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UK-to-France cross-channel passage planning for recreational sailors, covering four French destination ports — Calais, Boulogne, Dieppe, and Cherbourg — reachable in a single day from six UK departure points between Dover and Weymouth, all under 70 miles.0:15 Post-Brexit paperwork is detailed for both directions: UK Border Force requires online pre-departure registration and a phone call to report arrival when 12 miles off the UK coast; the skipper alone goes ashore until clearance is granted.1:33 France updated its entry scheme in 2024, routing boats through participating marinas where a customs official attends by appointment; only ship's papers, passports, and third-party insurance are required — no ICC, no VAT documents.4:11 Port-specific navigation notes cover Dover's new marina and its mandatory call to Port Control, Boulogne's collapsed outer breakwater and submerged obstacles, Sovereign Harbour Eastbourne's tidal channel and a wreck to starboard, Brighton Marina's 70-mile passage to Dieppe, and Cherbourg's 1,600-berth Cherbourg Marina with its eastern and western entrances and lobster-pot hazards.9:37 VHF conventions across northern France are noted: port control on Channel 12, marinas on Channel 9.16:37 Dieppe is flagged as the practical jumping-off point for the French canal system and the route south to the Mediterranean.25:43

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