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EAST
LONDON
(EAST
LONDON YACHT CLUB)
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Harbour
Authority
The
harbour is controlled by Portnet.
Reference
Charts
SAN 127 Great Fish Point to East London
SAN 128 East London to Mbashe
SAN 1027 East London and approaches
 Approaches
When approaching the South Breakwater, care must be taken
during and after SW gales, due to heavily breaking seas.
Radio procedure Dual watch VHF channels 16 and 12. Call
up East London Port Control on channel 16 for clearance
to enter harbour. Port Control will direct you to the
Yacht Basin.
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Harbour
lights and signals
| Light/Signal
|
Type |
CP |
Colour
|
Characteristic |
| Hood
Point Lighthouse |
Revolving
Light, attended |
6,000,000 |
White
|
Group
of 4 flashes every 40 seconds |
| South
Breakwater & Light |
Automatic
flashing |
1700 |
Red
|
Occulting
every 2 seconds |
South
Breakwater Rounded Light
(intermediate) |
Scintillating
|
|
White |
Quick
flash (not visible to seaward) |
| Lower
Leading Light |
Automatic
flashing |
|
White |
1
flash per second |
| East
Pier Light |
Automatic
flashing |
|
Green
|
1
flash per second
(this is a low intensity light, not easily seen at
a distance ) |
| Beach
Anchorage (Old Radar Station, Nahoon) |
Automatic
flashing |
|
White
|
1
flash per second |
Signal
Station
Day |
Flag
signal "I" on NE side of mast indicate vessel entering
|
Flag
signal "H" on SW side of mast indicates vessel leaving
|
Black
ball halfway up mast indicates bar dangerous |
Black
ball close up indicates port is closed |
Signal
Station
Night |
Red
light indicates port is closed |
Red
lights indicate vessel is sailing |
Green
lights indicate vessel entering |
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