- Marina Puesta del Sol – Nicaragua
- The Panama Posse burgee is flying
- El Salvador – Medical Emergency
- Emergency Contact Information
- RSVP for the Panama Posse Season Kick off Party
- Picture of the Week
- Download the official Barra de Navidad, Mexico Maritime and Cruisers Guide
- Line Calls every Monday @ 15:45 UTC warm up Mics muted at 16:00 UTC
- Pets in and out of Panama via Airplanes, Panama
- Offshore Waters Forecasts for the East Pacific Ocean
- Marina Ixtapa info
- Keep ’em coming
1) Marina Puesta del Sol – Nicaragua.
This is one of the undisputed relaxing gems along this Panama Posse route and a welcome respite in a serene and tranquil setting.
You can leave your vessel and explore this incredible
interesting country. If you are a political junky there is
are a lot of geopolitical layers to explore here.
Visiting the UNESCO world heritage sites of Leon, Lake
Nicaragua and Granada from here is as easy as renting a car
and driving on well paved roads.
Plus you get to visit the Flor de Caña Rum Factory nearby.
Clearing in is fairly easy – for south bound vessels – its
a short
sail from the Golfo de Fonseca via a well marked entrance
into a lovely estuary.
To check out the 27+ anchorages and UNESCO sites visit Good
Nautical
http://www.goodnautical.com/gma/nicaragua?field_gma_value=NI
Here is the track
http://www.goodnautical.com/route/marina-puesta-del-sol-puerto-sandino-outer-anchorage
Aerial View of Marina Puesta del Sol
Below are the costs to clear in and out of Nicaragua which
can be done at the Marina –
just let them know when you plan to arrive
| CHECK IN | CHECK OUT | |
| IMMIGRATION | U$ 20.00 per boat | U$ 20.00 per boat |
| U$ 12.00 per person | U$ 2.00 per person | |
| PORT CAPTAIN | U$ FREE | U$ 30.00 International Zarpe |
| or U$ 20.00 a National Zarpe ( to San
Juan del Sur for example ) | ||
| CUSTOM | U$ 10.00 per boat | U$ FREE |
| AQUATIC TRANSPORT FEE | U$ 25.00 per boat | U$ FREE |
To book ahead and get your 20% Panama Posse Marina discount
contact Juantia Garcia
Tel: + (505) 8880-0013
+(505) 8880-0019
+(505) 8883-0781
email: administracion@marinaps.com
2) The Panama Posse burgee is flying onboard
ANGELIQUE @ Marina Ixtapa, Mexico
A little word of caution to the crocks in the marina …
Dan is a retired US Navy Captain Nuclear submarine officer
with 9 years Active Duty
and has been cruising with his wife Angela for over a year –
so torpedoes and missiles away
… more at
Adventuresonangelique.com
https://www.earthtouchnews.com/natural-world/how-it-works/watch-crocodile-launches-itself-vertically-out-of-the-water/
Dan & Angela
ANGELIQUE
3) El Salvador – Medical Emergency
A fellow Panama Posse cruiser was seriously hurt while
playing in the pool with other cruiser kids. He is a truly
great guy volunteering to teach English to the locals,
always willing to lend a hand in any projects, and always
playing with the kids. Matt needs the help of the sailing
community right now. Please show your support. Please follow
the link below and contribute if you can.
Matt & Britt
MALOLO
wanderlustsailors@gmail.com
4) EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION
MEDICAL REPATRIATION TO U.S.
DAN Boater (boating accident) (take from ship to nearest
hospital/medical facility; limitation on amount but might
get you all the way home). This is an annual membership fee
service.
Emergency +1-919-667-9111
Information +1-919-490-2011
MEDJET Expat 180 Family Membership (any medical
condition)(take from hospital/medical facility in foreign
country to your home in U.S.). This is an annual membership
fee service.
+1 205-595-6626
There are a number of Medical repatriation companies. Check
your boat insurance, policy carefully as some policies do
not contain any or sufficient medical repatriation expense.
Medjet and DAN Boater provide emergency information. There
are a number of companies on the internet that are pay as
you go and do not require that you purchase a membership
that provide emergency information.
U.S. COAST
GUARD EMERGENCY SSB CHANNELS
MHZ UTC time
4.125 2300-11
6.125 24 hr.
8.290 24 hr.
12.290 1100-2300
U.S. COAST
GUARD EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER
001 310 732 2046
HAM SSB NETS
World wide emergency Ham net: 14.313 24 hr.
Central America Ham net: 7.083 UTC time 1300
U.S. COAST GUARD RESCUE COORDINATION CENTER
Rescue Coordination Center: (510) 437-3701. This is
the number for group receiving EPIRB emergency beacon
distress signals. They will coordinate with local country
Coast Guards if boater is outside of the U.S. and they have
translators, as the numbers at the local country Coast
Guards in Central America will speak Spanish. They said it
would be ok to call them in emergency.
CENTRAL AMERICA COUNTRY COAST GUARD CONTACT NUMBERS
These numbers were given to me by the U.S. Coast Guard
Rescue Coordination Center. The individuals from these
local Coast Guards will speak Spanish when you call them.
If you cannot communicate with them, the Rescue Coordination
Center can call them, but that will take more time.
El Salvadore Coast Guard: (505) 22500210, Extension
5103
Nicaragua Coast Guard: (504)22342507
Costa Rica Coast Guard: (506) 22314924
Panama Coast Guard: (507) 60451197
CALIFORNIA COAST GUARD OFFICES WHO COULD BE
called if you cannot reach rescue coordination center,
however the local coast guards will likely just go through
the Rescue Center:
Coast Guard Sector LA/Long Beach: 310 521-3815
Channel Islands office: 805 985-9822
VHF EMERGENCY CHANNEL FOR MAYDAY: 16
HAM SSB NETS
World wide emergency Ham net: 14.313 24 hr.
Pacific Seafares Net 14300 @ 0300 UTC
Central America Ham net: 7.083 @ 1300 UTC
CENTRAL AMERICA EMBASSY CONTACT INFORMATION.
Go to www.usembassy.gov/ for further
information. For Central America embassies, emergency
number is +1-202-501-4444, and press “0”, from 8 a.m. – 5
p.m. EST. When dialing embassy numbers below probably start
with “ +” depending on phone service.
MEXICO
+52 55 5080-2000
Paseo de la Reforma 305, Colonia Cuauhtenoc, 06500
Mexico, DF
GUATEMALA
+502 2326 4000
Avenida Reforma 7-01, Zona 10, Guatemala Cuidad,
Guatemala
EL SALVADOR
+503 2501 2999
Final Blvd. Santa Elena, Antiguo Cuseatlan, La
Libertad, San Salvador
HONDURAS
+504 2238 5114 (after hours X4100)
+504 2236 9320 (per embassy website, but not
communications received: 011-504 2236 9320)
Avenida La Paz, Tegucigalpa MDC, Honduras
NICARGUA
+505 2252-7100
Kilometer 5.5 Carreter Sur, Managua, Nicagagua
COSTA RICA
+506 2519 2000
Calle 98 Via 104, Pavas, San Jose, Costa Rico
PANAMA
+507 317 5000
Bldg 783, Demetrio Basilio Lakas Ave, Clayton, Panama
REPORT U.S. CITIZEN MISSING ABROAD: 1-888-407-4747
GLOBAL MARINE DISTRESS SAFETY SYSTEM:
1-888-407-4747, press “0” for overseas citizen
emergency services.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION MARITIME ADMINISTRATION,
OFFICE OF MARITIME SECURITY.
They provide information on piracy and safety and security,
and you can sign up for alerts by going online.
Emergency: 1-202-501-4444 (8-8 EST, M-F)
Stan & Diane
CROSSROADS
5) RSVP for the Panama Posse Season Kick off Party @
Marina Puerto de la Navidad
If you plan to attend seminars and the party please RSVP
!
There is an open bar on Friday
and we are going to organize an amazing Pot Luck BBQ cook
of for Saturday.
Here is who’s coming thus-far
CARINTHIA
SEAGLUB
RAVEN
ANGELIQUE OF VANCOUVER
Are you coming ? Please RSVP !
Marina Puerto de la Navidad our Panama Posse HQ !
Barra de Navidad has a world class 27 hole Gold Course !
6)
Picture of the Week
Juan from Ay Caramaba ! in
the – Lost City / Ciudad Perdida
Top of the world after a 4 day Indiana Jones
hike – way to go !
Ciudad
Perdida is the archaeological site of an ancient
city in Colombia’s Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.
It is believed to have been founded about 800 CE,
some 650 years earlier than Machu Picchu.
http://www.goodnautical.com/colombia/point-interest/ciudad-perdida-lost-city
Juan & Michelle
AY
CARAMBA !
7) Download the official Barra de Navidad, Mexico
MARITIME & CRUISERS RESOURCE GUIDE
Thanks to Tally, Neil, Jan and of course Otter –
this is the best resource guide to date on Barra de Navidad
and we wholeheartedly thank Tally and SV Raven for creating
such a detailed guide !
Follow this link and download this 36 page guide !
https://route.panamaposse.com/books/BarraResourceGuide.pdf
Neil, Tammy, Jan & Otter
SV RAVEN
8) WEEKLY 2018-2019
PANAMA POSSE FLEET CHECK IN and MORNING
NET on MONDAY’S at 16:00 UTC
via LINE 15:45 Warm up
Please download and install LINE https://line.me/en-US/
Works on Android / ios / Windows / MAC OS
– Register using your vessel name as the
USERNAME ie MY_CROSSROADS
– Next search for dietmarpetutschnig and
befriend us –
– wait and accept your PANAMAPOSSE 2019-2020 GROUP
INVITE
Connect every Monday at 16:00 UTC and send us your
position via the message
system and listen to the vessel check ins (all
free as long you have IP connectivity
which we now know is pretty much all along the coast)
The LINE system allows for up to 200 live
conference call participants.
9) Pets in and out of Panama via Airplanes, Panama
This is the link to what you need to do to bring your pet
into Panama: https://www.aphis.usda.go/aphis/pet-travel/by-country/petravel-panama
We did not get the paper work “approved” by a Panamanian
Consulat but we had no problems when we checked into
Pedregal. We DID have email evidence of sending the paper
work to cam@minsa.gob.pa three days
prior. I think that is a must. Our Panamanian Vet indicates
that all you need to pay is $3/day for the 40 days of home
quarantine plus $10 to a Vet for a verification exam. BUT we
also did not do that. We just filled out the paper work and
emailed it and showed the Port Captain that we did so.
This is the link to what you need to do to remove your pet
from Panama: https://wwww.minsa.gob.pa
We used our Panamanian Vet in Coronado (Vista Mar) that we
heavily recommend. He did everything for us. He created the
appropriate certification and dated it for us to have it be
within 10 days of our exit. He also went into Panama City to
get export permit for us, which you need. Our issue was for
some reason the Airline we are using (United) thinks Panama
will not permit pets on a plane and a third party has to be
set up to ship (as cargo) your pet. If we did that, it was
going to cost twice as much as our airline ticket. Our Vet
said we should have used Copa Airlines. Don’t know if that
works or not, but if I had to do it all over I would have
checked their flight schedules first.
Out dogs are 10 and 15 pounds, they have flown with us under
our seat many times. But we had to make them our “emotional
support animals” in order to get them on the plane out of
Panama. For United, they have three forms which you can read
about and download: https://www.united.com/ual/en/us/fly/travel/special-needs/disabilities/assistance-animals.html
The three forms, one for you, one for the vet and one for
the licensed mental health professional. For the Medical,
We used an online service called CertaPet. After Jeariene
finished her “certification” with them, she referred me and
received a $15 Amazon reward for the referral. So if you
want to go this route, I can submit your email (lol), or
just try them yourselves. This also means you don’t have to
pay the airline for the pet travel, but I would still gladly
fork over the $125, that wasn’t our purpose. Our Vet is in
Coronado (Vista Mar) Panama on Tuesday, Thursday and most
Saturdays. His English is excellent, and his front desk
staff also is semi fluent in english. Dr. Jorge E. Barriga
F. +507 240-1468 jbarriga@cwpanama.net Good luck
Walt & Jeariene
KNOT RIGHT
10) Offshore Waters Forecasts for the East Pacific
Ocean
Offshore Waters Forecasts for the East Pacific Ocean within
250 NM of Mexico,
Central America, Columbia, and Ecuador to Operational
Effective April 16, 2019
Yay!
Get em here –https://www.weather.gov/media/notification/scn19-24east_pac_offshore_waters.pdf
Rob & Debra
AVANT
11) Marina Ixtapa, Mexico (Report from 02/2019)
Entrance was the lowest at 7.3ft (calculated to zero tide)
over three different passages. Sometimes there may be swells
hitting the bar, so you’ll want to enter at full cruising
speed to prevent losing steerage from a following wave. One
place you don’t want to end up sideways in. The marina is
to the right at the channel Y.
Ixtapa is a very large marina and has many slips that
appeared to be open. It appears that transients are
assigned slips on ‘F’ dock, which is the farthest dock to
the right, two docks past the fuel docks.
Slips 1-27 are between F & G,
28=end tie,
29-52 nearest the shore.
Paseo de la Darsena S/N, Interior Casa Club Boulevar Paseo
Ixtapa.
C.P. 40880, Ixtapa, Zihuatanejo, Guerrero.
+52 (755) 55-32180
(755) 55-30222
No bottom work in the marina due to crocodiles. For hired
bottom cleaning, contact the team of Memo and Sonya. They
can be contacted directly at +52-555-127-7446 or
+52-755-128-5302 or the marina office can contact them. You
can take the boat and them out to the anchorage at La Isla
Grande to clean and then return to the marina afterward. If
you’re already at anchor, either in Zihuatanejo or La Isla,
so much the better. They’ll arrive at your boat. Cost was
a VERY reasonable $25mx per foot.
Wi-Fi – Marina office has power and wi-fi, but fairly slow.
Marina restaurants also have wi-fi available, but also
slow. The General Bar in Ixtapa (to the right of Señor Frog
store, one block back) had excellent free wi-fi, but no
power. Cuattro Cycle coffe shop in Zihuatanejo had
excellent wi-fi and power available. One of the restaurants
on the beach in Zihua had wi-fi with good speeds at times,
but of course no power.
Laundry: Take to the office for pickup and next-day
return. Very reasonable price.
Buses: Very frequent and reliable. $14mx pp each
way to either Ixtapa or Zihuatanejo.
Diesel was a bit spendy at $25.25mx per liter after taxes,
etc.
Groceries: tiny tienda in Marina. Small grocery
(Merza) in Ixtapa.
Two large groceries in Zihuatanejo – the first, Bodega
Aurrera is a green building on the right as the bus
arrives downtown.
The other is a Mega-Soriana some blocks away,
located behind the large bus station where the 14peso
bus/vans do a U-turn after leaving the downtown to go back
to Ixtapa.
AutoZone is in Zihuatanejo, across the highway and 4
blocks up from the main bus station (behind the Mega
Soriana).
Bob & Carol
SINGULARITY
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– contenders for picture of the week
– links to your favorite SONGS
– relevant blog posts – and of course
your valuable suggestions
and we’ll include it in the next FLEET UPDATE
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knowledge via the gestalt theory…
Dietmar & Suzanne
SV Carinthia
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