FLEET UPDATE 2022-05-01

 

 

May 01, 2022

 

 

PANAMA POSSE 
FLEET UPDATE 
 

 

 

TOP NEWS THIS WEEK

 

1) PANAMA POSSE GROWS TO 376  YACHTS FROM  27 FLAG STATES

2)  LINTON BAY MARINA – PANAMA  ASSAULT

3) REQUESTING YOUR FEEDBACK – 
ARE WE MAKING YOUR CRUISING LIFE IT EASIER ?

Quintessential  Panama Posse Anchorage in the Sea of Cortés, Mexico

10% OF CONFLICTS ARE DUE TO A DIFFERENCE IN OPINIONS 

90% ARE DUE TO THE WRONG TONE OF VOICE 

 

 

 

1) PANAMA POSSE  
WELCOMES OUR NEWEST MEMBERS TO THE FLEET

 

 

# 376 SY BRIGTHER DAYS  🇺🇸   Jordan & Shira – Lagoon 40′

 

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2)  LINTON BAY MARINA 🇵🇦 PANAMA ASSAULT

 

The
owner/captain of a cruising yacht docked for one night at the Linton
Bay Marina, and was ashore having dinner at the restaurant when it began
to rain at about 2200HRS. He returned to his boat to close the hatches
and was overtaken by 4-5 men who were lying-in-wait in darkness inside.
They had already searched the boat, and immediately wrestled him to the
floor, and then held an automatic weapon to his head and began to demand
“the drugs” they believed he had brought from the San Blas. Once a
phone camera was shined in his face a third party seemed to conclude he
was the wrong person.

The
captain sustained minor injuries and was warned to remain quiet and on
the floor. The men departed after about 15 minutes in their small launch
that was tied alongside. Nothing was stolen. After some time the
captain returned to the restaurant and reported the incident.

Reports
were made to the Linton Bay Marina management, the Navy/Coast Guard
(Aeronaval) and the police. The victim was told the only security
cameras at the marina were pointed at the restaurant and not the dock.

https://safetyandsecuritynet.org/incident-2785-2/?

https://goodnautical.com/panama/danger/linton-high-crime-piracy-theft-aggrevated-assault-area

3) ARE WE MAKING YOUR CRUISING LIFE IT EASIER ?
REQUESTING YOUR FEEDBACK 

PLEASE  SEND US YOUR SUGGESTIONS
UPDATES, STORIES, ANCHORAGES, MARINAS, PICTURES, DANGERS, SUGGESTIONS, EXPERIENCES

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4)  ENTRY INTO BIGGEST FISH CAUGHT  
 

Dancing on the Edge Dan’s Catch

Bull Mahi off Las Perlas About 4 ft.  About 40 lbs.Fourteen meals-yum!

SY DANCING ON THE EDGE  🇺🇸  Dan & Melissa – Island Packet 53′

 

5) BAHIA DEL SOL 🇸🇻 EL SALVADOR 
 BAR REPORT  WEEK  5-2 TO 5-7, 2022

Chatting with Bill in El Salvador today. 

Moorings are almost full. 

Compiled by La Palma Moorings.

 

Notes:

1
Entry is only permitted at high tide during daylight hours.
 Daylight hours include civil twilight (about 40 minutes before
sunrise or 40 minutes after sunset). Morning tides are always better due
to the absence of wind waves.

 

Forecast:

We are on a diminishing spring tide cycle for the whole week.  Tides beginning May 5 are morning tides.

 

For
the forecast period the average primary swell is 4.2 feet and the
significant swell is 5.5.  Entry & exit looks good up to May 4.
 The bar will be closed May 5 through May 8 due to a high swell
pushed by storms in the southern ocean.  Long term indications show
the bar will be closed until May 10.

 

 

 

 

As always, please contact Bill and Jean before arrival/departure.
 

+503 7487 4969 

lapalmamoorings@aol.com

 

 

 

6) BOCA CHICA 🇵🇦 PANAMA
 UPDATE ON CHECK IN PROCEDURES 

 

Update: we
checked into Panama yesterday with Carlos’ at Boca Chica. Carlos had us
send all our documents to him ahead of time via WhatsApp so he could
get the cruising permit done ahead of time. The officials had everything
ready when they arrived. It took probably an hour and we walked away
with all the paperwork done. 

Carlos
had told us he would front the cash and we could pay him with a credit
card. He unfortunately wasn’t there yesterday, but someone called him
and all was good. I will pay Carlos with my credit card today when we
have his brother take us to David.

It
seems with all the delays with the cruising permit, Carlos has figured
out how to get it done ahead of time, so people don’t have to wait for
the slow delivery of the document. It’s nice to see things change for
the better.

SY NO REGRETS  🇺🇸  Bruce & Lynette – Fast Passage 39′

This
is a gorgeous quiet anchorage surrounded by islands. We anchored in
about 15’ of water. Just a tad rolly, but not uncomfortable.

Isla Parida South Side Anchorage 

 

7)  PORT OF ENTRY & SELF CHECK IN IS BACK
@ PLAYAS DEL COCO 🇨🇷 COSTA RICA

 

16:25
🦜🍹Kyrie Well good news for the posse.  Both Mango and Kyrie were
able to self check-in in Playas Del Coco, Costa Rica today.  

It
was a straightforward process with very friendly officials throughout.
 First go to immigration, then bring the paperwork from them to the
port captain, fill our their forms and they will issue a form to take
to Aduana (Customs) at the airport.  Take a bus or Taxi ($80 for
the taxi round trip) to the airport, get your import permit for the boat
there, and head back to the port captain.  They will finalize your
paperwork and you’re done.  For us it took from about 8am to 230pm
to get everything done.

16:26
🦜🍹Kyrie Total cost was zero, other than the taxi or bus fare.
 No boat inspections of any type, and noone other than the boat
captain need be present.  Bring all your normal paperwork plus the
serial number for your main engine.

Detailed steps including gps coordinates of all spots required to do this are here
https://goodnautical.com/costa-rica/port-of-entry/playas-del-coco

 

The customs ( ADANA) door at Liberia Airport  to do your self check in

Go
to the arrival area security desk and ask them to call customs for
vessel check-in. The Customs officer will take your documents and copies
and return in  ~15 minutes with the forms signed. 

 

16:26 🦜🍹Kyrie Total cost was zero, other than the taxi or bus fare.  No boat inspections of any type, and no one
other than the boat captain need be present.  Bring all your
normal paperwork plus the serial number for your main engine.

16:27
🦜🍹Kyrie The only problem is Customs said their system had just been
hacked, and their higher ups directed that they can temporarily only
issue boat import permits for 10 days, upon which you need to renew.
 They hope to have it resolved in the next week, and be able to
issue the remaining 80 days on our import permit next week.

16:29
🦜🍹Kyrie It did take all day, but saved us over $300 over the agent
fees.  Hopefully they will get the boat import permit issue fixed soon.

I
also forgot to mention that nothing at all was asked for regarding
COVID or pets.  No testing, Vax certs, or animal health certificate
or rabies certificate asked for.

SY KYRIE 🇺🇸  Joe, Kristen & Crew – Prout 37′

 

8) EARLY BIRD IS ON THE MOVE 
PUERTO VALLARTA 🇲🇽  MEXICO 

 

EARLY BIRD ON THE MOVE !

SY EARLY BIRD 🇺🇸 Boaneng – Hallberg Rassy 31′

 

8) MANGO ARRIVES 
IN MARINA PAPAGAYO 🇨🇷 COSTA RICA 

Golfo de Fonseca – Papagayo Winds, Long lines, Cabo Santa Elana 
 all overcome by Colt and Jonah on SY Mango on a 27′ Bristol

SY MANGO  🇺🇸  Colt & Jonah  – Bristol 27′

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9)  PICTURES OF THE WEEK 

 

Mystery Location

Mystery Woman

Golfo de Fonseca ?

SY KATMANDU 🇿🇦 Terry – Lagoon 42′

 

10) PANAMA  
DON JUAN  CIGARS 🇵🇦 PANAMA  

 

Lucky Chucky  “Panamanian cigars are delicious. And these ladies know how to roll perfectly!!!”

https://www.facebook.com/donjuancigarspanama/
tabacosdonjuan@gmail.com
GM54+VQF, Penonomé, Panama

Penonomé
is the capital of the Panamanian province of Coclé. Founded in 1581 by
the Spanish, to bring together the aboriginal population of the Natá and
Antón estates. Initially it was a crossing point on the road from Natá
de los Caballeros to Portobelo, on the historic road to Las Cruces.

 

National Park Omar Torrijos, El Cope, Panama – gorgeous, pristine, with a perfect elevation and climate!

MY HO’OKIPA 🇺🇸  Lisa 🎂  Lucky Chucky – Selene 43′

 

11)  RSVP FOR THE  AWARDS PARTY  
 VISTA MAR MARINA 🇵🇦  PANAMA

 

SATURDAY JUNE 4th 
VISTA MAR MARINA, PANAMA 

 

AWARD CATEGORIES 

 

    BIGGEST FISH CAUGHT*  

    PICTURE OF THE YEAR    

    PANAMA POSSE YODA OF THE YEAR    

    SPEEDY AWARD – SEVENSTAR AWARD    

    THE CAPTAIN RON AWARD  

    MOST UNWELCOME VISITOR ONBOARD   

    HIGHEST WIND RECORDED   

    SPIRIT OF EXPLORATION  

    GALLEY GOD(ESS)  

    GOOD SAMARITAN OF THE YEAR  

    NEWLY ADDED – BOAT YOGA POSE OF THE YEAR 

 

 only 5 WEEKS LEFT ENTER AND WIN 

 

*no bill-fish entries

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 Caña Rum. 

 
  
SATURDAY JUNE 4th
 VISTA MAR MARINA, PANAMA 

 

12) BIGGEST CATCH OR UNWANTED VISITOR ?

Biggest
catch? Or unwanted visitor? We found this dinghy a float upside down
between San Andres and Providencia. We towed it Providencia on April 17.
We sustained damage to our boat in the hand off. 😕 We really hope the
owner gets it back.
It was turned over to the Colombian Armada, we were leaving the area.

SY CODDIWOMPLE  🇺🇸 Jessica & Bram  – Ta Shing 40′ 

 

13) PARTICIPANT WEBSITES 

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

https://www.sailblogs.com/member/fidelis/

Dec 23 we leave for San Blas it’s a nice quiet trip of 45 miles along the
coast of Panama. On the way, keep an eye out for a shoal that is only
just under water. Once arrived, the environment exceeds our
expectations. A choice of pancake islands, overgrown with palms and here
and there a hut lies in front of us. It’s like a fairy tale. So
idyllic. Here too we have to navigate well, there is only a narrow
passage in the reef. I stand in front of the point and give directions
but am distracted for a moment by a mother with baby dolphin. Jeroen is
not happy but I have to enjoy this for a while. Everything goes well and
soon our anchor is anchored in the beautiful sandy bottom in a depth of
3 meters. The ideal anchorage. I’ve been looking forward to this moment
for 2 years, and now that we’re here it exceeds all my expectations.
Everywhere I look around me I see islands like this. Some a bit bigger,
others tiny. I didn’t think the area would be so compact. We are just
sitting in the cockpit enjoying our view when a boat with a Kuna Indian
comes alongside. He offers us Molas. Those are handmade patchwork
patches. Mostly with Indian characters, but also very cheerful with
parrots and turtles. I pick 2 and an animal mask for Charlie. The next
day we go to see the islands. First a small one, against which we lie
and later a somewhat larger one. On the small one are 2 huts where an
older woman is busy with a broom. She is not very approachable and stays
away from us. After 10 minutes you are bored and we feel that the woman
is watching us. Then go to that bigger island. There are some more
huts, but they turn out to be holiday houses. When we walk there, we
notice how much waste there is everywhere. Just human waste. Cans of
bottles and especially a lot of plastic. Incomprehensible on such a
small island, you can walk around it in half an hour. So paradisiacal
and then nobody cares about that. There is hardly anyone on this island
either. A few tourists and an Indian who quickly retreats between the
palm trees. A little disappointed we go back to the boat and get ready
to join the Pitou. Tomorrow is Christmas Day and we will celebrate
Christmas together.

The Christmas party is a great success. Pitou provides a fantastic
Christmas breakfast and we take care of the meal. Our first Christmas
without our kids, and that feels a bit empty. The weather is not really
cooperating. Lots of showers and lots of wind. Then the generator that
is not working properly. Makes us restless. Soon we will make a sailing
trip of 5000 miles and the boat must be in top condition. The islands,
beautiful as they are, don’t have much else to offer. In the afternoon
we are visited by 2 Kuna women with their children. They want to come on
board and we’re okay with that. Buckets with Mola’s are towed on board.
And while I struggle through the piles of Mola’s, Jeroen is the perfect
host, handing out cookies and apple juice and trying to get in touch
with the 3 girls. We still have Stila caps and they will all get one.
When I finally have selected a few Mola’s they ask for more, such as
soap, shampoo, reading glasses, a dress and even a bottle of rum. We
fulfill almost all wishes, except the bottle of rum. Furthermore, we
cannot get in touch, partly due to the language barrier. It was a
learning experience. I think that we cruisers, these people with their
old culture, are ruining them by visiting these islands so massively
with all our riches. That feeling is reinforced when we go to another
island a day later, together with Machiel, to take aerial photos with
the drone. There are 3 young Kuna men on the island and they are drunk.
They are there without a boat so dropped off with many cans of beer. The
waste is also noticeable here. They are pushy and sassy, ​​and the
atmosphere is a bit grim. When we want to leave after an hour, Machiel
misses his sharpened sunglasses. After fifteen minutes of searching we
give up and are sure that the boys have pushed back the glasses.
Unfortunately. This together with the problems of the generator have
seen it here and Pitou is also ready on the San Blas. In the afternoon
we decide to go back to the Lemon cays and the next day to Linton bay.
We will be celebrating New Years there.

SY FIDELIS 🇳🇱 Jeroen & Jeanette – Amel 54′

 

14) CAPTURED “GREEN FLASH“
BAHIA PANAMA, GUANACASTE  🇨🇷  COSTA RICA 

The
green flash and green ray are meteorological optical phenomena that
sometimes occur transiently around the moment of sunset or sunrise. When
the conditions are right, a distinct green spot is briefly visible
above the upper rim of the Sun’s disk; the green appearance usually
lasts for no more than two seconds. Rarely, the green flash can resemble
a green ray shooting up from the sunset or sunrise point.

Green
flashes occur because the Earth’s atmosphere can cause the light from
the Sun to separate, or refract, into different colors. Green flashes
are a group of similar phenomena that stem from slightly different
causes, and therefore, some types of green flashes are more common than
others.[1] 

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15) PANAMA POSSE MARINA SPONSORS 
 

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A troupe of Capuchin Monkeys

A troupe of Panama Posse revelers from season 1 Panama Posse at Coconutz Bar and embassy  

 

16)  PANAMA POSSE SPONSORS 

 

• SHELTER ISLAND INFLATABLES 
• PREDICT WIND
• SEVENSTAR YACHT TRANSPORT
• HOME DEPOT PRO MEXICO
• HERTZ RENTAL CARS  MEXICO
• YACHT AGENTS GALAPAGOS 
• FLOR DE CAÑA
• SAFE HARBOR SOUTH BAY MARINA EVENT CENTER  
• WESTMARINE PRO
• SAILMAIL 
• CHRIS PARKER – MARINE WEATHER CENTER 

 

17) SOME OF THE 300+ 
MARITIME AREAS IN GOOD NAUTICAL

 

 

17) TRANSITION TO THE NEXT SEASON 
PANAMA POSSE 6

Transition and renewal between seasons starts June 5th  
New registration and renewals opens June 5th, 2022 
All prior season access and benefits including discounts expire July 4th, 2022

Darryl  on SY MEDEA  🇦🇺  on a Bavaria 46′ hailing from Brisbane, AUSTRALIA 

 

19) SEVENSTAR YACHT TRANSPORT

 SPONSORS THE PANAMA POSSE

 

More info on Sevenstar™s services can be found on https://www.sevenstar-yacht-transport.com/

Who is Sevenstar Yacht Transport?

 

Sevenstar is the world’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

 

20) 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 Gálvez

info@centenarioconsulting.com

www.centenarioconsulting.com

Cellphone +507 6676-1376

WhatsApp +507 6676-1376

 

21) 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

Pacific Posse 

Atlantic Posse

Advertising Partners – Las Vegas

Safe-Esteem.com – Delaware

 

 

 

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YOUR VESSEL YOUR CREW YOUR RESPONSIBILITY 

Joan on Green Flash – yes we go there !

 

 

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