Javier Martin, the top suspect in two recent murders of cruisers in Panama, was arrested in a small town named Santa Fe which is along the Inter-American highway in the Darien section of Panama. He was most likely headed to Colombia. Reports state that Martin had been staying in a hostle there, registered under the alias of “A. North”, assuming the identity of Don North, whose middle name is Arthur. When arrested, he was in possession of a shotgun and two handguns, a large sum of cash (over $13,000), and Don’s credit card.
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San Blas Cruiser Dissapearance Update: Fugitive Apprehended in Darien
Posted in boating, cruising, offshore sailing, Panama, Safety & Security, Sailboats, sailing, Vessel Lost, world cruising, yacht, tagged boating, Central America, cruising, Darien, disappearance, FBI, Islands, mass murder, murder, Panama, Panama-Guide, Safety & Security, sailboat, Sailboats, sailing, San Blas Islands, suspect apprehended, Vessel Lost, Windancer, world cruising on February 16, 2011 | 6 Comments »
Another Mysterious Cruiser Disappearance – But Panama’s Best Detective is on the Case!
Posted in boating, Central America, cruising, Islands, Panama, Safety & Security, Sailboats, sailing, Uncategorized, Vessel Lost, world cruising, yacht, tagged cruisers, disappearance, FBI, murder, Panama, Panama-Guide, sailboat, San Blas Islands, Windancer on February 12, 2011 | 5 Comments »
The Cruisers-Network-Online, a Yahoo Group, have been buzzing with posts this month about the mysterious disappearance of an American cruiser Don North of the sailing vessel Windancer. Don and his dog were thought to be enroute to Ustupu from Chichime in the Kuna Yala of Panama’s San Blas Islands. In his February 9th post, Eddie [...]
Star Clipper Cruises in Central America – Experience nature unbounded
Posted in boating, Central America, clipper ships, cruising, Environment, History, Panama, sailing, tall ships, Travel & Leisure, Uncategorized, whales & dolphins, world cruising, tagged adventure sailing, clipper ships, Costa Rica, cruising, Nicaragua, offshore sailing, Panama, sailing vacation, Star Flyer, world cruising on January 26, 2011 | 1 Comment »
If you dream of adventure sailing on a tall ship through the wilds of Central America, anchoring in pristine coves filled with dolphins, whales and birds- not other boats or cruise ships, then you need to book a cruise with Star Clipper Cruises. I just returned from this amazing itinerary!
Top 10 Islands to Sail or Cruise To
Posted in cruising, Islands, Oceans, offshore sailing, Sailboats, sailing, South Pacific, Travel, Travel & Leisure, world cruising, Yachting, tagged adventure sailing, blue water saling, boating, CA, Channel Islands, cruising, Dominica, Galapagos, Islands, Ko Lipe, Maldives, offshore sailing, Panama, sailing, San Blas, Seychelles, Tasmania, Tierra del Fuego, Vanuatu, world cruising, Yachting on December 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Your Cruising Editor offers up this special list of the Top 10 Islands to Sail To so that you can bring in the New Year dreaming about your next cruise! Is your favorite island on the list? If not, please share it with us. Fairwinds & Happy Holidays!
Bocas del Toro Murderer “Wild Bill” featured on NBC’s Dateline Tonight!
Posted in cruising, Panama, Safety & Security, world cruising, Yachting, tagged Bocas del Toro, cruisers, cruising, Dateline, NBC, Panama, serial killers, Wild Bill, world cruising on October 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
If you read one of my previous posts regarding Bocas del Toro resident and friend to many cruisers, William “Wild Bill” Holbert, then you’ll probably want to watch Dateline NBC tonight, as they will be airing a one hour special on the confessed serial killer and his partner Laura Michelle Reese.
Bocas del Toro killers arrested in Nicaragua
Posted in Sailboats, Travel, world cruising, tagged Bocas del Toro, killers, murders, Nicaragua, Panama on July 28, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Bocas del Toro killers arrested in Nicaragua By NICOLĂS AGUILAR R. and CARLOS ARGUEDAS – San Jose, Costa Rica – The American couple Panamanian police identify as serial killers, who the police were looking for last night in the area of Santa Cruz in Turrialba, were detained this morning in the waters of the San [...]
Murder & Intrigue in Bocas del Toro, Panama
Posted in cruising, Panama, Safety & Security, Sailboats, sailing, world cruising, Yachting, tagged Bocas del Toro, Cher Hughes, Cortez Reece, mass murder, Panama, sailboat, Wild Bill on July 25, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Today I learned about the apparent mass murder case developing in the well-known cruising grounds of Bocas del Toro, Panama in a post to the Cruisers Network Online Forum on Yahoo. Forum Moderator Glenn Tuttle, issued an “alert” for the main suspect and his wife, William Adolfo Cortez Reese
aka “Wild Bill” who may be on their sailboat in the Chiriqui Gulf.
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