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FLEET UPDATE 2020-03-29

• COUNTRY UPDATES
• Extraordinary C-19 Call log 2020-03-28
• PANAMA - how to figure things out
  
• Panama Logistics - Considerations
• Picture of the Week - active boat quarantine pictures
• Zihuatanejo, MX
• Marina Pez Vela, Quepos, CR
• Mazatlan, MX
• Marina Puesta del Sol - Nicaragua
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"I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship."

Louisa May Alcott

1) COUNTRY UPDATES

Mexico     848 cases 16 †  

Mexico  - vessels can enter and exit in both ports Ensenada & Chiapas
Marina Coral / Ensenada can also drive across the border (US) as they have commercial license plates and pick up and drop off crew.

Mexico has implemented temperature-screening measures at some of its airports.  Passengers with abnormal temperatures and travel to high-risk areas might be subject to additional health screening.

Guatemala    34 cases 1 † 



Guatemala - full lock down - no entry permitted  - Curfew extended to April 28th 

        
The U.S. Embassy has now individually notified all confirmed travelers for the State Department charter flights departing from Guatemala City to Dallas-Ft. Worth (DFW) airport on Saturday, March 28th and Monday, March 30th.  These flights are now fully booked.
There are two additional State Department charter flights scheduled for Tuesday, March 31st. The U.S. Embassy will notify confirmed passengers by Monday, March 30th if they are confirmed for the Tuesday, March 31st flights. 


El Salvador    24 cases   0 †    
El Salvador - full lock down - no entry permitted 

 
Humanitarian Flights
* Saturday, March 28 – Houston, TX (IAH)
* Sunday, March 29 – Houston, TX (IAH)
* Monday, March 30 – Washington, D.C. (IAD)
* Tuesday, March 31 – Los Angeles, CA (LAX)

Honduras    110 cases   2 † 


Honduras - full lock down - no entry permitted 


Nicaragua    4 cases   1 †

Nicaragua - Check in with Marina Puesta del sol 2 days ahead of time
- they will coordinate to send a health inspector out - after which customs, immigration will clear you in 


Costa Rica    295 cases   2 †
Costa Rica - full lock down - no entry permitted 
- exit not possible due to lack of staffing at govt offices


Panama    901 cases  17 †
Panama -  no entry permitted   14 day quarantine has been obtained by some in internal movements
- curfew w 1 hour movement x day for mots with 30 minutes based on ID number - no alcohol sales - 



Total lock down.

“Tue, 03/24/2020 - 18:20
The President of the Republic announced this Tuesday, March 24, that the total quarantine (for 24 hours) will be implemented from tomorrow, from 5:00 in the morning.

"As a government, our responsibility is to preserve the health and integrity of Panamanians at all costs. As of 5:01 am on Wednesday, March 25, I declare total quarantine in the national territory indefinitely, with exceptions," Cortizo.”

People will be allowed out based on the last number of their national id, resident visa or passport. Details to be released shortly.

Planned Military Repatriation Flights (US)
The Embassy is working on two evacuation options via military flights for those U.S. Citizens and Lawful Permanent Residents (LPRs) accompanying U.S. citizen family members wishing to depart Panama. There are no guarantees of these flights or the space available.
There are two U.S. military air flights scheduled for April 2 and 4 with a limited number of seats available; we are in the process of notifying individuals who have already expressed interest in being evacuated from Panama about these flights. 

* April 2, departing Panama Pacifico at 9:05 p.m. and arriving Eglin Air Force Base, Fort Walton Beach, FL, to arrive 1:15 a.m. April 3.
* April 4, departing Panama Pacifico at 4:53 p.m. and arriving Goodfellow Air Force Base, San Angelo, TX, to arrive 8:43 p.m.
Requirements, restrictions, and helpful information:
* The flights are restricted to U.S. citizens and LPRs accompanying U.S. citizen family members.  All passengers must be in possession of a valid U.S. passport or I-551 (green card) in order to qualify for a flight.


FRENCH POLYNESIA 30 cases   0 †
- IS SHUT DOWN / CLOSED 



Colombia 608 cases   6 †
- IS SHUT DOWN
Colombia orders 19-day nationwide quarantine


Ecuador 1,823 cases   48 †
Is Shut Down 


USA 124,683 cases   2237 †
Entry for US vessels only

U.S. Citizen Travelers:

Enroll for alerts at step.state.gov.
In Case of Emergency: Call 1-888-407-4747 (U.S./Canada); +1-202-501-4444 (overseas);
or contact the nearest embassy: go.usa.gov/xduQM

CANADA 5,655 cases   63 †

Dear Canadian,

You are receiving this email because you are registered with the Government of Canada’s Registration of Canadians Abroad (ROCA) service. This notice is to ensure you were informed about the quickly evolving situation related to the Corona Virus (COVID-19).

Panama airspace is closed and there are no new evacuation flights being planned at this time. However our Embassy is preparing a list of Canadians in seeking evacuation to notify them should a flight become available in the future.

To have your name placed on this list, we kindly ask you to please provide the following information for our list if you wish to be notified in case of an available flight:

1. Full name:
2. Valid passport number:
3. Date of birth:
4. Current location in Panama:
5. Telephone number:
6. Transportation means if a flight becomes available:
7. Number of people in group:

The above information is needed for each member of your group. This message is not intended as a guarantee of a flight but the Embassy will do what we can.

Please share the link to register on the ROCA to any Canadians you may be aware of who are still in country
https://travel.gc.ca/travelling/registration

Best regards,

Lilly Nicholls,
Canadian Ambassador in Panama

any one has any additions to this please let us now

2) Extraordinary C-19 Call log 2020-03-28

NUMBER	NAME	LOCATION	STAY IN PLACE	MOVE ON TO	LOGISTICAL ISSUES
1	BAJA FOG	Barra	shelter inplace		maybe fly back
John & Monique
2	ANGELIQUE OF VANCOUVER
Mike & Jacquie
3	TALIESIN ROSE	Puesta del sol			no restrictions
Victoria & Rowan
4	THISLDU
Garrett & Audrey
5	LUNA
Bob & Kris
6	KAI LANI
John
7	EIONE
Darrin & Linda
8	APHRODITE
Thomas & Mike
9	CARINTHIA
Dietmar & Suzanne
10	SEAGLUB	San Jose del Cabo			airport to PV car to ferrry downtown everyting is closed local restaurants are open 1/2 tables
Chris
11	BONZER
Michael & Vicki
12	JEAN ANNE	huatulco		banderas	lu
Steve & Chelsea
13	SINGULARITY	vista mar	shelter in place inde
Robert & Carol
14	SLOW DANCER
Dale & Kenneth
15	ELAN
Paul
16 ©	ENJOY
Don & Nina
17	AVALON
Rick & Karen
18	PERSPECTIVE
Brad, Sarah & Sydney
19  ©	KNOT RIGHT	vista mar	stay in place		play it by ear
Walt & Jeariene
20 ©	COMPROMISE	Chiappas		Huatulco	non
Ronald & Karen
21	BLOOM
Jason & Lisa
22	DUE WEST
Kirk & Heidi
23	TOP CIDER
Chuck & Sharon
24	RAIREVA
Marek
25	HALF MOON
Brain & Elizabeth
26	MADELEINE
Huibert & Maaike
27	ANGELIQUE
Dan & Angela
28	JO
Phillip Jay & Kelley
29	DELTA SWIZZLER	Santiago bay 9 other bay stay i	stay in the area
Mark & Cindy
30	FIREFLY
Brenda & Ted
31 ©	EL GATO
Eric & Annie
32 ©	MORNING STAR
David, Stella & …
33	LITHA
Justin, Kimberly and Crew
34	ONE LIFE	barra	Shelter in Place
Doug & Mary
35  ©	FOOTLOOSE
Michael & Lisa
36  ©	KOKOPELLI
Karen & Ron
37	WISHLIST
Chris
38	ANGELIQUE II
Brian & Hiromi
39	HUMAN HOLIDAY
Alan & Robin
40	AVANT	shelter bay	in canada - vancouver		keep an eye out on colon
Rob & Debra
41	ANDANTE
Kevin
42 ©	ROCINANTE
Bill & Lisanne
43	RHAPSODY	vista shelter	shelter place
Sarah & Bob
44 ©	MAKANI
Frederic
45 ©	XENIA
Tara & Mike
46	SINGLE D
Tod & Donna
47	WIND SWEPT
Scott & Jan
48 ©	DENOVO
Andre, Naomi & crew
49	SIRENA
Greg
50	ANDURIL
Alice & Greg
51	GREEN FLASH	Vista Mar	sheltering in place		watching repatriation  flights
Bob & Joan
52	BONZAI	Isla Mujeres Cancun	sheltering in place	jumping to florida 24 q dock	jumping to florida
Don
53	GARGOYLE
Kevin & Carla
54	STAND DOWN	Vista Mar	sheltering in place		watching repatriation flights legfal to consume drink
Richard & Nancy
55	SONAMARA	Red frog marina	shelter in place		curfew - marina is on lock down
Louis & Patrice
56	NAMAHANA
Curtis & Jill
57	ANTIPODES
Ian & Aldo
58	KATHLEEN
Robert & Karen
59	RAVEN
Neil, Tammy, & Jan
60	BLUE OASIS
Barry & Kathy
61  ©	WILDEST DREAMS	Anchored in Golfito	stay in place - or head back to mexico		deciding - no zarpes - banana bay - shut down april 12 th
Grant & Michelle
62	SHEARWATER
Pati & Eric
63	SECOND WIND
Laurin
64	SECRET WATER
Annie & Chris & Crew
65	WOODWIND 1
Brian & Tracy
66	PARADISE
Sid & Manuela
67	CHIMERA
Dennis & Margaret
68	KACHINA
Robert
69	ALIZANN
Martin & Suzanne
70	FLOATING STONES	Bahama oster island	west coast sitting
Bryan & Cheryl
71	MOONRISE
Stephen & Ana Veronica
72	KOUMBA BANG
Abdoulaye
73	ENTERPRISE III
Martin & Elzane
74	MAISON DE SANTE	barra	sheltering in place
Keenan & Nicole
75	BELLA SIRENA
Bryon
76	ISLAND DRIFTER
Ken
77	EURYBIA
Marie & Jon
78	SALPARE
Jeff & Fran
79	DESTINATION
Chris & Anne
80	DAD’S DREAM
Rick & Brenda
81	AY CARAMBA !
Juan & Michelle
82	BULA
Kenny & Cari
83	SKY POND
Carl & Roxy
84	VENTURE LIBRE
Shane & Karen
85	FOLLOW YOU FOLLOW ME
Allan & Rina
86	CONTEXT
John
87	EL GATO
Jules & Jeff
88  ©	SEA LARKS
Jeffrey & Paula
89	QUE SERA
Rick & Mary
90	QUEST
Daniel
91	DANCES WITH WINDS
Eric & Ana
92	BAIT ‘N SWITCH III
John & Laurie
93	PASEO
Nan & Doug
94  ©	MARIAH
Trish & John
95	WAVE DANCER
Vladimir & Galinda
96	MALOLO
Matt & Britt
97	YOSHAN
Nate
98	DOUBLE DEUCE
	Ron & Karen
99	HO’OKIPA	Barra	stay in place
	Lisa & Lucky
100	VOLARE	huatulco			no issues - some stores closed
	Jessica & Adam
101  ©	KIANGA
Beat & Daniela
102	CELESTIAL
Scott & Donna
103	LILIPAD
Bruce & Kirk
104 ©	MIDNIGHT BREEZE
Richard & Caroline
105	SALISH DRAGON
Steve & Tracey
106	CAYUSE
Brent & Jill
107	CYCLADES
Daniel
108 ©	SEDNA VI
Ken & Cheryl
109	JOY
Jeff & Roxanne
110	KARVI
Dan & Nancy
111	SEAQUEL
Michael
112 ©	SALTAIR 3
Brad, Krista & Cole
113 ©	TAKMOANA
Gary & (Wendy) Louise
114	STRAY CAT
Derick & Barb
115	NOETA
Patrick & Alexa
116	SOUTHERN CROSS III
Stephen & Janet
117	PILIALOHA
Rick & Maria
118	BELLE VIE
Benjamin,Andrea & Emma
119 ©	TRANCE
Dan & Marlene
120	SANNA
Dave & Marie
121	ANKYRIOS	Barra		decision next wek
Dennis, Brandy & Crew
122	HERITAGE
Thomas
123	EPIPHANY
Bill and Julianne
124  ©	INDEPENDENCE
	Larry & Jamie
125	LILY ROWAN
Jim & Zyanya
126	EVIE
Joel, Ane & Crew
127	SHAZAM
Jeanette & Neill
128 ©	AMANDLA
Lisa & Captain Fabio
129 ©	NESHUMA
Carl & Cynthia
130	SIMPLIFY
Randy & Marina
131	MAR Y SOL
Bob & Marisol
132	IMPOSSIBLE DREAM
Tom & Gale
133	BIG CITY FISH
Rick & Linda
134	DOTTIE SUE
Bobbie, Neil & Chuck
135 ©	TIVOLI
Judy and Torben
136 ©	TRYST
Tony and Michelle
137 ©	EMMY KATE
Eric and Sharon
138	BLESSED LIFE	costa rica pez vela	shelter in place	panama	all open - slowed down -
Bob and Margie
139 ©	FALKOR 4.2
Patrick, Sherrie & Crew
140 ©	FIRST LIGHT
Don & Julie
141	NAUTILUS
Michele & Randy
142 ©	AZAYA
Riley, Sharon & Crew
143 ©	SEA GLASS
Chris
144  ©	ELSKA
Ben & Mary Jane
145 ©	ZOE
Sergio & Gemma
146	ROSA-LEE
Gary
147	GRASSHOPPER
Jeffrey & Cheri
148 ©	ELEVEN 11
Tim, Kim &
149 ©	MOIRA
Nick, Gema & crew
150	MILAGRO
Robert & crew
151	ROSA DOS VENTOS
Ted & Barbara
152 ©	SUSIMI	barra laggoon		puerto penasaco	enjoy call
Paul & Hazel
153	ALTERÉ
Terrence
154	YAHTZEE
Andy & Jill
155 ©	LEILANI
Richard & Tracy
156 ©	EVOLIAS
Warren & Erica
157	SOL GOOD
Jeff
158	TIDAL DANCER
Dan & Ella
159 ©	DEVINE DESTINY
Bruce & Barbara
160 ©	TOUCHÉ
Judith & Haakon
161 ©	SPREZZATURA
Eric
162 ©	CHELSEA KRU
Charles
163 ©	LORIEN
Julie & Chris
164 ©	KJALOHA
Jürg & Catherine
165 ©	AD ASTRA
Erik & Daniela
166 ©	MANUREVA
Jon
167 ©	ZARZAGAN
Paul Antoine & Monique
168	CONVERGENCE
Randy
169 ©	WOLFHOUND
Steven, Louise & Sam
170 ©	BAD BUNNY
John & Hye
171	GenM	Chamela Bay			local relaxed once a week - back
Marvin and Laurie
172 ©	AMEKAYA
Maris and Linda
173 ©	BISOU	Bocas del Toro	stay in place		curfew
Robin and Tad
174	ARROW	bahia tenecatitia		bahia chamela	12 boats here calm quiet in la manzanilla
Maurisa & Mike
175	VAGABUNDO DOS	Zihuatenjo		papanoa heading south  chiappas
Grant & Donna
176	REEF DANCER	Barra	shelter in palcae
Jerry & Debra

3) PANAMA - how to figure things out

How to figure out what the he11 is going on

A rough guide by Rob on Avant

I have been pretty diligent at finding and sharing information with the group. Now that we’re back in Canada, I will slow down on my information gathering and sharing. I appreciate the many private messages thanking me for my efforts and thought that I would prepare a rough guide on how I did it so others can step in (and step up).

1. Download and install google’s chrome browser (it auto translates from source languages to your language if it has adequate bandwidth).
2. Find and bookmark links to reliable information in the chrome browser. In Panama, I used la prensa ( https://www.prensa.com ), metro libre (https://www.metrolibre.com/ ), and tele metro ( https://www.telemetro.com/ ). These are (near as I could figure) the three leading reliable news sources in Panama. There will be other local sources in other countries, seek them out. Check them about a couple of times a day. In Panama, the best times are about lunch time and at the end of the day (about 1930). The government seems to schedule press conferences for the end of the day, so that’s when you get the most news. English language expat focussed news sites tend to be both late and light on their coverage.
3. Create a google search for “Panama coronavirus” (or other country as appropriate). Select ‘news’, and under ‘search tools’ select ‘last 24 hours’. Use this search and refresh the page a couple of times a day. 
4. Use Facebook. Search for Panama (or other country) groups (Panama expats, Americans in Panama, Canadians in Panama, Panama cruisers, various embassies in Panama, etc.) and join them. Note the ones you join and visit the pages regularly. All the news will not necessarily show up in your feed.
5. Register with your embassy. If possible, register with other embassies (USA and UK in particular) for email updates. Register with your government’s program for citizens abroad so they push out emails to you. Remember to check your junk mail folder in case stuff they send you lands there. Like and follow their Facebook pages and Twitter accounts as well.
6. Find the locals and local expats who are ‘connected’ and make sure you touch base with them frequently (whether by WhatsApp, face to face, whatever). They often know stuff and don’t share because they’re busy. In shelter bay, that’s Juanjo, elsewhere I don’t know.
7. visit noonsite ( https://www.noonsite.com ) and join it/ create an account. Usually not as up to date as this group, but good for information on nearby areas, where we don’t have Posse ‘feet on the street’.

Then, when you find something out that’s real (as opposed to rumour) and useful, SHARE IT HERE, and SHARE IT ON NOONSITE. Here for obvious reasons, on noonsite because it’s a primary source of information for cruisers coming into this area from elsewhere who aren’t in the Posse yet.

Panama lock down mechanics: you get an hour, plus 30 min on each side for travel.

Departure time per person:

If the ID ends at 7: you can leave at 7:00 am
If the ID ends at 8: you can leave at 8:00 am
If the ID ends at 9: you can leave at 9:00 am
If the ID ends at 0: you can leave at 10:00 am
If the ID ends at 1: you can leave at 1:00 pm
If the ID ends at 2: you can leave at 2:00 pm
If the ID ends at 3: you can leave at 3:00 pm
If the ID ends at 4: you can leave at 4:00 pm
If the ID ends at 5: you can leave at 5:00 pm
If the ID ends at 6: you can leave at 6:00 pm
All adults over 60 years of age, regardless of their ID number, may make their purchases between 11:00 am and 1:00 pm

According to the authorities, each citizen will be allowed to leave 30 minutes before their corresponding time and arrive at their residence 30 minutes later, this means that each person has one hour of mobility, plus an additional hour.

Everybody stay safe and healthy!

Rob & Deb AVANT

4) Panama Logistics - Considerations

Everyone should be made aware of several cases down here.  It may affect decisions.

1. A Canadian citizen and his wife were cruising.  He needed to go back to Canada to work for a couple months but they’re trying to save money so they decided that she would stay on the boat at anchor in Boca Chica.  Two problems.  Panama closed the airport to international travel with very short notice and he couldn’t join her. She’s a German citizen and they’re only common-law married, so even if Canada made available an evac flight, she couldn’t get on it.

2. A different German citizen wanted to catch the German evac flight to Germany.  He thought he had done everything correctly but then the local airport closed to commuter flights and he had to rent a car to get to the main airport. But he didn’t count on needing extra time to get through the road blocks enacted at the provincial borders and wasn’t able to make the evac flight.

3. A sailor who is crewing on boats thought they had a position and traveled to Panama City.  When that gig fell through, they had to spend over 10 hours with the police to get back to Vista Mar because the government was restricting all travel from the capitol city to the outer provinces.

It’s easy to say in hindsight that they should have done this or that but sometimes events override our plans.

The point of these explanations is that even if you think you’re being prudent, it’s best to make decisions VERY early and allow as much time as possible.  If you think that you can wait until the last minute, you may have the rug pulled out from under you by fast moving events.

Bob & Carol
SINGUALIRTY

5) Pictures of the Week -  active boat quarantine pictures

Selfie of Nicole / Maison de Sante in Barra de Navidadwith Carinthia in the Background
Nicole up on the Mizzen Mast  - Barra de Navidad

Keenan & Nicole

MAISON DE SANTE

6) Zihuatanejo , MX
Avalon is currently Zihuatanejo
where the beaches are slightly quiet but with school’s about to double the Easter holiday starting next Friday they could get busy.
Stores (larger) are for the most part fully stocked with lots a customers out, look forward to seeing you as we make our way sloowly back to PV

Rick & Karen
AVALON

7) Quepos, Costa Rica
SV BlessedLife in Quepos marina Pez Vela. Beautiful! We will move on in a few days

Bob & Margie

BLESSED LIFE

8) Mazatlan, MX

SeaGlub anchored, Outer Anchorage 35'

Inner Dock

Inner Anchorage
Chris

SEAGLUB

9) Marina Puesta del Sol - Nicaragua

This is one of the undisputed relaxing gems along this
Panama Posse route and a welcome respite in a serene and tranquil setting.

You can leave your vessel and explore this incredible interesting country.  If you are a political junky there is are a lot of geopolitical  layers to explore here.

Visiting the UNESCO world heritage sites of Leon, Lake Nicaragua and Granada from here is as easy as renting a car and driving on well paved roads.

Plus you get to visit the Flor de Caña Rum Factory nearby.

Clearing in is fairly easy - for south bound vessels - its a short
sail from the Golfo de Fonseca via a well marked entrance into a lovely estuary.

To check out the 27+ anchorages and UNESCO sites visit Good Nautical
https://www.goodnautical.com/gma/nicaragua?field_gma_value=NI

Here is the track
https://www.goodnautical.com/route/marina-puesta-del-sol-puerto-sandino-outer-anchorage

Aerial View of Marina Puesta del Sol

Below are the costs to clear in and out of Nicaragua which can be done at the Marina -
just let them know when you plan to arrive

	CHECK IN	CHECK OUT
IMMIGRATION	U$ 20.00 per boat	U$ 20.00 per boat
	U$ 12.00 per person	U$   2.00 per person
PORT CAPTAIN	U$   FREE	U$ 30.00 International Zarpe
		or U$ 20.00 a National Zarpe ( to San Juan del Sur for example )
CUSTOM	U$ 10.00 per boat	U$ FREE
AQUATIC TRANSPORT FEE	U$ 25.00 per boat	U$ FREE

To book ahead and get your 20% Panama Posse Marina discount contact Juantia Garcia

Tel: + (505) 8880-0013
       +(505) 8880-0019     
       +(505) 8883-0781

email: administracion@marinaps.com

10) Please reply to this email with

– your updates - self quarantine
– contenders for picture of the week –
– relevant blog posts – and of course your valuable suggestions

and we’ll include it in the next FLEET UPDATE – Keep em ‘coming

Dietmar & Suzanne
Sheltering in place in Barra de Navidad
SV Carinthia

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FLEET UPDATE 2020-03-22

• Extraordinary Fleet Call 
• Vessel Location in order of signup
  
• The governor of Jalisco
• A big Thank You to our Sponsors
• Dangerous Bar Crossing in El Salvador
  
• Pictures of the Week
  
• Carnival Floats in Zihuatanejo, MX
• Update from Ullman Sails - Puerto Vallarta, MX
  
• Update from Marina Puerto de la Navidad, MX
• Update from Shelter Bay Marina, Panama 
• Update from Chiapas Marina, MX
• Update from Red Frog Marina, Panama 
• Update from Marina Vallarta, MX
• Update from Marina Ixtapa, MX
• Panama Posse Event Vallarta Yacht Club postponed to later
  
• El Salvador, Activities 
• WILDERNESS FIRST AID & OFFSHORE EMERGENCY MEDICINE
 -> next season
• Safety reminder
• Line App
  
• Sign up for next season
  
• Opt out
  

1) Extraordinary Fleet Call Sat Mar 21, 2020

As of today  March 21th 2020 here is where each country stands 

Mexico 

USA and Mexico - border closings but commercial entry permitted

Guatemala - full lock down - no entry permitted 


El Salvador - full lock down - no entry permitted 



Honduras - full lock down - no entry permitted


Nicaragua - Check in possible  with Marina Puesta del sol ahead of time - they will coordinate to send a health inspector out - after which customs, immigration will clear you in 


Costa Rica - no change but upon entry you may be asked about prior countries / health issues - crew flying in from overseas will be subject to questioning at airport(s) 


Panama - no entry permitted  but a 14 day quarantine has been obtained by some - vessel must stay at anchor ( this will be supported by marinas with deliveries of items at cost of water / food and basic supplies )  in the Atlantic side come into colon - in colon you can anchor out and Juan is delivering water provisions and uncertain - entry to Panama -
vessels which went to San Blas and 3 boats got into marina and had not been outside from uncertain - come into marina 


This is a quick summary of issues in Panama regarding Covid. Panama will halt international travel Sunday 3/22/2020 at 23:59, no personnel in or out. Time frame was established as 30 days. I believe all 200 active cases are in the district of Panama City. If you enter that district, you will not be able to leave it. Some Panamanians who live in one district and work in another may get a permit to travel between them. There are bio-borders set up internally to the districts and also at district borders. I believe that temperatures are taken at those location, and hence travel is very long and drawn out. All marinas are closed to bringing in new boats. They require 14 days at quarantine anchor before they consider you coming into port. If you are coming into Panama from another country, then and agent might be able to get your boat checked in, but you won’t be able to get to the customs office for your visa. Shelter bay is helping by bringing out supplies if necessary. Green Flash left Vista Mar and told that there would be no problems coming back, but that changed within two days. They are currently anchored off of the marina. As to transit the canal, check with an agent, but there is no way of getting lines and fenders to the boat, as well as line handlers. Even if you have that equipment and personnel on board anyhow, the Canal Authority does not want to risk the measuring advisor or the transit advisor. If they get sick, that prevents them from using those resources when restrictions are relieved.
Shelter in place, and hope you have enough CERVEZA, because they also have halted sale of that commodity. The restaurants are take out only, grocery stores are limiting the number of people in the building, and there is a curfew from 2100-0500 and it is DEFINITELY being enforced. A Cruisers plans are written in sand at low tide. Stay safe everyone. Walt

Puerto Rico  - many marinas are closed - coming through Vieques culebra  closed  9 PM- 5 AM curfew 


Hawaii  - 14 day quarantine

Colombia - closed with 19-day nationwide quarantine


Ecuador Is  Shut Down 


French Polynesia IS SHUT DOWN

is any one has and specific additions to this please let us now

2) Vessel Location in order of signup https://panamaposse.com/2019-2020-vessels

VESSEL	NAME	LOCATION	STAY IN PLACE	LOGISTICAL ISSUES
1	BAJA FOG	Barra de Navidad, MX	stay in place
John & Monique
2	ANGELIQUE OF VANCOUVER	na
	Mike & Jacquie
3	TALIESIN ROSE
	Victoria & Rowan
4	THISLDU	Puesta del Sol, Nicaragua
	Garrett & Audrey
5	LUNA
	Bob & Kris
6	KAI LANI
	John
7	EIONE
	Darrin & Linda
8	APHRODITE
Thomas & Mike
9	CARINTHIA	Barra de Navidad, MX
Dietmar & Suzanne
10	SEAGLUB	San Blas, MX	en route to San Jose del Cabo
Chris
11	BONZER
	Michael & Vicki
12	JEAN ANNE	Chiapas, MX
	Steve & Chelsea
13	SINGULARITY	Vista Mar, Panama
Robert & Carol
14	SLOW DANCER
Dale & Kenneth
15	ELAN
Paul
16 ©	ENJOY	bocas del toro panama		reasonable
	Don & Nina
17	AVALON
	Rick & Karen
18	PERSPECTIVE
Brad, Sarah & Sydney
19  ©	KNOT RIGHT	Vista Mar Marina, Panama
Walt & Jeariene
20 ©	COMPROMISE	15 miles east of puesta del sol nicaragua We may be out of range. We plan on crossing the Papagayos to Puesta del Sol. One foot on the beach, so to speak. We will try to attend. s/v Compromise		chiapas
Ronald & Karen
21	BLOOM
Jason & Lisa
22	DUE WEST
	Kirk & Heidi
23	TOP CIDER	Chiapas, MX
Chuck & Sharon
24	RAIREVA	coming in
Marek
25	HALF MOON	Puesta del sol, Nicaragua
Brain & Elizabeth
26	MADELEINE	Netherlands
Huibert & Maaike
27	ANGELIQUE	Kingston, Jamaica advised us to self quarantine bahams isand turks		key west - got marina reservation
Dan & Angela
28	JO	barra
Phillip Jay & Kelley
29	DELTA SWIZZLER	Zihuatanejo, MX		barra de navidad
Mark & Cindy
30	FIREFLY
	Brenda & Ted
31 ©	EL GATO	Marquesas ?		chiapas
	Eric & Annie
32 ©	MORNING STAR
David, Stella & …
33	LITHA
Justin, Kimberly and Crew
34	ONE LIFE	isla ixtapa		barra
Doug & Mary
35  ©	FOOTLOOSE	bocas del toro red frog
Michael & Lisa
36  ©	KOKOPELLI
	Karen & Ron
37	WISHLIST
Chris
38	ANGELIQUE II
	Brian & Hiromi
39	HUMAN HOLIDAY
Alan & Robin
40	AVANT	Shelter Bay, Panama	stay in place	no flights
Rob & Debra
41	ANDANTE
Kevin
42 ©	ROCINANTE	chiappas		North
	Bill & Lisanne
43	RHAPSODY	vista mar -	stay in place
Sarah & Bob
44 ©	MAKANI
Frederic
45 ©	XENIA	vista mar
Tara & Mike
46	SINGLE D	barra
Tod & Donna
47	WIND SWEPT
Scott & Jan
48 ©	DENOVO	barra
Andre, Naomi & crew
49	SIRENA
	Greg
50	ANDURIL	on the hard in chiapas -		fly back to cananda
Alice & Greg
51	GREEN FLASH	Quarantined in place - situation in the pacific site
Bob & Joan
52	BONZAI
Don
53	GARGOYLE	Puesta del sol -Nicaragua	shelter in place
Kevin & Carla
54	STAND DOWN	Vista Mar Marina -
Richard & Nancy
55	SONAMARA	Bocas del Toro
	Louis & Patrice
56	NAMAHANA
	Curtis & Jill
57	ANTIPODES
Ian & Aldo
58	KATHLEEN
Robert & Karen
59	RAVEN	Barra
	Neil, Tammy, & Jan
60	BLUE OASIS	Shelter Bay Marina, Panama		head to tampa
Barry & Kathy
61  ©	WILDEST DREAMS	Puntarenas, CR
Grant & Michelle
62	SHEARWATER
	Pati & Eric
63	SECOND WIND	Puesta del sol Marina
Laurin
64	SECRET WATER	Barra
	Annie & Chris & Crew
65	WOODWIND 1
	Brian & Tracy
66	PARADISE
Sid & Manuela
67	CHIMERA	Bahia Drake / Quepos Pez Vela		roam in Costa Rica towards golfito bonding - stay in costs a little etxra
Dennis & Margaret
68	KACHINA	Bahia el Sol, El Salvador		new owner trying to fly into el slavador to take posession
Robert
69	ALIZANN	red frog
Martin & Suzanne
70	FLOATING STONES	Bahamas
Bryan & Cheryl
71	MOONRISE	in marina chahue in there for the long haul
	Stephen & Ana Veronica
72	KOUMBA BANG
Abdoulaye
73	ENTERPRISE III
Martin & Elzane
74	MAISON DE SANTE	barra	shelter in place
Keenan & Nicole
75	BELLA SIRENA
Bryon
76	ISLAND DRIFTER
	Ken
77	EURYBIA
	Marie & Jon
78	SALPARE
Jeff & Fran
79	DESTINATION	shelter bay - anne in CR flight
	Chris & Anne
80	DAD’S DREAM	Marina shelter bay		flight out of the ccountry
Rick & Brenda
81	AY CARAMBA !	Puerto Rico		looking for location
Juan & Michelle
82	BULA
	Kenny & Cari
83	SKY POND
	Carl & Roxy
84	VENTURE LIBRE
Shane & Karen
85	FOLLOW YOU FOLLOW ME	MARINA LA CRUZ, MX	stay in place	all good
	Allan & Rina
86	CONTEXT	Shelter Bay		in san diego
John
87	EL GATO
	Jules & Jeff
88  ©	SEA LARKS	Banana Bay Marina, CR	shelter in place	get to calfornia
	Jeffrey & Paula
89	QUE SERA
	Rick & Mary
90	QUEST
	Daniel
91	DANCES WITH WINDS	La Paz, stationary
Eric & Ana
92	BAIT ‘N SWITCH III	los angeles - marina papagayo costa rica
John & Laurie
93	PASEO
	Nan & Doug
94  ©	MARIAH	Bay of Honduras - roatan - Hondursa with 24 vessels	lock down - Marshall law
Trish & John
95	WAVE DANCER	Fish Hook, Golfito		panama in the next 2 months propblay fly back to the us
	Vladimir & Galinda
96	MALOLO	Zihuatanejo		barara / pv / sea of
Matt & Britt
97	YOSHAN
Nate
98	DOUBLE DEUCE
	Ron & Karen
99	HO’OKIPA	Barra de Navidad, MX	shelter
	Lisa & Lucky
100	VOLARE	Chiapas, MX		no port closings or south borders stared to
	Jessica & Adam
101  ©	KIANGA
Beat & Daniela
102	CELESTIAL
Scott & Donna
103	LILIPAD
Bruce & Kirk
104 ©	MIDNIGHT BREEZE
Richard & Caroline
105	SALISH DRAGON	Arizona- vessel in PV -
Steve & Tracey
106	CAYUSE
Brent & Jill
107	CYCLADES
Daniel
108 ©	SEDNA VI
	Ken & Cheryl
109	JOY
	Jeff & Roxanne
110	KARVI	Zihuatanejo		heaidng to barra few more people with face masks - went to port captain enforced - no more thena 2 peple in port captina soffice at a time - firelfy inn ixtapa marina - FP basically to come in to get fuel and provisions they will send you home
	Dan & Nancy
111	SEAQUEL
Michael
112 ©	SALTAIR 3	Barra
	Brad, Krista & Cole
113 ©	TAKMOANA
	Gary & (Wendy) Louise
114	STRAY CAT
Derick & Barb
115	NOETA
Patrick & Alexa
116	SOUTHERN CROSS III
Stephen & Janet
117	PILIALOHA	Huatulco - in care with local marina chahue
	Rick & Maria
118	BELLE VIE	Marquesas in Port
Benjamin,Andrea & Emma
119 ©	TRANCE	PV
	Dan & Marlene
120	SANNA	Vista Mar -	shelter in place
Dave & Marie
121	ANKYRIOS	Zihuatenjo		Puerto Penasco
Dennis, Brandy & Crew
122	HERITAGE
Thomas
123	EPIPHANY
Bill and Julianne
124  ©	INDEPENDENCE	Roatan - lock down till the 29th
	Larry & Jamie
125	LILY ROWAN	purchased visa in mexico for MXD 575 at airport - 5 - 45 minute transaction		huatulco chahue marina
Jim & Zyanya
126	EVIE
	Joel, Ane & Crew
127	SHAZAM
	Jeanette & Neill
128 ©	AMANDLA	marina palmira la paz Lisa Dorenfest and Fabio Mucchi. Crew Steve Kelly joined in Zihuatanejo and will be disembarking in La Paz. We are en route to La Paz and will arrive tomorrow mid-day.  Plan to spend week or two in marina as Captain still recovering from 2 ribs fractured in Zihuatanejo. Will then cruise the Sea of Cortez before hauling out in Puerto Peñasco. Visas good in Mexico until early June. In the event the situation in the US worsens, hope government will allow visas to be extended in country as an emergency measure,  Any tips you have on extending visas here under the circumstances would be appreciated. I believe current laws require exiting and reentering the country to renew visas		captain rib fraction isolate in place  cases 25 reporovisonied
Lisa & Captain Fabio
129 ©	NESHUMA	on the hard at mazatlan marina
	Carl & Cynthia
130	SIMPLIFY	marina chahue -		stay in Place
Randy & Marina
131	MAR Y SOL	Marina Vallarta, MX
Bob & Marisol
132	IMPOSSIBLE DREAM
	Tom & Gale
133	BIG CITY FISH	zihuatanejo		heading to barra
Rick & Linda
134	DOTTIE SUE
Bobbie, Neil & Chuck
135 ©	TIVOLI
Judy and Torben
136 ©	TRYST
Tony and Michelle
137 ©	EMMY KATE
Eric and Sharon
138	BLESSED LIFE	Bahia Herradura, CR
Bob and Margie
139 ©	FALKOR 4.2
Patrick, Sherrie & Crew
140 ©	FIRST LIGHT
Don & Julie
141	NAUTILUS
Michele & Randy
142 ©	AZAYA
Riley, Sharon & Crew
143 ©	SEA GLASS	Panama
Chris
144  ©	ELSKA
Ben & Mary Jane
145 ©	ZOE
	Sergio & Gemma
146	ROSA-LEE
	Gary
147	GRASSHOPPER
Jeffrey & Cheri
148 ©	ELEVEN 11
	Tim, Kim &
149 ©	MOIRA
	Nick, Gema & crew
150	MILAGRO	I'm in Bahia Bellena Costa Rica with no crew. I'm planning to remain here until things change. This is a beautiful place to be stuck in.
Robert & crew
151	ROSA DOS VENTOS
Ted & Barbara
152 ©	SUSIMI	zihuatanejo - barra		stores are stocked well in Z
Paul & Hazel
153	ALTERÉ
Terrence
154	YAHTZEE
Andy & Jill
155 ©	LEILANI
Richard & Tracy
156 ©	EVOLIAS
Warren & Erica
157	SOL GOOD
Jeff
158	TIDAL DANCER
Dan & Ella
159 ©	DEVINE DESTINY
Bruce & Barbara
160 ©	TOUCHÉ
Judith & Haakon
161 ©	SPREZZATURA	Panama Bocas del Toro	quarantine
Eric
162 ©	CHELSEA KRU
Charles
163 ©	LORIEN
Julie & Chris
164 ©	KJALOHA
Jürg & Catherine
165 ©	AD ASTRA
Erik & Daniela
166 ©	MANUREVA
Jon
167 ©	ZARZAGAN
Paul Antoine & Monique
168	CONVERGENCE
Randy
169 ©	WOLFHOUND
Steven, Louise & Sam
170 ©	BAD BUNNY
John & Hye
171	GenM	Brula - Island Baha Chamela		go slow - play ion beach - happier
Marvin and Laurie
172 ©	AMEKAYA
Maris and Linda
173 ©	BISOU	Off beach in bocase dle toro stay in place	away	crazy back in australia
Robin and Tad
174	ARROW
Maurisa & Mike
175	VAGABUNDO DOS
Grant & Donna
176	REEF DANCER	Barra in de navidad
Jerry & Debra

3) The governor of Jalisco has asked everyone to stay secluded for the next 5 days

4)  A big thank you to all of our sponsors

Official Panama Posse  Sponsors, Partners and Ambassadors

• Marina Puerto Vallarta, Puerto Vallarta – Mexico 
• Marina Puerto de La Navidad – Barra de Navidad – Mexico 
• Marina Ixtapa, Ixtapa – Mexico 
• La Marina Acapulco, Acapulco – Mexico 
• Marina Chiapas – Mexico 
• 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 
• Banana Bay Marina – Costa Rica 
• Vista Mar Marina – Panama 
• Shelter Bay Marina – Panama 
• Red Frog Marina – Panama 
• Bocas Marina – Panama 

• NOVAMAR INSURANCE  
• ULLMAN SAILS PUERTO VALLARTA 
• PREDICT WIND 
• SEVENSTAR YACHT TRANSPORT 

Official Panama Canal Agent

• Centenario & Co.S.A. Eric Galvez – Panama

Official Panama Posse Ambassadors

• Jaime Figueroa Navarro – Panama
• Bill & Jean – El Salvador Rally, El Salvador
• Ralph Hewitt – Nicaragua

Panama Posse Partners

• Vicente’s Moorings – Acapulco – Mexico
• Discover Tours Chiapas – Mexico
• Park Avenue Villas – San Juan del Sur – Nicaragua
• Coconutz – Annual Papagayo Victory Party – Playa Cocos – Costa Rica
• Abernathy – Chandlery – Panama
• Advertising Partners – Las Vegas
• Safe-Esteem.com – Delaware

5) Dangerous Bar Crossing in El Salvador

Originally Bill had closed the bar Monday-Wednesday and we were slotted to leave Thursday. He soon thereafter said the forecast had changed and we could leave Wednesday. During this whole time Chris was predicting sizable swell. We walked out to the bar Monday to take a look. Surf wasn’t that big but we couldn’t really see well enough to judge from our vantage point on the beach. We told Bill we’d be happy to wait until Thursday if he thought it best but he said Wednesday would be fine. Steve took a drone shot on which it appeared there was a channel with no breakers. So we went. Jean Anne went first. Bill had them accelerating and then waiting at intervals to find a break in the swell. They caught some air, got a bit wet, but made it okay. At one point Bill in the panga was behind us and called Jean Anne saying “How are you guys doing? I can’t see you from where I am.” Once they were clear and we were moving forward, we got the same instructions. Throttle up here, wait a minute there. As we got to the worst part of the breakers, we were instructed to wait. Unfortunately we were too far forward and were already in the breaking waves. We took two over the bow. The third breaking wave crashed over Volare, ripping the dodger from the deck, tearing jerry cans from the rails, and slamming down on us in the cockpit. The dodger was still attached by the piece that zips to the bimini, and was lying mangled across the cockpit table. At the helm, Adam could not see forward so I called out directions for him to steer us out of the surf. Luckily, no more large waves were in front of us. We smelled diesel and looked in the gunnel to see the jerry cans floating in a slush of diesel and seawater. One of the caps had come off one of the cans and 2 1/2 gallons spilled before we could right the can. It’s amazing how slippery diesel can make the deck and your shoes and your hands. We were still in pretty big swells and trying to hold on while doing damage control was a challenge. We spent the next hour or so recovering and assessing the situation. We nearly lost a few lines that were lying on the coach roof under the dodger but they had snagged on the rails. Very luckily nothing got in the prop! Everything else had been tied down. One solar shower was hanging over the side but was attached to a cleat so we were able to pull it back aboard. The drinking cups and Adam’s cell phone had been in cup holders set in the cockpit table. We found them washing around on the cockpit sole. The jerry can covers were soaked in diesel and had to be removed and the cans re-tied to the rail. The nylon webbing with plastic buckles holding them to the toe rail proved no match for that wave. At first we believed the dodger was destroyed as it sat in a mangled heap in the cockpit. Once we lifted it up we could see that the stainless tubes had been pulled out of the cups with set screws holding it to the deck. The bolt ropes on the lower part of the front of it had ripped free, leaving the bolt rope still in the mangled track with ripped stitches hanging out. A few screws in the bolt rope track were ripped from the deck. We were able to lift it back up and replace the tubing in the cups. The frame was miraculously intact! We had to clip the windows up and out of the way for the rest of the passage to Chiapas. We are hopeful the bolt ropes can be sewn back into place and the track glued where it is broken.

We had taken the crossing seriously and prepared carefully, which is why this isn’t a worse disaster. Everything in the cockpit was down below, including cushions. Our dog was wearing her life vest and was tethered to the cockpit table, which is very stout on our boat. As the waves were hitting us, I was sitting on the cockpit bench leaning over her. After the wave slammed us, she was soaked and pretty sad looking, with her life jacket strobe going off, but she was unhurt. We had removed our paddle boards from their racks on the bow rail and stowed them below. Had they been in their usual spot I have no doubt they would have been ripped from the boat, along with the stanchions to which they were mounted. The dinghy was on the davits, about six feet above the water. It did take on water as the wave crashed down, but no damage was done. We had seriously debated about putting it on the bow and decided against it. It’s difficult to say now what the right decision would be. Because our davit system is extremely strong, we suffered no damage. If the dinghy had been on the bow, it may have been fine or it may have torn loose or sustained damage. We can’t know. After surviving that wave, though, I would never leave it on the davits while entering the bar when the waves come from behind. We had also removed the motor and placed it on the stern rail, removing about 100 pounds from the dinghy.
 

When we arrived in Chiapas last night, we received an email from Bill apologizing for what happened. He said that the swell was larger than he anticipated based on the forecast. Because of its size, he, in the pilot panga, had to move back to keep from getting swamped and could not see what conditions we were in. I only wish that when he made that decision he had informed us and we could have exercised our own judgement. Our instinct was to throttle forward and get out of the breakers but the last instructions we received were to wait where we were.  I don’t think he realized we were stopped in the most dangerous part.

In my hindsight opinion, the bar should not have been open that day. Chris was absolutely right. From afar he was able to see that conditions would not be good for crossing and I think Posse boats should give more credence to those observations. Our haste to cross and get to Mexico in light of all the border closures led to us crossing too soon. Just because the bar is open doesn’t relieve skippers of their responsibility to assess conditions for themselves and make their own judgement calls. Having zero experience with bar crossings, we felt that if they opened the bar it must be okay. It was definitely not okay. The wave that hit us was massive. As you both know, Volare is a tall boat. She has high freeboard, a deck salon coach roof, and a dodger that is six and a half feet above the cockpit sole. For a wave to slam down on that tells you it must have been insane.
 

We are all healthy and well and glad our sturdy home handled the waves as well as she did. The force of that wave could have easily broken bones but it didn’t. We are grateful for that! The message behind this story is to encourage sailors to take these dangerous areas seriously. Never assume that you will encounter benign conditions. Take every precaution you can think of. You won’t have time to do anything when you’re out there. Do it all and do it before you go. Listen to and consider all the information. One source from afar looking at the forecast and saying the swell looks pretty big should hold as much weight as the local source saying it looks like it should be okay. Take the most conservative course of action.
 

This is not to second guess ourselves or diminish the advice of those who watch the bar every day. Sometimes shit happens. We will recover from this. We’d just prefer it not to happen to anyone else. Now you two know our story. Hopefully you can use it to advise sailors in the future!

Bill has said he has pictures he’ll send if we want to see them. I’m not sure I do but in the interest of helping others I will request them and forward them on to you. Steve and Adam also have GoPro footage we’ve yet to see.

Thank you for all you’re doing and keep it up! Stay healthy!

Jessica & Adam

VOLARE

6) Pictures of the Week

Rocinante Shelter in Place

Bill & Lisanne
ROCINANTE

Exiting the Bar El Salvador

Chelsea & Steve

JEAN ANNE

Bahia Herradura, Costa Rica

( sorry lost the email so credit is missing )

7) Carnival Floats in Zihuatanejo, MX

No social distancing in Zihua last weekend as thousands watched the cool floats of Carnival go through town

Kris and Bob
LUNA

8) Update from Ullman Sails - Puerto Vallarta

Ullman Sails will be open and operating as scheduled during this event.  We will continue as long as regulations allow as we are a small staff and work isolated.

Our pick up schedules of Tuesdays in Marina Vallarta and Nuevo Vallarta, and Paradise Village, and Thursdays in La Cruz Nayarit will continue until further notice.

We understand these are hard times and will do our best to help you keep cruising where it is most likely the best place to be. 
We wish all of you a healthy and safe future as we all deal with this pandemic.

Chuck Skewes

+1 619-871-2171

Ullman Sails Puerto Vallarta

9) Update from Marina Puerto de la Navidad, MX

Puerto de la Navidad for Long term and Hurricane season - letter from Insurance Group
Secundino Alvarez 
harbormaster@islaresort.com.mx
Marina Puerto de la Navidad

10) Update from Shelter Bay Marina, Panama

Hola Panama Posse !!

As off right now panama in 14 day quarantine for all arriving vessels.  Vessels that have been in panamá for more than 2 weeks we are trying to get them to port but need to provide documentation and i need approval of health dept. and Aeronaval to allow them Access.   Al vessels at quarantine zone will be visied daily for provision deliveries!!

The situation with ports around the world is constanly changing.  I would love to have everybody come to SHelter Bay Marina, but my advise is, if you and your vessel are at a secured port, stay there until the situation is under control, leaving a secured port hoping to get to another and the be turned around wont be a pleasant experience.

Shall i be of assistance please let me know

Saludos,

Juanjo Boschetti

General Manager
Shelter Bay Marina
juanjo@shelterbaymarina.com
www.shelterbaymarina.com
+507-6813-5327 Here in Shelter Bay we are in a soft lockdown by now- soft because 1 person per crew is still allowed to go shopping by bus. For now. Other than that we are confined to the marina with a closed restaurant and a closed pool.  There are many kids boats though and yesterday we parents had a meeting discussing how best to approach the Corona virus. With kids social distancing is nearly impossible. They play with each other and they move freely between boats. We discussed how to talk to our children about it, how to minimize the risk of spreading anything and maybe if we should organize some safe groups activities to keep them occupied while not being able to move anywhere. Low risk activities can include treasure hunts or playing soccer. For crafts and arts, everyone can take their own supplies with them. The kids need to forget everything about sharing that we ever taught them 🤣. As for hygiene, in front of every kid boat we placed a bucket with soap water. Before entering a boat the kids have to wash hands. As long time as it takes to sing Happy birthday twice ;) . Also as soon as stepping off a boat the kids need to wash hands again. That way we hope to make sure no bacteria or worse spreads between the boats while not locking in the kids. 
daniela.rausch@gmail.com

11) Message from Marina Chiapas, MX

Hello I'm Memo Garcia

manager of marina chiapas just to remind you that we have always had our support to do any procedure, in the case of the border the taxi fee is charged and they are accompanied by a person from the marine trust, you just have to request it

and we have never had any problems

UN FUERTE ABRAZO

MEMO

memogarcia@marinachiapas.com.mx

12) Message from Red Frog Marina, Panama

Hi all from Red Frog Marina in Bocas Del Toro Panama. Red Frog Marina is open to vessels that are checked into Panama and have been in Panama waters for 14 days or more. When you send in a reservation, there will be a short questionnaire for you to fill out.Look forward to hearing from you!

Safe Sailing, Deci

DDavis@IGYMarinas.com

13) Update from Marina Vallarta, MX

We Will try to keep things as normal as possible but we are taking steps towards being at the office the shortest time we can.

Vessels as of today are free to enter as long as they are not coming from other countries.

It is not advisable to leave marina Vallarta at this time since all ports should be closing soon depending on the outbreak.

Puerto Vallarta has many hospitals and also airport only 5 minutes away.

Stay safe and first of all try to stay clean and not in contact to many people.

God help us all.

Sincerely.

Lic Pablo Fernandez G.
Harbor Master
Paseo de la Marina S/N Interior 3
Colonia Marina Vallarta.
Teléfono (322) 221-02-75 (322) 221-07-22
e-mail pablo@marina-vallarta.com.mx
Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, México.

14) Update from Marina Ixtapa, MX

Hello Panama Posse ,

I just want to let you know that Marina Ixtapa has completed the dredging works. Channel is open now and the depth we have is 4 meters.

Best Regards

Lic. Elsa Zuñiga

Marina Ixtapa

Phone: 011-52-755-553-2180/011-52-755-553-0222

ezuniga@marina-ixtapa.com

reservations@marina-ixtapa.comwww.marina-ixtapa.com

14) Panama Posse Event Vallarta Yacht Club postponed

The whole Banderas Bay area is shutting down due to Coronavirus concerns.
The club has cancelled pretty much all its events that bring groups of people into the club. We need to postpone your event too.
Feel free to  give me a call to discuss this. My phone number is +52 322 181 9109

Regards

Dick Locke

15) El Salvador,
We are enjoying ourselves as we make tough choices in El Salvador. We made it across the bar into Bahia del Sol less than a week before the country's borders were closed to foreigners. We were surprised at the dock by our marina neighbors from San Diego who presented our welcome drinks. We're lucky to be here and enjoying every minute! We traveled inland to San Salvador and stayed in a house with a real jacuzzi on the side of the volcano. We hiked around part of the rim and enjoyed views of the caldera and the Pacific at the same time. We then traveled to the town of Suchitoto and soaked up the El Salvadoran hospitality in this quaint town. Now it's back to the boats and the decision to continue on or return to Mexico!

Meeting Sam and David on the dock after crossing the bar

Adam at the caldera's edge

Foxy enjoying the hospitality in Suchitoto

The jacuzzi in the nearly 6000 foot elevation house over San Salvador

The path around the rim of the caldera at Boqueron National Park

Jessica & Adam

VOLARE

16) We are planing for next year’s 2020/2021Panama Posse,
and are considering on partnering with WMA and offering a 2-3 day intensive class on the following

*  WILDERNESS FIRST AID
*  OFFSHORE EMERGENCY MEDICINE

these are U.S. Coast Guard approved to satisfy First Aid and CPR training requirements 
of 46 CFR 11.201(i)(1) for merchant marine licenses and cost will be around 500- 750 pp stay tuned for sign up - let us know if interested or any other considerations

17) Safety reminder

A strong dinghy lock and thick long cable

Season One of the Panama Posse took the brunt and we have identified areas which are prone to dinghy and outboard theft-

but as always bring your dingy and outboard up at night and lock it with a hard lock !

ABUS 92/65 Mono-block Brass Padlock
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005UMBCDW/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_kUZODbHH915CZ

18) Get on the LINE app !

Please make sure to sign up with Line.me so you can participate in our weekly LINE calls on Mondays; at 16:00 UTC
and be part of the 24/7 chatroom anytime
Once you have downloaded it - find dietmarpetutschnig ( carinthia ) and send a message

we'll add you to the 2019-2020 Panama Posse group

19) As always -SIGN ME UP AGAIN - if you want to sign up again for next season - simply let us know

keep 'em coming - reply with any relevant updates
- next update next Sunday

SV Carinthia

Dietmar & Suzanne

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