FLEET UPDATE 2023-05-20

PANAMA POSSE

FLEET UPDATE

May 20, 2023

“Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit.”

– Edward Abbey

TOP NEWS

• PICTURES OF THE WEEK
• PANAMA POSSE AWARDS PARTY THIS WEEKEND IN VISTA MAR 🇵🇦 PANAMA
• MORE PICTURES OF THE WEEK
• FINAL AWARD ENTRIES
• KING TIDES REVEALED
• MARINA NANA JUANA RESORT & BOATYARD – RIO DULCE 🇬🇹 GUATEMALA
• GOOD NAUTICAL ANCHORAGE: ISLA CEDROS 🇨🇷 COSTA RICA
• THE CASTLE OF SAN FELIPE DE LARA 🇬🇹 GUATEMALA
• FURRY FRIEND ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
• MUST SEE: TIKAL NATIONAL PARK – 🇬🇹 GUATEMALA

1) PICTURES OF THE WEEK

SY KRISTINA MARIE 🇺🇸 Kenneth, Kristina & Matthew – Hudson Force 50′

SY AIRBENDER + SY DA MADD CAT

Mike & Colleen + Andrea & Danny

Lighthouse on the beach in Puerto Amistad, 🇪🇨 Ecuador

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

Sailing along the Nicaraguan Coast with all the proper flags in order

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SY WHIRLWIND 🇺🇸 Mike, Maurisa & Crew – Alajuela 48′

Sophie swimming over a reef in Guanacaste, 🇨🇷 Costa Rica

SY ROCHAMBEAU 🇺🇸 Rolf & Beverly – Lagoon 39′

2) COME AND JOIN THE

PANAMA POSSE 🇵🇦 AWARDS PARTY

SUNDAY, MAY 21, 2023 16:00 – 22:00

VISTA MAR MARINA

AWARD CATEGORIES

BIGGEST FISH CAUGHT*

PICTURE OF THE YEAR

YODA OF THE YEAR

SPEEDY AWARD – SEVENSTAR AWARD

THE CAPTAIN RON AWARD

MOST UNWELCOME VISITOR ONBOARD

HIGHEST WIND RECORDED

SPIRIT OF EXPLORATION

2 X GALLEY GOD(ESS) ✔

GOOD SAMARITAN OF THE YEAR

BOAT YOGA POSE OF THE YEAR

COURAGE AWARD

*no bill-fish entries ✔winner announced already

VISTA MAR MARINA SPONSORS THE PANAMA POSSE AND SEASON FINALE AWARDS

3) MORE PICTURES OF THE WEEK

POSSE CELEBRATES MOTHERS DAY

Panama Posse Mothers Day dinner at Restaurante Baos, 🇲🇽 Marina Chiapas.

Present were Glenn and Ashley SV C-Ya, Crystal and Kurt SV “Crystal Seas” Robin and Tad SV Bisou, and Dave and Mary SV “Yo-D-Yo”.

Mothers Day calls for vessel spa treatment

SY SERENITY 🇺🇸 Mark & Kathryn – Antares 44′

4) AWARD ENTRIES

GALLEY GODDESS NOMINEE

We on Oceananigans would love to submit our Galley Goddess nominee, Malana!

As many know, we are a full time cruising boat of 9, consisting of 5 ravenous children and two over-eating males. Rain, Shine, Calm or Rough Passages, Stocked or Bare Pantry, the galley always produces amazing meals. We on Oceananigans appreciate our Galley Goddess very much and are excited to nominate her (in secret).

SY OCEANANIGANS 🇺🇸 Ryan & Karis – Lagoon 56′

UNINVITED (JUNGLE) GUEST NOMINEE

SY JUNGLE 🇺🇸 Jim & Deb – Sea Horse Mandarian 52′

COURAGE AWARD NOMINEE

Foolish us thinking the crossing to French Polynesia was the part to be worried about. Since arriving we’ve been hit by an indirect lightning strike that fried all of our electronics, and then hit by a random un-forecasted storm that pounded us (onto shore) for 4 hours with sustained winds in the high 60s-70s.

We’ll take the crossing any day – its French Polynesia that’s scary!! 😉

But its also amazingly beautiful!!

SY KARMA 🇺🇸 Jennifer & Bryan – Catana Bali 39′

5) KING TIDES
explainin’

According to NOAA:
“Tides are long-period waves that roll around the planet as the ocean is “pulled” back and forth by the gravitational pull of the moon and the sun as these bodies interact with the Earth in their monthly and yearly orbits.”

The new moon was on May 19th 2023. The gravitational pull of the moon on the water at this time is its greatest of the month and tides are more extreme.

This coupled with the big swell in the Eastern Pacific occurring will make for a King Tide. A King Tide is a non-scientific term used to describe exceptionally high tides that occur during a new or full moon. The Perigean Spring Tide occurs when the moon closest to the earth and either in it’s new or full phase. These tides also make for notable tidal swings to be very mindful of.

Along the Pacific coast of the Panama Posse route big swells are coming in to beaches and bays with Southern exposure. Swell will also wrap around points and affect other areas. The bar entrance to Bahia del Sol in El Salvador has been intermittently open and closed due to this high swell and secondary swell event in the eastern Pacific.

We pay close attention to anchoring depths in big swell events because waves can break in areas that are atypical.

Ocean Explorer an education branch of NOAA explains what happens to a wave when it moves into shallower water and interacts with the seafloor as follows:

When the water depth decreases to one half of a wave’s wavelength, the wave starts to “feel the bottom”. That means that the deepest water molecules set into circular motion by the wave’s energy run into the seafloor. This forces the wave to grow upwards, so wave height increases. The base of the wave is slowed down by friction against the sea bottom, while the top of the wave rushes ahead, so the wave crest begins to lean more and more forward until it topples over, and breaks on the shore.

FROM NOAA ON WAVE ANATOMY:

Breaking Waves

Waves in the lonely stretches of the open sea are little noticed by anyone but the occasional sailor. But once they reach shore, they become much more interesting. When waves break, or become unstable and topple forward, they thrill beachgoers and dramatically reshape the coastline.

Measuring a Wave

The approximate speed of a wave train can be calculated from the average period of the waves in the train, using a simple formula: speed (in knots, which are nautical miles per hour) = 1.5 x period (in seconds). If NOAA reports that a gale 400 nautical miles offshore has kicked up high waves with a period of 12 seconds, when should you go to the beach?

https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/edu/learning/9_ocean_waves/ocean_waves.html

6) MARINA NANA JUANA RESORT & BOATYARD –

RIO DULCE – SPONSORS THE PANAMA POSSE

15°39.508′ N 088°59.5833′ W

Río Dulce is a great hurricane haven! Welcome Multihulls and Monohulls ⛵, feel free to ask about our Drydock services to repair and maintaint your boat! We have a huge work area and an awesome team! Our Dockmaster speaks perfect English, spanish and French.

We look forward to meeting all the participants of the Panama Posse.

CONTACT

ADDRESS : Km. 274 Carretera a Petén, Río Dulce

EMAIL: reservas@nanajuanariodulce.com

TEL: +502 7790 7676

WEB: nanajuanariodulce.com

RATES

• 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
• Pressure wash 474Q=61.57usd

As a special we will reward the Panama Posse participants with

10 % discount over Marina, Haul Out and Storage Fees (excl. Electricity)

15 % discount at the Nanajuana Hotel (subject to availability)

https://panamaposse.com/marina-nana-juana-resort-and-boatyard

7) GOOD ANCHORAGE
GOOD NAUTICAL ISLA CEDROS, 🇨🇷 COSTA RICA

Isla Cedros is a very beautiful island in Gulfo de Nicoya in Costa Rica. With multiple different anchorages all around the island one can easlily spend weeks gunkholing here. The western anchorages are well out of the swell and exceptionally calm.

Isla Cedros is a great spot to base out of for many many reasons.

• One can land a dingy near the ferry terminal and buy supplies in the nearby town.
• There are taxis there as well for trips further afield.
• Additionally, one can take the ferry to Punarenas for onward travel to the capitol of San Jose.
• There is a nice bar on the island

APPROACH
A power line between the mainland and the SW tip of Isla Cedros hangs at approximately 44’at MHW. A second power lines runs between Isla Cedros and Isla Jesusita at a height of approximately 80’ near the shore of Jesusita. Use extreme caution passing under it, staying close to the shoreline of Isla Jesusita in depths of 4-5m.

This mangrove lined channel between Isla Cedros and Isla Jesusita is well protected from the southerly swell but can be exposed to weather from the north. The tranquility of the bay may occasionally be disturbed by the caretakers generator or a troop of howler monkeys in the trees.

8) 🇬🇹 THE CASTLE OF SAN FELIPE DE LARA

(CASTILLO DE SAN FELIPE DE LARA)

CASTILLO DE SAN FELIPE DE LARA is a Spanish colonial fort at the entrance to Lake Izabal in eastern Guatemala.

Lake Izabal is connected with the Caribbean Sea via the Dulce River and El Golfete lake. The fort was strategically situated at the narrowest point on the river. The Castillo de San Felipe was used by the Spanish for several centuries, during which time it was destroyed and looted several times by pirates

The fort is listed on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List and is a popular regional tourist destination.

The Castillo de San Felipe was built to protect the port of San Antonio de las Bodegas on the south shore of Lake Izabal from frequent pirate attacks, mostly by English pirates.

After nightfall, passage along the river into the lake was blocked by a large chain that crossed from the fort to the far bank. San Antonio was the main port for receiving Spanish shipping carrying goods for the Captaincy General of Guatemala and was responsible for supplying and garrisoning the fort. Guatemalan records contain details of captains being appointed to the fort well into the 18th century.

The position was a joint post, also including the position of mayor of San Pedro de Amatique and San Antonio de las Bodegas. The latter post was in name only, since the towns were soon abandoned due to constant slave raids by the Mosquito Zambo that left the Motagua delta and shores of Lake Izabal largely deserted, with those inhabitants that did not flee being sold into slavery in the British colony of Jamaica.

https://panamaposse.com/castillo-de-san-felipe

https://panamaposse.com/must-see

9) THERE IS NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT

SIGN UP FOR SEASON 7 BEFORE JULY 4TH

Sign up by July 4th so you receive the greatest discounted to the Posse for the season. The current Season, Season 6 officially closes on July 4th and Season 7 eases in on June 5th.

When you re-sign up everything starts fresh and you keep all your perks. You can renew between now or whenever you choose but all benefits including discounts and access to information ends July 4th so that the new Panama Posse can form and focus on building, on-boarding and improving the next season and welcoming the next season’s participants. This is how the Posse stays relevant, fresh and continues to update and capture new information.

Stay connected, stay informed, save money & stay with the Panama Posse.

RENEWAL DISCOUNT $ 50 = $ 249

If you have any questions feel free to contact us anytime

To renew visit https://panamaposse.com/renew *

* renewals for prior participants only

10) 🐈 BOAT ANIMALS 🐕
HAVE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS TOO

There are different requirements entering different countries and different ports along the route. It is important to know what you need and be prepared. Often being over prepared is better than being under prepared. Recently checking into Golfito SY Divergent reports needing a health certificate for their dog upon entry after leaving Panama. Thankfully, Divergent was prepared and has shared their experience:

Even Boat dogs need Clearance Clarence.

The first thing we did was to secure an animal health certificate before leaving Panama. This officially gave us 10 days to get checked into Costa Rica.

We obtained the certificate from a veterinarian that was a 25-minute rental car ride southeast of Buenaventura marina. It would be a much shorter drive from Vista Mar Marina. The clinic was Mia Vet Clinic in Gorgona beach plaza, Nuevo Georgona, Panama. The phone / WhatsApp number is+507 6608 7214. This number is for Linda, and she speaks fluent English.

Once we arrived in Golfito, we obtained a form from the agent at Fishhook Marina, Bruce Blevins, to fill out before contacting the SENASA office (servicio national de Salud animal). When we went to immigration, I explained we had a pet onboard. The customs officer phoned the SENASA office and arranged for the inspector to visit our boat. The inspector’s name was Ramon Camacho. His number is +506 8820 5021. When he arrived at the boat, he reviewed our health certificates from entry and exit of Panama, asked a few questions, filled out more documents, and told us we had to make a bank deposit of 56,518 Colons ($105.15 USD) and deliver deposit receipt to his office the following day. Then things took another turn. He wanted to check all refrigerators and freezers for contraband animal products. Well, come to find out, you can not have any pork of any kind brought into Costa Rica. He confiscated all our bacon and bratwurst. It was not difficult, just one more step. I hope some of you will find this information helpful.

All of this is totally do’able and best to be on top of. Some ports will ask and some ports will not. Check in on the Line Ap to access reports on port specific entry experiences to stay up to date.

For details on how to enter each country with your pet please visit

https://panamaposse.com/pets

11) HURRICANE SEASON
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NAMED STORMS ’23

Each maritime area has on the Panama Posse website has the historic tracks of hurricanes from the past.

Each one of the Panama Posse martime country pages has the historic paths of hurricanes embedded. To check them out go ( example )
https://panamaposse.com/dominican-republic#hurricane

you can then narrow down the paths to for example just Category 5 storms

And here are our 2023 nemeses a.k.a. named storms

Atlantic Hurricane Season begins June 1st and ends November 30th
Eastern Pacific Hurricane Season begins May 15th and ends November 30th

12) MEET THE FURRY PART OF THE FLEET

Our kitty Bella, safely staring down the customs dog named Grinch in Puerto Madero, Chiapas 🇲🇽 Mexico.

SY FRENCH KISSING LIFE 🇺🇸 Tess & John – Bavaria 45′

13) PANAMA POSSE SWAG

PANAMA POSSE SWAG

 

14) ⚠️ SEASONAL LIGHTNING ALERTS

Lightning ‘pilot charts’ were created from the data at
https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/lightning/data/data_lis_vhr-climatology.html

The data represents 16 years of satellite derived lightning observations from the Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) on the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite.

Lightning Density in June

Lightning Density in September

15) TIKAL NATIONAL PARK 🇬🇹 GUATEMALA

UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE CENTER

Located northwest of Rio Dulce, Guatemala, Tikal is the ruin of an ancient city. Tikal is located submerged in the northern rainforests in the Petén Basin in Guatemala. It is one of the largest archeological sites and urban centers of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Tikal, an ancient city.

Tikal was the capital of a conquest state that became one of the most powerful kingdoms of the ancient Maya. Tikal showcases monumental architecture. The site dates back as far as the 400 BC. Between 00 to 900 the city dominated much of the Maya region politically, economically, and militarilly. From Tikal people traded throughout Mesoamerica as far north as Teotihuacan in current day Mexico.

6.2 sq mi of this city, Tikal, has been mapped.

The city itself was located among abundant fertile upland soils, and may have dominated a natural east–west trade route across the Yucatan Peninsula. Conspicuous trees at the Tikal park include gigantic kapok the sacred tree of the Maya; tropical cedar , and Honduras mahogany.

Tikal was abandoned by the 10th century.

Much of the history here is being discovered, preserved, and made accessible.

https://panamaposse.com/tikal

16) 70+ PANAMA POSSE MARINA SPONSORS

🇺🇸 Safe Harbor South Bay – Chula Vista, USA

🇺🇸 Safe Harbor Ventura Isle – Ventura, USA

🇲🇽 Cruise Port Village – 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

🇨🇷 Banana Bay Marina – Costa Rica

🇪🇨 Marina Puerto Amistad – Ecuador

🇵🇦 Buenaventura Marina – Panama

🇵🇦 PANAMA POSSE PACIFIC HQ Vista Mar Marina – Panama

🇵🇦 Shelter Bay Marina – Panama

🇵🇦 Bocas Marina – Panama

🇵🇦 Linton Bay Marina – Panama

🇵🇦 La Playita Marina – Panama

🇵🇦 Flamenco Marina – Panama

🇵🇦 Solarte Marina – Panama

🇵🇦 Turtle Cay Marina – Panama

🇨🇴 ClubNautico Cartagena – Colombia

🇨🇴 Club de Pesca Marina Cartagena – Colombia

🇨🇴 Manzanillo Marina Club – 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

🇧🇿 Placencia Yacht Club – 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

HAZZARD MARINE GEORGETOWN NC
🇺🇸 SPONSORS THE PANAMA POSSE

33° 21.4388′ N 079°16.8083′ W

We welcome the Panama Posse with a 15 % discount on slip rates !

17) 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
• PANAMA YACHT BROKER
• LATITUDES AND ATTITUDES
• DELTA MIKE MARINE SUPPLY PANAMA
• SHELTER ISLAND INFLATABLES

18) 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

19) 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

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