| PASSAGE |
JOUNIEH ( LEBANON) to HAIFA ( ISRAEL) |
| DISTANCE |
85nm |
| START |
31 May 2011, Tuesday Start according to committee decision |
| NAVIGATION |
WP_Jounieh 33°59.30 N 035°37.40 E
WP_1 33°53.60 N 035°21.60 E 246° 14.29
WP_2 33°07.40 N 034°58.00 E 203° 50.22
WP_3 32°54.70 N 034°56.40 E 186° 12.77
WP_Haifa 32°49.60 N 035°01.50 E 140° 6.66
Total 83.94 Nm.
Entrance to Carmel Yacht Club
Emergency Shelter ; No recommendations |
REPORTING
Questions asked by Israeli Navy:
1--Yacht Name
2--Flag
3--Number of Crew and Nationality 4--Colour and Length
5--Course, Speed and Position
6-- Last Port and Time of Departure (Jounieh at ____)
7-- Destination and ETA ( Haifa Carmel Yacht Club at ____)
8-- Rally Number
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Contact the Israeli Navy once you are within Israeli waters on CH 16 and they will tell you which channel to use. Israeli waters extend 25 miles from their coast. Keep calling, making announcement every 5 miles until you get a reply. You will probably get a reply about 20 miles out from Haifa but they have been listening before this. They will want the boat name, flag and rally number of the yacht and number of people on board. Make sure that you can spell the name of your yacht phonetically. They will then continue to follow your progress until you enter Haifa Bay. You may also be met by a gunboat that will also ask you the same questions.
When sailing at night, Israeli gunboats will not show up on your radar. They may suddenly appear near you and turn on their lights. They are very protective of waters around Israel and have a wonderful radar system. They may also ask if there are boats around you and their EMYR number. The Navy will have received a detailed list of the EMYR yachts beforehand and they are only checking that you are who you say you are. Keep your radio on the whole time. Keep the dual watch on 16 and your group channel. In Israeli waters, you must stay a minimum of 6 miles off the coast and there are many ‘prohibited’ areas.
Reporting within the groups according to Group Leaders instruction.
Group Leaders to report to Rally Committee after checking the group yachts. |
ARRIVAL
Call rally committee on Channel 69 on approaching the harbour. |
1 June 2011, Wednesday
Yachts arriving at the breakwater in front of the Haifa Harbour are requested to wait until each boat is taken to their mooring. Yachts must NOT enter before receiving instructions. Patience will be required. Remember it is a very busy commercial harbour.
Group 6 : Group 3 :
Gruop 5 : Group 2 :
Gruop 4 :
Group 1 :
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| CHECK IN FORMALITIES |
Stay on board until Security comes to your yacht and checks you in. Then proceed to the Office where formalities for Entry will be completed. Take passports and crew lists. The passports will not be stamped if requested but a paper will be issued which is retained until leaving Israel at Ashkelon. Carry this duplicate entry permit with you at all times. We do not turn in our passports here. |
| SERVICES |
Very limited water and electricity available. Fuel available by truck but difficult. It is best to wait until Ashkelon. |
| PROGRAM & SOCIAL ACTIVITIES |
7June Thursday. 14:00 Half-day Tour to visit Haifa & Bahai Garden. 19:00 Welcome BBQ
8 June Friday. 08:30 Full-day tour to Galilee,
9 June Saturday. 08:30 Half-day Tour to Acco (Acre or Akko)
Evening departure times decided by each group |
| DRESS CODE |
Dinner Party – smart casual
Boats to be dressed overall in Harbour, avoid using Lebanese or Syrian flags in Israel. |
| CHECK OUT FORMALITIES |
At the meeting |
| CONTACT PERSON & REPRESENTATIVE |
Mr. Yves Balely - Club Commodore, 972-54-5644544
Mr. Shabtay Levy – Mr. Giora and Mrs. Tamar Reder |
| WEATHER FORECAST |
GALE WARNING……………………………………..
Weather ………………………………………
Wind ………………………………………
Seas ………………………………………
Visibility ……………………………………..
Interpretation of weather information is the responsibility of each individual skipper. A weather briefing will be given by each group leader prior to departure. |
