FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 7, 2017 Barra de Navidad, Jalisco, Mexico
“Panama Posse” Cruiser’s Rally launches November 30, 2017 from Mexico to Panama
The first annual “Panama Posse” rally sails to seven countries, including Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras, Costa Rica and ends at the Panama Canal. The rally, sponsored by Marina Puerto de la Navidad, located just 150 nm south of Puerto Vallarta, is free to join.
Benefits in joining the “Panama Posse” include safety, daily communications net, vessel tracking, details for country check in procedures, over 120 anchorages along the passage, pre-check in at marinas and the Panama Canal. Information includes list of fuel stations, chandleries, provisions, haul out facilities, dive sites, group excursions on land, special discounts at marinas and parties along the way. “Panama Posse” burgee, hats and shirts with names of registered vessels will be available for a nominal fee.
Eighteen boats have already signed up, mostly from the U.S. and Canada, many have done the Baja-Haha, Pacific Puddle Jump, Transpac, Tahiti-Moorea and Tonga Regattas and multiple countries in the South Pacific, Caribbean and Pacific Northwest.
The official sponsor, Marina Puerto de la Navidad, is offering very attractive and discounted slip fees for all “Panama Posse” registered vessels for the month of November. The launch party will be held at Marina Puerto de la Navidad on Saturday November 25, 2017. Seminars will be held that week to cover the following topics: provisioning, OpenCPN satellite overlay on electronic charts, weather and safety.
“On behalf of the Marina Puerto de la Navidad we are proud to sponsor this rally – and we look forward in hosting these vessels in our facility so that the participants can enjoy their stay at our world class marina, our outstanding 5 star hotel and its facilities and play golf at the Isla Navidad Golf Course, one of the top 12 golf courses in Mexico according to a recent survey by Robb Report”, said Secundino Alvarez, Harbormaster of the marina.
Information and sign up at www.panamaposse.com
2018 Posse
A few emails to the posse have indicated vessels wanting to stay in Mexico longer - and we agree - do that !
Most of the participants have enjoyed Mexican waters, marinas, anchorages for a season or more and find it hard to cast off again. We are simply leaving allowing us to go on a leisurely pace to get to Panama by June and be "below" the hurricane zone. If you are a Baja-Haha participant - you will find our pace much slower - you will have sailed 1,000 nm in about 2 weeks. The Panama Posse will go 2,000 nm in about 6 months - so you can catch up with us - or stay a season in Mexico. - just sign up for the posse for the following - and you will enjoy our best practices from the prior season.
Alternatively if you plan on coming up the coast from Panama - you are aptly named "the COUNTER POSSE" - and we will gladly wave at you as our ships pass and share our knowledge from up north !
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yeah ! you found us !
congratulations hello !!!
- we love a big ocean and the space we fill with a posse of seafarers - yes we like it that way ...
we follow a word of mouth strategy - this is as real as it gets - direct - true and welcoming
thank you for finding this - you are an explorer - please join us !
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gestalt 👻 /ɡəˈSHtält/ noun
We use the Gestalt theory for communicating with each other IN THE FLEET
[ GESTALT in modern German to mean the way a thing has been “placed,” or “put together.” There is no exact equivalent in English. ... “Form” and “shape” are the usual translations; in psychology the word is often interpreted as “pattern” or “configuration.” ]
Hold on it's not a cult thing it's a communication protocol.
Here is how this protocol works:
Speak from your own experiences rather than giving advice or opinions
Use “I” statements instead of “You” statements –
IE: We sailed from A to B and … this is what happened to us
DON’T: “you should sail from A to B and you could do this … ”
Don’t speak in generalities be specific share a relevant past experience - both good and bad.
PLEASE SHARE EXPERIENCES and FACTS NOT OPINIONS
Why do we use GESTALT ?
Everyone who is a skipper, captain, admiral, crew or master of his or her ship has a high level of authority, independence and leadership.
When opinions come to the surface there is a natural instinct to doubt, feel threatened, judge and to question "advice / opinions".
As an example and to make this point look at how many FB postings, or comment sections on websites or even news sites
become a runaway freight train leading to huff and puff, figthclub, bruised egos and unanswered questions and arguments.
So since we are not a social media company and our KPI is not looking for screen time spent, we try to avoid getting sucked you into "discussions"
Panama Posse is about facts and experiences
Your experiences are important for the fleet and vessels will make decisions on your factual reports.
Advice given ( solicited or not ) by it's very nature is tainted, not validated, skweed and may even have an unforseen angle that has little actual informational value.
Even if you have made a mistake and are sharing that experience - that is valuable.
WE DO NOT ... LIKE / DISLIKE / OMG HOW COULD YOU / WHY DID YOU NOT ... comment.
Yes it's hard - after all FB has trained you to have opinions - but this protocol is how you can help another vessel.
This way no one is judged and everone's ego stays intact.
The Gestalt Language Protocol is core to the Panama Posse everyday communication strategy.
JUST THE FACTS PLEASE !
the posse is forming
Ahoy ! Welcome to the Panama Posse - we are looking for a few more boats - join up !
There are currently 8 vessels registered and another 6 have expressed interest.
We are looking for a rally eco-system of 20 to 30 vessels.
If interested send us an email 