Namibia

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An online cruising guide for yachts sailing to Namibia.

Charts

Submit details of the charts required for safe navigation of the area.

Weather

A subtropical climate prevails almost throughout the year along the coast. The Cold Benguella Current ensures a temperature climate with temperatures between 10 and 25 degrees centigrade. Relative humidity is approximately 80% and rainfall is less than 20mm per annum. During summer, when temperatures in the interior of Namibia become extreme, the coast becomes a cool haven for those seeking refuge against inland heat as the weather remains moderate.

A feature on the coast ,and stretching up to 40km inland, is the fog. This a regular feature of the central Namib coast throughout the year.

Passages

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Islands

This section does not apply for many islands, remove it if this is the case for this particular. You may, however, list ismall islands adjacent to this one or list one or two of its neighbors.

For islands that have their own page list them as shown below.

• [[Island1]]
• [[Island2]]

Navigation

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Communication

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Also see World Cruiser's Nets

Entrance

Immigration & Customs

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Visas

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Health & Security

• HIV/Aids infection is high.
• Malaria is common in the north of the country (the Kunene strip) during the summer months.
• Be wary of dehydration which easily occurs in the desert climate.
• Food and drink in Namibia is generaly safe and tap water can be drunk in the larger towns.

Berthing

Namibia has only two ports;

• Walvis Bay
• Luderitz

Transportation

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Friends

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Forums

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• Namibia Sailing and Cruising Discussions on Cruisers Forum

Links

• Namibia at the Wikipedia
• Namibia at the Wikivoyage
• Namibweb - Extensive information on Namibia.

Comments

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