RCYC  
  Royal Cape Yacht Club - established 1905  

National Port Authority
  • Port Control   021-449-2805
  • Harbour Master   021-449-5762
  • Port Manager   021-449-2612
  • Port Engineer   021-449-6173
  • Portnet Fire   021-449-5848/04

Harbour Police   021-419-4870

V&A Waterfront

  • V&A Harbour Master, Steven Bentley
    021-408-7831 / 083-293-4616
  • V&A Marina Manager
    021-408-7835 / 083-543-5711
 Help !
  • NSRI emergencies 021-449-3500
  • NSRI V&A base 021-425-2225
  • Rescue 10177 Emergency (Vodacom) 112
  • Disaster 107

Customs & Immigration

  • Customs   021-413-5000
  • Port Health   021-421-1124
  • Immigration   021-421-1007/8

Marine Pollution   021-421-6170
Oil Spills   021-703-8313 / 021-703-3070



SA Yacht Register, email SA Sailing

V.H.F. Channels
6Race communications
14for contacting Port Control only
16 initial contact & receiving purposes,   and distress ONLY
NOT to be used (Pilot / Port working frequencies) 9 12 13 14 16 25 26 27 67 74


Weather bulletins and reports available from Cape Town Radio/ZSC.

Automatic radio telex (ATOR) in FEC mode at 1000 and 1730 utc,
frequencies 4214, 4317, 8688.5, 12698 and 17164 kHz.

Radio telephone at 0948, 1333 and 1748 utc,   frequencies 4435, 8719
and the following VHF channels:

Alexander Bay 04
Albertinia 86
Constantiaberg 26
Doringbaai 87 		Elandsbaai 23
Hermanus 04
Hondeklipbaai 25
Milnerton 25 		Pearly Beach 85
Port Nolloth 01
Saldanha Bay 27
Struisbaai 84

Navtex at 0020, 0420, 0820, 1220, 1620 and 2020 utc,   frequency 518 kHz,
mode F1B FEC,   transmission identification character C.

Coastal weather bulletins via Navtex at 1220 and 1620 utc.

Coastal weather reports via Navtex at 1310 utc.

email more suggestions / corrections

RCYC   P.O. Box 772, Cape Town 8000, South Africa   tel: 021-421-1354     info@rcyc.co.za     S33o55'14 / E18o26'33     Top