PANAMA POSSE

FINAL(E) SEASON 6

FLEET UPDATE

June 3, 2023

“Travelling- it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.”

-Ibu Battuta

TOP NEWS

• SEASON 7 ALREADY HAS 60 BOATS REGISTERED
• CELEBRATE SEASON 6: SHARING STORIES AND HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE SEASON: ZOOM CALL JUNE 4TH
• PANAMA POSSE SEASON 6 STATS
• EXCURSIONS FROM THE MOTHERSHIP IN 🇨🇷 COSTA RICA AND 🇵🇪 PERU
• MARINA PORTOBELLO IN CARTEGENA 🇨🇴 COLUMBIA SPONSORS THE PANAMA POSSE
• EXTENDING YOUR STAY IN COSTA RICA EXPLAINED
• SEASON 7 SNEAK PEAK

1) PICTURES OF THE WEEK

Swimming at Isla Isabella, 🇲🇽 Mexico

SY BELUGA 🇿🇦 Lyn & Tyrone -Charter Cats 38′

Last of the sunset in Playa de Coco, 🇨🇷 Costa Rica

SY OZ 🇺🇸 Steve & Susan - Catana 40′

Smooth Departure over the Bar from Bahia Del Sol, 🇸🇻 El Salvador

Only took flight twice (!)

SY FRENCH KISSING LIFE 🇺🇸 Tess & John - Bavaria 45'

2) THIS SUNDAY SAVE THE DATE

END OF SEASON 6 ZOOM CALL

GRAB A BEVERAGE, BEER, WINE OR COCKTAIL
AND LOG IN TO CHAT

LET’S WRAP THE SEASON WITH FELLOW YACHTS

THIS SUNDAY JUNE 4TH, 2023

15:00 PACIFIC TIME

16:00 MEXICO TIME

17:00 PM PANAMA TIME

18:00 EASTERN TIME

JOIN US, SHARE STORIES, AND SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

HERE IS THE ALL IN ZOOM CALL

FOLLOW THIS LINK THIS SUNDAY JUNE 4th

https://panamaposse.com/zoom

15:00 PACIFIC TIME

16:00 MEXICO TIME

17:00 PM PANAMA TIME

18:00 EASTERN TIME

A HEARTFELT THANK YOU
TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED IN
PANAMA POSSE SEASON 6

ONE FOR THE LOGBOOKS !!!

THE FACES AND STORIES OF THE 2022-2023 FLEET

SUCH A LONG TIME AGO !
The Panama Posse Kick off event in Barra de Navidad Mexico Friday Dec 2, 2022

Picture by Wildflower / Stev

RENEW NOW / PRIOR TO JULY 4TH
TO KEEP ALL YOUR PERKS AND BENEFITS

Registration for Panama Posse Season 7 is now open

3) PANAMA POSSE SEASON 6
IN NUMBERS

Total Fleet Length in Feet 15,513 feet
( that's a lot of dock age almost 3 nm long )

Average Vessel Length 46.44 feet

Total_Long Line Reports 75

Top 10 participating yachts by manufacturer

24 Beneteau 24 7.21%

24 Lagoon 24 7.21%

18 Nordhavn 18 5.41%

12 Island Packet 12 3.60%

11 Fountaine Pajot11 3.30%

9 Catana Bali 9 2.70%

9 Hallberg-Rassy 9 2.70%

8 Hunter 8 2.40%

8 Tayana8 2.40%

7 Amel ‘7 2.10%

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FLEET UPDATES

Sent 131,000
OR 32 %
CTR 26%

PanamaPosse.com website
Page Views 154,000

Unique Visitors 29,000

AVERAGE BURGEE LIFESPAN 3 months

TOTAL ECONOMIC IMPACT 18 M USD

FLOR DE CAÑA RUM
SPONSORS THE PANAMA POSSE

4) MORE PICTURES OF THE WEEK :

EXCURSIONS OFF THE MOTHER SHIP

SY Rochambeau glamping in northern 🇨🇷 Costa Rica

A solid place to Perch in the mountains.

Overlooking Santa Elena in Guanacaste, 🇨🇷 Costa Rica

" Turned out to be the best "hotel" we've ever stayed at!"

SY ROCHAMBEAU 🇺🇸 Bev & Rolf - Lagoon 39′

SY Pathfinder in the Mountains 🇵🇪 Peru

Llamas live in Peru

Llamas even get dressed up

Living Landscape

The soaring Andean Condor can have a wingspan up to 10 feet

Sweet water is good for the soul

SY PATHFINDER 🇺🇸 Jean-Philippe & Nicole - Lagoon 39'

5) ANNOUNCING...

MARINA PORTOBELLO 🇨🇴 COLOMBIA

SPONSORS THE PANAMA POSSE

10° 23.2066′ N 075° 31.0866′ W

Most of the Caribbean coast is in a 'shadow zone', this is because the coastline is not horizontal and almost all hurricanes transit parallel to us on the continental coast, a difference that we have with the Antilles, the Gulf of Mexico and the southern and southeastern coast of the United States. All this makes us the best option for all these countries, the ABC Islands and Panama, a strategic point for all national and international vessels to find in one place the ease of obtaining all services in a comprehensive manner without the need for move to various places.

We are please to offer a 10 % discount of our haul out fees

and a 20 % off our future marina slips

ABOUT

A full service yard we lift boats up to 90 tons, 10 meters of beam with a state of the art , electronic weight measurement, 4 wheels, equalized and driven via remote control. Its lifting mechanism uses a load-sensing hydraulic system, which is adjusted according to the special requirements of each client, in order to implement different movement and maintenance jobs safely and efficiently.

SERVICES

• PAINT HULL / TOP AND BOTTOM
• ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC SERVICE
• ENGINE SERVICE & REPAIR
• PROPULSION MAINTENANCE & REPAIR
• SEALING AND POLISHING
• SPARE PARTS AND LOGISTICS
• CARPENTRY

CONTACT

Luis Carrasquilla

directoroperaciones@marinaportobello.com

Cartagena de Indias – Colombia

servicioalcliente@marinaportobello.com

+57 324 303 3138

6) PREDICT WIND SPONSORS THE PANAMA POSSE

Watch the PredictWind DataHub Webinar >>

7) HURRICANE SEASON, RAINY SEASON,

GREEN SEASON, OFF SEASON...

THE SEASON OF MANY NAMES HAS OFFICIALLY BEGUN

VESSELS NOW HAVE THE OPTION

TO EXTEND THEIR STAY IN COSTA RICA

Lady Slipper, refueling, in Central Baja Californai Mexico is among some boats that head north of the Hurricane Line

The southernmost part our the Panama Posse route is below the Hurricane line.

Taking one's vessel and crew north is one option during Hurricane Season. Other options include finding hurricane holes or moving south of the 10th Parallel. Just south of the Hurricane line, the northernmost Guanacaste region of Costa Rica offers vessels a comparatively drier option during the rainy season. The northern reaches of Costa Rica are 10 degrees north of the equator and officially south of the Northern Tropical Storm Zone.

Recently the Costa Rican Government introduced a new option that make it possible for cruisers to stay in the country longer than 90 days. Now it is actually possible to make Costa Rica one’s ‘off season’ port.

Take a peek at Costa Rica's new extended Tourist TIP

The newest opportunity is called the Tourist TIP.

This TIP allows both people and vessel to:

1. Stay in Costa Rica an additional 6 months and is renewable to a max of 2 years.

2. Import boat parts duty free. *Importation requires Aduana (customs) to inspect the goods, verify the boat and TIP at time of receipt. This is inspection is to be done in a marina.

3. Move about in Costa Rican waters with National Zarpes.

The requirements for getting the Tourist TIP are as follows:

1. The application process must start at a marina as the boat will need to be inspected by Aduana (customs) in order for the TIP to be issued. Check with marinas to inquire if they are part of this new program.

2. The application process takes 2-3 weeks and must be approved before the originally issued 90 TIP expires.

3. The application must be done through an agent. Panamares can process the Tourist TIP paperwork for a fee which is discounted to Panama Posse boats. The amount of paperwork (fee) required depends on the ownership status of the vessel.

Marina Papagayo is offering a summer deal to Panama Posse members that want to make Costa Rica their extended term port

Dan, the Marina Manager and a sailor himself, at Marina Papagayo is very knowledgeable and can help Panama Posse members understand the process and get through it. Further, Dan is offering PP members an excellent discount to make his marina that much more attractive as one’s ‘off season’ port. Dan recommends starting the application process at least a month before ones initially executed 90 day Visa and TIP expire so there are no hiccups that compromise ones successful execution of the Tourist TIP.

CONTACT:

Dan Eaffaldano

Gerente, Marina Papagayo

Tel: + 506 2690-3600

Tel: + 506 2690-3602

E-mail: dan.eaffaldano@marinapapagayo.com

www.peninsulapapagayo.com

8) SEASON 7 ALREADY HAS 60 BOATS SIGNED UP

JOIN AND SEE

WHAT WILL BE NEW AND DIFFERENT

SNEEK PEEK NUMBER 1: There are many facets and benefits to the Panama Posse. Over the years, as the Panama Posse group and benefits grow we have learned that there is a lot to absorbin order to get the most out of the Panama Posse membership.

We are please to announce that beginning Season 7 Nicole with SY MAISON DE SANTÉ will be doing Onboarding for new members :

"to help welcome new members by having a zoom call just to talk more about the posse perks and kind of walk them through thinks like the Line App and how to best integrate with other posse members/locations. There are lots of things that can be overwhelming for someone new." So, Nicole will be there to make the transition easier. 2023-2024 new participant on boarding zoom call

ZOOM
Saturday July 9th 2023 @ 18:00 UTC
Noon Costa Rica / Mexico

In addition to trying to catch the biggest fish of the season AGAIN,

Nicole will be helping with new Panama Posse participants onboarding.

SNEEK PEEK NUMBER 2: We will continue to share a monthly newsletter between now and the official kickoff for Season 7 in October 29th in San Diego. We will re-introduce weekly newsletter and celebrate the cruising season Kick off event at Safe Harbor South Bay San Diego. Over the summer months the format and scope of the Panama Posse newsletter will be evolving...stay tuned.

Our goal is to keep the spirit and flow of adventure out there to excite and energize ocean go'ers, ocean dream'ers, and readers alike. As always we seek to share beautiful, inspiring pictures, useful information, and important safety alerts to keep our community of the water safe.

Please email pictures, stories, alerts, and/or ideas to editor@panamaposse.com.

In addition to sailing near and far,

our editor, Maurisa, on SY WHIRLWIND will help the newsletter develop a new look

9) PANAMA POSSE HATS

See Manta rays in Mexico in the Revillagigedo archipelago

10) 75 PANAMA POSSE MARINA SPONSORS

🇺🇸 Safe Harbor South Bay – Chula Vista, USA

🇺🇸 Safe Harbor Ventura Isle - Ventura, USA

🇲🇽 Cruise Port Village - Mexico

🇲🇽 IGY Marina Cabo San Lucas – Mexico

🇲🇽 Marina Puerto Escondido – Mexico

🇲🇽 Marina Palmira Topolobampo – Mexico

🇲🇽 Marina y Club de Yates Isla Cortes – Mexico

🇲🇽 Marina el Cid – Mazatlan – Mexico

🇲🇽 Marina Vallarta, Puerto Vallarta – Mexico

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

🇲🇽 Marina Ixtapa, Ixtapa – Mexico

🇲🇽 La Marina Acapulco, Acapulco – Mexico

🇲🇽 Vicente’s Moorings, 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

🇨🇷 Banana Bay Marina – Costa Rica

🇪🇨 Marina Puerto Amistad – Ecuador

🇵🇦 Buenaventura Marina – Panama

🇵🇦 PANAMA POSSE PACIFIC HQ Vista Mar Marina – Panama

🇵🇦 Shelter Bay Marina – Panama

🇵🇦 Bocas Marina – Panama

🇵🇦 Linton Bay Marina – Panama

🇵🇦 La Playita Marina – Panama

🇵🇦 Flamenco Marina – Panama

🇵🇦 Solarte Marina – Panama

🇵🇦 Turtle Cay Marina – Panama

🇨🇴 Club Nautico Cartagena – Colombia

🇨🇴 Club de Pesca Marina Cartagena – Colombia

🇨🇴 Portobello Marina – Colombia

🇨🇴 Manzanillo Marina Club – 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

🇧🇿 Placencia Yacht Club – 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

🇹🇨 South Bank Marina & Boatyard – Turks and Caicos

🇧🇸 Romora Bay Resort and Marina – Bahamas

🇧🇸 Elizabeth on the Bay Marina – Bahamas

🇧🇸 Great Harbour Cay Marina – Bahamas

🇧🇸 Blue Marlin Cove Resort & Marina – Bahamas

🇩🇴 Ocean World Marina – Dominican Republic

🇩🇴 Marina Puerto Bahia – Dominican Republic

🇺🇸 Marathon Marina – Marathon Keys

🇺🇸 Pier 66 Hotel & Marina – Ft. Lauderdale, USA

🇺🇸 IGY Marina at Ortega Landing – Jacksonville, FL , USA

🇺🇸 Oasis Marinas at Fernandina Harbor Marina – FL , USA

🇺🇸 Morningstar Marinas Golden Isles St. Simons Isl. – Georgia, USA

🇺🇸 Windmill Harbour Marina – Hilton Head South Carolina , USA

🇺🇸 Coffee Bluff Marina – Savannah Georgia , USA

🇺🇸 Hazzard Marine – Gerogetown, North Carolina , USA

🇺🇸 Holden Beach – Town Dock, North Carolina , USA

🇺🇸 Portside Marina – Morehead City, North Carolina USA

🇺🇸 Tideawater Yacht Marina – Portsmouth, USA

🇺🇸 Ocean Yacht Marina, Portsmouth, USA

🇺🇸 Yorktown Riverwalk Landing – Virginia USA

🇺🇸 Regatta Point Marina – Deltaville, Virginia USA

🇺🇸 Regent Point Marina – Topping, Virginia USA

Cocos Island 🇨🇷 National Park

11) PANAMA POSSE SPONSORS

• PREDICT WIND
• SEVENSTAR YACHT TRANSPORT
• HOME DEPOT PRO MEXICO
• HERTZ RENTAL CARS MEXICO
• YACHT AGENTS GALAPAGOS
• FLOR DE CAÑA
• SAFE HARBOR SOUTH BAY MARINA EVENT CENTER
• WESTMARINE PRO
• SAILMAIL
• CHRIS PARKER - MARINE WEATHER CENTER
• SAN DIEGO MARINE EXCHANGE
• DOWNWIND MARINE
• BELIZE TOURISM
• PANAMA YACHT BROKER
• LATITUDES AND ATTITUDES
• DELTA MIKE MARINE SUPPLY PANAMA
• SHELTER ISLAND INFLATABLES

12) PANAMA POSSE MUST SEE

🇲🇽 COPPER CANON – BARRANCA DEL COBRE – EL CHEPE -

The Journey through the Copper Canyon by train is an experience of one of the most scenic train rides in the world. El Chepe chugs along its 405 mi of track, a journey which takes anywhere from 9 to 16 hours, it crosses over 37 bridges and through 86 tunnels. It crosses the Copper Canyon, called the Barranca del Cobre.

Tarahumara of northern Mexico painted with white dots representing the stars. Well-known for producing long-distance runners and endurance races are incorporated into both work and play in their culture.

The 'Copper Canyon' is actually a series of twenty canyons, formed over the years by six rivers. The area is about seven times the size of the Grand Canyon, and has distinct topography, flora and fauna to Arizona's premier natural wonder.

To visit the Canyon from the sea of Cortez keep your vessel at
🇲🇽 Marina Palmira Topolobampo ·
Sponsors the Panama Posse

13) PANAMA CANAL AGENT
CENTENARIO CONSULTING ERICK GALVEZ

To arrange for transit with the Panama Canal Authority please contact Eric Galvez our dedicated Panama Canal agent and sponsor of the Panama Posse and the Pacific Posse

Erick Gálvez

info@centenarioconsulting.com

www.centenarioconsulting.com

Cellphone +507 6676-1376

WhatsApp +507 6676-1376

United States Notes - 50 Dollar Federal Reserve Bank Note Series 1918 St. Louis

This note is very rare as only 33 pieces are reported outstanding on U.S. Treasury books. Featuring an Ocean liner, sailing ship, and battleship from opposite sides converging on a small piece of tropical land. An allegorical female figure stands atop a pedestal inscribed “Panama”, representing the achievement of bridging the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The Panama Canal was finished and officially opened in 1914

14) 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

Pacific Posse

Atlantic Posse

Advertising Partners – Las Vegas

Safe-Esteem.com – Delaware

Vicente's Moorings in Acapulco always ready to help

WE OPERATE UNDER INTERNATIONAL MARITIME LAW

YOUR VESSEL YOUR CREW YOUR RESPONSIBILITY

MACHINEEL TREE / DEATH APPLE

THE WORLD'S DEADLIEST TREE GROWING IN SOME OF THE

WORLD'S MOST BEAUTIFUL PLACES

The Machineel Tree grows where mangroves grow along the sandy shores and near estuaries along the coast of the the America's from south Florida to Columbia and Venezuela. The tree is exceptionally beautiful and usually marked by broad sandy spaces dappled with small apple like fruits beneath broad overhanging branches. NOTE: All parts of this tree are poisonous to all but the large iguana who actually eat the small apple like fruits like bon bons. Know this tree and be aware not to eat, cut, or touch it's milky white sap. The poison can be airborne, in the sap, and in the fruit causing severe lesions, blisters, nausea among other symptoms.

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