Panama Posse

March 6, 2022

PANAMA POSSE
FLEET UPDATE

TOP NEWS THIS WEEK

1) ZIHUATANEJO SAIL FEST ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ funds for local schools in Zihuatanejo
2) Panama Posse grows to 355 yachts from 25 flag states
3) Successful bash from Panama to Colombia by SY SMALL WORLD III

Panama Posse Particpants from 25 Flag States

1) ZIHUATANEJO ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ SAIL FEST 22
Por Los Niรฑos de Zihuatanejo

ZIHUATANEJO SAIL FEST 22

ZIJUATANEJO SAILFEST 2022 raises funds for the local schools and is an annual event in late February. Karen Cooper took this and many other pictures. Cruisers, crews and yachts donated their vessel’s excursions and in turn donated the raised funds to the local schools.

Meet Carol Romain the force behind the ZIJUATANEJO SAILFEST / Por los Niรฑos

Carol Romain
BRAVO ZULU

Bravo Zulu. This is a naval signal, conveyed by flaghoist or voice radio, meaning “well done”; it has also passed into the spoken and written vocabulary.

Por los Ninos

A group of cruising yachts founded this festival in 2002 as they encountered a group local indigenous children trying to study under the shade of a tree. The cruisers held a fundraiser among their fellow yachts in order to fund and build a schoolroom. After that first year cruising yachts kept coming back to Zihuatanejo and they formed the charity Por Los Niรฑos in conjunction with locals.

Bravo Zulu

2) PANAMA POSSE WELCOMES
OUR NEWEST MEMBERS TO THE FLEET

352 SY RANDONNEE ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Diana & Randy – Boreal 42โ€ฒ

353 SY ORPHEUS ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Jonathan & Tristan – Jeanneau 54โ€ฒ

354 SY NORTHERN PEARL ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Captain Jack – Baltic โ€™42

355 SY MAGIC CARPET ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Captain Jack – Custom Dutch Built 60โ€ฒ

Panama Posse 355

Panama Posse fleet tracking. To be added follow this link >>

https://panamaposse.com/add-to-tracking

3) SAN BLAS ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ TO SANTA MARTA ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด
THE COLOMBIA BASH

Easting

Along a challenging easting route from Panama to Colombia

San Blas

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ ISLA TIGRE SAN BLAS – PUERTO OBALIDIA

81 nm to the Border ( this is the shore route different from what SMALL WORLD III did )

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ ISLA TIGRE SAN BLAS - PUERTO OBALIDIA 81 nm

The azures of the Caribbean

Kuna

Happy and friendly local girl on a tree

At Anchor

Waiting for the right weather window

San Blas Glory

and set sail for Colombia. We’re very grateful for all our new friends/family you’ll be missed. Looking forward to new adventures

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ PUERTO OBALIDIA - SAPZURRO ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด 10 nm

San Blas

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด SAPZURRO - CARTAGENA 160 nm

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด SAPZURRO – CARTAGENA

160 nm coastal route in the eddies

Fishing

Local fishermen an San Blas

Sailing Out

SY SMALL WORLD III underway

Bruised

A little big bruise

KUna

Getting the rail wet

Splash

Bashing up the coast

Our first of many Sunsets in Santa Marta Columbia!

Our first of many Sunsets in Santa Marta Columbia!

SY SMALL WORLD III ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎ Karen & Darren – Bristol 47.4 โ€˜

Daren
Karen
https://panamaposse.com/route

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด CARTAGENA – BARANQUILLA – SANTA MARTA

130 nm

The Beat

4) ENTRY INTO THE UNINVITED VISITORS CATEGORY

Univited Visitor

Hitchhiker #southbound #8degreesnorth
It was our first ride along Boobie! But his feet are kind of light blue… We had a bunch of Boobies flying all around us. Pretty cool!!

Red Rover

Red Rover fending off their Sangria from an Iguana lunch table guest

anchorage at samara bay

Anchorage @ Samara, Costa Rica

Pura Vida Playa Heradura

Sunset @ Playa Herradura, Costa Rica

Manuel Antonio

Parque Nacional Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica

MOnkey

Capucin Monkeys and Sloths

Sloth

MY RED ROVER ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Kevin & Alison & Jessica – Nordhavn 55โ€ฒ

Kevin
Alison

6) PICTURE OF THE WEEK

COIBA

Coiba – Panama

SY ALKA ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Julius & Ringailฤ— – Beneteau 37โ€ฒ

Ringailฤ—
Julius

7) BOAT YOGA POSES

Boat Yoga

SY MAISON DE SANTร‰ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Keenan & Nicole & Jack – Cal 46โ€ฒ

Keenan
Nicole
Jack

8) SEND US YOUR UPDATES – PICTURES – SUGGESTIONS

YOUR EXPERIENCE COUNTS

Call for Service provider data and fuel price data

Blue Marlin Cove

Every vessel has their own journey and along the way you have encountered service providers – please let us know about what works and what doesn’t we’ll publish this list and facts to the Panama Posse fleet

We all want to know the good the bad and the ugly please provide your feedback on service providers you have used with this simple form – we’ll update the results as soon as we get this data from you – just takes a few seconds and helps the next yacht !-> https://panamaposse.com/service-provider

 

 

9) ENTRIES INTO BIGGEST FISH CAUGHT

Big Fish

Caribbean Mahi Mahi

SY DOCH DOCH ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Tobias – Island Packet 41โ€ฒ

Tobias

10) ENTRIES INTO BIGGEST FISH CAUGHT

Fish on

Fish On !
We were gifted with a 55โ€ Mahi on Thursday while in transit between Acapulco and Puerto Angel. Here are a few pictures.

Always Catches a big mahi mahi

SY ALWAYS ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Tim, Clay & Phil – Seawind 41โ€ฒ

11) DESTINATIONS AND EXCURSIONS

SAN CRISTOBAL ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ GALAPAGOS

GALAPAGOS

San Cristobal Island Galapagos
previously named by the English as Chatham Island, is the easternmost island in the Galรกpagos archipelago, as well as one of the oldest geologically

Ibex in Sna Cristobal

The largest fresh water lake in the archipelago, Laguna El Junco, is located in a crater in the highlands of San Cristรณbal, in the southern half of the island. The lake harbors a large population of birdlife, but reaching the lake requires a short uphill walk. Nearby, La Galapaguera is a breeding station and sanctuary for giant tortoises.

The largest fresh water lake in the archipelago, Laguna El Junco, is located in a crater in the highlands of San Cristรณbal, in the southern half of the island. The lake harbors a large population of birdlife, but reaching the lake requires a short uphill walk. Nearby, La Galapaguera is a breeding station and sanctuary for giant tortoises.

This island hosts frigate birds, Galรกpagos sea lions, Galรกpagos tortoises, blue and red footed boobies, tropic birds, marine iguanas, dolphins

Swallow Tailed Gull

and … swallow-tailed gulls. It has been recognized as an Important Bird Area.

This island hosts frigatebirds, Galรกpagos sea lions, Galรกpagos tortoises, blue and red footed boobies, tropicbirds, marine iguanas, dolphins and swallow-tailed gulls. It has been recognised as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International.[5] Its vegetation includes Calandrinia galapagosa, Lecocarpus darwinii, trees such as Lignum vitae, Matazarna. In the waters nearby are sharks, rays, and lobsters.

San Cristobal is the most fertile island of the archipelago and is the second most populated after Santa Cruz, with approximately 6000 people

SY IBEX ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Florian & Vicky – Sunbeam 42′

Vicky
Florian


12) MEET THE FLEET

 Cruisers

SY MIDNIGHT BREEZE ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Richard and Caroline – Sweden Yachts 43โ€ฒ

Bruce and Lynn

SY NO REGRETS ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Bruce & Lynette – Fast Passage 39โ€ฒ

KJALOHA

SY KJALOHA ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Jรผrg & Catherine – Amel 39โ€ฒ

Nautilife

SY NAUTILIFE ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Andrew & Patricia – Nautitech 40โ€ฒ

sea trial

MY SEA TRIAL ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ David & Toni Nordhavn 55โ€ฒ

Polaris

SY POLARIS ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Jim & KateCatana 46โ€ฒ

13) PANAMA POSSE POT LUCK
PAPAGAYO WIND SURVIVOR PARTY

MARINA PAPAGAYO ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ท COSTA RICA

Docks at marina Papagayo

MY KITTIWAKE MY GITANA MY LAST ARROW SY ENJOY SY CARINTHIA SY NIRVANA SY TARA SY GARGOYLE SY MATILDA SY SECOND SET

It’s a party !

Marina Papagayo

14) AIDS TO NAVIGATION

WHEN THE GPS SIGNAL FAILS

Good Nautical Aids to Navigation

What causes loss of GPS signal?

Various uncontrollable and unpredictable factors ( e.g., atmospheric disturbances, failure of the GPS antenna, electromagnetic interference, weather change, GPS signal attack, or solar activity ) may cause GPS receivers to lose signal occasionally, even if the GPS Puck and antennas are placed in a location with an unobstructed view of the sky

Navigation Tools

NAVIGATION during Wartime
Those attacks could take the form of cyber attacks or spoofing, when a radio transmitter is used to fake a GPS signal. Russia has been one of the few countries to demonstrate its spoofing capabilities in the open, says Humphreys, of the University of Texas. Article on this subject

https://www.wired.com/story/ukraine-russia-satellites/

Panama Posse’s Website has a link to self printable reference charts
These will help you navigate with out GPS in an emergency such as complete power loss.

Each Maritime Area in the Panama Posse has a list of printable chart lets as a backup when your GPS signal fails

Example https://panamaposse.com/mexico#charts

Compass

A compass on night watch

15) REMINDER 3 MONTHS LEFT TO ENTER AND WIN

PANAMA POSSE SEASON AWARDS

HERE ARE THE CATEGORIES

BIGGEST FISH CAUGHT* โœ”

PICTURE OF THE YEAR โœ”

PANAMA POSSE YODA OF THE YEAR โœ”

SPEEDY AWARD โ€“ SEVENSTAR AWARD โœ”

THE CAPTAIN RON AWARD โœ”

MOST UNWELCOME VISITOR ONBOARD โœ”

HIGHEST WIND RECORDED โœ”

SPIRIT OF EXPLORATION โœ”

GALLEY GOD(ESS) โœ”

GOOD SAMARITAN OF THE YEAR โœ”

NEWLY ADDED โ€“ BOAT YOGA POSE OF THE YEAR โœ”

*non bill-fish entries only

Pretty good Prizes

Every season at the awards ceremony in Panama we give out some valuable liquid prizes and free weeks in marinas to the winners and sometimes even to the runners up , and of course Flor de Caรฑa Rum.

16) MORE EXODUS PICTURES OF THE WEEK

Exiting El Salvador

MY GITANA ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ and MY LAST ARROW ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ leaving El Salvador

Tara

SY TARA ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Roel & Jacomine leaving El Salvador

Jacomine
Roel
idnight Beeze

entering El Salvador SY MIDNIGHT BRREZE

17) ” THE BIRDS OF MARINA CHIAPAS “

Tri Colored Heron

A lovely ebook has been made available by the Panama Posse S3 veterans and bird watchers extraordinaire Bill & Lisanne –
Please follow this link to view it https://panamaposse.com/birds-of-chiapas

SY ROCINANTE ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Lisanne & Bill – Pearson 44โ€ฒ

Bill

18) PANAMA POSSE
PARTICIPANTS WEBSITES, BLOGS & YOUTUBE CHANNELS

SY GARGOYLE

https://www.svgargoyle.com/

With over 100 current and past participants website there are links to exciting stories for everyone
https://panamaposse.com/participant-websites

Panama Posse Websites

SY GARGOLYE ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Kevin & Carla – Beneteau 50โ€ฒ

Kevin
Carla

19) PANAMA POSSE MARINA SPONSORS

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Safe Harbor South Bay โ€“ Chula Vista, USA

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Marina Coral, Ensenada โ€“ Mexico

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ IGY Marina Cabo San Lucas โ€“ Mexico

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Marina Puerto Escondido โ€“ Mexico

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Marina Palmira Topolobampo โ€“ Mexico

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Marina y Club de Yates Isla Cortes โ€“ Mexico

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Marina el Cid โ€“ Mazatlan โ€“ Mexico

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Marina Vallarta, Puerto Vallarta โ€“ Mexico

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ PANAMA POSSE HQ โ€“ Marina Puerto de La Navidad โ€“ Mexico

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Marina Ixtapa, Ixtapa โ€“ Mexico

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ La Marina Acapulco, Acapulco โ€“ Mexico

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Vicenteโ€™s Moorings, Acapulco โ€“ Mexico

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Marina Chiapas โ€“ Mexico

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡น Marina Pez Vela โ€“ Guatemala

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ป Marina Bahia del Sol โ€“ El Salvador

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ป La Palma Moorings โ€“ Bahia del Sol – El Salvador

๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Marina Puesta del Sol โ€“ Nicaragua

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ท Marina Papagayo โ€“ Costa Rica

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ท Marina Pez Vela โ€“ Costa Rica

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ท Marina Bahia Golfito โ€“ Costa Rica

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ท Banana Bay Marina โ€“ Costa Rica

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ Marina Puerto Amistad โ€“ Ecuador

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ Buenaventura Marina โ€“ Panama

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ PANAMA POSSE PACIFIC HQ Vista Mar Marina โ€“ Panama

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ Shelter Bay Marina โ€“ Panama

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ IGY Red Frog Marina โ€“ Panama

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ Bocas Marina โ€“ Panama

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ Linton Bay Marina โ€“ Panama

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด ClubNautico Cartagena โ€“ Colombia

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Club de Pesca Marina Cartagena โ€“ Colombia

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Marina Puerto Velero โ€“ Colombia

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด IGY Marina Santa Marta โ€“ Colombia

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Royal Jamaica Yacht Club โ€“ Jamaica

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Errol Flynn Marina โ€“ Jamaica

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Montego Bay Yacht Club โ€“Jamaica

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พ The Barcadere Marina โ€“Cayman Islands

๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณ Barefoot Cay Marina โ€“ Roatan โ€“ Honduras

๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณ Fantasy Island Marina โ€“ Roatan โ€“ Honduras

๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณ Jonesville Point Marina -Roatan โ€“ Honduras

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡น Marina Nana Juana Resort & Boatyard โ€“ Guatemala

๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟ Thunderbirds Marine โ€“ Placencia โ€“ Belize

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Marina Makax โ€“ Isla Mujeres โ€“ Mexico

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Marina V&V โ€“ Quintana Roo โ€“ Mexico

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Marina El Cid โ€“ Cancรบn โ€“ Riviera Maya โ€“ Mexico

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บ Marina Marlin Nautica Cayo Largo โ€“ Cuba

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จ South Bank Marina & Boatyard โ€“ Turks and Caicos

๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธ Romora Bay Resort and Marina โ€“ Bahamas

๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธ Elizabeth on the Bay Marina โ€“ Bahamas

๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธ Great Harbour Cay Marina โ€“ Bahamas

๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธ Blue Marlin Cove Resort & Marina โ€“ Bahamas

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ด Ocean World Marina โ€“ Dominican Republic

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ด Marina Puerto Bahia โ€“ Dominican Republic

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Marathon Marina โ€“ Marathon Keys

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Pier 66 Hotel & Marina โ€“ Ft. Lauderdale, USA

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ IGY Marina at Ortega Landing โ€“ Jacksonville, FL , USA

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Oasis Marinas at Fernandina Harbor Marina โ€“ FL , USA

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Morningstar Marinas Golden Isles St. Simons Isl. โ€“ Georgia, USA

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Windmill Harbour Marina โ€“ Hilton Head South Carolina , USA

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Coffee Bluff Marina โ€“ Savannah Georgia , USA

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Hazzard Marine โ€“ Gerogetown, North Carolina , USA

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Holden Beach โ€“ Town Dock, North Carolina , USA

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Portside Marina โ€“ Morehead City, North Carolina USA

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Tideawater Yacht Marina โ€“ Portsmouth, USA

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Ocean Yacht Marina, Portsmouth, USA

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ York River Yacht Haven โ€“ Virginia , USA

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Yorktown Riverwalk Landing โ€“ Virginia USA

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Regatta Point Marina โ€“ Deltaville, Virginia USA

Tidewater Yacht Marina a Suntex Experience ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Portsmouth, VA Sponsors the Panama Posse 36ยฐ50.4816โ€ฒ N 076ยฐ17.8683โ€ฒ W

Tidewater Yacht Marina a Suntex Experience ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Portsmouth, VA Sponsors the Panama Posse

20) PANAMA POSSE SPONSORS

  • SHELTER ISLAND INFLATABLES
  • PREDICT WIND
  • SEVENSTAR YACHT TRANSPORT
  • HOME DEPOT PRO MEXICO
  • HERTZ RENTAL CARS MEXICO
  • YACHT AGENTS GALAPAGOS
  • FLOR DE CAร‘A
  • SAFE HARBOR SOUTH BAY MARINA EVENT CENTER
  • WESTMARINE PRO
  • SAILMAIL
PANAMA BOCAS DEL TORO IS IN GOOD NAUTICAL

PANAMA, BOCAS DEL TORO ANCHORAGES AND MARINAS IN GOOD NAUTICAL

21) SEVENSTAR YACHT TRANSPORT

SPONSORS THE PANAMA POSSE

More info on Sevenstarโ„ขs services can be found on https://www.sevenstar-yacht-transport.com/

Sevenstar

Who is Sevenstar Yacht Transport?

Sevenstar is the worldโ€™s leading provider of yacht shipping services on a lift-on, lift-off basis.

For a quote with the Panama Posse discount please contact
Kris Caren kris@sevenstar-usa.com sevenstar-usa.com

Sevenstar

22) 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 Gรกlvez

info@centenarioconsulting.com

www.centenarioconsulting.com

Cellphone +507 6676-1376

WhatsApp +507 6676-1376

Erick

22) STRATEGIC PARTNERS

SEVEN SEAS CRUISING ASSOCIATION

Vicenteโ€™s Moorings โ€“ Acapulco โ€“ Mexico

ONESAILS MEXICO – Puerto Vallarta – Mexico

Park Avenue Villas โ€“ San Juan del Sur โ€“ Nicaragua

Coconutz โ€“ Playa Cocos โ€“ Costa Rica

Abernathy โ€“ Chandlery โ€“ Panama

Pacific Posse

Advertising Partners โ€“ Las Vegas

Safe-Esteem.com โ€“ Delaware

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