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FLEET UPDATE 2024-11-10

 

“As you sail across the oceans, each wave becomes a chapter in a story only the wind and sea can shape.”
OCEANPOSSE in the LAS PERLAS

⚓ Las Perlas 🇵🇦 Panama

LATEST NEWS

  • January Gear Demos+ Pitch Week
  • Pictures Of The Weeek
  • Most Unwelcome Visitor Award Entries
  • 24-25′ Panama Posse Kick Off Barra De Navidad 🇲🇽
  • Green Cay Marina 🇻🇮 Usvi Sponsors The Ocean Posse
  • Diquís Delta Precolumbian Chiefdom Settlements 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
  • Minamitorishima Island 🇯🇵 Japan
  • Hurricane Milton 🌀created A New Navigable Pass
  • Caribbean Lap Report 📍 Sv Jubel
  • French Polynesia 🇵🇫 Long Stay Visa Application:
  • Hakim Marina & Boat Yard 🇧🇿 Belize
  • Different Ways Of Eating Raw Fish
  • Meet The Fleet 🛥️
  • Posse Perk: 🛰️ Tttracking …
  • Iximché 🇬🇹 Guatemala
  • Video Of The Week
  • The French Panama Canal Bond

3) OCEAN POSSE EVENTS & GATHERINGS

A great way to meet with fellow adventurers and sailors and explorers in person

gatherings

24-25′ PANAMA POSSE KICK OFF WEEKEND 🇲🇽 BARRA DE NAVIDAD, MEXICO WHEN: December 4-8 2024 WHERE: Barra de Navidad, MX at the Marina Puerto de la Navidad RSVP PLEASE AND CONTACT THE MARINA DIRECTLY TO RESERVE A SLIP

24-25′ PANAMA POSSE KICK OFF BARRA DE NAVIDAD 🇲🇽 MEXICO
BIRTHPLACE OF THE POSSE

  • Pump out.
  • Excellent US Mail Service for shipping in.
  • Fuel: Diesel and 91 Octane Gasoline
  • 30/50 amp electrical service. (No European service)
  • Protected safe harbor
  • 154 slips
  • max L, D, W = 100ft, 8ft, 30ft
  • Fresh water
  • Ice
  • Showers
  • Laundry facilities
  • Pool

  • On-site restaurant:The Deep End
  • GYM
  • Beach
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Fitness center with cardio, circuit training & free weights.
  • Tennis privileges on 4 tennis courts.
  • Use of Tamarind Reef Resort’s pool, kayaks, and snorkels
  • 20% discount on rooms at Tamarind Reef Resort
  • Premier North Shore location (close to Buck Island for easy recreation)
  • 24-hour security, parking & storage units

LOCATION

6) MINAMITORISHIMA ISLAND
🇯🇵 JAPAN

24°17.35′ N 153°58.1033′ E
“Southern Bird Island”

This remote, formerly uninhabited raised coral atoll in the Pacific Ocean. It is part of the Ogasawara Islands chain, which belongs to Japan. This small (less than 1 square mile) low lying island (less than 400 ft above sea level) was once mined heavily for guano, serves as a strategic location for airspace and maritime surveillance and is now the site of major sub sea floor rare-earth metal mining research and possibilities.

Rare-earth metals are crucial in the making of high-tech products such as electric vehicles and batteries, and most of the world has relied on China for almost all of its needs. After China restricted exports of strategic rare-earth oxides (REO’s) in 2009 Japan began to explore its sea floor for deposits. Among the rare metals found around Minamitorishima Island are cobalt and nickel — both essential for lithium-ion batteries. … MORE >>>

LOCATION
CORE SAMPLES
SUNSET
RESEARCH

7) HURRICANE MILTON 🌀 CREATED
A NEW NAVIGABLE PASS

27°12.5533′ N 82°30’44.0″W

history

woho

MIDNIGHT PASS

Dominica waves

https://oceanposse.com/caribbean-lap-report-sv-jubel/

DONKEYS

9) FRENCH POLYNESIA 🇵🇫
LONG STAY VISA APPLICATION:
https://oceanposse.com/french-polynesia-long-stay-visa-procedure/

It’s a Process not Rocket Science

The best place to start getting familiar with the procedure is on the French governments visa wizard landing page: https://france-visas.gouv.fr/en/visa-wizard On the visa-wizard page you enter in your nationality, your destination, and plans in said destination. In short you will find that with the exception of: Citizens of the European Union, Monaco and Andorra, for all territories. Citizens of the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland, except French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Wallis-et-Futuna and the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (TAAF) all citizens wishing to stay in French Polynesia for more than 90 days must apply for a long-stay visa BEFORE arriving in French Polynesia.

Anywhere there is a French Embassy one may apply for a long-stay visa for French Polynesia. We were planning to set sail from Panama so we had our application appointment in Panama City and said as much on the application. As a US citizen with plans to cruise in French Polynesia for more than 90 days the wizard determined that I needed to apply for a long-stay visa and then directed me to the online application link. In this link you create an account with a username and password. You may then access, fill out, and submit your application. Once the application is submitted you can book an appointment to go in person to the embassy to present yourself, your application and all required supporting documents. … more >>>
https://oceanposse.com/french-polynesia-long-stay-visa-procedure/

10) HAKIM MARINA & BOAT YARD 🇧🇿 BELIZE
SPONSORS THE OCEAN POSSE
https://oceanposse.com/hakim-marina-boat-yard/

We sponsor the OCEAN Posse with a 15 % discount
200 gross metric tons | 30 feet wide Travel lift

Sailboat/Power Boat ( rates in BZD divide in 1/2 for USD pricing )

36 – 45 $1,800

46 – 55 $2,000

56 – 65 $2,800

66 – 75 $3,000

Catamarans

36 – 45 $ 1,680

46 – 55 $ 2,400

56 – 65 $ 2,760

66 – 75 $ 3.500
https://oceanposse.com/hakim-marina-boat-yard/

CONTACT Andy Vargas

Hakim Marina Ltd

hakim.marinaltd@gmail.com
HAULOUT MAP

11) DIFFERENT WAYS OF EATING RAW FISH
🐟 ACROSS THE OCEANS

12) MEET THE FLEET 🛥️

13) POSSE PERK: 🛰️ TTTRACKING …

TRACKING

About Fleet Tracking:

Tracking is designed to give interesting parties an overview of where vessels may be on their voyage. For specific vessel details including their float plan, latest updates, changes, positions and specific location related questions please contact each vessel directly. If you are on passage all of us and the fleet can monitor your progress. Use the offshore app and update your position manually or get the data hub to do this automatically.

ADD YOUR OCEAN POSSE VESSEL TO THE TRACKER
PREDICT WIND

14) IXIMCHÉ 🇬🇹 GUATEMALA

The ancient capital of the Kaqchikel, one of the great Maya kingdoms

The Kaqchikel Maya were a prominent Maya group whose main city, Iximché, thrived during the Postclassic period, around the 15th and 16th centuries. Located in the highlands of present-day Guatemala, near the modern town of Tecpán, Iximché served as a major political and cultural center for the Kaqchikel Maya and held strategic importance as a fortified city atop a steep plateau.

Iximché’s Role and Structure Iximché was one of the last Maya cities to develop before the arrival of the Spanish, characterized by impressive defensive structures, plazas, pyramids, and ball courts. The city was both a capital and a ceremonial center, where the Kaqchikel nobility conducted governance and religious practices. Unlike earlier Maya cities known for grand temples and large urban complexes, Iximché was smaller and more militaristic, reflecting a shift toward defensive urban planning during the late Maya period. This change was likely a response to regional conflicts with other Maya groups, such as the K’iche’ Maya.

Today, Iximché is remembered not only as an archaeological site but as a cultural heritage site for the Kaqchikel people. It’s a place where contemporary Kaqchikel Maya still perform traditional rituals, maintaining a living connection to their ancestors.

Iximché is located about 34 miles northwest of Antigua, Guatemala. By car, it typically takes around 1 to 1.5 hours to reach Iximché from Antigua, depending on traffic and road conditions. The route to Iximché is straightforward, with well-paved roads that make it a popular day trip for those staying in Antigua who wish to explore the highlands and visit this historic Maya site.

The ancient capital of the Kaqchikel, one of the great kingdoms of Guatemala.
The ancient capital of the Kaqchikel, one of the great kingdoms of Guatemala.
The ancient capital of the Kaqchikel, one of the great kingdoms of Guatemala.
The ancient capital of the Kaqchikel, one of the great kingdoms of Guatemala.
The ancient capital of the Kaqchikel, one of the great kingdoms of Guatemala.

15) SAFETY AND SECURITY

PFD'S
PFD
HEAD LAMP

PDF SAFETY UPGRADES

Aboard SV Avant, we’re bullish on PFDs. We wear them whenever on deck while underway, and have upgraded them with a few additional gewgaws to help them (pretty much) match ORC safety guidelines and increase their effectiveness. We regularly (annually) look over the Offshore Racing Congress (ORC) guidelines and update our safety gear accordingly.

Your PFD is your primary piece of personal safety gear, and is what will keep you afloat should you slip overboard. Being rescued by the short-handed crew you leave aboard might not be instant, so being prepared to signal and help them find you is likely to be very useful. Having your PFD kitted out to make it more effective than what comes off the shelf is easy, and (we think) worthwhile. Having a few of the nice-to-have-at-hand items on your person is good too, so we add those as well. …more >>>

16) MEDIA PARTNERS

OCEAN NAVIGATOR

Complimentary digital subscriptions for all Ocean Posse participants

Please visit this link to get your free digital subscription >>>
OCEAN NAVIGATOR

🇺🇸 Safe Harbor Ventura Isle , Ventura, USA

🇺🇸 Vintage Marina , Oxnard, USA

🇺🇸 Safe Harbor South Bay , Chula Vista, USA

🇲🇽 ECV MARINA – 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

🇲🇽 Marina Puerto de La Navidad – Barra de 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

🇨🇷 Flamingo Marina – Costa Rica

🇪🇨 Marina Puerto Amistad, Ecuador

🇵🇦 Buenaventura Marina – Panama

🇵🇦 PANAMA POSSE PACIFIC HQ Vista Mar Marina – Panama

🇵🇦 Flamenco Marina – Panama

🇵🇦 La Playita Marina – Panama

🇵🇦 Shelter Bay Marina – Panama

🇵🇦 Bocas Marina – Panama

🇵🇦 Solarte Marina – Panama

🇵🇦 Linton Bay Marina – Panama

🇵🇦 Turtle Cay Marina – Panama

🇵🇦 IGY Red Frog Marina – Panama

🇨🇴 ClubNautico Cartagena – Colombia

🇨🇴 Club de Pesca Marina Cartagena – Colombia

🇨🇴 Marina Puerto Velero – Colombia

🇨🇴 IGY Marina Santa Marta – Colombia

🇨🇴 Manzanillo Marina Club – 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 & Guatemala

🇧🇿 Thunderbirds Marine – Placencia – Belize

🇧🇿 Placencia Yacht Club – Belize

🇧🇿 Hakim Marina & Boatyard – Belize

🇲🇽 Marina Makax – Isla Mujeres – Mexico

🇲🇽 Marina V&V – Quintana Roo – Mexico

🇲🇽 Marina El Cid – Cancún – 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

🇧🇸 Blue Marlin Cove Resort & Marina – Bahamas

🇧🇸 Great Harbour Cay Marina – Bahamas

🇩🇴 Marina Puerto Bahia – Dominican Republic

🇩🇴 Ocean World Marina – Dominican Republic

🇻🇮 ST. CROIX YACHT CLUB – USVI

🇻🇮 GREEN CAY MARIN A – USVI

🇻🇬 VIRGIN GORDA YACHT HARBOUR – BVI

🇵🇷 MARINA PESCADERIA – Puerto Rico

🇩🇲 DOMINICA MARINE CENTER – Dominica

🇰🇳 PORT ZANTE MARINA – St Kitts & Nevis

🇺🇸 Marathon Marina – Marathon Keys, FL, USA

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

🇺🇸 Titusville Marina – FL, USA

🇺🇸 Port 32 Marinas – 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 , US

🇺🇸 Hazzard Marine – Gerogetown, North Carolina , USA

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

🇺🇸 Portside Marina – Morehead City, North Carolina USA

🇺🇸 Tideawater Yacht Marina, Portsmouth, VA USA

🇺🇸 Ocean Yacht Marina, Portsmouth, VA USA

🇺🇸 York River Yacht Haven – Virginia , USA

🇺🇸 Yorktown Riverwalk Landing – Virginia USA

🇺🇸 Regatta Point Marina – Deltaville, Virginia USA

🇺🇸 Regent Point Marina – Topping, Virginia US

🇧🇲 PIER 41 MARINA – Bermuda

🇧🇲 CAROLINE BAY MARINA – Bermuda

🇵🇹 MARINA DE CASCAIS – PORTUGAL

🇵🇹 Marina Funchal – PORTUGAL

🇪🇸 ALCAIDESA MARINA – SPAIN

🇪🇸 MARINA DEL ODIEL – SPAIN

🇪🇸 IGY MÁLAGA MARINA – SPAIN

🇮🇹 MARINA MOLO VECCHIO – ITALY

🇪🇸 PUERTO SOTOGRANDE – SPAIN

🇪🇸 YACHT PORT CARTAGENA – SPAIN

🇬🇮 OCEAN VILLAGE MARINA – GIBRALTAR

🇨🇻 MARINA MINDELO – CAPE VERDE

MARINAS

18) OCEAN POSSE SPONSORS

  • ABERNATHY – PANAMA
  • BELIZE TOURISM BOARD
  • BOAT HOW TO
  • CABRALES BOAT YARD
  • CENTENARIO CONSULTING – PANAMA CANAL
  • CHRIS PARKER – MARINE WEATHER CENTER
  • DELTA MIKE MARINE SUPPLY PANAMA
  • DIGITAL YACHT
  • DOWNWIND MARINE
  • EL JOBO DIST. COSTA RICA
  • FOUNTAINE PAJOT
  • FLOR DE CAÑA
  • HAKIM MARINA AND BOAT YARD
  • HERTZ RENTAL CARS MEXICO
  • HOME DEPOT PRO MEXICO
  • LATITUDES AND ATTITUDES
  • MARINA PAPAGAYO
NOVAMAR YACHT INSURANCE
  • NOVAMAR YACHT INSURANCE
  • PANAMA YACHT BROKER
  • PREDICT WIND
  • SAFE HARBOR SOUTH BAY MARINA EVENT CENTER
  • SAN DIEGO MARINE EXCHANGE
  • SEVENSTAR YACHT TRANSPORT
  • SHAFT SHARK
  • SUN POWERED YACHTS
  • WAYPOINT YACHT SERVICES
  • WIKUS MARINE AUTO
  • WESTMARINE PRO
  • YACHT AGENTS GALAPAGOS

19) VIDEO OF THE WEEK
Hurricane Beryl (/ˈbɛr.əl/) was a deadly and destructive Category 5 Atlantic hurricane that impacted parts of the Caribbean, the Yucatán Peninsula, and the Gulf Coast of the United States in late June and early July 2024. It was the earliest-forming Category 5 hurricane on record and the second such storm in the month of July, the other being 2005's Hurricane Emily. Beryl was also the strongest hurricane to develop within the Main Development Region (MDR) of the Atlantic before the month of July. The second named storm, first hurricane, and first major hurricane[nb 1] of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, Beryl broke many meteorological records for the months of June and July, primarily for its unusual location, intensity, and longevity.

San Blas in the wrong season ?
RAIN RAIN RAIN ON ME

20) THE PANAMA CANAL

PANAMA CANAL

The French attempt to construct the Panama Canal in the late 19th century was an ambitious and ultimately tragic endeavor led by Ferdinand de Lesseps, the mastermind behind the successful Suez Canal. Driven by the vision of creating a maritime shortcut that would bridge the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, the French project began in 1881. However, they faced immense challenges, from the dense, disease-ridden tropical rainforest to the formidable engineering obstacles presented by Panama’s terrain.

The endeavor was plagued by outbreaks of yellow fever and malaria, which decimated the workforce. Approximately 22,000 workers died during the French construction efforts from 1881 to 1889. Most of these deaths were caused by diseases like yellow fever and malaria, as well as accidents related to the challenging working conditions.and the challenging mountainous terrain made excavation far more complex than anticipated.

The combination of high mortality rates, financial mismanagement, and severe underestimation of the technical demands led to the project’s failure by 1889, resulting in a scandal that shook France and bankrupted the Compagnie Universelle du Canal Interocéanique.

The abandoned French infrastructure later served as the foundation for the successful completion of the canal in the early 20th century, making the French attempt a costly but critical precursor in realizing this major feat of engineering.
1880 PANAMA CANAL BOND SIGNED BY FRENCH BUILDER (LESSEPS)

1880 French Panama Canal Bond

 

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