Tjibaou Cultural Centre New Caledonia

FLEET UPDATE 2022-03-17

 

 

South Pacific Posse

 

Mar 17, 2022

SOUTH PACIFIC POSSEย 
FLEET UPDATEย 

TOP NEWS THIS WEEK

1)ย NEW CALEDONIA OPENS UPย 
2) SOUTH PACIFIC POSSE GROW TOย 
31 YACHTS FROM 13 FLAG STATES
3) RIVERGATE MARINA ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ AUSTRALIA
ย SPONSORS THE SOUTH PACIFIC POSSE

 

South Pacific Posse 13 Particpant Flag States

 

1) NEW CALEDONIA ย ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ ย OPENS UPย 

 

Tjibaou Cultural Centre

 

Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Centre Noumea designe by Renzo Pianaย 

ย Our maritime borders to New Caledonia which boastsย 
ย the worlds largest continuous barrier reef are finally open!

Forms needed for entry:

-Medical Health declaration

-Border control temperatures to be sent back to us 48 hrs and 1 hr prior to arrival

-Every person should send us their vaccination certificate prior to arrival.

A test will have to be done 2 days after arrival (48hrs)

Tests can be done in a pharmacie (drug store)

Download the forms here: https://pacificposse.com/new-caledonia#documents

 

Noumea Light House

 

Amedee Lighthouseย 

Audrey

+687 70 90 09

Noumรฉa Yacht Services

40 ter Rue Austerlitz

B.P 1263

98 845 Noumรฉa Cedex

Contacts: +687 24 01 23 ย  ย  ย Gsm: (+687) 79 56 01

Email: nys22s@hotmail.com

Website: www.noumeayachtservices.nc

The beauty of the New Caledonia lagoon islands from the sky

The beauty of the New Caledonia lagoon islands from the skyย 

2) ย SOUTH PACIFIC POSSE WELCOMESย 
THESE ย MEMBERS TO THE FLEET

30 ย  ย SY MARIA ย  ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ David, Nicolas, Naomi & Aisha - Bavaria 46โ€ฒ

31 ย  ย SY ALOA TOA ย ย ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ย Tim ย - Wharram 30โ€ฒ

 

South Pacific Posse '22

 

3) RIVERGATE MARINA ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บย  AUSTRALIA
SPONSORS THE SOUTH PACIFIC POSSE

 

Marina

 

We are exited to welcome the Pacific Posse to Australia and offer a 10 % ย discount off marina fees and no live-aboard fee.

Andrew

GM Andrew
ย 
Office ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  +61 7 3907 1600
Dockmaster ย +61 421 585 027

Email ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย ย  info@rivergate.com.au

7 Rivergate Place, Murarrie QLD 4172 Australia

 

Rivergate Marina

 

Brisbane is striking distance of the renowned ย Tangalooma Ship Wreck Bay l and Moreton Island

Tangalooma

4) ENTRY INTO BIGGEST FISH CAUGHT ย 

Seaglub's FIsh

To put the catch in perspective Chris lies next to the fish head

SV SEAGLUB ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Chris - Hylas 46โ€ฒ

Chris on Seaglub
Seaglub

Captain Chris this season's lead vessel SY SEAGLUB currently sailing in Fijiย 

5) PUERTO VILLAMIL ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ GALAPAGOS

Puerto Villamil is a small port village sion the southeastern edge of Isla Isabela in the Galapagos Islands.

Trafficjam in Villamil

Traffic jam in Villamil Galapapgos.
On
the southwestern edge of town a boardwalk was created by the park with
assistance of US Aid. At the end of the walkway is the Tortoise Breeding
Center ย which was built in order to help preserve the many species
of Isabela Tortoises.ย 

Puerto Villamil is a small port village located on the southeastern edge of Isla Isabela in the Galapagos Islands.

ย It leads through mangrove environments passing along saltwater lagoons
filled with flamingo, black-winged stilts, Hudsonian whimbrels, Bahama
pintails, and ย gallinules that search the lagoons for shrimp.ย 

Villamil Flamingos

ย Poza de los Flamingos is a lake in the western part of the town where flamingos can be observed.ย 

 

Puerto Villamil is a small port village located on the southeastern edge of Isla Isabela in the Galapagos Islands.

 

The untouched shore ofย  Isla Isabela

White Tipped sharks

To
the southeast of town are a series of small islets including one known
as Las Tintoreras where a colony of white tip sharks can often be seen
resting in the lava channel

 Las Tintoreras

SY IBEX ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นย  Florian & Vicky - Sunbeam 42โ€ฒ

Vicky
Florian

6) SOUTH PACIFIC POSSEย 
AWARDS CATEGORIESย 

ย 

HERE ARE THE ย CATEGORIESย 

ย  ย  BIGGEST FISH CAUGHT* โœ”ย 

ย  ย  PICTURE OF THE YEAR โœ” ย 

ย  ย  SPEEDY AWARD โ€“ SEVENSTAR AWARD โœ” ย 

ย  ย  THE CAPTAIN RON AWARD โœ”ย 

ย  ย  MOST UNWELCOME VISITOR ONBOARD โœ”ย 

ย  ย  HIGHEST WIND RECORDED โœ”ย 

ย  ย  SPIRIT OF EXPLORATION โœ”ย 

ย  ย  GALLEY GOD(ESS) โœ”ย 

ย  ย  GOOD SAMARITAN OF THE YEAR โœ” ย 

ย  ย  NEWLY ADDED โ€“ BOAT YOGA POSE OF THE YEAR โœ”

*no bill-fish

 Bora Bora Yacht Club 16ยฐ29'20.6

The Bora Bora Yacht Club ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซ

ย 16ยฐ 29'.3433' S ย  ย 151ยฐ 45.5783' Wย 

A suitable setting for a South Pacific Posse Sunset Rum Party ย 

Sunset in Bora Bora

Sunset in Bora Bora, French Polynesia

7) ย MARINA SPONSORS OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC ย POSSEย 

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ย Safe Harbor South Bay โ€“ Chula Vista, USA

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ ย Marina Chiapas โ€“ Mexico ย ย 

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ท ย Marina Papagayo โ€“ Costa Rica ย ย 

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ ย Shelter Bay Marina โ€“ Panama ย 

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ ย Marina Puerto Amistad โ€“ Ecuador ย 

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏ ย Vuda Point Marina - Lauotka - Fijiย 

๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บ Yachting World Marina - Port Vila - Vanuatu

๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Marsden Cove Marina - Northland - New Zealandย 

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บย Rivergate Marina and Boatyard - Brisbane - Australia

 

 Rivergate successfully managed a six month refit of the vessel, which included a complete exterior refinish, teak deck refurbishment and overhaul of stabilisers.

 

Advanced yacht services available in Australia.
Rivergateโ€™s
shipyard carries out more than 500 haul-outs per year, making it one of
the busiest shipyards in the Southern Hemisphere

8) SOUTH PACIFIC POSSE SPONSORSย 

  • PREDICT WIND
  • SEVENSTAR YACHT TRANSPORT
  • CENTENARIO PANAMA CANAL AGENTS
  • YACHT AGENTS GALAPAGOSย 
  • YACHT SERVICES NUKU HIVAย 
  • NOUMEA YACHT SERVICES
  • SAFE HARBOR SOUTH BAY MARINA EVENT CENTER
  • WESTMARINE PRO
  • SAILMAILย 
  • OCEAN TACTICS WEATHER ROUTINGย 

9) MEET THE FLEETย 

Meet the Fleet Kevin

SY KISMET ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Kevin - Passport 41โ€ฒ
currently at 02ยบ ย 28.261 N ย 124ยบ 07.788 Wย 

Kevin
 

Kismet

 

10) TRACKING THE 22' PACIFIC POSSE ย FLEETย 

 

Tracking

 

Visit https://pacificposse.com/tracking to view the progress of the 22 South Pacific Posse Fleet.ย 
To be added visit https://pacificposse.com/add-to-tracking

11) THE BEAUTY OF SOUTH PACIFIC CURRENCYย 

Cook Islands 3 Dollar Bill

Cook Islands 3 dollar billย 

Although
the Cook Islands operates on the New Zealand dollar, there is still
some Cook Islands dolalrs in circulation that is equal in value to NZD.

The
$3 note which is more of a collectors or novelty item. These can be
picked up from the Rarotonga Philatelic Bureau or given as change when
paying departure tax. ย 

The official Cook Islands currency is the New Zealand dollar. ย 

ย In
terms of cost of living in the Cook Islands, its price point is fairly
middle range in that it is a little more expensive than Fiji but a lot
less than French Polynesia and Tahiti. Part of the Cook Islands economy
is the VAT or Value Added Tax. Charged at 12.5% of the price, the tax is
added at the point of sale to almost everything however refunds are
available for tourists upon exiting the country.

Old Cook Island Dollars

12) SEVENSTAR YACHT TRANSPORT

ย SPONSORS THE PANAMA POSSE

More info on Sevenstarโ„ขs services can be found on https://www.sevenstar-yacht-transport.com/

 

Sevenstar

 

Who is Sevenstar Yacht Transport?

Sevenstar
is the worldโ€™s leading provider of yacht shipping services on a
lift-on, lift-off basis. Sevenstar has access to the Spliethoff fleet of
over 120 company owned vessels. With an impressive 1,500+ transports
per year, they are calling over 100 ports in more than 40 countries
worldwide.

For a quote with the Panama Posse discount please contactย 
Kris Caren

email: kris@sevenstar-usa.com

web: sevenstar-usa.com

13) QUINTESSENTIAL ANCHORAGE #13 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTONGA

Hunga

Hunga / Valetoakakau ย Vava'u Tonga aka Anchorage # 13

The Pass

During World War II many lagoons and closed harbors where blasted open to allow vessels to enterย 

Valetoakakau

The
tight Pass into Hunga Valetoakakau ( # 13) ย is 30 foot wide - 12.5
feet deep cut at high tide.ย Located at 18ยฐ 41.7216' S ย 174ยฐ
08.1816' Wย 

Wayward Wind

Wayward Wind a 11' draft schooner made it in with help from Captain Kurt.

Anchor inside a dormant volcanic caldera in the large depression formed after a volcano erupts and collapses.

The Moorings map of vava'u

The
archipelago of Vava'u - a hand drawn Moorings map which uses numbers to
make identifying locations ย easier for Palangi's . Ta
pan-Polynesian term for a white person or Caucasian. The term has gained
widespread use throughout much of western Polynesia including Tonga,
Tokelau, Tuvalu, 'Uvea and Futuna.

Vava'u

Aerial view of a portion of the Vava'u Archipelago ย  in northern Tongaย 

Don
Francisco Mourelle de la Rรบa, commanding the Spanish frigate Princesa,
was the first European to come to Vavaสปu, which he did on 4 March 1781.
He charted Vavaสปu as Martรญn de Mayorga, naming it after the man who was
the Viceroy of New Spain at that time. ย Captain James Cook had
known about the islands a decade earlier, but the people in Haสปapai had
told him it would be no good for him to go there. they told him there
was no harbour. ( THIS WAS A LIE ) They may have told him this to
dissuade him from going there; but Cook heeded their advice.

As
it turned out, Mourelle found excellent anchoring, in Vavaสปu, which he
desperately needed, because he had failed to find a harbour at the last
two places he had tried to land, Fonualei (Bitterness island) and Late.
He gave the harbour at Vavaสปu the name Port of Refuge, although his original port of refuge had been the bay on the west coast of the main island, near Longomapu.

Twelve
years later, in 1793, Alessandro Malaspina visited the area for a
month, following up on Mourelleโ€™s investigations, and formally claiming
the islands for Spain.ย 

Captain Cook and the 'Friendly Islands

Captain Cook and the 'Friendly Islands

13) PANAMA CANAL AGENTย 
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 Gรกlvez

info@centenarioconsulting.com

www.centenarioconsulting.com

Cellphone +507 6676-1376

WhatsApp +507 6676-1376

Erick

15) STRATEGIC PARTNERS
ย 

SEVEN SEAS CRUISING ASSOCIATION

Abernathy โ€“ Chandlery โ€“ Panama

Panama Posseย 

Advertising Partners โ€“ Las Vegas

Safe-Esteem.com โ€“ Delaware


SIGN UP FOR THE '22 SOUTH PACIFIC POSSE ย 

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YOUR VESSEL YOUR CREW YOUR RESPONSIBILITYย 

 

Notice of a rally

 

 

Hello

 

SY Reflections on approach in Lamen Bay ย Vanuatu

With few cruisers in far flung places friendly rendezvous' on each other's yachts are the norm - prepare to be boarded ;-)ย  SY Reflections on approach in Lamen Bay ย Vanuatuย 

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ยฉ 2022 South Pacific Posse / Good Nautical Inc


GALAPAGOS

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ ECUADOR & GALAPAGOS ๐Ÿ 13 6+

CHILE PICAIRN ISLANDS ECUADOR GALAPAGOS FRENCH POLYNESIA COOK ISLANDS AMERICAN SAMOA HAWAII KIRIBATI NIUE SAMOA TONGA WALLIS AND FUTUNA FIJI VANUATU NEW CALEDONIA SOLOMON ISLANDS NEW ZEALAND NORFOLK ISLAND AUSTRALIA

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ ECUADOR & GALAPAGOS

 

Galapagos

SEVERE WEATHER

Hurricane Tracks

PORTS OF ENTRY

Puerto Baquerizo Moreno on Isla San Cristobol.

ENTRY EXIT REQUIREMENTS

DOCUMENTATION
Passport Valid for at least _ months; requires one blank page
Boat Documentation Coast Guard Doc (Original)
Insurance
Crewlist Required at checkin/out
Zarpe Required at checkin/out
Fishing License
Official Procedures
Official Country Visa
Immigration Visa
Required Permits
Upon Arrival Visit: Immigration; Customs; Port Captain/Authority
Upon Departure Visit: Immigration; Customs; Port Captain
Total Entry & Exit Fees:
Notes:
Recommended Agent:
Javier Plรบa Rizzo
YACHT AGENTS GALAPAGOS Co.
Office:ย  +593 โ€“ 53 โ€“ 014 958
Mobile:ย  +593 โ€“ 987 โ€“ 229 577
Email: ย javier@yachtagentsgalapagos.com
Web: ย www.yachtagentsgalapagos.comย 
Address for Mail and Packages: Media Luna Street and La Pinta
Bellavista
Santa Cruz Island
Galapagos 200105
Ecuador
Other:
Required Vaccinations None
Pets
Currency: US Dollar

 

WEATHER

PILOT CHARTS

 

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MARINE SERVICE PROVIDERS

Jaime Yanez is the owner, with some 30+ ears experience in the business. ( SY IBEX )

www.tnygalapagos.com

+593 99 914 5043
tnygalapagos@gmail.com