We’re
thrilled to announce the Sandcastle Award! Show off your creative
skills and build the most amazing sandcastle. Whether it’s a towering
fortress or a pacific village, let your imagination run wild! The
winning masterpiece will be crowned at the season finale. Must be under
18 to enter.
KICK OFF WEEK @ THE MAGNIFICENT MARINA PUERTO DE LA NAVIDAD 🇲🇽 Mexico
NOTICE OF A RALLY
The
8th Ocean Posse Rally is a group of over 300+ pleasure
craft which travel the coastal waters of Mexico and Central
America south to the Panama Canal, and east through the Caribbean and
Gulf of Mexico to California and the East Coast of the USA . In addition
we are establishing routes to and from Europe <->
Caribbean and already have 60+ vessels underway in the South
Pacific all the way to New Zealand and Australia with a special focus on
Fiji .
The
Ocean Posse vessels do not travel in a single convoy, they are
distributed along the route and travel at their own pace. The rally
operates a 24/7 chatroom, hosts a weekly all-hands conference call, and
disseminates information via weekly emails and emergency bulletins.
In
the last seven years, over 1,600 vessels with approximately 4200 crew
have participated. The average size is 48 feet. Most vessels are well
equipped ocean going pleasure craft with depth sounders, GPS, Radar,
AIS, EPIRB and/or PLB beacons, VHF radios, safety equipment, Starlink /
Satphones.
GOOD NAUTICAL: BAIE MARQUISIENNE 08° 54.8555’ S 140° 13.4389’ W
Baie
Marquesienne is on the western facing side of the island of Nuku Hiva.
The Trade Winds generally blow from the East or SE; the swell is
similar so this anchorage is generally in the lee of the island making
the anchorage very calm and surprisingly dry. Since the water is
calm, the clarity is pretty good too and there is a nice spot to snorkel
on the N side of the anchorage. I saw sharks, dolphins, and lots
of very colorful fish among large boulders and small bits of coral here
and there. The bay is surrounded by rocky hillsides that appear to
be dry with patches of green vegetation where wild goats roam and bleat
all day long. A valley winds up into a steep canyon.
The
head of the bay is a rather steep too so landing is not really an
option. We have four people onboard and were fortunate to have two
that wanted to stay onboard and two that wanted to explore. So,
we got dropped off on the beach, brought a radio, some water, and headed
off into the wild. There is no marked trail to follow but there
are waterways (some dry, some running, some rushing) that we followed up
and up and up…until we could not go up any more. As we travelled
up the valley we found an oasis and a waterfall, wild pigs and goats,
many different flowering trees and plenty of shade to stay cool.
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OCEAN POSSE SEMINAR : Nature
in the Sea of Cortes The Rocks, Plants & Animals of a youthful Sea
presentation about the Sea of Cortes / Sea of Cortez by Bill
Streever SY Rocinante
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