Port Elizabeth - Clearance
See South Africa Formalities for full details on clearing into and out of South Africa. Remember, before setting sail for South Africa you must register with OSASA. Full details in Formalities.
General Clearance:
Call Port Control on VHF Channel 12 when you are within 1NM of the Port Entrance for permission to enter. Yachts must keep/stay clear of shipping movements at all times on approaching the port.
For assistance call John Tudehope on Tel: +27 82 854 3961, or email john@gatewaypm.co.za (It helps if you can give as much advance notice of your arrival as possible).
Report to the Marina office during business hours (weekdays 08:30 to 16:00) to complete clearance procedures. John Tudehope will help with allocating a berth.
Passage Plan:
- Visiting yachts need to file an “online” Passage Plan before setting sail to their next intended Port – www.sailingpe.co.za
- No Passage Plan = No Port Entry.
- The Passage Plan once submitted immediately notifies all relevant authorities of the yachts intentions = Port/Clubs/Marinas
- Do not enter any SA port without radio clearance. Do not get impatient, wait outside of the Port and out of the way, until the Port Control acknowledge your request!
- When intending to leave moorings for another destination, you must first call the Port requesting permission before casting off the mooring lines.
Note:
The Port of Ngquru is a commercial port next to Port Elizabeth/Gqeberha – while it is listed as a port of entry, there are no recreational boat facilities.
Last updated: April 2023
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We stayed here in April 2023. The marina still operates and John helps with allocating a berth. We sought shelter from the westerlies. In those conditions, no coal dust reaches the marina, so our boat stayed clean. There is no water on the pontoons. There is electricity. The yacht club has closed and there are no facilities. The berth was ZAR 170 per night for our 47-foot yacht. In short: it’s a good spot to sit out a westerly!
After calling the Redhouse Yacht Club, I was provided information to contact the Commodore of the Yacht Club – John, 0828543961, who was extremely helpful. He provided the link to http://sailingpe.co.za which gives a map of the club. John and Tony even met us at the dock. The club is very friendly and has 2 restaurants. Walking to the beach is easy. Coal dust is a problem.
Translation of Simon G1 comment.
The Yacht Club is now closed. Access to the pontoons is via a card.
Beware that in east winds manganese dust will cause a heavy black coating.
Also, be aware when arriving that the cement pontoons have a steel frame just 20 to 30cm above the water.
Berthing cost for a sailboat of about 45 feet is 150 Rand/night (about 10 €).
Port Elizabeth is nothing special but Cape Recife and the Addo National Park Reserve are worth visiting.
Formalities:-
Immigration (Transnet National Ports Authority) is in the large red building in the northern part of the harbour area. No appointment is necessary. The entrance is via a small gate at the bottom of the stairs opposite the main entrance.
Customs office is on the lower floor of the large South African Pavillion. If requiring a VAT refund for boat parts, make an appointment with a Customs office who will confirm the purchases and stamp the bills.
Yacht club fermé, en refection pour une toute autre exploitation mais ponton fermé plus une autres porte d’acces avec badge.
Attention aux vents d’Est qui tapissent pont et voiles de poussiere de manganese, noircissant fortement .
Les pontons en ciments entourés d’armatures acier ne dépassent pas de plus de 20 a 30 cm de l’eau donc ATTENTION aux arrivés !
Pour un voilier de 45 pieds environ 150 Rand/ nuit ( environ 10 €)
Fenetres meteo pour aller à l’est tres courtes et compliquées en hiver …
La ville n’a rien de particulier, Cap recife et la reserve Addo NP sont des bonnes idées visite autour de P.E
formalitées de sortie-entrée :
Immigration -> Transnet National Ports Authority ,grand batiment rouge dans la zone nord du port (P O Box 162, Port Elizabeth, 6000) sans rendez vous, le guichet est accessible par l’exterieur a l’opposé de l’entrée principale en bas des escaliers.
Douane -> SARS 3 chapel street ( en bas de la donkin reserve- grand pavillion sud africain) TVA – VAT refund, aller voir le guichet tout au bout a droite, prise de rdv et un douanier viendras “attester” a bord les achats et tamponner les factures
NOTE: The Redhouse Yacht Club is not accessible to sailing yachts from the Ocean, other than small sailing craft. The mouth of the Swartkops River is notoriously dangerous and too shallow for medium to large yachts to negotiate