PICTURES OF THE WEEK SEASON 8

PICTURES OF THE WEEK ACROSS THE OCEANS DEC 8, 2024

Laurent successfully brings dinner aboard SV SALAVIDA

Great spread of food & wind in the cockpit aboard SV **SALAVIDA**

SV SALAVIDA Laurent & Sylvie - Garcia “Exploration 45”

Natalie and Karl living large in Golfito, Costa Rica

SY REMEDY 🇺🇸 Natalie & Karl – Leopard 45’

Great fishing underway on the Pacific side of Panama...this is three for the freezer today!

MV MARTINI 🇺🇸 Mary & Bryan - Nordhavn 64′

PICTURES OF THE WEEK ACROSS THE OCEANS DEC 1, 2024

SY **MAISON DE SANTÉ** arriving in Cartagena, Columbia just before sunset.

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

Our ‘turkey’ while small, we are thankful!

SY OKISOLLO 🇺🇸 Dan & Jeanne – Island Packet 52’

Refugio Sunset in the northern reaches of the Sea of Cortez, Mexico. Photo Credit: Buddy boat SV **SALAVIDA.**

SY JOURNEY 🇺🇸 Anne & Remmi – Manta 42’

MV DOWNSHIFTING & Crew enjoying a Thanksgiving feast on day 3 of their Pacific Ocean Crossing.

MV DOWNSHIFTING 🇺🇸 Carine – Nordhaven 47’

PICTURES OF THE WEEK ACROSS THE OCEANS November 24, 2024

MV NEXT CHAPTER crew on a tour in Grenada and enjoyed Monkeys, waterfalls, and a spice tour

MY NEXT CHAPTER 🇺🇸 Chris & Shawna & crew – Selene 59′

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

Beaver moon over Pearl Island Marina area in Las Perlas Islands

MV SUMMERBREEZE 🇺🇸 Sam & Kurtis – Bestway 46′

You wouldn’t want to run into this on the water!

SY SERENITY 🇺🇸 Mark & Kathryn – Antares 44′

PICTURES OF THE WEEK ACROSS THE OCEANS November 17, 2024

Beautiful clear waters of the Ionian Sea.

The steps leading to the Castle of Lipari which is actually a fortified citadel.

SV GARGOYLE 🇨🇦 Kevin & Carla – Beneteau 50’

Stephanie at the helm guiding SV **FORTITUDE X** through the Panama Canal.

SV **FORTITUDE X** followed a large ship through the Lochs

SY FORTITUDE X 🇨🇦 Stefanie & Torsten – Beneteau 43′

The beach on Pedro Gonzalez with MY **TIDINGS OF JOY**, MV **SUMMERBREEZE** , & SY **BRIGADOON III** (left to right). FINALLY got to Las Perlas, PANAMA.

SY BRIGADOON III 🇨🇦 Doug & Patty – Saga 43′, MV SUMMERBREEZE 🇺🇸 Sam & Kurtis – Bestway 46′, & MY TIDINGS OF JOY 🇺🇸 Jeff & Joy – DeFever 52′

Fijians bid SV WANDERLUST a heartfelt and beautiful safe journey to New Zealand.

SY WANDERLUST 🇺🇸 Kristin, Fabio, & dog Yoda – Seawind 1600

WANDERLUST Fabio WANDERLUST Kristi WANDERLUST Crew

PICTURES OF THE WEEK ACROSS THE OCEANS November 10, 2024

Goodnight Sicily🥰 Sea….you soon Malta! 😅
— at Portopalo Isola Delle Correnti.

SV SMALL WORLD III 🇻🇮 Karen & Darren – Bristol 47.4′

Found the answer, fish Tacos, cold beer, warm water and the love of my life. La Huerta, Mexico

MV DELTA SWIZLER 🇺🇸 Mark & Cindy – Vantare 58′

VIVA will stay at Ocean Posse Sponsor marina, Nawi Marina, for cyclone season.

SY VIVA Pierre & Marie – Amel 52′

VIVA VIVA

HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE OUR FIRST SPONSORSHIP MARINA IN THE BVI’s: VIRGIN GORDA YACHT HARBOUR

PICTURES OF THE WEEK ACROSS THE OCEANS November 3, 2024

Dinghy Raft Up outside Buenaventura Marina

Lovely trip back from the dinghy raft up

SY SERENITY 🇺🇸 Mark & Kathryn – Antares 44′, SV ALICORN 🇺🇸 Kevin – Lagoon 44.5’,

SY BRIGADOON III 🇨🇦 Doug & Patty – Saga 43′, MV SUMMERBREEZE 🇺🇸 Sam & Kurtis – Bestway 46′,

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

SV WANDERLUST crew: Yoda, Kristin, and Fabio

SY WANDERLUST🇺🇸 Kristin, Fabio, & dog Yoda – Seawind 1600

WANDERLUST Fabio WANDERLUST Kristi WANDERLUST Crew

My favorite anchorage! Porto di Ponente. Swimming, paddleboarding and volcano 🌋 in Milazzo, Sicily.

SV SMALL WORLD III 🇻🇮 Karen & Darren – Bristol 47.4′

PICTURES OF THE WEEK ACROSS THE OCEANS OCTOBER 27, 2024

Comet C/2023 A3 setting – from the beach south of Marina Flamingo, Costa Rica.

SY PERCEPTION 🇺🇸 Jim & Melinda & Grace – Lagoon 42′

Buenaventura Marina is a lovely respite in the ‘off season’ on Pacific Panama

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

MV HO’OKIPA 🇺🇸 Lisa & Chuck – Selene 43′

When crossing the Panama Canal this week, SV **EVER AFTER** rafted to the mooring ball overnight on Lake Gaitun. Unless a boat can motor at 9 knots, plan on an overnight stop.

SY EVER AFTER 🇺🇸 Andrew & Laura – Jeanneau 44′

PICTURES OF THE WEEK ACROSS THE OCEANS OCTOBER 20, 2024

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

Reflections on Bow watch in Rangiroa, French Polynesia

Super calm and clear morning sunrise makes a magic mirror between the sea and the sky.

SY WHIRLWIND 🇺🇸 Maurisa, Mike, Russell & Josea – Alajuela 48’

WHIRLWIND

Visiting a fruit stand while sailing where the coconuts grow.

Travelling overland in Samoa, SV VIVA finds and decends into a sea trench

SY VIVA Pierre & Marie – Amel 52′

VIVA VIVA

Hunters Moon over Buenadventura Marina, Panama

MY TIDINGS OF JOY 🇺🇸 Jeff & Joy – DeFever 52′

PICTURES OF THE WEEK ACROSS THE OCEANS OCTOBER 15, 2024

SY JUBEL 🇨🇦 Leah & Kyle – Gulfstar 44′

Hello from Bocas Del Toro…on the Caribbean side of Panama

Jack is repurposing an old Posse teeshirt. That’a’boy!

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

Hello from Buenadventura…on the Pacific Side of Panama

Pool with a view in Buenadventura, Panama a short stroll from the marina slips.

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

MV TIDINGS OF JOY with SV DAWN PATROL in San Diego sampling Mai Tai’s

MV HO’OKIPA 🇺🇸 Lisa & Chuck – Selene 43′

PICTURES OF THE WEEK ACROSS THE OCEANS OCTOBER 6, 2024

Rob and Debra on SV AVANT came to the Ocean Posse’s northern headquarters to secure their Season 8 burgee

SY AVANT 🇨🇦 Rob & Debra – Beneteau 43.5

SV QUESO GRANDE II leaving Cartagena, Spain 🇪🇸 Harbor.

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

SV KEKADA II takes a stopover in Norfolk island en route to New Zealand. BRAVO ZULU!

SV KEKADA II Don & Anja – Leopard 53’

Sunrise over Buenadventura Marina, Pacific Panama

MY TIDINGS OF JOY 🇺🇸 Jeff & Joy – DeFever 52′

I see 👀 a shark on my left and a sockeye on my right? 🤣 — in Síros, Greece.

SV SMALL WORLD III 🇻🇮 Karen & Darren – Bristol 47.4′

Checking out Avalon on Catalina island, Ca. Southbound.

SY DAWN PATROL 🇺🇸 Laney & Mark – Outbound 46’

PICTURES OF THE WEEK ACROSS THE OCEANS SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Sipping the good stuff in Grenada, Nicaragua

SY REMEDY 🇺🇸 Natalie & Karl – Leopard 45’

Full Moon over Buenadventura Marina, Panama

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

Fresh provisions in Fakarava, French Polynesia.

SY WHIRLWIND 🇺🇸 Maurisa, Mike, Russell & Josea – Alajuela 48’

WHIRLWIND

MV **PAUSE** and MV **MARTINI** in Costa Rica getting excited to buddy boat to Panama.

MV PAUSE 🇺🇸 Beth & Larry – Nordhavn 55′ & MV MARTINI 🇺🇸 Mary & Bryan – Nordhavn 64′

SV **DAWN PATROL** at Two Harbors, Catalina island for Brewfest before heading south for the season.

SY DAWN PATROL 🇺🇸 Laney & Mark – Outbound 46’

Season 8 burgees are HERE with Captain Dietmar and SV **SEEKER**

MY SEEKER 🇺🇸 John & Tammy – SELENE 62’

PICTURES OF THE WEEK ACROSS THE OCEANS SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Bakery showcase in France looks good but still may not hold a candle to the French Baker in Barra de Navidad that delivers fresh baked goods by boat in the marina and the lagoon. Best to sample and then decide.

SY CARINTHIA 🇺🇸 Dietmar & Susan – Lagoon 44′

SV ATARAXIA Ludwig – Etap Yachting 46′

Rhodes Island, Greece: walking back through time on the edge of the sea.

SV SMALL WORLD III 🇻🇮 Karen & Darren – Bristol 47.4′

Looking over the bow a rainbow drops on to the beach where the kids are playing in Tahanea.

Looking astern, the captain in on Day 2 of 3 rebuilding the winlass in French Polynesia.

SY WHIRLWIND 🇺🇸 Maurisa, Mike, Russell & Josea – Alajuela 48’

WHIRLWIND

PICTURES OF THE WEEK ACROSS THE OCEANS SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

MV MARCosta RicaTINI 🇺🇸 Mary & Bryan – Nordhavn 64′

Catching fish and heading south from **California**: Life is GOOD!

SV WINE N DOWN Steve – Robertson & Cane 58′

Nicole in Port Soller, Mallorca **Spain**

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

Posse Members at the South Pacific Party in Nawi Island, **Fiji** last week. Photo courtesy of:

SV WHIMSICAL IV 🇺🇸 Randy & Joanne – Catalina 470

COMPASS ROSE Joanne COMPASS Rose Randy

Full sails inside the Tahanea lagood in the Tuamotus, **French Polynesia**.

SV WHIRLWIND Mike, Maurisa, Russell, & Josea

WHIRLWIND

PICTURES OF THE WEEK ACROSS THE OCEANS SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

First Season 8 Burgee recipients: Ready to Hoist!!!

SV ILIOHALE Allan & Rina – Lagoon 45

Exploring the Bay of Islands in Vanua Balavu, Northern Lau Islands Fiji

SY WANDERLUST 🇺🇸 Kristin, Fabio, & dog Yoda – Seawind 1600
WANDERLUST Fabio WANDERLUST Kristi WANDERLUST Crew

MV SUMMERBREEZE 🇺🇸 Kurtis – Bestway 46′

Lance & Sherri shaking out their sea legs in Belgium

SV QUESO GRANDE II Lance & Sherri – Seawind 1260 41′

SMALL WORLD III

LUNATICS

PICTURES OF THE WEEK ACROSS THE OCEANS AUGUST 25, 2024

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

Full moon lighting up the night in Taiohae, Nuku Hiva, French Polynesia

SV BETHANIA Wolfgang & Paulina – Irwin 54′

MV HO’OKIPA 🇺🇸 Lisa & Chuck – Selene 43′

Full Moon shining on Isla Mogo Mogo in the Perlas, Panama

MV SUMMERBREEZE 🇺🇸 Kurtis – Bestway 46′

SV TOKETEE 🇺🇸 Dar, Diane & Kimberly – Skookum 53

That’s not an anchor light, that’s the full moon in Fiji.

SY WANDERLUST 🇺🇸 Marcie, Damon & crew – Leopard 45’

PICTURES OF THE WEEK ACROSS THE OCEANS AUGUST 18, 2024

Rain Squall off Punta Chame, Pacific Panama

TIDINGS OF JOY 🇺🇸 Jeff & Joy – DeFever 52′

SMALL WORLD III across the Atlantic Ocean in Koufonsina

SMALL WORLD III Karen & Darren – Bristol 47.7

FACES????

Sunrise along the Nicaraguan coast, the volcanos purple with morning light.

SV AEESHAH Jen & John – Gulfstar Hirsh 45

PICTURES OF THE WEEK 08-11-2024

Mykonos Island, Greece: Picturesque day and night

SV SMALL WORLD III Karen & Darren – Bristol 47’4

MV HO’OKIPA 🇺🇸 Lisa & Chuck – Selene 43′

Lance & Sherri in front of the Roman Theater in Cartagena, Spain

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

PICTURES OF THE WEEK 2024-08-04

SV WINDSONG Erick & Jenny – Downeaster Cutter 38′

Erick - Windsong Jenny - Windsong

Cindy goes to the source of La Fortitude Tequila

Mark holding a Pina used for tequila production

MV DELTA SWIZZLER Mark & Cindy – Vantare 58

SV SMALL WORLD III Darren & Karen – Bristol 47.7

Late afternoon sun casting light on steep slopes on the NW side of Nuku Hiva, Marquesas

SV WHIRLWIND Mike, Maurisa, Russell, & Josea – Alajuela 48

WHIRLWIND

PICTURES OF THE WEEK 2024-07-28

Great visibility in Bocas del Toro, Panama

Chrystal clear water from Red Frog to the Blue Coconut

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

MV MARTINI on Stuart Island, BC on a break from Costa Rica.

MV MARTINI 🇺🇸 Mary & Bryan – Nordhavn 64′

SV TOKETEE crew at the botanical gardens in Guadalupe

SV TOKETTE

SY WHIRLWIND 🇺🇸 Maurisa, Mike, Russell & Josea – Alajuela 48’

Bayside path in Marquesan village of Anaho with no roads in or out

SV DJANGO Stephanie, Joe &Valentine, Switzerland

PICTURES OF THE WEEK 2024-07-17

BOW POINTING AT SHORE — SV BETHANIA making landfall in French Polynesia after 32 days at sea. BRAVO ZULU

SV BETHANIA 🇨🇱 Wolfgang & Paulina – Irwin 54′

Fresh Produce Delivery at Buenadventura Marina, Panama.

MV TIDINGS OF JOY 🇺🇸 Jeff & Joy – DeFever 52′

fireworks buenadventura — Fireworks in Panama on the Fourth of July.

SV SERENITY 🇺🇸 Mark & Kathryn – Antares 44′

In Bocas del Toro, the primary mode of transport is by water and for the local kids, this means taking their dugout canoes and paddling to school…

SV DULCINEA ?????Lerouge Wildcat 65

by EDITOR

ANCHORAGE RECONNAISANCE BY DINGHY

PAYS OFF

Uncharted rock found and now entered into Navionics

MV MARTINI shares some of their best practices with us:

We’ve made it a habit if possible to take our tender and scope out anchorages if possible before bringing Martini in. This time it saved us. We found a huge rock submerged just below the surface at mid tide, and NOT on the chart. So if you’re heading south and want to stop at the anchorage between Playa Tulemar and Punta Quepos please add this note to your navigation software.

This rock has since been added to Navionics and marked as a hazard for all mariners to be aware of.

Sunset on Anchor in Costa Rica well away from that pesky rock

MV MARTINI Bryan & Mary - Nordhaven 63

THANK YOU FOR HELPING KEEP FELLOW MARINERS AND THEIR VESSELS SAFE!

by EDITOR