TIKAL

TIKAL

Tikal is the ruin of an ancient city which is located submerged in the northern rainforests in the = Petén Basin in Guatemala. It is one of the largest archeological sites and urban centers of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Tikal was the capital of a conquest state that became one of the most powerful kingdoms of the ancient Maya. monumental Architecture at the site dates back as far as the 400 BC, Tikal's. Between 00 to 900 the city dominated much of the Maya region politically, economically, and militaril and traded throughout Mesoamerica as far north as Teotihuacan in current day Mexico.

 

6.2 sq mi of this city has been mapped.

The topography of the site consists of a series of parallel limestone ridges rising above swampy lowlands. The major architecture of the site is clustered upon areas of higher ground and linked by raised causeways spanning the swamps.

Lidar has been used to analyze the entire area

Several Structures are underneath

 

The city itself was located among abundant fertile upland soils, and may have dominated a natural east–west trade route across the Yucatan Peninsula. Conspicuous trees at the Tikal park include gigantic kapok the sacred tree of the Maya; tropical cedar , and Honduras mahogany.

Tikal was abandoned by the 10th century.

Tikal Temple I is the designation given to one of the major structures at Tikal

The closest large modern settlements are Flores and Santa Elena 40 mi by road to the southwest. Tikal is 303 kilometers ~ 190 mi north of Guatemala City.

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by OCEANPOSSE

FLEET UPDATE 2021-04-11

PICTURE OF THE WEEK

Gargoyle anchored in 9' off Six Hill Cay, Turks and Caicos

 

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🇵🇦 CASCO VIEJO, PANAMA

The quaint and historic streets in Casco Viejo 

Casco Viejo (Old Quarter), also known as Casco Antiguo or San Felipe, is the historic district of Panama City. Completed and settled in 1673, it was built following the near-total destruction of the original Panamá city by Governor Juan Perez de Guzman who had it set on fire, before the attack and looting by the pirate and fellow seafarer Henry Morgan.

Plaza de la Independencia  and Catedral Metropolitana 

Museo del Canal and the gentrification of Casco Viejo read more about it here 

http://salttrails.com/the-gentrification-of-casco-viejo-panama/

Old map of Casco Viejo

Convento Arco Chato Casco Viejo Panama

American Trade Boutique Hotel

Lounge and Reception at American Trade Hotel

Restaurant  Fonda lo Que Hay

Another happy customer at Tio Navaja Restaurant

And of course every good city has a roof top scene ( pre / post COVID ) 

Casco Viejo  Panama was designated a World Heritage Site in 1997

NEW PANAMA POSSE 20-21 
GEAR SHOP COMING SOON 
WE'LL SHIP WORLDWIDE

W E   S A I L   W H E R E  

COCONUTS GROW
JAGUARS ROAM
VOLCANOES BLOW
MACAWS SQUAWK
MONKEYS HOWL

WHALES SPLASH !

🇲🇽 Marina Vallarta, MX Sponsors the Panama Posse

🇭🇳 Roatan Honduras Bay of Islands in in Good Nautical 

🌺  Veteran Panama Posse 19-20 SY Jean Anne and Volare

Steve and Chelsea are off across the Pacific to Hawai'i Volare is there to send them off

 

Steve  and  Chelsea  adding to their longitudes - track their progress here >>>

Fair winds good friends !

 

🇲🇽 ADMIRAL, THERE BE WHALES IN BANDERAS BAY,  MX

🇲🇽 Meanwhile on Isla Islabella, MX there be BIRDS

Isla Isabella is a magnificent bird and marine sanctuary off the coast of Manzanillo

🇨🇷  PROGRESS ALONG THE COAST OF COSTA RICA

Further down the coast in Costa Rica

At Punta Uvita - the Marine Sanctuary and national Park in Costa Rica

Miguel Antonio National Park 

Busy Herradura Bay 

Sunsets Galore 

Last Season's Burgee founding floating at Vista Mar Marina, Panama

Nao Santa Maria waiting for their Canal Transit dates

at 92 feet she is the largest vessel in the Panama Posse Fleet - thanks' to Walt for the great shot

 

 

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A club pool overlooking the Vista Mar Marina in Coronado Panama

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ONLY 7 WEEKS LEFT TO ENTER 

IT WOULD NOT BE A RALLY WITHOUT A CONTEST 

on June 4th we will announce the winners in these highly competitive fields

BIGGEST FISH CAUGHT

HIGHEST WIND RECORDED

BIGGEST MISHAP aka THE CAPTAIN RON AWARD

MOST UNWELCOME VISITOR ONBOARD

SPEEDY GONZALEZ AWARD

PANAMA POSSE YODA OF THE YEAR

PICTURE OF THE YEAR

GOOD SAMARITAN OF THE YEAR

 

PANAMA POSSE SPONSORS 

🇺🇸 California Yacht Marina, San Diego, Chula Vista - USA

🇲🇽 Marina Coral, Ensenada – Mexico

🇲🇽 IGY Marina Cabo San Lucas  – Mexico

🇲🇽 Marina de la Paz – Mexico

🇲🇽 Marina y Club de Yates Isla Cortes – Mexico

🇲🇽 Marina el Cid – Mazatlan – Mexico

🇲🇽 Marina Vallarta, Puerto Vallarta – Mexico Marina

🇲🇽 PANAMA POSSE HQ  – Marina Puerto de La Navidad – Barra de Navidad – Mexico

🇲🇽 Marina Ixtapa, Ixtapa – Mexico

🇲🇽 La Marina Acapulco, 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

🇵🇦 PANAMA POSSE PACIFIC HQ Vista Mar Marina – Panama

🇵🇦 Shelter Bay Marina – Panama

🇵🇦 IGY Red Frog 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

🇲🇽 Marina Makax – Isla Mujeres – Mexico

🇲🇽 Marina V&V – Quintana Roo – Mexico

🇲🇽 Marina El Cid – Cancún – Riviera Maya – Mexico

🇨🇺 Marina Marlin Nautica Cayo Largo – Cuba

🇺🇸 Marathon Marina, Florida, USA

SERVICE PROVIDERS

• ULLMAN SAILS SAN DIEGO
• PREDICT WIND
• SEVENSTAR YACHT TRANSPORT
• CABRALES BOATYARD
• ONESAILS MEXICO
• NAUTICED.ORG
• HOME DEPOT PRO MEXICO
• HERTZ RENTAL CARS  MEXICO
• YACHT AGENTS GALAPAGOS 
• MARÍTIMA INTEROCEÁNICA COSTA RICA 

Historic aggression against sailors along the Venezuelan Coast according to Caribbean Safety and Security Network

OFFICIAL PANAMA CANAL AGENT

Erik Galvez @ Centenario & Co.S.A. Eric Galvez – Panama

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

Advertising Partners – Las Vegas

Safe-Esteem.com – Delaware

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 HAWAII IS IN GOOD NAUTICAL 

About the design of the Hawai'i State Flag 

In 1794 when King Kamehameha I. received a gift of a British flag (a Union Jack) from British Captain George Vancouver. Kamehameha and Vancouver had become friends, and King Kamehameha wanted assurance that Hawaii would be under British protection.

By 1816, a unique Hawaiian flag had been created, though its precise origins are not known. It is believed that King Kamehameha I had some help from various people in creating this Hawaiian flag.

Alexander Adams is thought to be the person who first placed the Union Jack at the upper left corner of the flag. Adams first came to the Hawaiian Islands in 1810 aboard the ship Albatross and was soon placed in charge of several ships owned by Kamehameha.

The Hawaiian flag’s eight horizontal stripes are said to represent the eight main Hawaiian Islands. The flag’s red stripes are said to symbolize Hawaii gods, while the white represents truth, and the blue signifies the ocean.

The Hawaiian flag originally represented the Kingdom of Hawaii. After the overthrow of the monarchy the flag came to represent the Republic and then the Territory of Hawaii. Eventually it represented the State of Hawaii. There was originally a ninth stripe, but after statehood it was reduced to just eight.

 

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© 2021 Panama Posse / Good Nautical Inc

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by OCEANPOSSE

FLEET UPDATE 2021-04-03

THE WEATHER WINDOW EVERYONE IN PANAMA HAS BEEN WAITING FOR

Next weeks double low will provide the much anticipated blocking of the traded winds providing
lifting winds to get out of the pocket of Panama

SAVE THE DATE "THE END OF THE STORM" 

OFFICIAL AWARD CEREMONY MUSIC, FUN, STORIES & MORE

@ VISTA MAR MARINA, PANAMA  

WITH VESSELS ZOOM PARTICIPATION
FROM ALL OVER

RAISE YOUR GLASS TO SALTY SOULS 

 

PANAMA POSSE 20-21 GEAR SHOP COMING SOON 

WE SHIP WORLDWIDE
KIANGA GOT THEIR GEAR IN 🇨🇭 

W E   S A I L   W H E R E
COCONUTS GROW

JAGUARS ROAM
WHALES SPLASH
VOLCANOES BLOW
MACAWS SQUAWK
MONKEYS HOWL
etc etc etc
 

HURRICANES & LIGHTNING STRIKES

The (counter) Panama Posse

Several vessels are now heading up the pacific coast from Panama and parts in between towards Mexico. As many are working on their Hurricane strategies and are looking for a safe place.

There are of course several options to consider even thought there are many less hurricanes on the Pacific side.

We’ll touch on these in one of the upcoming weekly LINE calls but just as a baseline here is some info. Please take all of this with a grain of salt.  Pacific Hurricane Strategies run the gamut with some general markers for you to ponder.

 

Each maritime zone in the Panama Posse website displays the historic hurricane tracks 
https://coast.noaa.gov/hurricanes/

🇲🇽 CENTRAL ZONE PACIFIC MEXICO

Tehuntapec, MX is the area where Pacific hurricanes usually originate

Mexico – Marina Chiapas and soon Marina Chahue suffer from  flooding and occasional lightning

🇲🇽 NORTH ZONE PACIFIC

All Mexican Marinas expect for Ensenda on the Pacific side north of La Crucecita are in the bona-fide Hurricane Zone Several Marinas have hurricane plans in place.

SOUTH ZONE PACIFIC 

🇵🇦 Panama on the Pacific side stay at Vista Mar Marina 

(no hurricanes, yes lots of lighting strikes) 

🇨🇷 Costa Rica stay at a marina Golfito,  Marina Village, Banana Bay Marina, Marina Pez Vela, Marina Papagayo – several offer the options to sta for the season

(no hurricanes, yes lighting strikes)

🇳🇮  Nicaragua – stay at Marina Puesta del Sol 

(no hurricanes, yes lighting strikes)

🇸🇻 El Salvador – stay on Bill & Jean’s Moorings 

(no hurricanes, yes lighting strikes)

LIGHTNING

With ample electrical storms, thunder and lightning and each season vessel suffer from lightning strikes in these places.

Access a live lighting strikes map at https://lmaps.org

🇲🇽  MEXICAN MARINA SUMMER SPECIAL
IN APRIL MARINAS ANNOUNCE THEIR PANAMA POSSE SUMMER RATES 

SUMMER SPECIAL
$ 250 x month flat fee for vessels up to 60 feet Contact Memo or Rolf 

MARINA CHIAPAS

14° 41.67′ N 092° 25.185′ W

Tel: +52 962.111.82.91

Tel: +52 962.620.40.38

EMAIL: memogarcia@marinachiapas.com.mx

EMAIL: rmarichal@marinachiapas.com.mx

🇵🇦  THE PANAMA POSSE BURGEES 

Dragonfly & Sophie

 

🇵🇦  SY LADY BLUES @ Playa Venao,
south tip of Panama

dark sand - swing, sand and happy doggie !

 

 Cheers

Saverio, Rosanna and Nina (our puppy Westie).Report

 

 🇹🇨 ANCHOR REPORT TURKS AND CAICOS
Hard Shale v/s Sand 

We did a little video post showing how we had a poorly set anchor in bad holding vs what it looked like when we moved a few hundred feet over to find better holding. We thought these illustrated the importance of diving the anchor whenever possible and to just move the boat for peace of mind.

The anchor in the first shot is in what, according to Stephen Pavkidis guide books, the locals call "slate" hard, crusty, scoured sand that is difficult to get an anchor to set in.

The 2nd shot is after we pulled that anchor up and moved a few hundred feet to the east. That anchor isn't going anywhere on a 8:1 scope.

 

🇨🇷  PICTUREOF THE WEEK 

Costa Rica

Costa Rica Sunset

🇵🇦  LADY K GETTING READY FOR THE WEATHER WINDOW
BOCAS DEL TORO, PANAMA
  

HEADING ACROSS THE PACIFIC 

SEAGLUB HAS SAILED OFF INTO THE SUNSET

Seaglub Chris and Tara-Lee are South Pacific bound. Fair winds old friend ! 

As of today Seaglub is about to hit the milk run zone  of following winds - to be eventually vollowed by the doldrums and ITCZ

( Intertropical Convergence Zone  >>>)

Follow SV Seaglub's progress on Predict Wind here -->PANAMA POSSE VESSELS SEEKING CREW SEEKING VESSELS

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🇨🇷 Thisldu & Second Wind at anchor in northern Costa Rica

 

   

Buddy Boats at anchor

 

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SY  HANALEI  >> 

Here is the link to Past and Present Participant Websites and Blogs.  
Great experience here ...more >>>

  

IT WOULD NOT BE A RALLY WITHOUT A CONTEST on June 4th we will announce the winners in these highly competitive fields
BIGGEST FISH CAUGHT HIGHEST WIND RECORDED  BIGGEST MISHAP aka THE CAPTAIN RON AWARD  MOST UNWELCOME VISITOR ONBOARD SPEEDY GONZALEZ AWARDPANAMA POSSE YODA OF THE YEAR PICTURE OF THE YEAR GOOD SAMARITAN OF THE YEAR

 🇨🇺 CUBA IS IN GOOD NAUTICAL

 

PANAMA POSSE SPONSORS 🇺🇸 California Yacht Marina, San Diego, Chula Vista - USA🇲🇽 Marina Coral, Ensenada – Mexico 🇲🇽 IGY Marina Cabo San Lucas  – Mexico 🇲🇽 Marina de la Paz – Mexico 🇲🇽 Marina y Club de Yates Isla Cortes – Mexico 🇲🇽 Marina el Cid – Mazatlan – Mexico 🇲🇽 Marina Vallarta, Puerto Vallarta – Mexico Marina🇲🇽 PANAMA POSSE HQ  – Marina Puerto de La Navidad – Barra de Navidad – Mexico 🇲🇽 Marina Ixtapa, Ixtapa – Mexico 🇲🇽 La Marina Acapulco, 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 🇵🇦 PANAMA POSSE PACIFIC HQ Vista Mar Marina – Panama 🇵🇦 Shelter Bay Marina – Panama 🇵🇦 IGY Red Frog 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🇲🇽 Marina Makax – Isla Mujeres – Mexico🇲🇽 Marina V&V – Quintana Roo – Mexico🇲🇽 Marina El Cid – Cancún – Riviera Maya – Mexico🇨🇺 Marina Marlin Nautica Cayo Largo – Cuba🇺🇸 Marathon Marina, Florida, USA
SERVICE PROVIDERS

• ULLMAN SAILS SAN DIEGO
• PREDICT WIND
• SEVENSTAR YACHT TRANSPORT
• CABRALES BOATYARD
• ONESAILS MEXICO
• NAUTICED.ORG
• HOME DEPOT PRO MEXICO
• HERTZ RENTAL CARS  MEXICO
• YACHT AGENTS GALAPAGOS 

OFFICIAL PANAMA CANAL AGENT

Erik Galvez @ Centenario & Co.S.A. Eric Galvez – Panama

 

STRATEGIC PARTNERS

SEVEN SEAS CRUISING ASSOCIATION

Vicente’s Moorings – Acapulco
MexicoPark Avenue Villas – San Juan del Sur – Nicaragua
Coconutz – Playa Cocos – Costa Rica
Abernathy – Chandlery – Panama
Advertising Partners – Las Vegas
Safe-Esteem.com – Delaware

PLEASE SEND US YOUR UPDATES AND WE'LL INCLUDE YOUR STORIES IN NEXT WEEKS FLEET UPDATE via email to news@panamaposse.com

RIDDLE ME THIS - A BIG POSSE EASTER EGG ?

  

WE OPERATE UNDER INTERNATIONAL MARITIME LAWYOUR VESSEL YOUR CREW YOUR RESPONSIBILITY 

panama posse communications on land @ 9811 w charleston blvd 2262 89117 Las Vegas USA© 2021 Panama Posse / Good Nautical Inc

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by OCEANPOSSE

🇵🇦 CASCO VIEJO

🇵🇦 CASCO VIEJO, PANAMA

The quaint and historic streets in Casco Viejo 

Casco Viejo (Old Quarter), also known as Casco Antiguo or San Felipe, is the historic district of Panama City. Completed and settled in 1673, it was built following the near-total destruction of the original Panamá city by Governor Juan Perez de Guzman who had it set on fire, before the attack and looting by the pirate and fellow seafarer Henry Morgan.

Plaza de la Independencia  and Catedral Metropolitana 

Museo del Canal and the gentrification of Casco Viejo read more about it here 

http://salttrails.com/the-gentrification-of-casco-viejo-panama/

Old map of Casco Viejo

Convento Arco Chato Casco Viejo Panama

American Trade Boutique Hotel

Lounge and Reception at American Trade Hotel

Restaurant  Fonda lo Que Hay

Another happy customer at Tio Navaja Restaurant

And of course every good city has a roof top scene ( pre / post COVID ) 

Casco Viejo  Panama was designated a World Heritage Site in 1997

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by OCEANPOSSE

FLEET UPDATE 2021-03-27

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S WITH  OVER  200 VESSELS Y O U ARE PART OF THE LARGEST RALLY IN THE ENTIRE WORLD RIGHT NOW  HIP HIP HOORAY ! SUBSCRIBE FIND OUT MORE SIGN UP IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, TRY,  TRY AGAIN  Marine Insurance has been an evolving area so we will try again .. 🇵🇦 SAN BLAS IS OPEN TO THE PANAMA POSSE Report from Guna Yala. It's officially closed, but fine for non charter boats to come visit. Generally need to stay off islands with people living there. Veggie boat and other supplies come by every day or two. I expect they will open the road soon and we should come back to normal. We'll be here for another 6 weeks or so, happy to answer any questions. Over 25 Anchorages in San Blas  in Good Nautical 🇨🇷  MY CHINATSU and MY PAIRADICE Picture at the dock bar @ Golifto Taggin the Panama Posse in Golfito with the Howlermonkeys nearby This is a rainforest - clouds clearing  Port of entry and exit procedures are in in Good Nautical  Checking out of Costa Rica at Golfito.  We spent a week at Fish Hook Marina, what a great little marina, sorta reminds you of those little marina’s along the Intercoastal waterway of southern USA. Nice restaurant and bar, really good wifi on the docks and in the restaurant and the staff is very friendly and extremely helpful. They were able to get us a car rental, help with cell service problems, and a whole slew of other things. Manny is the man! Panama Posse discount so use it! We highly recommend this Marina, and if you anchor out in front of the marina, they are just as friendly and helpful. You can check out of Costa Rica without an agent, but it takes about 3 hours assuming you have a car. Long walks between the 3 required offices.  1. Immigration office, about 2 Kilometers from the marina. Take all your paperwork(originals) here first and make 3-4 copies of each of the following (process is faster), boat documentation/registration, passports, crew lists. They will give you 3 packets of paperwork to give to the other offices. No fee at this office.  2. Then onto Customs, another 2-3 Kilometers in the duty free zone. One of the packets is needed here. No fee here also, just sit and wait. 3. Then onto the port captains office, about 1 kilometer and close to the main shipping terminal. Here you give them another packet, and they send you to the Bank National, about a 1/2 Kilometer away, follow there instructions and eventually pay the $20 Port Captain Fee and another $5 for the bank commission. Return to Port Captains office and wait for the Zarpe to be processed.  Now your done and ready to relax with a few cold one’s. Hope this helps. Also, we talked to a few boats that were checking into Costa Rica here and it seems its a lot less money and hassle then it was coming into the country up North. We arrived in Boca Chica yesterday to check into Panama and find a safe spot to wait for a weather window to open up farther south.  Checking in process here in Boca Chica is pretty well run by Carlos, with everyone coming to you. Covid tests were quick, within 3 hours, $120 Then a Doctor came onboard to fill out paperwork and ask a few questions, $95.Immigration and customs, more paperwork and another $150. Port fees and then transportation for govt officials another $220 and then Mooring fees for a week at Carlos’s place, $70 includes excellent WiFi, trash and they will even run hoses out to the boat to fill water tanks if needed. Still waiting on the Cruising permit, wont get that until Tuesday, another $200, but were waiting on weather anyway. . No one even asked for paperwork on the dog, or was even concerned about her.  Mooring is smooth, little boat traffic. All in all, a great stop in a small town.   Do not try to enter from the west, its a bar crossing with breaking waves and shallow water.  Best to enter at the east entrance and try to come in at high tide.  If you need to anchor up before coming into the bay, we recommend North side of Isla Gamez, NE corner of Isla Parida, little swell and calm anchorage, sandy beaches and quiet, except for the Howler Monkeys. Cheers MV PAIRADICE  SY SECRET WATER  FOR SALE PANAMA POSSE  2019-2020  It's with bittersweet hearts we post that our beloved Secret Water is for sale. Our time aboard her has been without a doubt, the best time in our family's lives. But things have changed for us. Covid brought us state-side and as it turns out, we are one of the lucky one's who's work is growing despite the pandemic.  1979 54' Maple Leaf Cutter Rig with a center cockpit. It has 3 staterooms: a master and two equipped with bunks.Maple Leaf series of cruisers ranging from 45-72 feet are all superb blue-water boats. While neither sexy nor traditional looking each is a no-nonsense, intelligently conceived vessel that will attract the attention of serious yachtsmen" Page 117 Cruisers World Jan-Feb 1987 https://goo.gl/EIPSCy   ASKING PRICE $125k Please contact Chris at cscottsy@gmail.com to chat with him about your interest in Secret Water WEBSITE >> 🇳🇮 SY CATWAEZLE @ SAN JUAN DEL SUR NICARAGUA   For those thinking about San Juan del Sur in Nicaragua as a clearing in port, it is doable and gives access to the southern part of Nicaragua which has been fantastic ! EDUARDO The guy you need to speak to is Eduardo. He is more than helpful. His number is +505 7852 6495 🇨🇷  MY DELTA SWIZZLER   Isla Cedros, Golfo de Nicoya, Costa Rica  🇨🇷   ROSA LEE - TRIP REPORT  Costa Rica Wonderful stay in Marina Papagayo. Lots to do in the area. Now time to start moving South and see more of this beautiful Country! Great run down to Protrero!!! Really nice little anchorage with a great bar /restaurant, Las Brisas,  up in the North corner. SUBSCRIBE FIND OUT MORE SIGN UP BOCAS DEL TORO, PANAMA  Greetings from Bocas del Toro, Panama gang! LADY K 🇹🇨 GARGOLYE @ SOUTHERN TURKS AND CAICOS  Relaxing in Cockburn Harbour, South Caicos. Predict Wind's track of Gargoyle hugging the shore to avoid the fetch PANAMA POSSE CONVOYS  forming through pirate waters DEFINITION: a group convoyed or organized for convenience or protection in moving This season we are supporting the creation of convoys for vessels planning on traveling along the north coast of Venezuela or transiting along the Nicaraguan / Honduran Caribbean coast. 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PORTOBELO - FORT SAN LORENZO PANAMA

 Portobelo is a historic port  in the Portobelo District, Colón Panama. It lies 20 nm from the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal. Established in 1597 by the Spanish empire due to its deep natural harbor, it served as one of the two ports alongside Veracruz through which Spanish treasure was shipped from the mines of Peru back to Spain. The city was repeatedly captured by British privateers and pirates, culminating in a successful siege by the Royal Navy in 1739.

UNESCO designated the ruins of the Spanish colonial fortifications, along with nearby Fort San Lorenzo, as a World Heritage Site named "Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo".

HISTORY

Portobelo was founded in 1597 by Spanish explorer Francisco Velarde y Mercado and quickly replaced Nombre de Dios as a Caribbean port for the transfer of Peruvian silver.

Sir Francis Drake died of dysentery in 1596 was buried in a lead coffin near Portobelo Bay, memorialised by the present Isla Drake at the entrance of the harbour.

The Spanish built an extensive network along the route of defensive fortifications.

In 1601 by the English privateer William Parker captured Portobello from the Spanish. Henry Morgan captured it in 1668 with a posse of 450 privateers to overcome its strong fortifications.
It was captured again in 1680 by pirate John Coxon.

In 1726 the British suffered a disaster in their Blockade of Porto Bello under Admiral Francis Hosier, an attempt to prevent the Spanish treasure fleet returning to Spain, when due to their lengthy wait and inactivity moored at Bastimentos to the northeast a significant portion of sailors died from tropical diseases. 13 years later during the War of Jenkins' Ear the port was captured on November 21, 1739, by a British fleet of six ships commanded by Admiral Edward Vernon. Across the British Isles the name of "Portobello" was given to places and streets in honor of the victory, most notably Portobello Road in London.

The Spanish soon recovered Portobelo when in 1741 they defeated the British in the Battle of Cartagena de Indias and forced Vernon to return to England with a decimated fleet, having suffered more than 18,000 casualties. British efforts to gain a foothold on the Spanish Main and disrupt the galleon trade were ultimately fruitless. A change in tactics by the Spanish as they switched from using large fleets calling to small fleets trading at a wide variety of ports allowing them to develop flexibility that made them less subject to attack. Their vessels also began to travel around Cape Horn to trade directly at ports on the western coast.

Portobello was integrated via these Spanish trading Routes

CULTURE

Festival del Cristo Negro

Panama for its celebration of the Festival del Cristo Negro which takes place on October 21. During this festival, thousands of Panamanians travel to Portobelo and head to the Church of San Felipe, which houses the life-size wooden sculpture of the Black Christ. 

Portobelo is renowned throughout The Black Christ is bathed in legend, some of which describe it being marooned in Portobelo by sailors while en route to Colombia. Another legend says that on October 21, 1821 the residents of Portobelo prayed to the Black Christ to be spared from a cholera epidemic that was sweeping Panama—and they were
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Festival de Diablos y Congos

It's a festival of celebration and rebellion: Every year in February, the port city of Portobelo, Panama holds the “Festival de Diablos y Congos." It's a unique local take on the widespread Carnival tradition, a five-day party with no shortage of loudspeakers, dancing — and devils wielding whips.

The Casa de la Cultura Congo is an open public space that hosts workshops and the creation of arts and crafts. Focusing on Congo art, the mission of the Casa de la Cultura Congo is to exalt and express the importance of the colonial Latin and African legacy in Portobelo, by bringing those traditions to life through different creative expressions.

PLAYA BLANCA

Outside of the town, there is a small, scenic beach known as Playa Blanca. It’s at the tip of a peninsula and only accessible by boat. Those that make the trip here will often have the whole beach to themselves.

PORTOBELO - FORT SAN LORENZO PANAMA  VISITING YACHTS  MAP

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🇺🇸 CASTILLO SAN MARCOS

🇺🇸 CASTILLO SAN MARCOS, St Augustine Florida

The Castillo de San Marcos is the oldest masonry fort in the continental United Statesand is located on the western shore of Matanzas Bay in the city of St. Augustine, Florida. The Castillo was designed by the Spanish engineer Ignacio Daza and construction begn in 1672, 107 years after the city's founding by Spanish Admiral and conquistador Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, when Florida was part of the Spanish Empire.

Castillo de San Marcos was for many years the northernmost outpost of Spain's vast New World empire. It is the oldest masonry fort and the best-preserved ex-ample of a Spanish colonial fortification in the continental United States. It anchored East Florida's defenses, which extended northward to the St. Marys River, westward to the St. Johns, and southward to Fort Matanzas. It protected St. Augustine from pirate raids and from Spain's major rival, Great Britain, during a time when the Florida-Georgia-Carolina coastline was an explosive international battleground.

The roots of the Castillo's history reach back to the years just after Christopher Columbus's final transatlantic voyage, when conquistadors carved out a vast and wealthy overseas empire for Spain, first in the Caribbean and then on the mainlands of Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, and Peru. Products of these tropical and mountainous territories brought high prices on the Continent, and Spanish galleons sailed home laden with exotic dyes, sugar, tobacco, chocolate, pearls, hardwoods, and silver and gold. These so-called "treasure fleets" made Spain the most powerful and envied nation in Renaissance Europe.

Thanks to the travels of Ponce de Leon in 1513, Spanish navigators knew that the best return route from Spain's rich Caribbean possessions was along the Gulf Stream, through the Bahama Channel, and past the shores of Florida. The Spanish knew they must defend this peninsula to prevent enemies from using its harbors as havens from which to raid the passing treasure fleets.

In 1513 Spain claimed Florida through the expedition of Ponce de Leon, but France gained the first foothold there by establishing Fort Caroline on the St. Johns River in 1564. Seeing this as both a challenge to Spain's claims and a menace to the treasure fleets, King Philip II sent an expedition under Don Pedro Menendez de Aviles to eliminate the French threat and establish settlements in Florida. It arrived at the mouth of the St. Johns River in September 1565.
After attempting unsuccessfully to board the French ships anchored there, Menendez sailed to a harbor farther south and established St. Augustine as a base for further operations. Almost immediately a French fleet sailed south to attack. But the ships were driven southward and wrecked by a violent storm and the mission failed. Realizing that Fort Caroline would be lightly guarded, the Spaniards marched north, captured the fort, and executed most of the inhabitants.

The same fate befell survivors from the French fleet, whom the Spaniards captured and killed at an inlet 14 miles south of St. Augustine. The episode gave a name to the area: Matanzas, Spanish for "slaughters."

England became Spain's next contender for Florida. The Spanish had watched the English warily ever since Sir Francis Drake attacked and burned St. Augustine in 1586. They became even more watchful after English-men settled Jamestown in 1607. British pirates sacked St. Augustine again in 1668, and this hit-and-run attack, followed by the English settlement of Charleston in 1670, caused Spain to build the Castillo de San Marcos.

Begun in 1672 and completed by 1695, the Castillo replaced nine successive wooden fortifications that had protected St. Augustine since its founding. The fort's commanding location on the west bank of Matanzas Bay allowed its guns to protect not only the harbor entrance but the ground to the north against a land attack.

The Castillo's baptism of fire came in 1702 during the War of the Spanish Succession, when the English occupied St. Augustine and unsuccessfully besieged the fort for 50 days. The English burned the town before they left, but the Castillo emerged unscathed, thereby making it a symbolic link between the old St. Augustine of 1565 and the new city that rose from the ashes.

When Britain gained control of Florida in 1763 pursuant to the Treaty of Paris, St. Augustine became the capital of British East Florida, and the fort was renamed Fort St. Mark[8] until the Peace of Paris (1783) when Florida was transferred back to Spain and the fort's original name restored. In 1819, Spain signed the Adams–Onís Treaty which ceded Florida to the United States in 1821; consequently, the fort was designated a United States Army base and renamed Fort Marion, in honor of American Revolutionary War hero Francis Marion. The fort was declared a National Monument in 1924, and after 251 years of continuous military possession, was deactivated in 1933. The 20.48-acre (8.29 ha) site was subsequently turned over to the United States National Park Service. In 1942 the original name, Castillo de San Marcos, was restored by an Act of Congress.

Castillo SAN MARCOS Timeline

• 1513 Sailing from Puerto Rico, Spanish claim Florida.
• 1565 Spanish found St. Augustine and destroy French at Fort Caroline and Matanzas Inlet.
• 1672 Ground is broken on October 2 for Castillo de San Marcos.
• 1695 Castillo de San Marcos (curtain walls, bastions, living quarters, moat, ravelin, and sea-wall) is finished in August.
• 1702 War of the Spanish Succession pits Spain and France against Austria, Great Britain, and others.  Coastal  Georgia missions are destroyed by Carolinians en route to St. Augustine.  Carolinians occupy and burn St. Augustine but the Castillo successfully resists their siege.
• 1738 Spanish governor at St. Augustine grants freedom to runaway British slaves. Black families settle at new town called Fort Mose.
• 1740 St. Augustine successfully endures siege by British, Georgian, and South Carolinian forces. Spanish attack and de-feat British Highland troops camped at Fort Mose.
• 1740-42 Fort Matanzas is built to block southern approach to St. Augustine.
• 1756-62 Fort Mose re-built in masonry. Earth-works at Mose extended to complete northern-most defense.
• 1763 Peace of Paris gives Florida to Great Britain in exchange for La Habana.  Castillo becomes known as Fort St. Mark.
• 1783 Peace of Paris recognizes independence of the United States and returns Florida to Spain.
• 1821 Spain cedes Florida to the United States.
• 1825 Castillo de San Marcos renamed Fort Marion.
• 1924 Fort Marion and Fort Matanzas are proclaimed national monuments
• 1933 Transferred to the National Parks Service
• 1942 Original name Castillo San Marcos is restored

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FLEET UPDATE 2021-03-20

"Only two sailors, in my experience, never ran aground. One never left port, and the other was an atrocious liar." - Don Bamford Author, Sailor, Boat builder SAFER EXPLORING WITH A RECORDED TRACK ! Every time a vessel anchors or makes an approach to an anchorage or enters confined navigational areas it takes a risk - but if we record and share this information, over time, our risks become much lower - these tracks are a sequence of way points recorded into formats such as GPX or KML ( jwhich means you can open and read it with any text editor and use in OpenCPN or add to your chartplotter) PLEASES send it to goodnautuical we than add this into record into good nautical and organize it by Maritime Area. Our goal is in-the future to overlay and share these routes to your mobile device and plptter so you can follow along and reduce your risk of hitting the ground and reduce your insurance premiums - if you record and safe the tracks we all benefit  Sample exert from the above GPX file from  Scott & Tami SY Animal Cracker        <trkpt lat="21.512127000" lon="-105.283014333"       <trkpt lat="21.532839000" lon="-105.287736167">         <time>2021-03-19T17:11:25Z</time> SUBSCRIBE FIND OUT MORE SIGN UP 🇧🇸 SLOW DANCER AT ANCHOR IN THE BAHAMAS Over 220 anchorages and 120+ marinas in the Bahamas are all in Good Nautical 🇨🇷 SY ARROW and MY DELTA SWIZZLER  Picture of the Bahia Carillo Anchorage in Costa Rica Coming out of Bahia Carrillo. Looks very intimidating coming from the North. Not too bad after you line up right.  🇹🇨  SY GARGOYLE  @ Providenciales in Turks and Caicos  🇵🇦 PUNTA MALA, PANAMA  Punta Mala  Lighthouse Station established 1914  Active; focal plane 45 m (148 ft); white light, 5 s on, 15 s off. 33 m (108 ft) square pyramidal skeletal tower mounted on a square cylindrical concrete skeletal base. The pyramidal portion of the tower is enclosed on at least 3 sides by a slatted daymark. Entire lighthouse is white. A Historic entry in Waggoner of the South Sea describing the sea coast from Acapulco to Albermarle Isle, made by William Hack at the signed of great Britain and Ireland in Wapping. Anno 1685'.  Contents Note: Anchorage shown. Bound in 'A Wagoner of the South Sea describeing the sea coast from acapulco to Albemarle isle', an English translation of a Spanish derrotero captured from the Spanish ship 'Rosario' by Captain Bartholomew Sharpe in 1680. Hack made multiple copies of this atlas. This one was presented to James II. Our experience with Punta Mala: we rounded (inbound for Panama City) at about 30 minutes after low tide in about 40-50’ of water and it wasn’t bad at all. Turbulence and strong currents extend for 10+ miles on both sides of the point, but if you keep to shallower water, interaction with the bottom keeps currents down. Our autopilot had a good workout dealing with the churning waters, but we didn’t have a problem with standing waves, haystacks, or other anomalies. The problem at Punta Mala is that the humbolt current fills the bay of Panama from the south, trying to get all the water of the South Pacific into it. When combined with a falling tide with the big ranges the bay of Panama has, the rush of water trying to leave is a true force of nature. If you go when the tide is flowing into the bay, it counters the humbolt. The current is still against you when trying to enter the bay, but less so (about 1/2 as much, 1-2 knots). This also lessens the turbulence and haystacks near Punta mala. Many posse members described their passage from Punta Mala to Panama City as the worst on the pacific coast. Typical winds make it slow, head to wind, choppy, and in a counter current the whole way. SUBSCRIBE FIND OUT MORE SIGN UP TRIP REPORT FROM  GUALDALAJARA   MEXICO  Our last day on the road trip we did a walking tour of the historic central square of Guadalajara, a city almost 500 years old. We visited cathedrals, art halls and of course a bar celebrating it's 100th anniversary. We filled up the trip with a great Argentinian steakhouse dinner. Back to the boat now and time to prep for departure. Was a great week and I'm so happy to have shared all the experiences with the beautiful Tara Lee SUBSCRIBE FIND OUT MORE SIGN UP 🇳🇮 CATWEAZLE ON PASSAGE TO SAN JUAN DEL SUR  Lovely sail round the peninsula to Nicaragua. Max 30 knots near the Cloverleaf anchorage (clover)  Clearing in to Nicaragua in San Juan Del Sur is as follows: 1. Contact Eduardo as it's really too difficult to do yourself. He will ask for all your documentation to get the ball rolling. 2. He arranged a bouy $20 /night and arrange Ministry of Agriculture / Health / Immigration  etc to come to the boat. 3. After a cursory look at the food on board, the ministry of agriculture took his $25. They wanted to see our fire extinguishers and life jackets. And much form filling out was done. 3. Then we went to the bank to make a small payment. 4. Then the port Captain 5. Then the hospital (can't remember why, but nothing to do with Covid) 6.  Then Immigration where our passports were stamped for 3 months stay. 7. Finally to the border to get the temporary import license. This is where is unravelled as they required the originals of our sailing certificate of competence and we had only taken copies. So back tomorrow. I think that was the order but it's a bit of a blur. 🇨🇷 REPORT FROM ISLA CABALLO, CR Two nights ago we anchored at Isla Caballo (09º 58.60’ N, 084º 58.19’ W) in Costa Rica in a smallish channel between this island and the mainland - what a nightmare. First the anchor was really difficult to set. It took us more than an hour. I guess strong currents up to 4 kn and only a thin crust of sand over rock were to blame. Then, when night came, I heard strange noises from the anchor chain... Went outside and saw something strange extending back from our boat, slightly florescent, giving it a ghostly touch. At the anchor chain I discovered that a fishing net was entangled. Apparently, the fisher are out in small boats and drag a very long net with floats and a pulsing light at the end of the net. They fish in the strong currents that way and sweep more or less the width of the entire channel. And that chap had not had his net under control really, or did not see us, despite all the many lights we had on. Then the anchor alarm went off. The combined drag of the long net in the strong current, the engine of the fisher, and our own drag & windage was too much for the poor holding ground. So, slightly panicking I decided to cut the net. Then I reset the anchor alarm and got my air pistol and my taser out, in case I had any arguments with the fisher. Sure enough they came looking for their net, shouting from one boat to the next, but they did not bother us. I decided to stay on anchor watch, which turned out to be rather useful. At almost 3 in the morning we got caught in another net. By now being a professional fishing net cutter, I watched the single fisher a few minutes in his efforts to free it, but he had no clue what to do and eventually sped away with his boat. Then I took my knife again, which was still open and ready to be deployed, lying on the cockpit table... Also this chap never came back. I then watched for the remainder of the night another of these blinking lights slowly approaching us, but before it did so, the tide turned and it started drifting away... What a night! We left at dawn under sail, when the tide was still weak and we did not have to use the engine for approaching the anchor and could let the windlass do the work, as I was not sure whether the prop had been fouled in the process. Later during the day we dived down to the propeller to see whether it was all clear. And so it was! :) No damage done around the boat, except for dirt marks from the various nets. Bottom line, I cannot really recommend anchoring there, at least not for the night... ;) NOTE there aare several calm anchorages in the Golfo de Nicoya nearby including Carinthia's Punta Naranjo and Isla Cedros West SUBSCRIBE FIND OUT MORE SIGN UP PAPAGAYO PASSAGE by HO'OKIPA San Juan Del Sur @ 0900; 15 kt winds Predict Wind's track of Ho'Okipa jugging the shore to avoid the fetch PANAMA POSSE CONVOYS  forming through pirate waters DEFINITION: a group convoyed or organized for convenience or protection in moving This season we are supporting the creation of convoys for vessels planning on traveling along the north coast of Venezuela or transiting along the Nicaraguan / Honduran Caribbean coast. We have a working safety protocol which will group vessels into a convoy. Please inform us if you would like to participate -> email security@panamaposse.com with your vessel name. Area of mayor incidents as compiled from  CSSN - Caribbean Safety and Security Net COVID VACCINE ROLLOUT:  RACE TO NORMALCY   Most Embassies are not offering vaccinations for citizens abroad apart from their own staff, meaning  private-sector personnel abroad need to arrange their own vaccinations, either by accessing locally available vaccines or by returning to their countries. This report provides a country-by-country overview of the state of the vaccine rollout. The statistics were accessed on March 20, 2021 and reflect reported Cumulative COVID-19 vaccinations per 100 people (%)  from countries who report Bahamas                              0.03 Belize                                    3.31 Canada                                 9.88 Cayman Islands               59.56 Colombia                             2.12 Costa Rica                           4.87 El Salvador                          0.64 Germany                            12.25 Guatemala                           0.34 Honduras                             0.38 Jamaica                               0.54 Mexico                                  4.02 Panama                                6.65 Turks & Caicos Islands   16.62 United Kingdom               41.65 United States                    35.38 source March 13,2021  https://ourworldindata.org/covid-vaccinations UPDATES ON QUARANTINE BY COUNTRY >> QUARANTINE UPDATES    Keep checking this section for most recent updates  ...more >>>

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