{"id":1117,"date":"2024-12-10T06:48:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T00:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/?p=1117"},"modified":"2024-12-10T06:48:01","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T00:48:01","slug":"exploring-guna-yala-above-and-below-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.com\/de\/exploring-guna-yala-above-and-below-water\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring Guna Yala Above and Below Water"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From our port of entry, Puerto Obaldia, we head west along the coast with its small beaches, occasional Guna villages and vast mangrove forests. We enjoy great views of the Sierra del Darien and its up to 1800 meter high mountains covered with dense jungle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\">Von unserem Einreisehafen Puerto Obaldia aus fahren wir in Richtung Westen entlang der K\u00fcste mit ihren kleinen Str\u00e4nden, vereinzelten Guna-D\u00f6rfern und ausgedehnten Mangrovenw\u00e4ldern. Wir genie\u00dfen gro\u00dfartige Ausblicke auf die Sierra del Darien und ihre bis zu 1800 Meter hohen Berge, die mit dichtem Dschungel bedeckt sind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/dsc_0122.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1206\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/pxl_20241011_172458333.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1207\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/dsc_0009.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1212\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Actual sailing is scarce as there is little to no wind for the first few days. Unless we want to stay put, we have to turn on the engine. And even with favorable winds, we sometimes need the engine to recharge batteries when there wasn&#8217;t enough sun for solar panels or to run the watermaker. While we could charge the batteries or run the water maker with our generator, using the engine has the added benefit of allowing us to move to another anchorage. We also don&#8217;t like to make water close to a village or the coast. The water quality is much better away from the islands and our filters and membranes don&#8217;t get clogged as quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph\">Segeln ist w\u00e4hrend der ersten Tage kaum m\u00f6glich, da es  wenig bis gar keinen Wind gibt. Wenn wir nicht in Puerto Obaldia bleiben wollen, m\u00fcssen wir den Motor benutzen. Und selbst bei g\u00fcnstigem Wind brauchen wir den Motor manchmal, um die Batterien aufzuladen, wenn die Sonne f\u00fcr die Solarzellen nicht ausreicht, oder um den Wassermacher zu betreiben. Wir k\u00f6nnten zwar den Generator nutzen, um die Batterien aufzuladen oder Wasser zu machen, aber der Motor hat den zus\u00e4tzlichen Vorteil, dass wir zu einem anderen Ankerplatz fahren k\u00f6nnen. Au\u00dferdem machen wir nicht gerne Wasser in der N\u00e4he eines Dorfes oder der K\u00fcste. Die Wasserqualit\u00e4t ist abseits der Inseln viel besser und unsere Filter und Membranen verstopfen nicht so schnell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/pxl_20241119_141810477.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1211\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/pxl_20241119_141827656.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1210\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moving to different locations depends not only on wind conditions, but also on time of day and light conditions. There are countless coral reefs in the San Blas Islands and the water depth can change rapidly. Before coming to Panama we heard that Navionic charts are not very reliable as a navigational aid, but that you absolutely need the Bauhaus Cruising Guide. We bought the printed edition and managed to download the electronic charts, which are not for sale, from another sailor. We run these charts on Open CPN, an additional navigation software. Despite using Navionics, the Bauhaus Cruising Guide in paper and electronic form, and Google Earth to navigate, we still grounded when the depth dropped from a comfortable 45 feet to below our draft in a matter of seconds. Visual navigation near the coast is difficult because of the murky water. After heavy rains, the runoff from the rivers can turn the water a muddy brown, and there is no way to distinguish the different colors of water that indicate varying depths and reef locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3 wp-block-paragraph\">Das Ansteuern verschiedener Positionen h\u00e4ngt nicht nur von den Windverh\u00e4ltnissen, sondern auch von der Tageszeit und den Lichtverh\u00e4ltnissen ab. Auf den San-Blas-Inseln gibt es unz\u00e4hlige Korallenriffe und die Wassertiefe kann sich schnell \u00e4ndern. Bevor wir nach Panama kamen, h\u00f6rten wir, dass Navionic-Karten als Navigationshilfe nicht sehr zuverl\u00e4ssig sind, dass man auf jeden Fall den Bauhaus Cruising Guide braucht. Wir haben die gedruckte Ausgabe gekauft und es gelang uns, die elektronischen Karten, die nicht k\u00e4uflich sind, von einem anderen Segler herunterzuladen. Wir benutzen sie auf Open CPN, einer weiteren Navigationssoftware. Obwohl wir mit Navionics, dem Bauhaus Cruising Guide in Papier- und elektronischer Form und Google Earth navigierten, liefen wir auf Grund, als die Tiefe innerhalb von Sekunden von komfortablen 45 Fu\u00df auf unter unseren Tiefgang sank. Die visuelle Navigation in K\u00fcstenn\u00e4he ist wegen des tr\u00fcben Wassers schwierig. Nach starken Regenf\u00e4llen kann der Abfluss der Fl\u00fcsse das Wasser schlammbraun f\u00e4rben, und es gibt keine M\u00f6glichkeit, die verschiedenen Farben des Wassers zu unterscheiden, die helfen, unterschiedliche Tiefen und Riffpositionen zu erkennen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/pxl_20241120_181049328.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1253\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/pxl_20241202_195917395.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1215\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although we have all these navigational aids, we cannot rely on them completely, as the screenshot clearly shows. The pink line is our actual route to Panamarina through the narrow passage indicated by their buoys. Had we followed the chart, we would have run aground on the reef (yellow) and landed on the small island (gray).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4 wp-block-paragraph\">Obwohl wir alle diese Navigationshilfen haben, k\u00f6nnen wir uns nicht vollst\u00e4ndig auf sie verlassen, wie der Screenshot deutlich zeigt. Die rosa Linie ist unsere tats\u00e4chliche Route nach Panamarina durch die enge Passage, die durch die Bojen angezeigt wird. W\u00e4ren wir der Karte gefolgt, w\u00e4ren wir auf dem Riff (gelb) auf Grund gelaufen und auf der kleinen Insel (grau) gelandet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/signal-2024-12-07-10-37-24-266.png?w=461\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1214\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/pxl_20241207_152419937.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1218\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The many islands and islets have plenty of anchorage options. Some anchorages are inaccessible to us due to our draft of 6 feet 9 inches. Other anchorages look huge, but on closer inspection there are only a few spots that aren&#8217;t too shallow, too close to a reef or too deep. As we are still in the rainy season, we usually don&#8217;t have to deal with other boats in the anchorages, except in the most popular spots at the western end of the San Blas Islands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5 wp-block-paragraph\">Auf den zahlreichen Inseln gibt es jede Menge Ankerm\u00f6glichkeiten. Einige Ankerpl\u00e4tze sind f\u00fcr uns aufgrund unseres Tiefgangs von knapp zwei Metern leider unzug\u00e4nglich. Andere Ankerpl\u00e4tze sehen riesig aus, aber bei n\u00e4herer Betrachtung gibt es nur wenige, die nicht zu flach, zu tief oder zu nah am Riff sind. Da wir uns noch in der Regenzeit befinden, haben wir in der Regel keine Probleme mit anderen Booten an den Ankerpl\u00e4tzen, au\u00dfer an den beliebtesten Pl\u00e4tzen am westlichen Ende der San Blas Inseln.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/pxl_20241109_222316591-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1252\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/pxl_20241209_2109408092.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1255\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>This picture from the Bauhaus Cruising guide shows the anchorage above as a chart with the reefs in yellow.<\/strong> <strong>Depths are in meters.<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6\"><strong>Dieses Bild aus dem Bauhaus Cruising Guide zeigt den obigen Ankerplatz als Karte mit den Riffen in gelb. Die Tiefen sind in Metern angegeben.<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The San Blas area is a snorkeler&#8217;s and diver&#8217;s dream. The underwater scenery around some of the reefs is simply breathtaking. We snorkel through canyons, around large coral heads and over shallower areas of the reef that allow us to see fish, corals and other underwater life in detail. We snorkel almost every day and could spend hours exploring these rich and expansive reefs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7 wp-block-paragraph\">Die Gegend um San Blas ist ein Traum f\u00fcr Schnorchler und Taucher. Die Unterwasserlandschaft um einige der Riffe ist einfach atemberaubend. Wir schnorcheln durch Canyons, um gro\u00dfe Korallenk\u00f6pfe herum und \u00fcber flachere Bereiche des Riffs, die es uns erm\u00f6glichen, Fische, Korallen und anderes Unterwasserleben im Detail zu sehen. Wir schnorcheln fast jeden Tag und k\u00f6nnten Stunden damit verbringen, diese reichen und ausgedehnten Riffe zu erkunden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/pxl_20241111_174436608.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1222\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/pxl_20241111_174934050.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1224\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/pxl_20241111_175240071.jpg?w=850\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1223\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/pxl_20241118_144455909.jpg?w=958\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1225\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/pxl_20241119_171853528.jpg?w=751\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1221\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/pxl_20241121_175825521.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1226\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We use an underwater housing for our cell phones to take pictures We tried adding an external light, but it didn&#8217;t really work. Well, it is what it is. The pictures are still good memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wir benutzen ein Unterwassergeh\u00e4use f\u00fcr unsere Handys, um Fotos zu machen. Wir haben versucht, ein externes Licht hinzuzuf\u00fcgen, aber es hat nicht wirklich funktioniert. Na ja, man kann es nicht \u00e4ndern. Die Bilder sind trotzdem eine sch\u00f6ne Erinnerung.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/original_a6b4f51c-a990-4a51-b68c-b589af89ec55_pxl_20241122_153053480.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1240\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/pxl_20241111_174541103.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1239\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/pxl_20241118_144025194.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1238\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/pxl_20241122_155855318.portrait-edit.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1242\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The coral is some of the best we have seen, but as in so many other places some of it is dying. In addition to the effects of rising water temperatures, some are being destroyed by the dragging of fishing nets over them. Others are being damaged by Guna using poles to move their ulus forward, breaking off large chunks of coral.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8 wp-block-paragraph\">Die Korallen geh\u00f6ren zu den besterhaltensten, die wir bisher gesehen haben, aber wie an so vielen anderen Orten fangen sie auch hier an abzusterben. Zus\u00e4tzlich zu den Auswirkungen der steigenden Wassertemperaturen werden einige zerst\u00f6rt, weil  Fischernetze \u00fcbergezogen werden. Andere werden von Guna besch\u00e4digt, die mit St\u00f6cken ihre Ulus vorw\u00e4rts schieben und dabei gro\u00dfe Korallenst\u00fccke abbrechen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/pxl_20241121_175825521-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1278\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/pxl_20241122_153542641.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1235\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/pxl_20241118_163234355.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1273\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/pxl_20241120_182144025.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1274\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overfishing is definitely a problem here as well. We see relatively few large fish and most of the lobsters we are offered are tiny. But we do see an abundance of small fish and many larger schools of fish as well. The occasional nurse shark, ray, grouper and rare turtle are always the highlight of our time underwater.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9 wp-block-paragraph\">Auch hier ist \u00dcberfischung definitiv ein Problem. Wir sehen relativ wenige gro\u00dfe Fische und die meisten Hummer, die uns angeboten werden, sind winzig. Aber wir sehen eine Vielzahl von kleinen Fischen und auch viele gr\u00f6\u00dfere Fischschw\u00e4rme. Der gelegentliche Ammenhai, Rochen, Zackenbarsch und die seltene Schildkr\u00f6te sind immer ein Schnorchel-Highlight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/original_3fb0c13a-1213-4ca7-985b-98fc4c06449b_pxl_20241122_152246024.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1231\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/pxl_20241122_154548394.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1276\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/original_e70a31d0-ab32-4534-b041-ade5dce2f964_pxl_20241118_151935886.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1277\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/pxl_20241118_162042864.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1230\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/pxl_20241120_173029233.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1229\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/pxl_20241120_173145940.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1232\" \/><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From our port of entry, Puerto Obaldia, we head west along the coast with its small beaches, occasional Guna villages and vast mangrove forests. We enjoy great views of the Sierra del Darien and its up to 1800 meter high mountains covered with dense jungle. 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