FLEET UPDATE 2018-01-15
1) LATEST VESSEL SING UP – “FRED AGAIN III” –
Greetings! We are happy to have joined the Panama Possee and
hope to be catching up to some of you within the next few weeks.
Our 8 am report is as follows:
Currently anchored in Tenacatita (anchor depth 29 feet)- just
south of the jungle river. 19.17.118N 104.52.201W.
We plan to depart for Bahรญa Navidad this afternoon- short motor
sail with light winds. We are trying to get a slip at the marina
for a night.
Thank you!!
Bob, Laura, Michael
2) Crossing the BAR – El Salvador – Crossroads – Carinthia – Liquid
( all over the bar now )
Quick recap
– The Estuary Bar entrance is dangerous to cross at night or with
poor visibility for inbound or outgoing traffic
– The Marina provides a Pilot who will guide you in only at high
tide and during daylight only for safety reasons
– When you are one mile out call “Bahia del Sol” on VHF 16 and
the pilot will come out and bring you in
– Radio note: VHF’s are set to “USA” not “INTERNATIONAL”
– El Salvador is on Central Standard Time – there are a
lot of pangas outside mayor ports – best avoid them –
Carinthia snagged a big long line
– Show up exactly on time for high tide ( check with the La
Libertad Tide station for details ) – and send an arrival time
email as you leave Mexico or Guatemala to elsalvadorrally@aol.com
– upon arrival at the dock get ready to
be swamped by drinks welcomes – cruisers – staff – etc –
it’s a proper welcoming party – the marina charges 25USD for the
pilot and $1 x day x foot on the dock- most of us stayed one
night to catch up on sleep and then anchored out
– 15 USD gives you 1 week of resort access – wifi – pool – 30 %
discount to meals and dinghy dock access – trash bins – BUT
IMPORTANT water on dock is NOT potable – power is good – make
water on incoming tides only
– you will need to pay in USD – there are no ATM’s here so have
about 100 USD avail to get you checked in for visas etc – ATM do
dispense USD – marina takes credit cards – customs and immigration
do not
– the guides and charts are wrong – its’ a straight shot over the
bar currently – do not deviate especially with bigger swells –
follow the pilot boat – here is our track in
– Inside the estuary you can anchor in up to 21 feet – max tidal
range is 8 feet
– Bill will rent moorings for 8 USD x day
– Most important there are 2 WELCOME PANAMA POSSE BANNERS IN EL
SALVADOR courtesy of Bill & Jean
– The marina has plenty of slips available. Do you want a
“back in” slip? The “docks” have 30 and 50 amp service.
– You can contact the marina directly for slip costs (gerente@bahiadelsolelsalvador.com).
3) SERAFINA – ACAPULCO
We are in Acapulco! After a great sail from Ixtapa, we arrived this morning around 8. We hooked up with Vincente and he hooked us up with a mooring ball. As soon as we get some sleep, we plan to tour this amazing city. During our night sail, we were visited by dolphins that left streaks of bioluminescence in their wake. We could see them darting under the boat because of their trails. It was magical. We also saw whales off Papanoa. The rest of our little group is on their way here from there, where they stopped for a few hours. Ted and I canโt wait to meet even more of you as we press southward. Ted and Eliza on SV Serafina 4) MYLA - Zihuatanejo Hola,
We left Zihuatenajo today and now we’re in Papanoa. We had
very light winds so motor sailed, with the emphasis on motor.
Pretty flat seas, but some swells. We decided to drop the hook
on the south side of the point off of Playa Escondido. Lovely
little cove that reminds us of Chamela. Several other boats
coming in soon, Interlude, Shearwater, and Sarafina. Hoping we
all can snuggle into this cute cove. Meanwhile, a little
excitement on this jaunt. While sticking our bow into the
breakwater entrance of the north cove (Papanoa/Puerto Vicente
Guerrero), we decided that it might be more open to the swell
direction, so at the last second, we did an about face. We were
maybe 20 feet from entering the harbor. Immediately off our
stern after we turned about, a rather large whale surfaced. It
may have been actually exiting the little harbor exactly as we
were considering entering. Whatever prompted us to do an about
face at that precise second and head to the southern cove may
have helped us avoid some unwanted excitement. Nothing like
being within 20 feet of a whale in a relatively confined space!
All is good! Lots of turtles, dolphins, fish boils…the sea is
alive! We plan to head to Acapulco tomorrow or maybe the next
day.
Fairwinds,
Just arrived in Acapulco. Vincente greeted us waving a
PanamaPosse flag and guided us to a mooring. Sarafina joined us
for a sunset beverage, and Shearwater is here, too. Furthest
south we’ve been and the real adventure is just beginning.
Getting excited!
S/V Myla 5) SY EASY
Tehuantepec Easy’s crossing direct from Puerto Angel.
I hit long lines at:
14 59.641 N
93 22.233 W
15 01.517 N
93 22.986 W
14 45.590 N
92 37.640 W
Did hit winds around 30 knots in the first 80 miles. The. Turned to a lake rapidly. No traffic at a all was easy going. I found the current was in my favor till halfway across and turned in my favor the last quarter or so.
I caught an excellent window to go direct from Puerto Angel took 49 hours with 30.2 hours motoring.
Good Luck
MIKE
6) Respite – FUEL QUALITY – ACAPULCO & beyond
Just a heads up this was in the fuel filter with a Baja filter
6) Fleet locations as of today January 15 2018 ( please fill in the gaps fro next update )
AIYA | San Diego | USA |
RAVEN | Bahia Chemela | Mexico |
CARINTHIA | Bahia Del Sol | El Salvador |
BULA | | Mexico |
XENIA | | Mexico |
RESPITE | Chiapas | Mexico |
MAGIC | | Mexico |
MORA | | |
AVANT | Chiapas | Mexico |
SANS FRONTIERES | | |
GEORGIA | Barra de Navidad | Mexico |
ISLEรA | Bahia del Sol | El Salvador |
REBELLIOUS | | |
GADABOUT | Near Barra | Mexico |
VOLANTE III | Acapulco | Mexico |
LIQUID | Bahia Del Sol | El Salvador |
VITESSE | | |
SEA GLASS | Chiapas | Mexico |
ANNAPURNA | Acapulco | Mexico |
WILDFIRE | | Mexico |
CROSSROADS | Bahia Del Sol | El Salvador |
SEPTEMBER SONG | | |
FIREFLY | | Mexico |
PINEAPPLE | | Mexico |
SAMAYA | | |
TAPPAN ZEE | | |
MYLA | | Mexico |
ARGUS | | |
INTERLUDE | Acapulco | Mexico |
SYCAMORE | | Mexico |
SHEARWATER | | Mexico |
TRUE BLUE | | |
KEA | | Mexico |
COLIBRI | | |
EASY | Chiapas | Mexico |
WAPONI WOO | | Mexico |
DADโS DREAM | Chiapas | Mexico |
SERAFINA | | Mexico |
JULIA MAX | Chiapas | Mexico |
EL CAZADOR | | Costa Rica |
EPIPHANY | | |
CHANTEY | | Mexico |
ANILA | Zihuatanejo | Mexico |
OCTOPUS GARDEN | | Mexico |
BERTIE | | Mexico |
FRED AGAIN III | Tenacatita | Mexico |
7)
if you are not on this list and feel confident about a particular
skill set you could offer to the
Panama Posse Fleet please email us back and we will update the
list.
RAVEN | |
Neil, Tally, Jan | Repairs, Running Rigging, Splicing, Sail making, Movie Library, Check in Procedures |
CARINTHIA | |
Dietmar, Suzanne | Computers, Public Relations, Provisioning Scout |
XENIA | |
Tara, Mike | Diving, Commercial Diving |
RESPITE | |
Chris & Janet | Sewing, Physical Rehabilitation, Massages, Problem Solver on Boats, Fix anything |
MAGIC | |
Curt & Mary | Has done the trip knows the coast, anchorages, surfspots and weather |
GEORGIA | |
Lucie & Ben | Net Control, Shipbuilding |
VOLANTE III | |
Tony | Tech, Communications, Radio, Satellite (yes Tony actually launched a satellite ) |
LIQUID | |
Marc & Laura | Welding, Sewing, Shore Based gatherings and special events |
SEA GLASS | |
Chris & Amanda | Sewing, Research |
ANNAPURNA | |
Robert & Debbie | Fiberglass, Composites, Engineer, |
CROSSROADS Stan & Diane |
Fixing a little bit of everything, Researcher for safety procedures, embassy list, note taker |
SEPTEMBER SONG | |
Debbie & Ted | Spectra Watermakers,SSB |
INTERLUDE | |
Mike | Solar Installations and all boat troubleshooting |
SHEARWATER | |
Pati & Eric | Towing, Mast Rigging, Diver and Dive Compressor |
KEA | |
Erik & Kaitlyn | Sewing, bottom cleaning |
EASY | |
Mike | Free Diving, Mast climbing |
COLIBRI | |
Christopher & Diana Dual license Professional Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, AC & DC power systems, Carrying a plethora of tools that a power boat allows | |
8)
To contact each other please use this link below – sign in – fill out the captcha and use password after login โposse2017โ
https://www.panamaposse.com/2017-vessel-contact-sheet
9)
Chime in on the facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/panamaposse/
9)
The Panama Posse SSB net operates daily at 15:15 UTC on 8 294 Mhz ( 8 297 fallback)
Panama Posse