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Cape Town (Royal Cape Yacht Club / V&A Waterfront): clearing in by boat

Port of entry of South Africa.

Check with the authorities before you leave (last checked on 28 October 2026).

Services

CustomsImmigrationHealthHarbour office

Clearing out possible here

VHF
14 (Port Control)
Opening hours
Santé lun-ven 7h30-16h, pas de service le week-end ; immigration 24 h

Good to know

Report to the RCYC or V&A Marina office, which notifies Port Health; Immigration opposite the Cruise Terminal; Customs by email.

Offices to visit

In the usual order of the formalities. Addresses can change: ask the harbour office when you arrive.

  1. Border Management Authority (immigration), port du Cap

    Immigration

    BMA Building, Duncan Road, en face du terminal de croisière, Le Cap

    Opening hours : 24h/24

    All crew report here with passports.

  2. Douane SARS – port du Cap (déclaration en ligne)

    Customs

    Opening hours : Traitement le jour ouvré même ; après les heures, le lendemain

    Customs is done online and by email, with no office to visit.

  3. Cape Town Port Control (Transnet National Ports Authority)

    Harbour office

    Opening hours : 24h/24

    VHF : 14

    Ask permission to enter the port on channel 14.

  4. Royal Cape Yacht Club & Marina

    autre

    Royal Cape Yacht Club, Le Cap

    Opening hours : Lun-ven 8h-17h, sam 9h-14h, fermé le dimanche

    Report to the marina office, which notifies Port Health (open Mon-Fri 07:30-16:00, request by 15:00 on Fridays).

    Directions

  5. V&A Waterfront Marina – Yacht Office

    autre

    V&A Waterfront, Le Cap

    Opening hours : Lun-ven 8h-17h

    VHF : 71 (pont tournant « Swing Bridge »)

    Alternative arrival marina: the office notifies Port Health; after hours +27 83 688 1490.

    Directions

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Sources

This information is gathered from public sources and sailors’ experience. It does not replace the country’s authorities, whose word is final: check before you leave.