MY DELTA SWIZZLER 🇺🇸 Mark & Cindy – Vantare 58′ @ TENECATITA 🇲🇽 MEXICO
Feliz Navidad 🇲🇽 Puerto Vallarta from SY YO-D-YO 🇺🇸 David & Mary – Hunter 45′
Feliz Navidad !
Complete with jolly Buddha belly painkiller cocktail
Barra de Navidad, Jalisco 🇲🇽 SY MAISON DE SANTÉ 🇺🇸 Keenan & Nicole – Cal 46′
Merry
Christmas and Happy Hanukkah, Kwanza and new year to everyone –
everywhere ! May there be peace on earth and a light breeze with
following seas on your passages
Quepos 🇨🇷 Costa Rica SY CARINTHIA 🇺🇸 Dietmar Suzanne & Maxi – Lagoon 44
4) ENTRY INTO BOAT YOGA POSES
My daughter under the engine trying to help tighten our loose bearings
Hi
there, this is Olena and Maciek. We are a couple from the Puget Sound
area in Washington State, USA. In 2021 we left our land life and jobs,
sold our house, and embarked on a southbound journey to Mexico, on our
Outbound 46 – Qué vendrá. We were born and raised in Poland, got married
there, and then through a set of moves migrated to Canada and then to
the United States, to Washington state. Like most new transplants we
focused on building our life in the new land. But we also spent time
traveling and exploring our newfound homeland, near and far. As part of
that, we picked up sailing around 2004, starting in a local Seattle
sailing club. After several years of chartering, we bought our first own
boat, and then several years later switched to a bigger one. In 2020,
right before the pandemic hit, we got our third and current boat with
the goal of cruising longer term. We pressed on with our plans, despite
the pandemic. We are now wrapping up our first full-time cruising season
in Mexico and planning for the next set of adventures.
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:
The
high spring tide will be diminishing during the forecast period.
Tides for the week are early morning. Any day during the forecast
period is good for arrival or departure.
This forecast is for planning purposes only. As always, please contact Bill and Jean before arrival/departure.
8) SUNSET ALERTS
Cuastecomates 🇲🇽 Mexico Sunset from Southern Cross Eh!
SY SOUTHERN CROSS EH ! 🇨🇦 Bet & Cam – Ta Yang 42′
9) PANAMA POSSE INTERNATIONAL LONGLINE LOCATION REPORTING
LONGLINES, DRAGNETS, UNMARKED FISHING DEVICES
– HERE ARE THE LOCATIONS WHERE THE FLEET HAS ENCOUNTERED THEM
Unmarked
nets and unlit long lines are a mayor concern to the
unencumbered freedom of navigation and catch sea turtles and other
endangered species – in an effort to identify areas of concern we are
publishing recent and historic sightings of long lines and hope to shed
light to these obstacles – to view these past locations or to report
long line visit https://panamaposse.com/longlines
10) MEET VICENTE IN ACAPULCO 🇲🇽 MEXICO
Acapulco
is beautiful and coming into the harbor in daylight is breath taking.
We bought a mooring for15 a night from a captain who said he
managed the group of moorings we are in near La Marina. The
captain’s name is Vicente Herrera, phone +52 (1) 744-439-8184. He
and his son helped us with the mooring line which was a real treat!
–
(fast response ) Whatsapp: + 52 744 439 8184
(slow response ) Email: vicen.28herrera@gmail.com
We had 2 hitchhikers. Left Cabo this AM and headed to mainland Mexico
At anchor in Zihuatanejo 🇲🇽 Mexico
SY WILDFLOWER 🇺🇸 Steve, Roan & Karrie – Beneteau 54′
11) MORE PICTURES OF THE WEEK
SY STELLA BLUE 🇺🇸 Larry & Kimberly – Hunter 46′
12) ENCOUNTER WITH A BREACHING WHALE
Brief video of a whale breaching
SY AIR BENDER 🇺🇸 Mike & Colleen – Lagoon 42′
13) PLACENCIA YACHT CLUB 🇧🇿 BELIZE SPONSORS THE PANAMA POSSE
We are please to sponsor the Panama Posse with a 20 % discount on our slip fees
Many
Panamanians are superstitious and have certain rituals they believe
must be done as we cross from one year to the next. Panamanians
traditionally spend New Years eve with friends and family.
EFFIGY:
Throughout Panama at this time of year, you’ll see effigies, or
life-sized dolls. The effigy, also called a Judas doll, represents
someone or something they dislike.
These
large replicas have various names, including muñecos de año viejo (old
year dolls), muñecos judas (judas dolls), or simply muñecos (dolls). The
dolls are a way to ring in the new year in the area. Muñecos are
typically made with a wood or metal frame, old clothes, and stuffed with
leaves and firecrackers. They are then thrown into a bonfire on the
strike of midnight on New Years’.
Some
of the dolls are stuffed with firecrackers. At the stroke of midnight,
they are lit on fire and beaten. According to folklore, by beating and
setting the effigies on fire, the sins and evil spirits of the old year
are destroyed. Making way for good fortune in the new year. The fire
crackers are said to help drive the evil spirits away.
17) PANAMA 🇵🇦 JAZZ FESTIVAL
ABOUT THE PANAMA JAZZ FESTIVAL
With
almost 20 years, the Panama Jazz Festival has become a cultural tourism
attraction with the visit of more than 500,000 people from different
latitudes.
Currently,
the event is sustainable thanks to the work of the Festival’s Executive
Directorate, which leads a team of 70 lead coordinators, 500
volunteers, 300 national and international musicians, and some 200
collaborators from all sectors of Panama, adding more than 1,000 people
who work hard to carry out the event.
Learn this Flor de Caña Cocktail Recipe FLOR🍸FASHIONED
1.5 oz. of Flor de Caña 12-Year
4 dashes of Aromatic Bitters
1 Tbsp. of Sugar
1 Cherry
Twist of Orange Peel
Preparation Method:
In
a mixing glass, pour 1.5 oz. of Flor de Caña 12-Year, 1 Tbsp. of Sugar
and 4 dashes of Aromatic Bitters. Mix the ingredients with a spoon and
add ice. Using a strainer, serve the cocktail in a rocker glass with
abundant ice and decorate with a Cherry and Twist of Orange Peel.
Salud!
20) 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
BELIZE TOURISM
YACHT AGENTS GALAPAGOS 🇪🇨 SPONSORS THE PANAMA POSSE
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
24) 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
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