inhaca race

If you plan to take your yacht or boat from a local port to a foreign port you require a SAMSA certificate issued from a SAMSA inspector, that can cost up to R 4 000.00 depending on the type and size of vessel.

Without this certificate the port control will not let you leave the port, yes even in Richards Bay.

However through the Sailing KZN office our very efficient administrator Sandy O can get a temporary permit for the Macs Inhaca 2005 race at zero cost, and these permits need to be attached to your flight plan and given to port control or else you do not leave port.

These permits take time and a lot of effort and organisation to get and for the Macs Inhaca 2005 race this is how it will be done and it will only be done ONCE.

The first working day following the close of entries we will take all the entries with the required paper work to the KZN sailing office and Sandy will do a once off bulk application to the Durban SAMSA office. It should take less than a week to get these temporary permits back and then we will notify all the Skippers and owners where to collect these temporary permits.

To get these temporary permits you are required to submit the following documentation with your entry.

SAS yacht registration certificate. The skippers SAS qualification or equivilant. The yacht COF inspection certificate. The completed SAMSA application for temporary pass. (I will e mail this to all of you next week.)

IF WE DO NOT GET THESE DETAILS WITH YOUR ENTRY FORM WE CAN NOT APPLY FOR YOUR TEMP PERMIT AND THEN YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SAIL THE RACE UNLESS YOU GET YOUR BOAT INSPECTED BY SAMSA FOR THE FEE OF +- R 4 000.00.

The other problem is that we will not be able to get temp permit/passes for any late entries, so all late entries are on their own to get a pass/permit to leave port.

So the solution is to get your entries in on time with all the required paperwork to avoid any problems with the permit/passes.

ENTRIES CLOSE ON THE 11 MARCH 2005

NOTICE OF RACE

SAILING INSTRUCTIONS

ENTRY FORM

INDEMNITY FORM

DECLARATION FORM

MAP OF THE FINISH LINE

APPLICATION FOR A TEMPORARY PASS

pics of our big ocean gunners ready for THE 2005 battle

MACS-Maritime Carrier Shipping is an independant and privatly owned shipping line based in Hamburg/Germany and has been operating in Southern Africa since 1980. During this time MACS has emerged and established itself as one of the strongest and most reliable multi purpose shipping lines in the North West Continent(Europe)and Southern Africa trade, and with it's subsidery Gulf Africa Line in the US Gulf/Mexico and Southern Africa trade specialising in bulk, liquid bulk, breakbulk, project cargoes, containers and reefer containers. Currently we have 5 modern ships employed in the European service and 5 in the American service guaranteeing regular sailings between certain destinations. Our team of qualified personel will gladly attend to any enquiries and further contact details and details about the company can be obtained from our website.

www.macship.com

Gulf Africa Line(GAL)is a joint venture between MACS and Dannebrog Rederi AS from Denmark and has been running successfully for the past 6 years growing from strength to strength and establishing itself as the market leader in that trade.

www.galship.com

MACS SHIPPING LETTER

2004 MACS SHIPPING INHACA RACE ENTRIES

2004 MACS SHIPPING INHACA RACE RESULTS