FLEET UPDATE 2023-02-12

PANAMA POSSE 
 
FLEET UPDATE 

February 12, 2023

TOP NEWS  

•  INTRODUCING THE 🪸 CORAL POD 
• ⚠️ PIRACY ☠ ALERT PANAMA 🇵🇦
• BIGGEST FISH CAUGHT ENTRIES 
• EL SALVADOR  🇸🇻  BAR CROSSINGS
• ENTRIES INTO HIGHEST WIND RECORDED
• CHIAPAS 🇲🇽 LAND EXPEDITIONS 
• BOAT YOGA POSES 
• PATHFINDER   SOUTHERN  🇨🇷  COSTA RICA 
• SEASON FINALE PARTY AT VISTA MAR MARINA  🇵🇦 PANAMA

 

1) PANAMA / SOUTH PACIFIC POSSE  PARTY  RECAP

for sale below duty free prices and free 12 year and 18 year old rum flowing – life is good 

Panama Possee Parteeee

The
Panama Possee, of which we’ve been members for four years now, had a
big bash with pig roast and open Flor de Cana rum (yes, we bought a 1/4
case). Don and I led the very boisterous Texas Hold ’em Poker
Tournament, to which I was able to come in third (Annie from SV Cygnus
Cygnus came in 2nd, and Bram from SV Codiwomple came in 1st, winning 50%
pot and a bottle of Flor de Caña ).

Have a look of the party images  at 
https://panamaposse.com/panama-and-pacific-posse-party-at-shelter-bay#gallery

Announcing the winner of the Galley God(ess) award 

 And a big big thank you to our event sponsors

• SHELTER BAY MARINA
• FLOR DE CAÑA RUM
• BELIZE TOURISM 
• PANAMA YACHT BROKER
• CENTENARIO CONSULTING
• PREDICT WIND
• VISTA MAR MARINA
• BUENAVENTURA MARINA 
• NEW – DELTA MIKE MARINE SUPPLY PANAMA

   We are please to announce our special discount for the Panama Posse with a 
15 / 20 and 25 % discount for active Panama Posse participants

•     Yanmar
•     Yamaha
•     Tohatsu
•     Suzuki
•     Quicksilver
•     Evenrude
•     Johnson
•     Mercury
•     Brp

CONTACT :

info@dmmarinesupply.com

sales@dmmarinesupply.com

www.dmmarinesupply.com 

Phone        +507 444-6475

Whatsapp +507 6747-4918

Cell             +507 6747-4918

2) INTRODUCING THE 🪸 CORAL POD 
THE NEW ROUTE IN THE PANAMA POSSE 

On
February 3rd, 2023, The Belize Tourism Board officially announced its
partnership with The Panama Posse, the largest Pacific based sailing
rally which comprises a fleet of over 300 sailing vessels. The fun
filled family event was hosted by the Shelter Bay Marina in Colon,
Panama and had over 100 vessels from both the South Pacific Posse and
Panama Posse in attendance.

Belize
featured a presentation highlighting destination services and
attractions. The event also marked the launch of the “Coral Pod”, the
official Panama Posse member route to Belize; complete with anchorage,
route maps, attractions and tour guide listings which are available
exclusively to Panama Posse members and can be accessed on the https://panamaposse.com/belize page. Members of the posse were treated to local rums, Marie Sharp’s hot sauces and a special Pig Roast courtesy of Shelter Bay Marina.  

Belize
Tourism Board was represented by Mr. Wilber Pech, Business Development
Manager, Industry Development. A very special thank you was extended to
The Placencia Yacht Club, Hakim’s Shipyard and Thunderbird Marina for
coming onboard with special discounts for Posse members wishing to visit
Belize.

 It was a magical evening and we look forward to hosting the Posse members in Belize.

Marie Sharp’s Belize Hot souces 

South Water Caye, Belize

THUNDERBIRDS MARINE 🇧🇿 BELIZE SPONSORS THE PANAMA POSSE

3) ⚠️ PIRACY ALERT PANAMA 

 Hey
guys Gabby here from Voodoo. We just got back to service and decided to
share what happened in Las Perlas, Panama. So we were anchored off isla
Contradora, I was outside having my coffee when a fellow cruiser (
“JEANNE / Ford, Michelle & Izzy their small dog )  pulled up
super close to us and told us they have been robbed and needed us to
call the police. We were not robbed but helped a fellow cruiser who was.
We told them to anchor and went over to help. This boat was anchored
off isla del ray at Isla del Espiritu Santo Panama ( it got great
reviews on navionics) at 8pm small skiff approached their boat super
fast ( so fast their dog didn’t even bark). 3 men in total boarded,
before the women got outside she already had a gun in her face. They
told the couple to lie down face down in the cockpit. While one guy held
a gun to their heads the other two guys pulled EVERYTHING out of the
boat, closets, bilge, everywhere. They took anything of value. They took
tools, ipads, phones, hand held radios, everything. They took the gas
can to the dinghy (since they couldn’t detach the motor). They then
made them go in the bow room and cut the vhf radio wire as they
left. We tried to find authorities at isla Contradora but there are no
police there. They told them they had to report it in Panama city. We
decided to leave after that as well since we did not want anything
similar to happened to us. The couple is fine thankfully they are not
hurt at all, but being robbed at gunpoint is very scary.  If anyone
has any questions I will try to answer them the best I can but keep in
mind I just helped them the next morning.

NOTE: We are waiting for a first hand account from the vessel 

“LOCATION:
08 25.7N 078 51.2W.   Jeanne (I think that’s spelt
correctly). Ford and Michelle and Izzy the small dog. It’s Fontaine
Pajot cat US flagged.
The perpetrators  were headed north after robbery the bastards.”

The
boat came from the south and left to the north, Ford thinks to a small
town near there? He thinks he would recognize the panga.

They
went to Contadora police in the morning who said they only deal with
minor crime. They reported to aeronaval(?) here at La Playita Marina.
Police(?) in Panama City shut today. Reporting it on Monday.” Reported
by SY MEHALA and verified by SY VODOO

4) BIGGEST FISH CAUGHT ENTRIES 

MAHI MAHI – DORADO 

Sunrise today crossing the Tehuantepec. Beautiful crossing

SY FREEDOM  🇺🇸 David & Sheri –  Beneteau 55′

Caught two of these yesterday! Rooster Fish! And one Jack Creval

SY DA MMAD CAT 🇺🇸  Andrea & Danny – Lagoon ’42

Caught between Chacala and Punta De Mita on a squid with a belly strip of Jack Crevalle. Made great sashimi and awesome tacos.

SY OZ –  Steve & Susan – Catana 40′

50 inch Dorado on a cedar plug yesterday en route Boca Chica to Ensenada Rosario Panama.

Golfito Report!

There
is a small and very rustic restaurant high on the ridge above Golfito
with an awesome view. Food isn’t bad either but you are definitely
paying for the view. There is a rickety little observation platform you
can pay to go out on for an even better look down into the harbor. You
can locate this on google maps as “Mirador Las Torres

donde
Jovita”. Local people think nothing of hiking up here on a weekend
morning for excercise. It was about 5-1/4 miles from the marina. Hike or
drive the road up through the jungle is terrific. There is also a
lovely vista from an intermediate spot much closer to sea level
identified as “Mirador La Torre Cerro Adams”. The “torres” are the radio
antenna high on the ridge visible from many parts of town. 

There
is an interesting boat ride, hire one or use a fast dinghy, from deep
inside Golfito Harbor through dense mangrove swamp to the mouth of the
Rio Coto. This is the protected, that is avoiding open water, route to
Zancudo. Passable…

Easy,
if time consuming international self-checkout in Golfito. Longest wait
is at the bank to pay for the zarpe. Standard fare: Immigration (across
the street from Samoa Hotel) then Port Captain(on access road to new
marina) then bank(top of the hill) then customs(in duty free zone past
airport), sequence not relevant for these two, then back to Port Captain
to collect your completed zarpe. 

Of
course I got to immigration behind the guy with a sack of 280 passports
so that caused a delay:). If you don’t want to deal Bruce Blevins,
above, is great and can do it all. He and his staff are also
surprisingly forthcoming with all kinds of information and will tell you
exactly what you need to do even if you’re doing it yourself.
Refreshing!!

The stillness of the bay in Golfito CR

MY NAVIGATOR 🇺🇸 Dave – Nordhavn 46′

 

5) EL SALVADOR  🇸🇻  BAR CROSSINGS 

I
had an experience of my sailing life getting over the bar in BdS. I
suppose many of you can relate… but what a thrill, surfing at 13 kts

SY SIDONIA  🇺🇸 Janus – Hans Christian 40′

MY SEEKER  🇺🇸  John & Tammy – Selene 62′

6) ENTRIES INTO HIGHEST WIND RECORDED 

34.4 knots  

 Wish
I could say we are 1.2 way… not yet.  Sustained winds 20, higher
gusts – the fun part is just up ahead traveling with Stella Blue,
Pilialoha & Stray Cat

SY AIR BENDER 🇺🇸   Mike & Colleen  – Lagoon 42′

46.7 knots

SY STRAYCAT 2 🇨🇦   Derick & Barb – Lagoon 38′

Pilialoha, Stella Blue, Stray Cat, and Air Bender heading South East

PAPAGAYO WIND VIDEOS AROUND CABO SANTA ELANA 🇨🇷  COSTA RICA

SY PILIALOHA  🇺🇸   Rick & Maria – Beneteau ’37

7) ADVENTURES IN WAITING FOR BOAT PARTS IN HUATULCO  🇲🇽  MEXICO 

Turtle Tracks in Huatulco

SY MAISON DE SANTÉ 🇺🇸  Keenan & Nicole –  Cal 46′

8) CHIAPAS  

LAND EXPEDITIONS 🇲🇽  MEXICO 

If anyone has a week in Marina Chiapas, I would highly recommend a trip into the interior. 

From there we visited El Chiflòn, Lagos de Montebello, Zinacantán and Chamula , Aqua Verde and Misol Ha and 

Agua Azul Waterfalls, Chiapas, Mexico 

had an amazing day in Palenque.

We did the Sumidero Canyon, stayed in amazing San Cristobal and used it as a center of our explorations. 

 All
organized by Miguel Angel of Chiapas Tours, who will come down to
Marina Chiapas to discuss. He supplied us with a van and driver for the 7
day trip. You organize your own accommodations.

MIGUEL ANGEL

Tour provided Courtesy of Discovery Tours

+52 962 133 6820  WHATSAP  

 MY TIDWALKER 🇨🇦 Alan & crew  – Nordhavn 57′

MUST SEE IN CHIAPAS

•     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

    Pico de Loro Chiapas

9) EPSILON BARRA & ACAPULCO  🇲🇽  MEXICO

La Marina de Acapulco 

Epsilon in Acapulco

SY EPSILON 🇺🇸 Bill & Cheryl – Island Packet 41′

 
10)   ENTRY INTO BOAT YOGA POSES 

SY QUESO GRANDE II  🇺🇸  Lance & Sherri  –  Seawind 41′

11) PATHFINDER IN SOUTHERN  🇨🇷  COSTA RICA  

Monkey Bay in Golfo Dulce

PICTURE OF THE WEEK 

One of the Deep water fjords in Central America 

Jungle looking back at you 

Resort Anchorage 

lots to discover in and around Golfo Dulce CR

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

12) GENEKERS AND SPINNAKERS  

Yesterday was a great spinnaker day. Today, only 3k wind, so motoring.

SY NO REGRETS 🇺🇸  Bruce & Lynette – Fast Passage 39′

13) MEANWHILE BACK IN BARRA 

Mariachis are roaming the streets of Barra 

Boat dog picture of the week 

SY ROCHAMBEAU  🇺🇸   Rolf & Beverly –  Lagoon 39′

14) 43+ LONG LINES REPORTS 
ALONG THE PANAMA POSSE ROUTE

Follow this link to review* and submit for long line encounters 
https://panamaposse.com/longlines >>

15) SAVE THE DATE
SEASON FINALE PARTY AT VISTA MAR MARINA 

End of season award celebrations will be held at Vista Mar Marina our Panama Pacific Headquarters on Sunday May 21st 

 PANAMA POSSE 23′ AWARD  CATEGORIES

• BIGGEST FISH CAUGHT* 
• PICTURE OF THE YEAR 
• YODA OF THE YEAR 
• SPEEDY AWARD – SEVENSTAR AWARD 
• THE CAPTAIN RON AWARD 
• MOST UNWELCOME VISITOR ONBOARD 
• HIGHEST WIND RECORDED 
• SPIRIT OF EXPLORATION 
• 2  X GALLEY GOD(ESS) ✔  
• GOOD SAMARITAN OF THE YEAR 
• BOAT YOGA POSE OF THE YEAR 
• COURAGE AWARD

*no bill-fish entries   ✔winner announced already

2021-2022 Galley God Award Winner Lucky Chucky MY HO’OKIPA

 

16)  71+ 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  

🇵🇦 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 

🇧🇿 Placencia Yacht Club – 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  

🇺🇸 Yorktown Riverwalk Landing – Virginia USA  

🇺🇸 Regatta Point Marina – Deltaville, Virginia USA 

🇺🇸 Regent Point Marina – Topping, Virginia USA 

THUNDERBIRDS MARINE 🇧🇿 SPONSORS THE PANAMA POSSE

17)  PANAMA POSSE SPONSORS 

• 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
• DOWNWIND MARINE
• BELIZE TOURISM
• PANAMA YACHT BROKER
• LATITUDES AND ATTITUDES  
• DELTA MIKE MARINE SUPPLY PANAMA
• SHELTER ISLAND INFLATABLES 

SHELTER ISLAND INFLATABLES SAN DIEGO SPONSORS THE PANAMA POSSE >>

18) 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

19) 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

20) WORK REMOTELY FROM YOUR YACHT
JOIN THE OCEAN POSSE ORGANIZATION 

• HAVE AN IDEA ? 
• SUGGESTIONS ? 
• WANT TO HELP ? 
• CAN YOU HELP WITH GOOD NAUTICAL ?
• PROGRAMMING SKILLS ?
• CAN YOU NEGOTIATE ?
• SALES ?
• LIKE DETAILS  ?
• PROJECT MANAGEMENT ? 
• PARTY PLANNING ? 
• DOCUMENTING ?
• ORGANIZING ?
• SPEAK FLUENT FRENCH ? 

We can always improve – so  if anything peaks your interest please email registration@panamaposse.com 

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YOUR VESSEL YOUR CREW YOUR RESPONSIBILITY 

GUANAJA – BAY OF ISLANDS 🇭🇳 HONDURAS 

On
2 October 2021, a large fire occurred in the town of El Cayo on a cay
named Bonacca which is part of an island named Guanaja off the north
coast of Honduras. The fire started around daybreak and spread quickly
into businesses and homes. It forced hundreds of residents to evacuate
and flee for safety.

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