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  1. January 5, 2022 at 9:50 AM
    dcreasoner says:

    January 4th, 2022: s/v TRANCE arrived in Luderitz from Cape Town
    See the track and passage notes here: https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/Trance
    As well as here: http://www.sailingtrance.com (sometime before next week)

    Approach and Entry: From the south keep outside the 30 meter line to clear Halifax Reef. Navionics warns of lost mining gear, anchors and floating ropes… but we didn’t notice any of this debris. Once Dias Point bears SSE, then head to pass north of the N Cardinal buoy (26 36.9’S 15 07.5’E), off Angra Point. Then steer 120 deg to pass between the two cardinal buoys off Shark Island and Penguin Island into Robert Harbour (there are range markers on the eastern shore). Then turn south and head into the buoyed channel to Menai Creek, or straight ahead to the self-anchorage area. Entering at night and going to the self-anchorage area should be easy and safe.

    Call Port Control on VHF 12 or 16 (24/7 hours) before entering Robert Harbour to be advised of shipping movements, this is important in poor visibility… fog and poor visibility are common on this coast.

    Self-Anchorage or Mooring Buoy?: It is recommended that you get on a mooring buoy if available. Ask Port Control to contact Andy who will guide and help you. If available, Mooring Buoys at the south end of Menai Creek (26 38.434S 15 09.427E) where the Dinghy Dock, Luderitz Yacht Club, and all the places you’ll want to go are located. To arrange for a Mooring Buoy contact Andy +264 08 57244257, or have Port Control contact Andy and Andy will communicate on VHS 9. Andy is good… he will ask for R or N100/day for services, which includes mooring help, advice on where to go and what to visit, Andy will keep an eye on your boat if you go away. If you go on a trip, Andy will put your dinghy back on your boat while you’re gone, and he retrieve it when you return. All for just R or N100/day! Andy can also perform additional services… just ask Andy.

    The Self-Anchorage area is free and located at 26 37.779S 15 09.628E, which is a much longer, possibly wetter, dinghy ride to/from the Dinghy Dock. You should not anchor in or near the mooring field. Besides swing room issues, the mud in the mooring field is about 2 feet thick, yet it’s like slate underneath the mud, anchors slide along the bottom in stiff breezes, which are common.

    Health Check: Once on a mooring or at anchor, radio Port Control, and they will contact Health Ministry people and have them meet you at the Dinghy Dock or at the Luderitz Yacht Club, which is near the Dinghy Dock. The day before we left Cape Town, we had SARS-nCoV-19 RT-PCR testing performed by a Trusted Traveler System laboratory. The health person looked at our test result certificates, that said “none detected”, which was acceptable to him. We emailed the certificates to the Health Ministry person. Then, the Health Ministry person escorted us to Immigration to tell Immigration we passed the health checks. We arrived 75 hours after our testing time.

    We understand you may have COVID testing performed here at your cost, yet it will delay your check-in process.

    Immigration was quick & easy, and so was the visit Customs and Port Control. No fees were collected. Avoid lunch hours, afterhours, and weekends. All are a short walk from the Dinghy Dock. Andy also escorted us to all the check-in stops, and he showed us the location of a few highlights in town, as well as suggestions on shopping, restaurants and touring areas surrounding Luderitz.

  2. August 23, 2016 at 11:34 AM
    Data Entry says:

    Please message me should you have any questions about my home country, Namibia.

    I am passionate about Yachts and Sailing. I have been sailing since I was eleven years old. My wife and I have done our SAS Competent Crew, Day Skippers ticket, Maritime Radio Telephone Operators License, ICC and have sailed the Greek Islands to gain experience and build up sea miles.

    At 55, I have taken early retirement and we are currently in the process of looking for a 40ft Bavaria, still in fair condition; to sail as long as we can. We still have so much to learn, but are looking forward to the journey. We are in the process of moving to our 2nd home in Swakopmund, which is a few minutes drive to the port of Walvis Bay.

    Nic Preller