Dear Panama Posse 2017-2018 and incoming Panama Posse 2018-2019 ;

We hope that everyone had a good summer and have a few  items to go over for next season.

1) Registration is open now. 
Sign-up here  we are currently at 41 vessels !
Many have signed up again – if you want to re-posse simply reply to this email – and we have brand new burgees

2) LEAD VESSEL

We want to officially introduce you to the Panama Posse lead vessel
“SV SEA GLUB”


Chris, Monica and Penny (woof) 
YES THEY ARE ALREADY IN MEXICO 

3) Important dates for the 2018-2019 Panama Posse !

Seminars and Kick-off Party will be held at the official Sponsor Marina Puerto de la Navidad Barra de Navidad, MX
Reserve your slips now click the link above for location and approach and contact details.

Route Overview                           Monday Nov 26, ’18       
Weather and Safety                     Tuesday Nov 27, ’18      
Provisioning & anything else        Wednesday Nov 28, ’18  
Kick of Party                               Thursday Nov 29 Nov, ’18

Additional long term planning dates

Turtle Release Party                                                 Zijuatanejo, MX (mid Dec’ 18)
Mayan Adventures & Pot Lucks                                Marina Chiapas  MX (Dec-Apr)
Bar Crossing Celebrations                                       Bahia del Sol, El Salvador (Dec-Apr)
Flor de Caña Rum Tours                                          Puesta del Sol, Nicaragua – (Dec-Apr)
Papagayo Survivors Party                                      Coconutz , Playa Cocos, CR (Early Feb’19)
Golfito Village Marina (an IGY Destination) Party  Golfito, CR (Apr. ’19)
Rally Completion Award Event                               Vista Mar Panama (May’19)

4)  Over the next few days the Panama Posse Facebook Group will be updated
to reflect only next season’s participants – the list of active 41 vessels lives here

Every vessel and sponsor will continue to receive fleet updates 
unless you want to opt out, if so, please reply back to this email with the subject OPT OUT.

5) Panama Posse Marina Sponsors

Marina Puerto de La Navidad – Barra de Navidad, Mexico
Marina Chiapas – Mexico
Marina Bahia del Sol – El Salvador
Marina Puesta del Sol – Nicaragua
Marina Papagayo – Costa Rica
Golfito Marina Village (An IGY Destination) – Costa Rica
Vista Mar Marina – Panama
Shelter Bay Marina –  PanamaMarina and Sponsor discounts only apply to active vessels  6) Panama Posse Burgee’s
They are here and ready for hoisting – your registration fee includes one high quality new burgee and you can get it via…

     6.1)  Mailed to you in the US via USPS – please email us your US shipping address to registration@panamaposse.com

     6.2) We can deliver the Burgee to you at the seminars and send off party in Barra De Navidad, MX between Nov. 26th and 29th

    6.3) For pick up with the Marina Staff at Puerto de La Navidad, Barra de Navidad. MX after Nov. 30th, 2018.

    6.4) For pick with the Marina Staff at Vista Mar Marina in Panama after October 1st 2018.

    6.5) Check with SEA GLUB – as they will have extra Burgees after October.

7) MARKETING and PROMOTION
Please help us promote the Panama Posse with sailors, marinas, yachtclubs and chandleries
– if you are currently near a marina  please print out this PDF in color and post it on the wall.
For extra fun (we did this last year) print it out and take a selfie with it on your vessel !

http://route.panamaposse.com/artwork/NOTICE_OF_A_RALLY_l.pdf



The Official Panama Posse Press Release – please forward it to your contacts and friends in the media https://panamaposse.com/for-immediate-release-2018

8)  FREE GOOD NAUTICAL MEMBERSHIP 

All of last season’s knowledge and fleet updates have been compiled into
Good Nautical Inc – our soon to be official 501(c)3 non-profit umbrella organization.

All Fleet Update contributors will of course  have access to all the shared data from Mexico through Panama.
Fuel docks, Anchorages, Marinas, National Parks, Routes, a.m.o.
Your registration to this season’s Panama Posse includes a free 1 year coastal membership ($ 49 value).
Please email us to get your free login credentials and tutorial.

9) Re-POSSE and Fleet updates
DANIKA, XENIA , AVANT, CARINTHIA, OCTOPUS GARDEN, EPIPHANY and SEA GLASS have signed up again
to “re-posse” so if you see any of these vessel nearby be sure to invite them over fortheir first hand accounts.

10) Please reply to this email with any relevant updates and we’ll include it in the next Fleet Updates –
and please email us your head-shots.

Dietmar & Suzanne
SV Carinthia