Anchor Monkey Award ยฉ

Anchor Monkey Award ยฉ

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SEASON 8 AWARD ENTRIES: GOOD SAMARITAN OF THE YEAR

SEASON 8 AWARD ENTRIES:

GOOD SAMARITAN OF THE YEAR

One more turtle survives the dangers of getting caught up in fishing debris!

MV MARTINI ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Mary & Bryan - Nordhavn 64โ€ฒ

Thank you SV MARTINI, entanglement is a terrible and real threat to many marine animals including sea turtles...you made a difference for that turtle!

https://conserveturtles.org/information-sea-turtles-threats-commercial-longline-fisheries/

For the more scientifically minded readers this article is "A global review of marine turtle entanglement in anthropogenic debris: a baseline for further action" : https://www.int-res.com/articles/esr2017/34/n034p431.pdf

 

OCEAN POSSE IS ACCEPTING SEASON 8 AWARD ENTRIES:

SUMBIT YOUR ENTRIES OR NOMINATE A FRIEND.

SEND PHOTOS TO MAURISA AT EDITOR@OCEANPOSSE.COM

Season 7 Good Samaritan Award winner, Muranda on SV FICKLE flies water maker membrane to fellow cruisers in need.

OCEAN POSSE SEASON 8 AWARD CATEGORIES:

BIGGEST FISH CAUGHT*

PICTURE OF THE YEAR

YODA OF THE YEAR

SPEEDY AWARD โ€“ SEVENSTAR AWARD

THE CAPTAIN RON AWARD

MOST UNWELCOME VISITOR ONBOARD

HIGHEST WIND RECORDED

SPIRIT OF EXPLORATION

GALLEY GOD(ESS)

GOOD SAMARITAN OF THE YEAR

BOAT YOGA POSE OF THE YEAR

COURAGE AWARD

SAND CASTLE AWARD

FLOR DE cANE
Flor de Caรฑa sponsors the OCEAN Posse & awards 1 bottle of 12 year to the winner in each category annually.

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SEASON 8 AWARD ENTRIES: HIGHEST WIND RECORDED

2 NEW SEASON 8 AWARD ENTRIES:

1) HIGHEST WIND RECORDED

SV TOKETEE weathering a storm and recording HIGH winds: 42.4 knots
Spider web of lines prepping to brace SV TOKETEE for a storm last week

SV TOKETEE ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Dar, Diane, & Kimberly -ย Skookum 53'

 

2) CALLING ALL KIDS (YOUNG AND OLD):

NEW SAN CASTLE OF THE YEAR AWARD

Ocean Posse has a burgee at the Twin Palms Yacht club now in Raroia, Tuamotus. All Welcome!

For Sand Castles, location is key and the Whirlwind kids are hitting the beaches in search of the right location for their sand castle entry.ย  Featured here is a their castle built at the Twin Palms Yacht Club in French Polynesia.ย  The sand is nice, but it does not hold together as well as they like.ย  Please note: This castle is for fun and inspiration. it is not an entry.ย  What's the sand like where you are???

Working with the sand at hand and laying out the foundation for the vision.
SV WHIRLWIND kids are getting their designs sorted out and searching for the best sand they can find.ย  A very fun and important mission as we cruise the South Pacific!

SVย WHIRLWIND ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธย Mike, Maurisa, Russell, & Josea -ย Alajuela 48

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NOW ACCEPTING SEASON 8 AWARD ENTRIES:

SUMBIT YOUR ENTRIES OR NOMINATE A FRIEND.

SEND PHOTOS TO MAURISA AT EDITOR@OCEANPOSSE.COM

Categories include:

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SEASON 8 AWARD ENTRIES: PHOTO OF THE YEAR NOMINATION

SEASON 8 AWARDS: PHOTO OF THE YEAR NOMINATION

Shark swimming behind SV WANDERLUST. crystal clear water anchorage in Tahanea, French Polynesia

SY WANDERLUST ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Kristin, Fabio, & dog Yoda – Seawind 1600

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Woke up to my 11 year old whispering, “Mom, come here you’ve got to see this! You cannot tell where the sea stops and the sky starts!”

SY WHIRLWIND ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Maurisa, Mike, Russell & Josea โ€“ Alajuela 48โ€™

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Southern Humbacks migrate to the oceanic islands off the Pacific Coast of Panama. Here: Isla Chapera, Perlas Islands

MV SUMMERBREEZE ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Kurtis – Bestway 46′

Rainbow over Buenadventura Marina, Panama

SVย ALICORN ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Devona -Lagoon 44.5

OCEAN POSSE AWARD CATEGORIES:

  • BIGGEST FISH CAUGHT*
  • PICTURE OF THE YEAR
  • YODA OF THE YEAR
  • SPEEDY AWARD โ€“ SEVENSTAR AWARD
  • THE CAPTAIN RON AWARD
  • MOST UNWELCOME VISITOR ONBOARD
  • HIGHEST WIND RECORDED
  • SPIRIT OF EXPLORATION
  • GALLEY GOD(ESS)
  • GOOD SAMARITAN OF THE YEAR
  • BOAT YOGA POSE OF THE YEAR
  • COURAGE AWARD

SUBMIT PHOTOS OF ALL NOMINATIONS TO EDITOR@OCEANPOSSE.COM

FLOR DE cANE
Flor de Caรฑa sponsors the OCEAN Posse & awards 1 bottle of 12 year to the winner in each category annually.

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FLOR DE cANE

SEASON 8 Award Entry: BOAT YOGA

SEASON 8 AWARD ENTRIES: BOAT YOGA

Creative Boat Yoga Inversion Pose aboard SV SERENITY

SYย SERENITYย ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธMark & Kathryn โ€“ย Antares 44โ€ฒ

 

The 1st Season 8 BOAT YOGA AWARD Entry is in:

Boat Yoga
Boat Yoga offers untraditional poses and maximum workout.

Mark doing yoga planks while cleaning the area behind the stove, all while checking to see if he overcharged our fridge! What a multi tasked he is! ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ

SVย DAWN PATROL ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธย ย Laney & Mark ย – Outbound 46โ€™

FLOR DE cANE
Flor de Caรฑa sponsors the OCEAN Posse

The winner is each category above is awardedย 1 bottle of 12 year Flor de Caรฑa at the end of the season.

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