Wolfgand and Pauline from SV Bethania

MEET THE FLEET: SV BETHANIA Wolfgang & Paulina

chilean vessel crossing panama canal

SV Bethania coming through the Panama Canal flying their Chilean Flag

Wolfgand and Pauline from SV Bethania
Wolfgang and Pauline from SV Bethania

We are Wolfgang Schulze & Paulina Troncoso.

Wolfgang began sailing when he was 12-13 years old.ย  5 years later we met and I soon started to sail with him.ย  We had our first sailboat after we married: an old wooden 32 ft.ย  Our second boat was a Morgan 38ft sloop.ย  We sailed from Florida to Chilean Patagonia. We sailed 15 years along the Chilean coast.ย  Then we decided to sail out of Chile and started from Valparaiso to Galapagos, through de Canal, Cartagena de Indias, San Andres, Providencia, Roatan, Rio dulce, Riviera Maya Mexico, Guatemala, USA, Bahamas Turcs and Caicos, Dominican Republic and BVI.ย  We loved this boat and all the places we went.ย  Unfortunately our lovely boat sank in hurricane Irma in St Maarten on 2017.ย  We began our new adventure rebuilding a Irwin 54 ft monohull sloop for 18 months in St Peterburg, Florida.

We named this vessel Bethania.

Aboard Bethania, we recently crossed the Panama Canal with our friend, Marco.ย  We went out the the Perlas Archipelago to prepare for our ocean Crossing.ย  The journey from Isla Contadora to Hiva Oa, in the Marquesan islands of French Polynesia took us 32 days without any problems. We really enjoyed every day; every day was different. The wind , the sea, the sky were different. Not one of us wanted to get to the islands; we were so happy and relaxed.ย  We had sailed long before, but never such a long distance.

SV Bethania Crew

left to right: Marco, Pauline, & Wolfgang: Their Chilean flag signed and their Pacific Crossing Complete.


OCEAN POSSE AT SHELTER BAY ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ PANAMA

MEET THE FLEET - OPEN TO ALL
SAT Feb 1, 2025 SHELTER BAY ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆย  PANAMA

SAT Feb 1 2025, SHELTER BAY PANAMA
ITINERARY

  • 09:00 - 12:00 Swap Meet @ Gazebo $1 Donation for Kids
  • 14:30 Panama Canal best practices
  • 15:00 Going back to Cali or sea of Cortez
  • 15:30 OpenCPN Sat Charts and how to get them and use them
  • 16:00 International Yacht Brokerage โ€“ how to buy or sell a yacht overseas โ€“best practices and red alerts how to make and get a deal
  • 16:30 South Pacific Posse route presentation โ€“ beyond Bora Bora
  • 17:00 Safety and Security
  • 17:30 Predict Wind
  • 17:15 OPEN BAR BY FLOR DE CAร‘A
  • 17:45 SUNSET & LOCAL FOLKLORIC DANCE TROUPE
  • 18:00 PIG ROAST POT LUCK AND THE BEGINNING OF THE POSSE FEAST
  • DANCE MONKEY DANCE DANCE
  • TEXAS HOLDโ€™EM TOURNAMENT AND O R MEXICAN TRAIN TOURNAMENT

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FIESTA NAUTICA CLUB DE PESCA CARTAGENA ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด OCEAN POSSE JANUARY 25th 2025

CLUB DE PESCA ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด CARTAGENA + oceAn POSSE
SAILORS AND CRUISERS NETWORKING PARTYย  ยฐ CARTAGENA
ยฐ COLOMBIA ยฐ

SATURDAY January 25th, 2025

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LOCATION
CLUB DE PESCA @ the historic
Fuerte de San Sebastiรกn del Pastelillo >>

WHAT TO MAKE & BRING:ย 

HERE IS THE LIST OF CULINARY DELIGHTS >>
BRING ONE OF THESE ITEMS ON THE LIST 6-10 SERVINGS with Serving Spoons
YOU SHOULD MAKE ONE OF THESE DISHES & BRING WITH >>
NO CANNED FOOD โ€“ย  NO POPCORN โ€“ NO CHIPS !

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NO RSVP โ€“ NO ENTRY โ€“ NO WRISTBAND
Max ___ย  peopleย  FIRST COME
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