FLEET UPDATE 2022-12-07

PANAMA POSSE 
 
FLEET UPDATE 

Dec 7, 2022

The Panama Posse Kick off event in Barra de Navidad Mexico Friday Dec 2, 2022 
Picture by Wildflower / Steve

TOP NEWS

• FLOR DE CAÑA RUM 
• 270 VESSELS HAILING FROM 25 ENSIGNS 
• DANGER ⚠️ SOUTH COAST 🇩🇴 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
• PICTURES OF THE WEEK
• FANTASY ISLAND, ROATAN 🇭🇳 HONDURAS 
• UNINVITED VISITORS
• GALLEY GOD(DESS) WINNER 
• PANAMA POSSE SEASON 6 
• BIGGEST FISH 
• OCEAN POSSE PARTY PANAMA
• PARADISE FOUND SAN BLAS 🇵🇦 PANAMA
• GENNAKERS AND SPINNAKERS AWAY 
• TRADING WITH LOCALS
• EL SALVADOR 🇸🇻 WELCOMINGS

69 BOTTLES 

FLOR DE CAÑA RUM

SPONSORS THE PANAMA POSSE

https://www.instagram.com/flordecana.mx/

Flor de Caña Rum: 
Sustainable and Natural and plenty for the Panama Posse Kick off event

 
1) 270 VESSELS HAILING
 FROM 25 ENSIGNS 
 HAVE JOINED THE 22·23 PANAMA POSSE
 

An ensign is the national flag flown on a vessel to indicate nationality and is the largest flag, generally flown at the stern.

2) DANGER ⚠️ SOUTH COAST 
🇩🇴 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  

IMPORTANT CAUTION
 IF CRUISING THE SOUTHERN COAST OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Soulmate is a 63’ motor yacht and we are OK.

Soulmate was having a bumpy, but good cruise from Port Antonio, Jamaica bound for Boca Chica DR. Just after we rounded Cabo Beata and turned north Sunday afternoon, both propellers became fouled in a massive bunch of fishing lines and we were dead in the water with 6-8’ waves at 4-5 seconds. 

We issued a MAYDAY call and thankfully a 350’ container ship responded and turned around from about 10 miles out and came to our rescue. 

Even in daylight the rescue was tricky and dangerous in the conditions. They managed to get a line to us, but we collided during rescue and Soulmate suffered some cosmetic damage along her starboard side. 

They towed us through the night in rough seas to the port of Rio Haina. Once there, a pilot boat towed us to a commercial mooring and quickly returned with a scuba diver. He removed a trash bag full of ropes and lines from the props and we got underway to Boca Chica. 

If you are rounding Cabo Beata stay in deep water, which will put you off shore at least two+ miles to avoid fishing lines. We had dodged several and we’re headed to deeper water when we got entangled about 1.5 miles SE of the cape. 

We have incredible appreciation for the captain and crew of the Polynesia and will be forever grateful. The Port Authority at Rio Haina offered to bring us food and water if needed and were extremely kind and helpful as well .

 MY SOULMATE 🇺🇸 Stuart & Robyn – Hatteras 63′

 

 

3) PICTURES OF THE WEEK

ICW Morning 

MY RED ROVER  🇺🇸 Kevin & Alison – Nordhavn 55′

Bahia Santa Elena 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 

SY PATHFINDER 🇺🇸 Nicole & Jean-Philippe – Lagoon 39′

Landrail Point Settlement, Crooked Island 🇧🇸 Bahamas

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

under a Bocas Rainbow 🇵🇦 Panama

SY BISOU 🇦🇺  Tad and Robin – Fountaine Pajot 44′

4) FANTASY ISLAND, ROATAN 🇭🇳 HONDURAS

Fantasy Island Roatan Honduras 🇭🇳 wants you to know, even if you anchor out Panama Pose members get a free drink! (That’s Coddiwomple in the background.) 

There’s also a Wednesday movie night and Saturday BBQ sailors are welcome to join in on. We’ve found it to be a really pleasant with many great amenities. The monkey and sloth hangout, just a short dinghy ride away is fun too!

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

 

 

Roatan 🇭🇳 Honduras is in Good Nautical 

5) ENTRY INTO 
UNINVITED VISITORS AWARDS

Heading South from SoCal in SWEATERS 

Everyone has a job to do 

TOP DOG

and a nice fish caught with a cedar plug

SY ROCHAMBEAU 🇺🇸 Rolf & Beverly – Lagoon 39′

6) GET YOUR PANAMA POSSE SWAG

New hats in 9 colors variations and commemorative V & T Shirts 
from the 21-22 season on sale now at https://oceanposse.com/shop

7) CONFUSED ? 
OVERWHELMED ? 
CURIOS ?
JOIN THE SATURDAY DEC 1, 2022 
PANAMA POSSE INTRODUCTORY ZOOM CALL 

DECEMBER PANAMA POSSE 
INTRODUCTORY ZOOM CALL FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS

MEET THE FLEET

Saturday, Dec 17 2022 12:00 EDT / 09:00 PDT 

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88490864374?pwd=VGlIYzcwYmpnNVFtcFlBU1dVOTBWUT09

Meeting ID: 884 9086 4374

Passcode: 991632

Communications Protocol Gestalt 
( share experiences not opinions )

For all participants 

• Introductions
• Overview & Mission
• Perks and Discounts 
• Route 
• OpenCPN
• Good Nautical
• Q&A 
• A.M.O.

Costa Rica Sailing 🇨🇷 Sponsors the Panama Posse

8) GALLEY GOD(DESS) AWARD WINNER 

WINNER SELECTED BY THE SECRET FOOD JUDGES

THE COUSCOUS SALAD by Hula Kai 

BEST DISH 

by the time the winner was announced there was nothing left so this is a facsimile of what it looked like – next up the actual recipe.

SY HULA KAI 🇺🇸 Richard & Kathleen –Tayana DS 48′

9) PANAMA POSSE SEASON 6 

These are our outreach postcards – please email us if you can hand out a few fliers and postcards to fellow boat owners in your area or post in your marina.

PANAMA POSSE BENEFITS

• Discounts in sponsorship marinas* with at least 10 % to as much as 50% off in over 70 MARINAS
• Unrivaled camaraderie – make friends of a lifetime – make history
• No crazy schedules to adhere to – go at your own pace
• Save time with quick access to hard to find information – how to check in and out – best practices and latest report from 800+ vessels who have been there before
• Membership access to our ever updating online cruising guide goodnautical.com with 550+ vetted anchorages and detailed clearing in and out procedures – no need to buy expensive cruising guides
• 24/7 live group chat tool (line.me) which works on android and iOS & PC
• GREAT INFO ! Weekly live group calls on Monday @ 16:00 UTC to go over weather logistics and anything else
• Dedicated Panama Canal Agent with real fenders and discount on his fees
• Savings at many chandleries and service providers
• 20% off Predict Wind Pro account
• WESTMARINE PRO Group SILVER DISCOUNT 5 – 25 % off
• Vetted tours, service providers and points of interest ( 200 vessels have participated in the past seasons so a lot of up to date info )
• INFO Weekly email fleet updates and access to prior fleet updates
• “your vessel your crew your responsibility your schedule” so no-one will tell you what to do – no opinions no cliques / we do ask of you to be kind and courteous to each other and help and document any findings
• Impromptu gatherings with fellow participants
• Occasional seminars 
• Partnership with SevenStar Yacht Transport so you Ship your vessel back to Ensenada, MX or Victoria, BC with a discounted rate.
• We respect for your privacy and do not track you
• FREE Charts we got both printable chartlets and satellite chartlets generated for you to use with opencpn ( 160 Gigs +)
• FREE Vessel Tracking with predict wind using automatic methods and manual 
• Pro Discounts at Hertz Mexico and Home Depot Mexico
• 15 % discount at San Diego Marine Exchange 
• Easy upgrade path to Atlantic Posse and South Pacific 

10) BIGGEST FISH CAUGHT ENTRIES 

I caught a flounder in Costa Rica. My cats were excited lol

SY WONOMA 🇨🇦 Christopher & Jessica – Dufour 37′

MahiMahi / Dorado 

SY YO-D-YO 🇺🇸 David & Mary – Hunter 45′

TTTUUUNA

MY NAVIGATOR 🇺🇸 Dave – Nordhavn 46′

11) OCEAN POSSE PARTY 
@ SHELTER BAY PANAMA

 FRIDAY FEB 03 ‘23
 

SAVE THE DATE

PANAMA POSSE 
MEETS 
SOUTH PACIFIC POSSE 

Afternoon & Evening of Panama Posse and South Pacific Posse seminars 
Followed by an evening of RUM and MUSIC
Save the date Fri Feb 3rd ’23

 

12) 70+ PANAMA POSSE MARINA SPONSORS 

🇺🇸 Safe Harbor South Bay – Chula Vista, USA

🇲🇽 Marina Coral, Ensenada – Mexico

🇲🇽 IGY Marina Cabo San Lucas – Mexico

🇲🇽 Marina Puerto Escondido – Mexico

🇲🇽 Marina Palmira Topolobampo – Mexico

🇲🇽 Marina y Club de Yates Isla Cortes – Mexico

🇲🇽 Marina el Cid – Mazatlan – Mexico

🇲🇽 Marina Vallarta, Puerto Vallarta – Mexico

🇲🇽 PANAMA POSSE HQ – Marina Puerto de La Navidad – Mexico

🇲🇽 Marina Ixtapa, Ixtapa – Mexico 

🇲🇽 La Marina Acapulco, Acapulco – Mexico

🇲🇽 Vicente’s Moorings, 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

🇪🇨 Marina Puerto Amistad – Ecuador

🇵🇦 Buenaventura Marina – Panama 

🇵🇦 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 – Cancún – Riviera Maya – Mexico

🇨🇺 Marina Marlin Nautica Cayo Largo – Cuba 

🇹🇨 South Bank Marina & Boatyard – Turks and Caicos

🇧🇸 Romora Bay Resort and Marina – Bahamas

🇧🇸 Elizabeth on the Bay Marina – Bahamas 

🇧🇸 Great Harbour Cay Marina – Bahamas

🇧🇸 Blue Marlin Cove Resort & Marina – Bahamas

🇩🇴 Ocean World Marina – Dominican Republic

🇩🇴 Marina Puerto Bahia – Dominican Republic

🇺🇸 Marathon Marina – Marathon Keys 

🇺🇸 Pier 66 Hotel & Marina – Ft. Lauderdale, USA

🇺🇸 IGY Marina at Ortega Landing – Jacksonville, FL , USA 

🇺🇸 Oasis Marinas at Fernandina Harbor Marina – FL , USA

🇺🇸 Morningstar Marinas Golden Isles St. Simons Isl. – Georgia, USA

🇺🇸 Windmill Harbour Marina – Hilton Head South Carolina , USA

🇺🇸 Coffee Bluff Marina – Savannah Georgia , USA

🇺🇸 Hazzard Marine – Gerogetown, North Carolina , USA

🇺🇸 Holden Beach – Town Dock, North Carolina , USA 

🇺🇸 Portside Marina – Morehead City, North Carolina USA

🇺🇸 Tideawater Yacht Marina – Portsmouth, USA

🇺🇸 Ocean Yacht Marina, Portsmouth, USA

🇺🇸 Yorktown Riverwalk Landing – Virginia USA

🇺🇸 Regatta Point Marina – Deltaville, Virginia USA 

🇺🇸 Regent Point Marina – Topping, Virginia USA 

 Marina Palmira Topolobampo 🇲🇽 Mexico Sponsors · the Panama Posse

13) PARADISE FOUND 
SAN BLAS 🇵🇦 PANAMA

Cocina / Kitchen @ Abis Beach

MY AZURE 🇺🇸 Forrest & Marina & MOM ! Cheoy Lee 61′

 

 

14) GENNAKERS AND SPINNAKERS AWAY 

SY FREEDOM 🇺🇸 David & Sheri – Beneteau 55′

15) PANAMA POSSE SPONSORS 

• 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
• SAN DIEGO MARINE EXCHANGE
• DOWNWIND MARINE
• EL JOBO DISTRIBUIDORA
• BOAT HOW 
• SUN POWERED YACHTS
• and the ever more needed …. SHAFT SHARK 

For an order thru your Panama Posse we can offer your group a special discount of below trade – 30% off the List pricing plus shipping. Shaft Shark Cuts the long lines and fishing nets.

Order directly here ->

16) TRADING WITH LOCALS
 BAHIA SANTA MARIA BCS 🇲🇽 MEXICO 

Traded some Cola, Water and Candy for lobsters 

SY MAISON DE SANTÉ 🇺🇸  Keenan & Nicole & Jack – Cal 46′

17) SIGN UP FOR FREE VESSEL
TRACKING COURTESY OF PREDICT WIND 

Tracking is voluntary, free and easy. Plus you get to see where your peers are and see where vessels have bee

Diquís Delta Precolumbian Chiefdom settlements 🇨🇷 COSTA RICA 4

18) 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

19) 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

20) EL SALVADOR 🇸🇻 WELCOMES MEDEA 

your welcome drink awaits in El Salvador 

SY MEDEA 🇦🇺 Darryl & Crew – Bavaria 46′

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

Since 2020 the SSCA has been our strategic partner 
Membership in SSCA is always a great deal, but for a short time, membership will be discounted for registered Panama Posse participants by 25%*. – Read More >>

IGY RED FROG MARINA PANAMA – SPONSORS PANAMA POSSE

WE OPERATE UNDER INTERNATIONAL MARITIME LAW

YOUR VESSEL YOUR CREW YOUR RESPONSIBILITY 

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