“We were born to be free, to expand our horizons by going where we have never gone before, and not to hang out in the relative comfort and safety of the nest, the known. There is a place within us that is courageous beyond our human understanding; it yearns to explore beyond the boundaries of our daily life.”
– Dennis Merritt Jones
PANAMA POSSE GEAR SHOP IS OPEN
ORDER PANAMA POSSE 20-21 GEAR >>
T SHIRTS / V- NECK / CAPS AND BURGEES
THE GEAR SHOP IS ONLY OPEN FOR 8 WEEKS
BUDDY BOATS DELTA SWIZZLER AND ROSA LEE IN COSTA RICA
waypoints old school
Natalia Elizabeth in the hammock
Delta Swizzler Mark and Cindy
Cristian, Natalia Elizabeth, Gary and Cindy
Delta Swizzler and Rosa Lee at anchor
Use backup Chart # C.R. 006, Gulf of Nicoya – COSTA RICA 21544
PICTURE OF THE WEEK BOCAS DEL TORO
HO’OKIPA in COSTA RICA
Entries into the biggest Fish Caught competition
Trip to CURU
Lizards walk on Water
Black cashews- not edible for humans but birds love
Cotton Tree
Male Howler Monkey has big white balls
Muscovy Ducks are edible From NY TIMES …”scatter the celery, onion, carrot, bay leaf, thyme and garlic around the duck…”
Sailing by Los Suenos a secluded property not too welcoming to Panama Posse participants
MARINA CHIAPAS HAD THE LAST BURGEE !!!
Elaine from SY NAUPLIOS snagged one of the last Panama Posse Burgees from Marina Chiapas MX- MORE AVAILABLE after JUNE 4th in the GEAR SHOP >>>
SY “NOT ALL THERE” WITH A RARE PANAMA POSSE TAG !
SAVE THE DATE Friday June 4th, 2021SEASON FINALE 18:00 PANAMA TIME PANAMA POSSE YACHT FEST CELEBRATION ”
OFFICIAL AWARD CEREMONY MUSIC, FUN, STORIES & MORE
@ VISTA MAR MARINA, PANAMA
WITH VESSELS ZOOM PARTICIPATION FROM ALL OVER
PLEASE ADD THIS TO YOUR CALENDAR
With only 5 weeks to go – renew NOW and sign up for the next 21-22 season simply reply with the words “sign me up again”. 27 vessels are signed up already and benefit from the early bird discount.
RENEW AND SIGN UP FOR THE 21-22 PANAMA POSSE
Here are our tentative dates for our seminars in early December 2021 in Barra de Navidad, Mexico
Thursday December 2nd, 2021
@ 13:00 ROUTE PLANNING & NAVIGATION
Friday December 3rd, 2021
@ 13:00 COMMUNICATIONS, WEATHER, SAFETY, MEDICAL AND SELF RESCUE,
Friday December 3rd, 2021
@ 17:30 PANAMA POSSE KICK OFF PARTY
Saturday December 4th, 2021
@ 13:00 SATELLITE CHARTS / OPEN CPN / GOOD NAUTICAL
Saturday December 4th, 2021
@ 17:30 PANAMA POSSE OVER THE TOP POT LUCK RED CUP DOCK PARTY
Sunday December 5th, 2021
@ 10:00 PANAMA POSSE SWAP MEET
Sunday December 5th, 2021
@ 13:00 PROVISIONING, WHAT TO SEE AND DO, RECAP, Q&A
Impromptu Panama Posse party at Coconutz Panama Posse Season 1 2017-2018
CONTEXT @ MARINA EL CID MAZATLAN, MX
The Pool at Marina el Cid Mazatlan, MX
MARINA EL CID SPONSORS THE PANAMA POSSE >>
MEANWHILE UP IN THE SEA OF CORTEZ, MX SHAAARKS
Maison de Sante is diving with sharks
Umbrella in the sun with Jack frolicking about
PANAMA POSSE GEAR
W E S A I L W H E R E
COCONUTS GROWJAGUARS ROAM VOLCANOES BLOWMONKEYS HOWLWHALES SPLASH MACAWS SQUAWK
JAGUARS SWIM !
Jaguar. The jaguar (Panthera onca) is a large member of the cat family native to South and Central America. … The jaguar’s habitat ranges from the rain forests of South and Central America to more open country in Mexico, but they are rarely seen in mountainous regions including in Costa Rica. They can grow up to 2 m. They are very rare in Costa Rica and their numbers continue to decline drastically.
The jaguar has featured prominently in the mythology of numerous indigenous peoples of the Americas, including those of the Maya and Aztec civilizations.
It is threatened by habitat loss, habitat fragmentation, poaching for trade with its body parts and killings in human–wildlife conflict situations, particularly with ranchers.Priority areas for jaguar conservation comprise 51 Jaguar Conservation Units (JCUs), defined as large areas inhabited by at least 50 breeding jaguars.
It inhabits a variety of forested and open terrains, but its preferred habitat is tropical and subtropical moist broad-leaf forest, wetlands and wooded regions. The jaguar is adept at swimming and is largely a solitary, opportunistic, stalk-and-ambush apex predator that is not preyed upon. As a keystone species, it plays an important role in stabilizing ecosystems and regulating prey populations.
The jaguar is a compact and well-muscled animal. It is the largest cat native to the Americas and the third largest in the world, exceeded in size only by the tiger and the lion.Jaguars have the most powerful jaws of all the big cats
Panther’s Jaguar Corridor Initiative aims to connect 90 distinct jaguar populations across the Americas. It stems from an unexpected discovery. For 60 years, biologists had thought there were eight distinct subspecies of jaguar, including the Peruvian jaguar, Central American jaguar and Goldman’s jaguar. But when the Laboratory of Genomic Diversity in Frederick, Maryland, part of the National Institutes of Health, analyzed jaguar DNA from blood and tissue samples collected throughout the Americas, researchers determined that no jaguar group had split off into a true subspecies. From Mexico’s deserts to the dry Pampas of northern Argentina, jaguars had been breeding with each other, wandering great distances to do so, even swimming across the Panama Canal. https://www.panthera.org/initiative/jaguar-corridor-initiative >>>
Melanistic jaguars are informally known as black panthers. The black morph is less common than the spotted one. Black jaguars have been documented in Central America and the above image is from Panama. Best estimates indicate only 600 black jaguars exist in the wild today
CONTEST ENTRY INTO LARGEST FISH CAUGHT
Michael’s catch en route to Turks and Caicos
SY ORION IN BOCAS DEL TORO, PANAMA
BOCAS DEL TORO ANCHORAGES ARE IN GOODNAUTICAL
Near Bocas del tor en route to the Panama Canal is Isla de Veraguas from last week.
A lovely place to hang out . In settled water.
Only 20 nm from Bocas del Toro Isla Escudo de Vergaras
PANAMA POSSE VESSELS SEEKING CREW SEEKING VESSELS
YOUR CREW LOGISTICS MAP WITH AIRPORTS CODES AND MARINAS ALONG THE PANAMA POSSE ROUTE TO MAKE CREW LOGISTICS EASIER >>
REMINDER WEEKLY PANAMA POSSE LINE CALLS
MONDAYS @ 15:30 UTC for CARIBBEAN 16:00 UTC for PACIFIC
LINE TIP:
Please drop your location pins and take pictures of the anchorages and places you visit
SPEEDY GONZALEZ AWARD 20 DAYS TO THE MARQUESAS
CONGRATULATIONS WELCOME TO THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE !!!
Seaglub’s 3,000 nm, 20 day track across the Pacific >>
See the faces of the 20·21 Panama Posse, SEE WHO IS ON THE ROSTER >>>
PANAMA POSSE PARTICIPANT WEBSITES
SY FOOTLOOSE >>
Here is the link to Past and Present Participant Websites and Blogs. Great experience here …more >>>
ONLY 5 WEEKS LEFT TO ENTER
IT WOULD NOT BE A RALLY WITHOUT A CONTEST
on June 4th we will announce the winners in these highly competitive fields
BIGGEST FISH CAUGHT
HIGHEST WIND RECORDED
BIGGEST MISHAP aka THE CAPTAIN RON AWARD
MOST UNWELCOME VISITOR ONBOARD
SPEEDY GONZALEZ AWARD
PANAMA POSSE YODA OF THE YEAR
PICTURE OF THE YEAR
GOOD SAMARITAN OF THE YEAR
The Royal Jamaica Yacht Club sponsors the Panama Posse
SPONSORS
· California Yacht Marina, San Diego, Chula Vista – USA
· Marina Coral, Ensenada Mexico
· IGY Marina Cabo San Lucas Mexico
· Marina de la Paz Mexico
· Marina y Club de Yates Isla Cortes Mexico
· Marina el Cid Mazatlan Mexico
· Marina Vallarta, Puerto Vallarta Mexico Marina
· PANAMA POSSE HQ Marina Puerto de La Navidad Barra de Navidad Mexico
· Marina Ixtapa, Ixtapa Mexico
· La Marina Acapulco, 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
· Marina Pez Vela Costa Rica
· Marina Bahia Golfito Costa Rica
· Banana Bay Marina Costa Rica
· PANAMA POSSE PACIFIC HQ Vista Mar Marina Panama
· Shelter Bay Marina Panama
· IGY Red Frog Marina Panama
· Bocas Marina Panama
· Linton Bay Marina Panama
· ClubNautico Cartagena Colombia
· Club de Pesca Marina Cartagena 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
· Marina Makax Isla Mujeres Mexico
· Marina V&V Quintana Roo Mexico
· Marina El Cid Cancun Riviera Maya Mexico
· Marina Marlin Nautica Cayo Largo Cuba
· Marathon Marina, Florida, USA
SERVICE PROVIDERS
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ULLMAN SAILS SAN DIEGO
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PREDICT WIND
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SEVENSTAR YACHT TRANSPORT
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CABRALES BOATYARD
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ONESAILS MEXICO
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NAUTICED.ORG
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HOME DEPOT PRO MEXICO
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HERTZ RENTAL CARS MEXICO
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YACHT AGENTS GALAPAGOS
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MARÃTIMA INTEROCEÃNICA COSTA RICA
YACHT AGENTS GALAPAGOS SPONSORS THE PANAMA POSSE
OFFICIAL PANAMA CANAL AGENT
Erik Galvez @ Centenario & Co.S.A. Eric Galvez – Panama
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
Advertising Partners – Las Vegas
Safe-Esteem.com – Delaware
PLEASE SEND US YOUR UPDATES AND WE’LL INCLUDE YOUR STORIES IN NEXT WEEKS FLEET UPDATE via email to news@panamaposse.com
WE OPERATE UNDER INTERNATIONAL MARITIME LAW
YOUR VESSEL YOUR CREW YOUR RESPONSIBILITY
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