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| + | | imagetext= Map of the Gulf of Guinea | ||
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An online cruising guide for yachts that are sailing around the Gulf of Guinea | An online cruising guide for yachts that are sailing around the Gulf of Guinea | ||
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| - | + | A sea port for eleven different nations and an oil-political hotspot, the Gulf of Guinea would seem to be an interesting place to visit. | |
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| - | {| | + | ==Charts== |
| - | |+ | + | ; BA |
| - | + | : 1384 - Tema To Cotonou | |
| - | + | : 1385 - Cotonou Benin To Pennington River | |
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| - | + | ==Weather== | |
| + | {{Green|Give weather conditions in the region or refer to another page (a country?) that covers these conditions.}} | ||
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| + | Sources for Weather forecasts: | ||
| + | The following forecasters' websites are those that specifically provide Cruisers with weather related to daily activities and journeys - also provision has been made to cover Tropical Storms. As with many web-sites of this type - it may be necessary to navigate the site to acquire specific information. In addition, updates will be required to correct frequent changes to the URLS. | ||
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| + | * [http://wap.swellwatch.com/weatherDayForecast.php?region=1446®ionName=Gulf+of+Guinea&trace=weatherDayForecast:1446:Gulf%20of%20Guinea|region:1092:The%20World|region:1648:East%20Asia|region:1446:Gulf%20of%20Guinea Swellwatch] | ||
| + | * [http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/marine/weather?103&LANG=en&WIND=g132&WIDTH=382&HEIGHT=455&CLOUD=0 Daily Wind Chart] | ||
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| + | ====Currents & Tides==== | ||
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| + | ==Passages== | ||
| + | {{Green|List popular passages/routes, timing, etc.}} | ||
| + | * | ||
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| + | ==Communication== | ||
| + | * Mediteranian Maritime Mobile Net. Med. 7.085Mhz @ 0700hrs zulu | ||
| + | * UK M/M Net. UK Covers UK waters, Med & Atlantic. 14.303+/- QRMhz @ 0800hrs zulu & 1800hrs zulu | ||
| + | * Maritime Mobile Service Net. Covers the Atlantic from Cape Town to Greenland, the Eastern Pacific and the Gulf of Mexico. 14.300Mhz @ 1700hrs zulu till 0200hrs zulu during winter and during the summer from 1600 hrs z to 0200hrs zulu | ||
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| + | ''Also see [[World MM Nets|World Cruiser's Nets]]''. | ||
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| + | ==Navigation== | ||
| + | {{Green|Any navigation notes here. If this section does not apply remove it.}} | ||
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| + | ==Health & Security== | ||
| + | {{Green|Submit any health warnings/information and any security details here. If this section does not apply remove it.}} | ||
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| + | ==Countries, Groups, Ports, and Islands== | ||
| + | {{Dest legend|h|e|a|m|i|d}} | ||
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| + | {| class="nicetable" | ||
| + | |- class="niceheader" | ||
| + | | colspan=2 | Countries || colspan=2 | Ports | ||
|- | |- | ||
| - | | | + | | id="C1 | |
| - | + | {{dest| Angola}} | |
| - | + | {{dest| DR Congo |label= Democratic Republic of the Congo }} | |
| - | + | {{dest| Congo |label= Congo Republic }} | |
| - | + | {{dest| Gabon}} | |
| - | + | {{dest| Cameroon}} | |
| - | || | + | {{dest| Sao Tome and Principe}} |
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| - | + | |id="C2 | | |
| - | + | {{dest| Equatorial Guinea }} | |
| - | + | {{dest| Nigeria }} | |
| - | + | {{dest| Benin }} | |
| - | || | + | {{dest| Togo }} |
| - | + | {{dest| Ghana }} | |
| - | + | {{dest| Ivory Coast |label= Côte d'Ivoire }} | |
| - | + | ||
| - | + | |id="C3| | |
| - | + | {{dest| Accra}} | |
| - | || | + | {{dest| Lome}} |
| - | + | {{dest| Porto-Novo}} | |
| - | + | {{dest| Port Harcourt}} | |
| - | + | {{dest| Calabar}} | |
| - | + | ||
| + | |id="C4| | ||
| + | {{dest| Sao Tome}} | ||
| + | {{dest| Malabo}} | ||
| + | {{dest| Douala}} | ||
| + | {{dest| Libreville}} | ||
| + | {{dest| Luanda}} | ||
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|} | |} | ||
| - | ===Traveling distances=== | + | |
| + | ===Traveling distances from the Romanche Trench, Latitude: 0°31.99 S Longitude: 20°18.17 W=== | ||
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{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|| NW nm °<br> | || NW nm °<br> | ||
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Conakry - Port 721 33<br> | Conakry - Port 721 33<br> | ||
Baie de Hann 930 10<br> | Baie de Hann 930 10<br> | ||
| - | Santa Cruz (Sao Tome) | + | Santa Cruz ([[Sao Tome]]) 1617 88<br> |
Porto Rico 1433 9<br> | Porto Rico 1433 9<br> | ||
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|} | |} | ||
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| - | ''' | + | ==Things to do Ashore== |
| - | + | ''See individual port, anchorage, or island''. | |
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| - | == | + | ==Friends== |
| - | + | Contact details of "Cruiser's Friends" that can be contacted for local information or assistance. | |
| - | + | * | |
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| - | == | + | ==Forums== |
| - | + | List links to discussion threads on [[Cruising Forums|partnering forums]]. (''see link for requirements'') | |
* | * | ||
| - | == | + | ==Links== |
| - | + | * {{wikipedia}} | |
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| - | == | + | ==References== |
| - | + | {{GreenText|Books, Guides, etc. Use the Reference template or not at your discretion. For example:}} | |
| + | : {{GreenText|<code><nowiki>{{Reference|Rod Heikel|Greek Waters Pilot Imray||Laurie and Wilson, Cambridgeshire|9780852889718}}</nowiki></code>, expands to}} | ||
| + | : {{GreenText|Rod Heikell, <cite>Greek Waters Pilot Imray</cite>, Laurie and Wilson, Cambridgeshire, ISBN 9780852889718}} | ||
| - | + | * {{Reference|Author|Title|Publisher|ISBN number}} | |
| - | + | * {{Reference|Author|Title|Publisher|ISBN number}} | |
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| + | {{GreenText|You may want to remove the above entries and use instead a link to the Country or Region that lists the relevant references. If so enter, after removing <nowiki> {{MagentaText|xx}}</nowiki>, the following: }} | ||
| - | + | ''See [[<span style="color:Magenta">Country or Region</span>#References_&_Publications|<span style="color:Magenta">Coutry or Region</span>]]''. | |
| + | {{GreenText|If you do not use the above link, please remove it.}} | ||
| - | { | + | {{Comments}} |
| - | + | Personal experiences? | |
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| + | {{Page outline}} | ||
| + | {{Contributors|[[User:Haiqu|Haiqu]]}} | ||
[[Category:Regions]] | [[Category:Regions]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:53, 15 August 2018
| Gulf of Guinea
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 Map of the Gulf of Guinea |
An online cruising guide for yachts that are sailing around the Gulf of Guinea
A sea port for eleven different nations and an oil-political hotspot, the Gulf of Guinea would seem to be an interesting place to visit.
Charts
- BA
- 1384 - Tema To Cotonou
- 1385 - Cotonou Benin To Pennington River
Weather
Give weather conditions in the region or refer to another page (a country?) that covers these conditions.
Sources for Weather forecasts: The following forecasters' websites are those that specifically provide Cruisers with weather related to daily activities and journeys - also provision has been made to cover Tropical Storms. As with many web-sites of this type - it may be necessary to navigate the site to acquire specific information. In addition, updates will be required to correct frequent changes to the URLS.
Currents & Tides
Passages
List popular passages/routes, timing, etc.
Communication
- Mediteranian Maritime Mobile Net. Med. 7.085Mhz @ 0700hrs zulu
- UK M/M Net. UK Covers UK waters, Med & Atlantic. 14.303+/- QRMhz @ 0800hrs zulu & 1800hrs zulu
- Maritime Mobile Service Net. Covers the Atlantic from Cape Town to Greenland, the Eastern Pacific and the Gulf of Mexico. 14.300Mhz @ 1700hrs zulu till 0200hrs zulu during winter and during the summer from 1600 hrs z to 0200hrs zulu
Also see World Cruiser's Nets.
Any navigation notes here. If this section does not apply remove it.
Health & Security
Submit any health warnings/information and any security details here. If this section does not apply remove it.
Countries, Groups, Ports, and Islands
Key to symbols: || 
– island || 
– port of entry || 
– harbour || 
– marina || 
– anchorage || 
– needs data ||
– island || – port of entry || – harbour || – marina || – anchorage || – needs data ||| Countries | Ports | ||
Traveling distances from the Romanche Trench, Latitude: 0°31.99 S Longitude: 20°18.17 W
| NW nm ° Porto Inglés (Cabo Verde) 955 349 | NE nm ° Conakry - Port 721 33 | SW nm ° Natal (Brasil) 946 250 | SE nm ° Cap Lopez 1740 90 |
Things to do Ashore
See individual port, anchorage, or island.
Friends
Contact details of "Cruiser's Friends" that can be contacted for local information or assistance.
Forums
List links to discussion threads on partnering forums. (see link for requirements)
Links
- Gulf of Guinea at the Wikipedia
References
Books, Guides, etc. Use the Reference template or not at your discretion. For example:
-
{{Reference|Rod Heikel|Greek Waters Pilot Imray||Laurie and Wilson, Cambridgeshire|9780852889718}}, expands to - Rod Heikell, Greek Waters Pilot Imray, Laurie and Wilson, Cambridgeshire, ISBN 9780852889718
- Author, Title, Publisher, ISBN ISBN number
- Author, Title, Publisher, ISBN ISBN number
You may want to remove the above entries and use instead a link to the Country or Region that lists the relevant references. If so enter, after removing {{MagentaText|xx}}, the following:
See [[Country or Region#References_&_Publications|Coutry or Region]].
If you do not use the above link, please remove it.
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