ashtead
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I did wonder whether the Irish ports were geared up in same way as France ? Is there now a standard pan eu bureaucracy approach if one ventures further afield to say the Canaries?
Cherbourg (in)formalities experience
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Breezy1
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I have seen various lists of ports of entry. I'm planning to leave from Ramsgate at the weekend, Dover now being closed to visitors. I know Calais is on it because I emailed the marina and they told me to turn up, register my boat as normal and they will call the customs. But does anyone know about Dunkirk? Tide may make this just as good an option. I've emailed the port through their website, received no reply and not been able to. Find information elsewhere.
doug748
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I may not be fully understanding this. Calais suggested - Just turn up. Will you not be using the App to resister in advance?
It interests me as technology can let you down, esp away from home on a trip and ........... " Just turning up " is the sort of thing I sometimes end up doing ?
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Breezy1
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Thank you. I don't know anything about an App. Might you elaborate please? Radio seelonce about Dunkirk so far.
doug748
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Well, someone mentioned an App but AFAIK it is just the form: "Marina immigration notice for non-Schengen citizens " To be filled in in advance of the crossing, here:
https://lehavreplaisance.com/library/file/PAF-le-Havre-Immigration-Form. anglais odt 2-1(5).pdf
Which is fine on my PC at home but on my mobile does not seem to be editable so not much use if you are travelling. I have a sneaky feeling that if you just turn up with the form filled in, in your hand, things would probably go smoothly.
Hence my interest in your trip, do let us know how you get on.
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https://lehavreplaisance.com/library/file/PAF-le-Havre-Immigration-Form. anglais odt 2-1(5).pdf
Which is fine on my PC at home but on my mobile does not seem to be editable so not much use if you are travelling. I have a sneaky feeling that if you just turn up with the form filled in, in your hand, things would probably go smoothly.
Hence my interest in your trip, do let us know how you get on.
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Breezy1
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I found an app but unavailable on Google. There is no form for Calais, according to the email received from the marina manager and quoted earlier. I'm no wiser about my actual question re: Dunkirk. As for Belgium, the on-line form is clear, and you press 'submit'. Nieuwpoort from Ramsgate is possible. Still there at present and tomorrow probably! Nice smells of lunch. Will report progress.
st599
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No, why would there be?
The Schengen treaty tells you the rules of entry, the implementation has always been down to individual states. Even with the EES that rolls out later this year, implementation will differ by state.
Breezy1
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Well I arrived at Dunkirk from Ramsgate. There was a posse of 'little ships' in and so it had been arranged that the police should arrive on site and they stamped all UK passports with no questions asked. They did go onto the pontoon but more to admire the boats I believe. I wasn't on mine and wasn't asked to be and no forms were filled. I guess at other times one might have to seek out the police. That's what happened with friends who sailed directly to Ostend. They submitted the Belgian form and, when the police didn't come along, went to their office and had passports stamped.
Skysail
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Magali Hamon has lead the management team at Port Chantereyne for many years. I am sure she wold be very helpful.
Breezy1
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I received that email too. My boat was locked down in Cherbourg until July 2020 and she was indeed very helpful. Several contributors here have posted versions of these forms. They are local to the port named in them - mainly in Normandy. I have posted my actual experiences of an email from Calais marina and of what happened yesterday, May 18th when I arrived at Dunkirk from Ramsgate so think I have no more to add.
Breezy1
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See below.
mattonthesea
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We've just arrived in Nieuwpoort from Ramsgate. Filled in the online form before arrival and went to police. They didn't know anything about the form and had to ring around. But ten minutes later all successful and stamped ?
Sea Devil
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Theoretically yes - clear out of Cherbourg then clear in/out of Guernsey... But it would eat into your 90 days in the EU if you spent a long time in Guernsey. Once you are cleared into the EU (France) you do not need to clear in again but it would be sensible to fill out any marina forms showing you came from Cherbourg rather than Guernsey...
FairweatherDave
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Just going through this thread and in post #11 I scanned the QR code and looked at the form. There is no mention of insurance certificates. Whereas in the English version of the form ,the PAF from Le Havre, it requests insurance details (for the people, not the boat). Obviously "going abroad" requires holiday insurance, even just for a weekend. Does everyone do it (and any recommendations?) Just curious as the liklihood of me getting accross in my own boat remains somewhat low......although I am thinking about it, so there is hope
Tranona
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While you may choose to take out travel/health insurance you should get a GHIC/EHIC which will give you cover equivalent to a citizen in the country you are visiting. Normal travel insurance does not cover trips by private boat so you will need to get a specialised "yachtsman" policy which many would consider overkill for short term visits to Europe.
FairweatherDave
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Which is exactly why I was concerned regarding the Preavis form -one of which specifically asked for a certificate number. Do most people put down an EHIC number?
st599
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The EHIC covers you for emergenct medical cover in all of Schengen (GHIC in some of Schengen). But the Visa also requires repatriation insurance - so not sure what that means for those travellingn on a waiver.
Breezy1
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The EHIC doesn't cover you for an accident on a boat. I have, in the past, looked out insurance that did. Topsail insurance is one option; some regular holiday insurance covers coastal sailing, up to 12 miles off shore. Theoretically, that would include a Straits of Dover chanel crossing but I'd want to check before I actually did that!
dolabriform
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We have a policy with sports cover direct which covers us for Sailing (beyond 12 mile limit / coastal
waters). It was quite reasonable, about £150 for the four of us to be covered for a year.
Sports Insurance - SportsCover Direct
No connection, just a happy customer.
Edit:
Sailing ( further than 12 miles from shore ) Cover is limited to NorthSea, IrishSea, English Channel, Bay of Biscay, Straits
of Gibraltar, the Mediterranean Sea, between the Caribbean Islands (except in hurricane season), from the west coast of Morocco or south coast of Portugal to the Canary Isles, the Baltic Sea and between the islands off the coast of Norway (excluding Svalbard Islands)
waters). It was quite reasonable, about £150 for the four of us to be covered for a year.
Sports Insurance - SportsCover Direct
No connection, just a happy customer.
Edit:
Sailing ( further than 12 miles from shore ) Cover is limited to NorthSea, IrishSea, English Channel, Bay of Biscay, Straits
of Gibraltar, the Mediterranean Sea, between the Caribbean Islands (except in hurricane season), from the west coast of Morocco or south coast of Portugal to the Canary Isles, the Baltic Sea and between the islands off the coast of Norway (excluding Svalbard Islands)
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graham
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The self service immigration/ customs machines are installed now.You scan your passport and stand on a platform to be photographed.
All I got was a voice saying "unexpected item in the scanning area " .
All I got was a voice saying "unexpected item in the scanning area " .