MADEIRA TO CANARY ISLANDS

PREVAILING WINDS

DOWNWIND RUN 290 nm







🇲🇦 MOROCCO TO MADEIRA 🇵🇹

PREDOMINANT WINDS

OCTOBER – MARCH
NE – N – N W




SPAIN TO GIBRALTAR

ROUTE




PILOT CHARTS ROUTE SPAIN TO GIBRALTAR

MARITIME REFERENCE CHARTS PILOT CHARTS  SPAIN TO GIBRALTAR

CURRENTS


ABOUT

ABOUT

Join like-minded cruisers, adventurers and explorers while creating life-long friendships, experiencing new countries and cultures, enjoying the sense of security that safety in numbers afford and most of all having FUN while saving money.Participants collect and disseminate the latest information, anchorages and enjoy per-negotiated discounts in  marinas in many countries.

OUR MISSION

  • Make traveling across the Atlantic  easier, transparent and better informed.
  • Generate group buying power with discounts in marinas and with vetted service providers
  • Document and pass on relevant information to help  fellow participants in a timely manner
  • Reduce risk, identify risks, document risks
  • Allow for flexibility and reduce pressures - NO SCHEDULES

OUR HISTORY

The Original  Posse was founded in May of 2017 at the Marina and Isla Navidad Resort in Barra de Navidad, MX.
15 cruising couples and a motor vessel  milling about the lush resort and pool had their hands up interested in heading south. AIYA, RAVEN, BULA, LIQUID, XENIA, RESPITE, MAGIC, AVANT ( chimed in from Chiapas) , GEORGIA, CROSSROADS, SHEARWATER, DAD’S DREAM SANS FRONTIERES and EASY are just a few vessels who helped shape the camaraderie and voice of the Ocean Posse.

Barra de Navidad

 

FEW RULES

YOUR VESSEL – YOUR CREW – YOUR RESPONSIBILITY
WE OPERATE UNDER INTERNATIONAL MARITIME LAW
FOLLOW EACH Country’s OFFICIAL RULES

 

The Crew


SCHEDULE

WE DO NOT SAIL ON A SCHEDULE – WE NEVER HAVE and WE NEVER WILL, NEVER
SCHEDULES KILL SAILORS & SINK VESSELS AND ARE KNOWN AS THE MOST DANGEROUS ITEM ON  A YACHT
WE SAIL WHEN THE WEATHER IS GOOD AND WE CROSS WHEN THERE IS A GOOD WEATHER WINDOW

The best time to cross the Atlantic to the Caribbean  is between November and February. The Mid-Atlantic tradewinds – Easterly winds that travel continuously from east to west – are stable and (usually) unaffected by hurricanes at this time of year.


Dominican Republic

🇩🇴 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

🇪🇸 🇬🇮 🇲🇦 🇵🇹 🇮🇨 🇨🇻 🇲🇶 🇩🇲 🇬🇵 🇲🇸 🇰🇳 🇳🇱 🇻🇮 🇵🇷 🇩🇴 🇧🇲 Azores

PORTS OF ENTRY DOMINICAN REPUBLIC



PORTS OF ENTRY: Barahona, Boca Chica, Casa de Campo, Luperon, Manzanillo, Puerto Plata , Punta Cana, Samana, Santo Domingo

COVID / QUARANTINE

ENTRY EXIT REQUIREMENTS

MONEY

COST OF LIVING

WEATHER DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

MAIN LOCAL WEATHER WEBSITE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

SEVERE WEATHER DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

PILOT CHARTS DOMINICAN REPUBLIC CLIMATOLOGY

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC CHARTS

AGENTS

GUIDES AND RESOURCES

EMERGENCY NUMBERS

911

 

SAR (SEARCH AND RESCUE)

 MRCC
Latitude, Longitude:
(18.4860573,-69.9312134)
Telephone:+ 1 809-604-6506/ +1 829-200-0370
Email: com@marina.mil.do
Fax: +1 809 549 2734
Website: https://www.marina.mil.do/armada/


🇵🇷 PUERTO RICO

🇪🇸 🇬🇮 🇲🇦 🇵🇹 🇮🇨 🇨🇻 🇲🇶 🇩🇲 🇬🇵 🇲🇸 🇰🇳 🇳🇱 🇻🇮 🇵🇷 🇩🇴 🇧🇲 Azores

PORTS OF ENTRY PUERTO RICO


 

Port Name Location Address
Aguadilla, Puerto Rico - 4901
Rafael Hernandez Airport
Hanger 405 Bromon Drive
Aguadilla, PR 00604
Fajardo, Puerto Rico - 4904
U.S. Customhouse
500 Union Street
Puerto Real, PR 00740
Luis Munoz Marin International Airport, Puerto Rico - 4913
Ave. Baldorioty de Castro
Isla Verde, PR 00937
Mayaguez, Puerto Rico - 4907
31 Gonzalez Clemente Ave.
Mayaguez, PR 00680
Ponce, Puerto Rico - 4908
63 Calle Bonaire
Ponce, PR 00716
San Juan, PR (Area Port), Puerto Rico - 4909
City View Plaza-Suite 3000
#48 Rd. 165 Km. 1.2
Guaynabo, PR 00968-8000

COVID / QUARANTINE

ENTRY EXIT REQUIREMENTS

MONEY

COST OF LIVING

WEATHER PUERTO RICO

 

 

MAIN LOCAL WEATHER WEBSITE PUERTO RICO

SEVERE WEATHER PUERTO RICO

PILOT CHARTS PUERTO RICO CLIMATOLOGY

PUERTO RICO CHARTS

AGENTS

GUIDES AND RESOURCES

EMERGENCY

Those in need of emergency assistance are to either call the police at +1 787 3432020
or the State Agency for Emergency and Disaster Management at +1 787 7240124, which are both operational 24-hours a day

SAR ( SEARCH AND RESCUE )

JRSC San Juan (USCG) (COSPAS-SARSAT SPOC)

Latitude, Longitude:

(18.39999962,-66.08167267)

Telephone:

+1 787 729 6770
Alternate phone:  289-2041 / 289-2042

Fax +1 787 729 6706


🇻🇮 US VIRGIN ISLANDS

🇪🇸 🇬🇮 🇲🇦 🇵🇹 🇮🇨 🇨🇻 🇲🇶 🇩🇲 🇬🇵 🇲🇸 🇰🇳 🇳🇱 🇻🇮 🇵🇷 🇩🇴 🇧🇲 Azores

PORTS OF ENTRY US VIRGIN ISLANDS


1) Saint Croix, Virgin Islands
RR #2-9922 Henry Rohlsen Airport Kingshill, VI 00850
Phone:  (340) 773-1490
Fax:  (340) 778-7419

Report Boat Arrivals +1(340) 719-2857 / +1(340) 778-0216

Operational Hours: 6:00 AM-6:00 PM (AST) - November-June  Seven Days A Week (7)

2) Cruz Bay (St. John), Virgin Islands
Victor W. Sewer Marine Facility, "The Creek", St. John, VI 00830
Mailing Address:  P.O. Box 27 Cruz Bay St. John, VI 00831
Tel : (340) 776-6741
Fax :  (340) 693-8740
Report Boat Arrivals Phone:  +1 (877) 305-8773
Operational Hours: Hours: Dailly  10:00 am-5:30 pm (AST)

3) Charlotte Amalie (Area Port of St. Thomas), Virgin Islands
Ron de Lugo Federal Building, 5500 Veterans Drive, Room 248, St. Thomas, VI 00802-6207
5500 Veterans Drive, Room 248 St. Thomas, VI 00802-6207
Tel: (340) 774-2510
Fax:  (340) 776-3489
Report Boat Arrivals Phone: 1(877) 305-8774
Vessel & Clearance  Phone: (340) 774-6755
Operational Hours: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM (AST)

COVID / QUARANTINE

ENTRY EXIT REQUIREMENTS

MONEY

COST OF LIVING

WEATHER US VIRGIN ISLANDS

MAIN LOCAL WEATHER WEBSITE US VIRGIN ISLANDS

SEVERE WEATHER US VIRGIN ISLANDS

PILOT CHARTS US VIRGIN ISLANDS CLIMATOLOGY

CHARTS US VIRGIN ISLANDS

AGENTS

GUIDES AND RESOURCES


Saba

🇳🇱 SABA

🇪🇸 🇬🇮 🇲🇦 🇵🇹 🇮🇨 🇨🇻 🇲🇶 🇩🇲 🇬🇵 🇲🇸 🇰🇳 🇳🇱 🇻🇮 🇵🇷 🇩🇴 🇧🇲 Azores

PORTS OF ENTRY SABA

 

COVID / QUARANTINE

ENTRY EXIT REQUIREMENTS

MONEY

COST OF LIVING

WEATHER SABA

MAIN LOCAL WEATHER WEBSITE SABA

SEVERE WEATHER SABA

PILOT CHARTS SABA CLIMATOLOGY

SABA CHARTS

AGENTS

GUIDES AND RESOURCES