind less than 8 knots the whole week. 
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Fort Jefferson appears out of the sea, from miles away. Built in the mid 1800’s of 16 million bricks.

Blue Oasis sailed into Garden Key Anchorage after a 9 hour sail from Key
West. We stayed in the Dry Tortugas National Park for 7 days with
sublime, calm weather. Skys clear as a bell, temp in the upper 80’s and
wind less than 8 knots the whole week. 

We snorkeled around the fort at both of the old piers and saw abundant
marine life, beautiful coral and perfect water temperatures. We went out
to Loggerhead Key and snorkeled at ‘Little Africa’ and also the
Windjammer wreck. The wreck was amazing and well preserved. 

Fort Jefferson was fun as well, walking the ramparts and being amazed at the
engineering done in the 1850’s that’s still in great shape today. It
was our second visit and was even better than the first. We highly
recommend a stop there but make sure you have everything you need. No
stores, no ice, no cell phone service… your very basic, beautiful
landmark Park. 

Blue Oasis was hold up in Key West at anchor, waiting for the Northeries to
give way to an easy West Trade breeze. The breeze arrived and we set
sail for the Dry Tortugas. Pretty much 65nm West of Key West on the
southern route over the wreck of the Atocha sunk in 1622. 

The cays of the Dry Tortugas can be fierce and unpleasant in foul weather,
and just delightful in calm air. We had the later for 7 days, enjoying
exploring and snorkeling. The snorkel of the Little Africa and the
Windjammer wreck (1907) were both worth a couple of visits. Our fish
encounters were amazing from the giant Atlantic grouper that come to our
boat on 2 evenings, to snorkeling with a large school of 6 foot Tarpen
(we did not dangle anything for them to chomp on). 

The birding is also exceptional, we enjoyed the magnificent frigates and sooty terns soaring and diving at feeding time.

There are no services including no cell service.  

We carefully anchored  and enjoyed the solitude. 

SY BLUE OASIS 🇺🇸 Barry & Kathy   – Jeanneau 45′

5) ROSIE 2 – PASSAGE REPORT

2022/05/25

Our rational for leaving on the 25th was to try and beat the tropical
depression currently forming down around Colombia. If we could make it
far enough east in 3 days time to clear Honduras and Nicaragua then we
could easily make the run into Panama before the depression spread
across the lower Caribbean Sea. Unfortunately we did not anticipate the
maelstrom that was already present along the eastern edge of the
gulfstream as it passed along the Yucatán channel. Weather charts showed
moderate seas and winds with some gusting but nothing like we saw once
we were out in it. 

live visualization of the Gulf Stream >>

As we departed Puerto Morales we experienced moderate winds and choppy but
not unruly seas. An hour into the journey Atom lost his breakfast, our
first indicator! As we approached the north side of Cozumel we were
being pulled into a lull created by the lee of the island. We were
forced to tack north to clear the island which took almost 4 hrs for a
tack that should have been less than 2 hrs. Winds changed direction
coming more from the  east than northeast and seas began to
increase from 4 ‘ to better than 6’. Our progress as we attempted to
head south slowed to 2 kts or about 3 mph. This was with sail and engine
at 3/4 throttle. The gulfstream was pushing directly against us at
almost 6mph! Seas began to increase as night came on and swells from the
east grew to 8 and 10’. Winds increased to a steady 25 kts gusting to
35. Through the night we began slamming head into these massive walls of
water. As we tried to find an angle to take them at we began getting
hit with current waves coming at 90 degrees to the easterlies. This
combination made for a most uncomfortable ride throughout the
night. 

We would gain a little speed then get slammed and completely stop the
boat. Rigging would shudder and the entire boat shook as we got hit.
Standing up or moving about was near impossible. We all tried resting
but the constant rolling and banging made it impossible to relax enough
to sleep. None of us have ever been seasick but in this we all had a
feeling of mild nausea. We began to cramp which looking back on it, was
probably dehydration. 

We continued on this trek for almost 8 hrs hoping that eventually we could
break the grip of the gulfstream and be able to make some heading south
and east. After 24 hrs we looked and we were still only around 40 miles
from where we had started. That’s only making an avg speed of around
1.5 mph!!

Eventually we decided to try and break through running with the current so we
tacked north. We hoped to slice through at a narrow angle making our way
northeast. This was a much smoother ride but still bumpy with
occasional east swells banging into us. We were making 7 to 8 kts but
the big swells kept pushing us back into the middle of the stream and
just would not release us! 

After 30 hrs we were all exhausted and beaten. Cris and I discussed options
but nothing would get us across. Finally I made the decision to turn
back before someone got injured or we did damage to the boat. It was the
smart thing to do even though we all hated to give up.

I’ve sailed for 40 years and this was definitely the worst seas I’ve been
in. Cris made a very profound statement today that really struck home
with me “ cruising is supposed to be about enjoying the journey”. It’s
so true! I think sometimes it’s easy to loose focus on the objective and
become fixated on the result. 

Well no matter where we go from here, it will be about enjoying the journey!!

SY ROSIE 2   🇺🇸  Gary & Crew – Antigua Sloop 49′

6) ENTRY INTO BIGGEST FISH CAUGHT 
AND LOTS OF  WILD LIFE PICTURES 

Biggest fish 18.4 kg 142 cm.jpg 

Wahoo is a scombrid fish found worldwide in tropical and subtropical seas. It
is best known to sports fishermen, as its speed and high-quality flesh
makes it a prized and valued game fish. In Hawaii, the wahoo is known as
ono. 

Animals & Birds on the Papagayo Peninsula 🇨🇷 Costa Rica

There are over 60 pictures of rare birds and  animals captured by SY EMMY KATE at the peninsula of  Papagayo Cost Rica – follow this link to view them all >>

SY EMMY KATE 🇺🇸  Eric & Sharon – Lagoon 40′

7) NEW NEXT SEASON 

PANAMA POSSE
MEET UP TO ANNAPOLIS SAILBOAT SHOW 
October 13-17, 2022 City Dock, Annapolis 

THE OCEAN COUNCIL  

A sage and confidential council to help direct the Panama Posse towards a sustainable future and provide guidance.

The council is comprised of a diverse cross-section of participants and
maritime professionals who will help shape our vision, direction and growth.

  PANAMA & PACIFIC POSSE “UNIVERSITY” 
SAFE HARBOR SOUTH BAY 🇺🇸 CALIFORNIA

3 days of learning and 3 nights of fun & mingling at the first

Oct 25 – 27, 2022  San Diego, California
 

Limited to 75 Cruising Couples or 150 Individuals – stay tuned for details  
 

Panama & Pacific Posse University & Parties this fall

8) BIGGEST FISH CAUGHT AND RELEASED

100 lb Pacific sailfish en route to Panama. Successful release.

SY SATORI   🇺🇸  Benjamin & Sheila – Nordhavn 55′

9) SUN HALO IN CHIAPAS 🇲🇽 MEXICO   

When you see a halo around the sun, that is an indicator that there is
moisture high in the atmosphere. If the halo is followed by high, thin,
wispy cirrus clouds, then there is a storm system approaching you. It’s
typically 24 to 48 hours away – Here comes Hurricane Agatha 

The extraordinary sight is created by tiny ice crystals high in the clouds,
about 5km to 10km above the ground. Each crystal behaves like a prism
and mirror, refracting and reflecting sunlight, splitting the light into
colors and sending shafts of light outwards into a circle.

SY  MIDNIGHT BREEZE  🇬🇧  Richard & Caroline – Sweden Yachts 43′

10) PANAMA POSSE POT LUCK PARTY AT MARINA CHIAPAS 🇲🇽 MEXICO

Saturday afternoon Marina Chiapas and the Panama Posse sponsored a dock party for all the boats in the marina.  Memo graciously supplied the most
incredible hot tamales and palomas.  Among the Posse boats in
attendance were: Midnight Breeze, Skookum, Katmandu, Song of the Sea,
Magic Carpet, Colibri, Fickle, Exit, Perl, Oceananigans, and Dancing on
the Edge.  All had a rousing good time.

 Nothing but love from Marina Chiapas Memo and Rolf welcome all.

The girls from Skookum play in the pool.

Wait a minute – this is an optical illusion

Maud and Tore enjoy tamales.

Kris, Dan and Steve share stories.

Nancy from Katmandu brought ceviche.

Memo rocks the dance floor.

Caroline and Richard smile.

David from Colibri enjoys the atmosphere.

A special thank you to Dan & Melissa of SY DANCING ON THE EDGE for crating the initiate to make this Panama Posse gathering a reality ! And thank you Memo and Rolf for providing the Tamales time and resources.

SY DANCING ON THE EDGE 🇺🇸 Dan & Melissa – Island Packet 53′

11) Special Summer Rates for the Panama Posse 
Marina Chiapas 🇲🇽 Mexico

July / Aug / Sep / Oct ’22  special flat fixed rate up to 60 feet in water

Monohulls $ 250 x month Catamarans $ 300 x month

Drystorage $.025 x foot x day + Travelift $ 12 x foot in & out

https://panamaposse.com/marina-chiapas

Over 17 stunning sites are nearby in Chiapas 🇲🇽 Mexico

•     San Cristobal de las Casas
•     Palenque
•     Izapa
•     Finca Argovia Ruta del Cafe
•     Finca Hamburgo Ruta del Cafe
•     Yaxchilán
•     Agua Azul
•     Misol Há
•     Bonampak
•     Pico de Loro
•     Tacaná Volcano
•     Chocolate Tour
•     Iguana Reservation
•     Crocodile Reservation
•     Rum Master Class Ron Bonampak
•     Lagos de Montebello
•     Cañon Del Sumidero
•     Arco del Tiempo

12) PICTURES OF THE WEEK  🇵🇦  PANAMA 

 Panama’s Islands and Calico Skies from above

SY  CALICO SKIES 🇺🇸 William & Grace  – Sabre 36′

13) PICTURES OF THE WEEK  

 SQUALL

SY BEATA 🇺🇸 Billy & Ruth – Beneteau 45′

 
14) ENTRY INTO HIGHEST WIND RECORDED 

during a squall between Panama and Isla Mujeres last week… 48.6 knots

MY RED ROVER 🇺🇸   Kevin & Alison – Nordhavn 55′

15) DAD’S DREAM AND XENIA
 RUMRUNNING IT IN 🇵🇦 PANAMA

 

SY XENIA 🇺🇸  Mike & Tara –Gemini 32′  | SY DAD’S DREAM 🇺🇸 Rick & Brenda –Catalina 42′

16) ENTRY INTO UNWANTED VISITOR  

 

SY CODDIWOMPLE 🇺🇸  Jessica & Bram  – Ta Shing 40′

17)  ENTRY IN TO CAPTAIN RON (LOOKALIKE )AWARD

SY WONOMA 🇨🇦 Christopher & Jessica – Dufour 37′

18) SUNSETS

Panama Sunset

SY OUTVENTURE  🇵🇱  Jürgen & Iris – Lagoon 44′

19) VOLCANO CONCHAGUA 🇸🇻  EL SALVADOR 

This is Volcano Conchagua in El Salvador near La Union with a view of the Golf of Fonseca. 

We camped overnight . 

SY PATHFINDER  🇺🇸  Jean-Philippe & Nicole – Lagoon 39′

20) MARINA NANA JUANA 🇬🇹 HONDURAS

📣Happy
to announce that Nanajuana Marina (Río Dulce, Guatemala) 💙 is hosting
the Panama Posse, one of the largest rallies in the world and hundreds
of boats participate each season in this 5,500 nm journey via Mexico,
Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama,
Colombia, Jamaica, Roatan Bay Islands, Rio Dulce, Belize, Yucatan
Peninsula, Cuba and Key West.

Proudly part of this huge family made of Cruisers of all over the world! ⛵🌴✨🌿

@newtons_at_sea @sailing_chocho @sailingsundaywaffles 💙💙💙

SY  SUNDAY WAFFLES  🇺🇸 Wade & Natalie – Leopard 48′

🇬🇹 MARINA NANA JUANA RESORT & BOATYARD – RIO DULCE  
 15°39.508′ N   088°59.5833′ W

21) PARTICIPANT WEBSITES 

With over 100 current and past participants website
 there are lots of links to exciting stories for everyone 
https://panamaposse.com/participant-websites

https://www.youtube.com/embed/iY2zdMQUxiA

The Backstory:

I
started sailing at the age of 6 on Lake Geneva, and have since sailed
on many different boats leisurely and professionally. I recently
reoriented my career from IT to yachting. I am a calm, open-minded
problem-solver who easily gets along with people in 3 languages. I am
highly responsible, reliable, flexible, and always eager to learn new
things. I am mechanically handy, very technology-savvy and skilled in IT
and electronics, in particular NMEA networks.

SY  OSTRIKA 🇨🇭  Captain Patrick & Nicolini – Oyster 55′

22 ) MEET THE FLEET 

SY OCEANANIGANS  🇺🇸 Ryan & Karis & crew – Lagoon 56′

23) PANAMA POSSE MARINA SPONSORS 

🇺🇸 Safe Harbor South Bay – Chula Vista, USA

🇲🇽 Marina Coral, Ensenada – Mexico  

🇲🇽 IGY Marina Cabo San Lucas  – Mexico  

🇲🇽 Marina Puerto Escondido – Mexico

🇲🇽 Marina Palmira Topolobampo – Mexico

🇲🇽 Marina y Club de Yates Isla Cortes – Mexico

🇲🇽 Marina el Cid – Mazatlan – Mexico

🇲🇽 Marina Vallarta, Puerto Vallarta – Mexico  

🇲🇽 PANAMA POSSE HQ  – Marina Puerto de La Navidad – Mexico  

🇲🇽 Marina Ixtapa, Ixtapa – Mexico 

🇲🇽 La Marina Acapulco, Acapulco – Mexico  

🇲🇽 Vicente’s Moorings, Acapulco – Mexico 

🇲🇽 Marina Chiapas – Mexico  

🇬🇹 Marina Pez Vela – Guatemala  

🇸🇻 Marina Bahia del Sol – El Salvador  

🇸🇻 La Palma Moorings – Bahia del Sol – El Salvador

🇳🇮 Marina Puesta del Sol – Nicaragua  

🇨🇷 Marina Papagayo – Costa Rica  

🇨🇷 Marina Pez Vela – Costa Rica 

🇨🇷 Marina Bahia Golfito – Costa Rica  

🇨🇷 Banana Bay Marina – Costa Rica  

🇪🇨 Marina Puerto Amistad – Ecuador  

🇵🇦 Buenaventura Marina – Panama 

🇵🇦 PANAMA POSSE PACIFIC HQ Vista Mar Marina – Panama 

🇵🇦 Shelter Bay Marina – Panama  

🇵🇦 IGY Red Frog Marina – Panama

🇵🇦 Bocas Marina – Panama 

🇵🇦 Linton Bay Marina – Panama 

🇨🇴 ClubNautico Cartagena – Colombia 

🇨🇴 Club de Pesca Marina Cartagena – Colombia 

🇨🇴 Marina Puerto Velero – Colombia

🇨🇴 IGY Marina Santa Marta – Colombia 

🇯🇲 Royal Jamaica Yacht Club – Jamaica 

🇯🇲 Errol Flynn Marina – Jamaica  

🇯🇲 Montego Bay Yacht Club –Jamaica 

🇰🇾 The Barcadere Marina –Cayman Islands 

🇭🇳 Barefoot Cay Marina – Roatan – Honduras 

🇭🇳 Fantasy Island Marina – Roatan – Honduras

🇭🇳 Jonesville Point Marina -Roatan – Honduras  

🇬🇹 Marina Nana Juana Resort & Boatyard – Guatemala 

🇧🇿 Thunderbirds Marine – Placencia – Belize 

🇲🇽 Marina Makax – Isla Mujeres – Mexico 

🇲🇽 Marina V&V – Quintana Roo – Mexico 

🇲🇽 Marina El Cid – Cancún – Riviera Maya – Mexico  

🇨🇺 Marina Marlin Nautica Cayo Largo – Cuba 

🇹🇨 South Bank Marina & Boatyard – Turks and Caicos  

🇧🇸 Romora Bay Resort and Marina – Bahamas  

🇧🇸 Elizabeth on the Bay Marina – Bahamas 

🇧🇸 Great Harbour Cay Marina – Bahamas

🇧🇸 Blue Marlin Cove Resort & Marina – Bahamas  

🇩🇴 Ocean World Marina – Dominican Republic

🇩🇴 Marina Puerto Bahia – Dominican Republic    

🇺🇸 Marathon Marina – Marathon Keys 

🇺🇸 Pier 66  Hotel & Marina – Ft. Lauderdale, USA

🇺🇸 IGY Marina at Ortega Landing – Jacksonville, FL , USA 

🇺🇸 Oasis Marinas at Fernandina Harbor Marina – FL , USA  

🇺🇸 Morningstar Marinas Golden Isles St. Simons Isl. – Georgia, USA  

🇺🇸 Windmill Harbour Marina – Hilton Head South Carolina , USA  

🇺🇸 Coffee Bluff Marina – Savannah Georgia , USA  

🇺🇸 Hazzard Marine – Gerogetown, North Carolina , USA  

🇺🇸 Holden Beach  – Town Dock, North Carolina , USA 

🇺🇸 Portside Marina – Morehead City, North Carolina USA  

🇺🇸 Tideawater Yacht Marina – Portsmouth,  USA  

🇺🇸 Ocean Yacht Marina, Portsmouth, USA  

🇺🇸 York River Yacht Haven – Virginia , USA  

🇺🇸 Yorktown Riverwalk Landing – Virginia USA  

🇺🇸 Regatta Point Marina – Deltaville, Virginia USA 

LA MARINA DE ACAPULCO SPONSORS THE PANAMA POSSE >> 

24)  PANAMA POSSE SPONSORS 

• SHELTER ISLAND INFLATABLES 
• PREDICT WIND
• SEVENSTAR YACHT TRANSPORT
• HOME DEPOT PRO MEXICO
• HERTZ RENTAL CARS  MEXICO
• YACHT AGENTS GALAPAGOS 
• FLOR DE CAÑA
• SAFE HARBOR SOUTH BAY MARINA EVENT CENTER  
• WESTMARINE PRO
• SAILMAIL 
• CHRIS PARKER – MARINE WEATHER CENTER
• SAN DIEGO MARINE EXCHANGE

Hertz Mexico sponsors the Panama Posse with special all inclusive rates  >>

25) SEVENSTAR YACHT TRANSPORT

 SPONSORS THE PANAMA POSSE

Angelique of Vancouver arrived in Vancouver on the PAUWGRACHT.  Arranged by Sevenstar a Panama Posse sponsor

SY ANGELIQUE OF VANCOUVER 🇨🇦 Mike & Jacquie – Coast 34′

More info on Sevenstar™s services can be found on https://www.sevenstar-yacht-transport.com/

Who is Sevenstar Yacht Transport?

Sevenstar is the world’s leading provider of yacht shipping services on a lift-on, lift-off basis.  

For a quote with the Panama Posse discount please contact 
Kris Caren  kris@sevenstar-usa.com   sevenstar-usa.com

26) PANAMA CANAL AGENT 
CENTENARIO CONSULTING ERICK GALVEZ

To
arrange for transit with the Panama Canal Authority please contact Eric
Galvez our dedicated Panama Canal agent and sponsor of the Panama Posse
and the Pacific Posse

Erick Gálvez

info@centenarioconsulting.com

www.centenarioconsulting.com

Cellphone +507 6676-1376

WhatsApp +507 6676-1376

27) STRATEGIC PARTNERS
 

SEVEN SEAS CRUISING ASSOCIATION

Vicente’s Moorings – Acapulco – Mexico

Park Avenue Villas – San Juan del Sur – Nicaragua

Coconutz – Playa Cocos – Costa Rica

Abernathy – Chandlery – Panama

Pacific Posse 

Atlantic Posse

Advertising Partners – Las Vegas

Safe-Esteem.com – Delaware

SY ALOA TOA 🇺🇸 Tim and his dog Wharram 30′   

WE OPERATE UNDER INTERNATIONAL MARITIME LAW

YOUR VESSEL YOUR CREW YOUR RESPONSIBILITY 

San Juan del Sur, 🇳🇮 NIcaragua

panama posse communications 
 @ 9811 W Charleston blvd 2262 Summerlin LV NV 89117  USA

 

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