We
would like to invite you and the Posse members to the marina Expo
happening next April 22, 2023. At Marina Buenaventura. From 12 pm – 8 pm
We
will have Food & Drinks, and music. Various vendors and companies
would like to offer their products and services to anyone that has a
boat.
The Posse will have a table to sign up members and let Buenaventura Residents and Friends know a little more about the Posse.
We
will also have a Space to do a Swap/Meet. So if anybody wants to bring
some of the treasures they want to sell, the table cost is $15. We
still have 4 tables available. Please let us know soon as
possible if you will like to join us.
The
goal of Expo Marina is to connect all people that enjoy Boats and
everything that is done on and around them: Fishing, Cruising, or just
out on a Fun Day.
The place where we will have a great “End of Season” Party.
Knot Right, Stella Blue, Deek’n Blews, Ramble on Rose, Stray Cat, and Ghillie at the Boga Bar in Vista Mar Marina.
SY KNOT RIGHT 🇺🇸 Walt & Jeariene – Beneteau 47′
4) INTRODUCING THE NEWEST MARINA SPONSOR
FLAMENCO MARINA 🇵🇦 PANAMA SPONSORS THE PANAMA POSSE
We
are going to offer you a 5% discount on our rate for temporary stays.
Each participant must identify themselves in our office as part of their
team.
Our rates are subject to change. Stays must be prepaid. Does not apply discount for any other service of the marina.
Stays must be reserved and are subject to dock availability.
Caridad Icaza Gerente de Servicio al Cliente Tel. +507 314-1980 Cel. +507 6379-2780 Isla Flamenco, Calzada de Amador cicaza@fuerteamador.com https://panamaposse.com/flamenco-marina
5) ENTRY INTO BIGGEST FISH 🪝 CAUGHT
Nice dorado caught underway between Acapulco and Huatulco, 🇲🇽 Mexico
This bull is bigger than Leah and Kyle’s fish cutting table!
SY JUBEL🇺🇸 Leah & Kyle – Gulfstar 44′
6) GOOD ANCHORAGE ISLA BRINCANCO 🇵🇦 PANAMA
Ilsa Brincanco Anchorage 🇵🇦 Panama
One
more favorite island in Western Pacific Panama, Brincanco N 07 51.951 W
081 47.620. The water clarity for us was outstanding and the snorkeling
out by the point was so beautiful. We took our paddleboards and
anchored them on the rocks. The little bay is gorgeous and well
protected. Technically it’s part of the Coiba National Park.
Isla Bricanco 🇵🇦 Panama is in Good Nautical
Healthy reef and plenty of underwater like in Western Panama
Happy to announce Nanajuana Marina, Boatyard & Resort will sponsor the Panama Posse.
Río
Dulce is a great hurricane haven! Welcome Multihulls and Monohulls ⛵,
feel free to ask about our Drydock services to repair and maintenance
your boat! We have a huge work area and an awesome team! Our Dockmaster
speaks perfect English, spanish and french.
Elisa Roitman
ADDRESS : Km. 274 Carretera a Petén, Río Dulce
EMAIL: reservas@nanajuanariodulce.com
TEL: +502 7790 7676
WEB: nanajuanariodulce.com
CURRENT BERTHING RATES (x foot x month)
MONOHULLS 40+: 49.38Q=6.41USD
CATAMARAN 40+: 65.18Q=8.47USD
CATAMARAN 45+: 75.05Q = 9.75 USD
6 months or more paying in advance: 5 % discount.
KWH consumption 3.56Q=0.46usd
(1 Q = 0,13 usd)
STORAGE RATES (x foot x month)
MONOHULLS 40+: 45.43Q=5.90USD
CATAMARAN 40+: 61.23Q=7.95USD
CATAMARAN 45+: 71.10Q = 9.24 USD
HAUL OUT RATES:
MONOHULLS: 71.10Q per ft= 9.24USD
CATAMARAN 40+: 71.10Q per ft= 9.24USD
CATAMARAN 45+: 86.90 per ft= 11.29 USD
As a special we will reward the Panama Posse participants with a
10 % discount over Marina, Haul Out and Storage Fees (excl. Electricity)
15 % discount at the Nanajuana Hotel (subject to availability
8) BOAT YOGA 🧘 POSES
SY DA MMAD CAT 🇺🇸 Andrea & Danny – Lagoon 42′
beyond the watermaker yoga pose
SY SERENITY 🇺🇸 Mark & Kathryn – Antares 44′
9) GOOD ANCHORAGE ISLA ESCUDO VERAGUAS 🇵🇦 PANAMA
Isla Escudo de Veraguas 🇵🇦 Panama
After
a month of enjoying some of what the archipelago of Bocas del Toro has
to offer, a nine day weather window presented itself to get to the San
Blas Islands, so we took it. We had found many really good snorkeling
areas and large areas of very healthy coral to our surprise, but the
time had come to say a temporary goodbye to Bocas. This long period of
calm seas afforded us a two day, one night stop at the island that has
turned out to be one of our favorite, Isla Escudo Vereguas. We had
wanted to stop there on our passage from Shelter Bay to Bocas, but the
conditions were far too rough.
Isla Escudo Veraguas 🇵🇦 Panama
The
island is fringed by a reef on most of three sides, with the west and
south sides affording good anchorage in sand. The seas were running only
about 3 feet from the northeast so the anchorages were calm, though the
diurnal winds in this area cause a chop to come from the mainland at
night. We anchored on the west side in about 27 feet of gin-clear water.
This beautiful island has dramatic underwater coral caves and drop-offs
as well as beautiful shallow snorkeling with large stands of elkhorn
and staghorn coral.
Northern Lagoon on Isla Escudo de Veraguas 🇵🇦 Panama
The
island itself is equally dramatic. The south side has carved vertical
cliffs, beautiful beaches, small sea-caves and lush, overhanging
vegetation. The north side of the island is sheltered by a fringing
coral reef that protects the clear, shallow lagoons and channels from
the open ocean swell and surge. We circumnavigated the island in our
dingy within the protected confines of the lagoons, snaking our way
through the maze of channels and islets. The fish and scattered coral in
the channels can be seen in the crystal clear water from a kayak or
slow moving dinghy. We call it “dry snorkeling”. The channels were all
plenty deep for our short shaft outboard, though we did have to raise it
once over a large patch of sea grass. We loved it so much that the next
day we had an encore dingy trip before departing. If anyone has the
time fair weather to make this stop, it is well worth it.
SY GREEN FLASH 🇺🇸 Bob & Joan – Beneteau 35′
10) SPINNAKERS AND GENNAKERS
Here comes the sun
Sat 25 Mar 15:25 GMT
16º 50.368′ N 099º 54.204′ W
FINAL APPROACH ACAPULCO HARBOR
Public Transportation
SY ROCHAMBEAU 🇺🇸 Rolf & Beverly – Lagoon 39′
11) SEEKER CONQUERS 🇨🇷 THE BAUL (TRUNK)
ANDAZ’ restaurant CHAO PESCADO a few steps from Marina Papagayo
servers up this amazing smoking trunk – the drink is called BAUL
Seekers successful rum run continues
Watching the professional mixologist smoke up the TRUNK
MY SEEKER 🇺🇸 John & Tammy – Selene 62′
12) FLOR DE CAÑA SPONSORS THE PANAMA POSSE
Flor de Caña Rum: Portfolio of Premium Rums Naturally Aged in Bourbon Barrels
13) FULL MOON SHOT
SY C-YA 🇺🇸 Glenn & Ashleigh – Island Packet 38.8′
14) PLAYA DOMINICAL 🇨🇷 COSTA RICA
Flanked
by the Barú River, Dominical is known for its surfing beach and
tropical forest hiking trails. It’s home to guesthouses a few hotels,
along with relaxed bars along Main Street. There’s a yoga retreat, surf
schools and a scuba diving shop.
The area is also known for bird-watching, kayaking and snorkeling and near the Nauyaca Waterfalls .
09 13.68′ N 083 50.58′ W Good Anchorage in Playa Dominical, Costa Rica
Beautiful place and calm waters.
Please always lock your dinghy – prior dinghy theft area !
Last
week SY Raindancer, collided with a whale while sailing between the
Galapagos and the Marquesas. The boat filled with water quickly
and sank. In that time, they gathered essential items, deployed
their life raft and their dinghy. Thankfully and incredibly, they
were rescued approximately 10 hours later. The story is documented
here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2023/03/20/sailboat-hits-whale-pacific-rescue/
In
preparing for the worst and hoping for the best, mariners consider what
they will take with them if they ever have to abandon their vessel this
quickly. It is wise to keep essential safety items conveniently
at hand because, as was the case with Raindance, things can happen fast
and there may not be time to think or dig your ditch bag out from the
deep recesses of the salon locker.
There
are items to grab and there are items that people assemble in a Ditch
Bag or Abandon Ship Bag. The list below is a guide and you may or
may not carry all of these items. Some items may already be in a
well stocked life raft aboard your vessel. Know your boat, your
crew, your gear and consider the following:
ITEMS TO GRAB include:
EPIRB and/or Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) or some sort
VHF Radio (Ideally fully charged because it sits in its charging cradle underway
Life Jackets (if they are not already on)
Satellite Phone (if offshore) and/or Cell Phone (if near shore)
Handheld GPS
Ditch Bag or Abandon Ship Bag
Water: some people keep 5 gallon Jerry jugs on their topsides
Bucket
Food: Canned Goods, bread, cheese…anything readily at your fingertips.
Powerful Flashlight
Signaling gear (Flares, sea dye, etc…)
ITEMS to pre-assemble in a Ditch Bag
Water: Pouches of water and/or a handheld reverse osmosis water maker
Some Food: Vacuum sealed, non-perishable, non-salty foods like nuts, dried fruit, trail mix, dried meat, granola bars
Basic Fishing Gear: Fishing hooks and line and/or spear
Basic Galley items: small cutting board, folding knife, spoon, lighter, cup, and can opener, plastic bag
Basic Signaling Gear: Small mirror, flares,
Crew Information and money in watertight container: copy of passports, an amount of cash and/or credit card
Sun Protection: Sunscreen, lip balm, hat/s, sunglasses, long sleeved shirt/s, space blanket
Swimming goggles can be used for eye protection and looking underwater.
First Aid kit and Medication
Duct Tape in a gallon Ziplock bag
Compass, Rite in the Rain pad of paper and pen also in plastic bag.
Extra Batteries for any device that needs batteries.
Cordage
BAHAMAS PARKS SHUT DOWN ONLINE PAYMENTS
Exuma
Cays Land & Sea Park has shut down online credit card payments
temporarily following concerns over fraudulent credit charges that
appeared on system users credit cards. An investigation is
underway to discern whether this hack is in the Parks online system or
not.
The
Park uses an online registration service to reserve and collect payment
for overnight moorings and contributions that support the park system.
Multiple cruisers to the Park have recently all found their credit
cards compromised prompting them to notify the Park system. Their
actions taken during this temporary shut down on their online payments
will hopefully make the system more secure when they open it back up.
The
cruiser reporting the fraud says credit card fraud “is a very common
problem experienced by just about everyone who has used credit cards
here.” Cruisers advise that credit cards can be compromised
anywhere from a local eatery to a grocery store to a fuel stop.
Credit
card companies will reimburse victims of fraud and replace cards.
There are also other ways to avoid credit card fraud altogether.
See this areticle for more information.
SY PATHFINDER 🇺🇸 Jean-Philippe & Nicole – Lagoon 39′
19) PANAMA POSSE SEASON 7
Transition and renewals to PANAMA POSSE SEASON 7 start Jun. 5, ’23 All prior seasons info, access, benefits, perks, and discounts expire on Jul. 4, ’23
23) 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 both the Panama
Posse and the Pacific Posse
Email editor@panamaposse.com with photos, stories, or suggestions for the next fleet update.MAURISA is onboard SY WHIRLWIND
WE OPERATE UNDER INTERNATIONAL MARITIME LAW
YOUR VESSEL YOUR CREW YOUR RESPONSIBILITY
TULUM 🇲🇽 MEXICO
Tulum
is the site of a pre-Columbian Mayan walled city which served as a
major port for Coba, in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. The
ruins are situated on 39 ft cliffs along the east coast of the Yucatán
Peninsula. Tulum was one of the last cities built and inhabited by
the Maya and achieved its greatest prominence between the 13th and 15th
centuries. Maya continued to occupy Tulum for about 70 years after the
Spanish began occupying Mexico, but the city was abandoned by the end of
the 16th century. Tulum is one of the best-preserved coastal Maya sites
and there is a day anchorage behind the reef.
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