“There is neither happiness nor unhappiness in this world; there is only the comparison of one state with another. Only a man who has felt ultimate despair is capable of feeling ultimate bliss. It is necessary to have wished for death in order to know how good it is to live…..the sum of all human wisdom will be contained in these two words: Wait and Hope.”
On
long passages it is normal to get some growth including barnacles along
the waterline – life is sticky, but there is a tip on how to
remove them while underway … take an old halyard and make stopper
knots every 6 to 8 inches and run it along side your hulls
run
it along side your hulls for 1/2 hour while underway on each side – the
wave action with knock of the growth along the water line – run when
you are not motoring and on each hull – the sheet will bounce up and
down along the hull and knock of growth mechanically – should not be
longer than your vessel’s hull .
3) MEET THE FLEET
⛵
SY COSMOS
51/52 year old married couple. Been sailing the Caribbean for the last few years. Reside full time in Bonaire.
SY COSMOS 🇺🇸 Christopher & Suzette – Roberts & Caine Leopard 40′ 43′
Prior track from Aruba to Colombia
4) BENEFITS OF JOINING THE POSSE
✔️ Up to date and verified information by fellow yachts
💰 Save real money at 12+ Marinas with discounts *
🛰️ Free vessel and fleet tracking courtesy of Predict Wind
🚩 Free Burgee
💰 Save with service providers and chandleries
🕵️ dedicated, experienced and discounted Canal and clearing in agents
🗺️ Free aid to navigation 150 Gb OpenCPN satellite charts (mac/pc/android)
💰 Save Money with a Predict Wind Pro Discount
🗺️ Free Printable Reference Charts emergency backup to your electronics
📹 Free Video Seminars on destinations from those who are there
🌩️ Top weather routing avail by Ocean Tactics at a DISCOUNT
⛵ Community of voyagers all are welcome, kids, single-handers, pets
⚓ Peer support in emergencies with escalation procedures
🛈 Fleet Updates via email – free
🏆 Fun Award Categories
📍 Free access to GOOD NAUTICAL Anchorage reports
☎️ Free Weekly live calls on Mondays via dedicated LINE.me group
💬 Free 24/7 LINE group channel
🌊 Benefit from the latest information and prior experience participants
🔭 Be part of a fleet of sensor for those who come behind you or meet
🚷 Always priority traffic – for participants by participants
with
limited resources in the South Pacific it’s key to have the posse scout
for resources such as fresh veggies in FP – yes you can do it alone but
information is key – the collective brain trust of the South
Pacific Posse at work … they gonna run out of fresh veggies – and they
run out of diesel … every season…
5) SOUTH PACIFIC POSSE PARTY SHELTER BAY MARINA 🇵🇦 PANAMA RECAP
If
you are in distress or need to report an emergency, do NOT send it via
email, contact The Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
(GMDSS) provides a number of additional means for contacting or alerting
SAR authorities.
TEST YOUR EPIRB AND SET IT OFF IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY
EPIRB. is a small radio transmitter fitted to seagoing vessels. If the vessel were suddenly hit by any disaster, such as sinking, the EPIRB is designed to float free and begin transmission.
7) OPEN CPN X UN-MARKS THE CHART
OpenCPNs chart management is challenging – to enable sat charts loaded
into the chart library please focus on the “bottom bar” of charts
The purple chart selection area on the bottom of the charts make the red x ( not enabled to display )
Enabling Charts is sometimes hard to identify as there is a tiny red x which indicates which charts are not activated
French Polynesian Currency – get it from the ATM’s in the Marquesas
13) 1,000+ SOUTH PACIFIC ANCHORAGES IN GOOD NAUTICAL
Full
access to Good Nautical with 1000+ hard to find anchorage data compiled
over the last 13 years by participants and explorers. Here is
French Polynesia
The bay, by sailors is known as Daniels Bay and by the locals as ‘HAKATEA‘.
A bit of a hike from Daniels Bay but worth the effort to see one of the largest waterfalls in the South Pacific. The Vaipo waterfall cascades down from a height of 1150 feet springing out from the cliff.
14) NIUE YACHT CLUB 🇳🇺 SPONSORS THE SOUTH PACIFIC POSSE
19° 03.322’S 169° 55.512’W
The Niue Yacht Club welcomes the South Pacific Posse with a 20 % discount off mooring fees
Known as the “Biggest Little Yacht Club in the World”
Niue
Yacht Club has 15 moorings available to use. All moorings have been
recently fully inspected, new ropes and shackles fitted where required
and passed as fit for purpose and safe for vessels to use pending seas
conditions. There are a mixture of single and double blocks that will
all accommodate vessels up to 16 metres pending sea conditions. Larger
or heavy vessels should specifically request a double block mooring.
Contact
Email – nyc@niueisland.com
Channel 16 – Niue Radio/Telecom
Arrivals and Departures
On Arrival in Niue
Pickup the numbered mooring you have been allocated
Ensure you have read and understood the Notice to Mariners HERE –
and are familiar with the Do’s and Don’t’s for Yachties
Every yacht must contact Niue Radio on channel 16 when within
VHF range. This channel is monitored 24 hrs a day and will contact
Customs and Immigration with your details for your check in process.
Please DO NOT come ashore unless instructed by Niue Radio.
Check-in and check-out times for immigration, customs and biosecurity are as follows:
o Monday – 9-11 am
o Tuesday to Friday – 9-10 am & 2-3 pm
o Saturday & Sunday – 9-10 am & 2-3 pm *by arrangement and subject to staff availability
Ensure you have your documentation and your vessel ready for inspection.
o Niue Vessel Report Form
o Niue Health Declaration
o Niue Biosecurity Declaration
Yachts coming onto the mooring field for shelter and repairs
have up to 24 hours to carryout repairs and/or rest before they must
leave or clear through Customs and pay the departure tax of NZ$150pp.
Head to the Visitor information centre, and they can help you
book transport and activities on the island whilst you are here and
enjoy your time in Niue.
On Departure from Niue
Ensure all mooring fees have been paid in full
Present your departure documents for clearing
Tell your friends what a great time you had in Niue – and come again!
Fees:
There are fees associated with clearance, immigration and biosecurity.
Clearance NZ$50 per vessel
Afterhours Customs Clearance NZ$20.00 per vessel. *by arrangement and subject to staff availability.
Departure Tax NZ$150 per person
o Free if staying less than 24hrs
o Free for under 12’s
Amenities
Daily Rubbish removal (Mon-Fri) and destruction
Vessel clearing costs – government staff and vessel
Pet clearance costs
Use of winch
Wharf storage for dinghys
Must see and Do
Matapa Chasm
Limu Pools
Togo Chasm
Talava Arches
Aviaki Cavs
Utuko Beach
Hio Beach
Opaahi Landing
Taoga Niue Museum
Palaha Cave
Tomb Point
Hikulagi Sculpture Park
15) SOUTH PACIFIC POSSE 🏆 AWARD CATEGORIES
BIGGEST FISH CAUGHT ✔
PICTURE OF THE YEAR ✔
PACIFIC POSSE YODA OF THE YEAR ✔
THE CAPTAIN RON AWARD ✔
MOST UNWELCOME VISITOR ONBOARD ✔
HIGHEST WIND RECORDED ✔
SPIRIT OF EXPLORATION ✔
GALLEY GOD(ESS) ✔
SPEEDY AWARD
GOOD SAMARITAN OF THE YEAR ✔
BOAT YOGA POSE OF THE YEAR ✔
COURAGE AWARD
Look at the South Pacific rainbow mom !
Pick up your SPP burgee in Nuku Hiva FP
16) SOUTH PACIFIC POSSE FLEET COMMUNICATIONS 📣 LINE
Monday live LINE calls over IP @ 20:00 UTC
Monthly Fleet Updates
24/7 Chatroom with location sharing / pictures
Emergency Escalation
Local vetted Agents when need
Discounted personalized Weather Routing
17) HISTORIC PORTS ⚓ OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC
Levuka is a former capital and town on the eastern coast of the Fijian
island of Ovalau, in Lomaiviti Province. At the census in 2007, the last
to date, Levuka town had a population of 1,131. Levuka was designated a
UNESCO World Heritage Site in June 2013, in recognition of the port
town’s exceptional testimony to the late colonial port towns in the
Pacific.
The modern town of Levuka was founded around 1820 by European settlers and
traders as the first modern town in the Fiji Islands, and became an
important port and trading post. A disparate band of settlers made up
Levuka’s population – traders, missionaries, shipwrights, speculators,
and vagabonds, as well as respectable businessmen. The US Exploring
Expedition visited in 1840.
Levuka remained the capital of fiji until 1877, when the
administration was moved to Suva, although the move was not made
official until 1882.
This stone shell was the South Pacific’s first Masonic lodge (1875). This
was once Levuka’s only Romanesque building, but it was burnt to a husk
in the 2000 coup by God-fearing villagers. Local Methodists had long
alleged that Masons were in league with the devil and that tunnels led
from beneath the lodge to Nasova House, the Royal Hotel and through the
center of the world to Masonic headquarters in Scotland. This turned out
not to be the case.
Levuka 🇫🇯 Fiji Anchorage in Good Nautical
18) MEET OUR SPONSORS
PREDICT WIND
PANAMA CANAL AGENT ERICK GALVEZ CENTENARIO CONSULTING
Burgees
are available in French Polynesia starting in March in
Nuku Hiva – for additional location please arrange and pay for a 8 oz
envelope to be shipped to your preferred intl. location
