17 Sep - 18 Sep 2006 Nuweiba

Northern Red Sea

Gulf of Aqaba

Africa

North Africa

Arab Republic of Egypt aka Most Democratic Touristic Republic of Pyramidistan

Sinai Peninsula 
Nuweiba el-Muzeina
SY "Kamu II" at anchor, west of the ferry pier, at 9 m depth, on sand and coral.

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N 28° 58.17' E 034° 39.52'

Short-tacking into 30 knots of head wind, bang on the nose, along the edge of the Sinai reef, between 10 m and 100 m east off the fringing reef, thus avoiding the bigger ones of the infamous short and steep waves of the Gulf of Aqaba/Eilat and sinning against one of our own sailing rules: “If the wind is forward of the beam and twenty knots or more, forget it.”

“To reach a port we must set sail

Sail, not tie at anchor
Sail, not drift.”
(Franklin D. Roosevelt)

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Photos 2008-05 Phuket Jia Chai 
Photos 2008-04 Maldives II
Photos 2008-03 Chagos 
Photos 2008-02 Maldives I 
Photos 2006-03 Suez to Aqaba

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10 Sep - 17 Sep 2006 Dahab

Northern Red Sea

Gulf of Aqaba

Africa

North Africa

Arab Republic of Egypt aka Most Democratic Touristic Republic of Pyramidistan

Sinai Peninsul 
Dahab

El Kura

SY "Kamu II" at anchor, west of a low sandy spit in the eastern part of the bay, at 10 m of depth, on sand and coral (near the big, rusty mooring buoy).

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N 28° 28.36' E 034° 29.50'

Passing the southernmost point of the Sinai Peninsula, Ras (Cape) Mohamed (the dividing point between the Gulf of Suez and the Gulf of Aqaba), and watching numerous dive boats at Shark Observatory and Beacon Rock.

Entering the 1,800-m deep Gulf of Aqaba, which varies from 7 nm to 12 nm in width, and is actually part of a rift (a crack in the earth’s top layer) that stretches for some 6,000 km starting at the Dead Sea on the border between Israel and Jordan, continuing across the Red Sea, Ethiopia and Kenya all the way down to Mozambique in southern Africa.

Motoring through the Grafton Passage of the infamous Straits of Tiran (from S to N), with its many threatening reefs and conspicuous wrecks, and encountering huge swell on the nose of SY “Kamu II” thus getting a first taste of what we could expect a bit further up N in the Gulf of Aqaba.

Bumping into 40 knots of wind on the nose and three metre breaking waves which forced us to find shelter in the lee of El Kura where we had to sit at anchor for seven days, waiting for a better weather window.

Meeting Harry, the very helpful and friendly German owner of the Harry Nass Surf Center Dahab +20693640559, who generously supplied us with fresh fruits and vegetables whilst we were waiting at anchor for more favourable winds.

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08 Sep - 09 Sep 2006 Mersa Zaraba

Northern Red Sea

Gulf of Suez

Africa

North Africa

Arab Republic of Egypt aka Most Democratic Touristic Republic of Pyramidistan

Sinai Peninsula 
Mersa Zaraba
SY "Kamu II" at anchor, in the lee of Shab el Mageeda, at 5 m depth on sand, between submerged coral heads.

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N 27° 51.84' E 033° 57.84'

Enjoying a peaceful night at anchor and listening to the wind from the Sinai who was telling us the story of the scorpion who wanted to cross the Suez Canal:

The scorpion asked a camel if he could ride on his back and the camel said: “If I do and you sting me, I will be dead.” The scorpion said: “I will drown also, so you have every guarantee.” The camel took the scorpion on his back and they started across. In the middle of the canal the scorpion stung the camel and as they drowned the camel asked: "What did you do this for? It doesn't make any sense!” The scorpion shrugged: “You forgot, this is the Middle East...”

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06 Sep - 08 Sep 2006 Sheikh Riyah

Northern Red Sea

Gulf of Suez

Africa

North Africa

Arab Republic of Egypt aka Most Democratic Touristic Republic of Pyramidistan

Sinai Peninsula 
Sheikh Riyah Harbour

SY "Kamu II" at anchor, off the beach, at 7 m depth, on sand.

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N 28° 09.70' E 033° 39.19'

Unwinding at anchor in the peaceful and fully protected Sheikh Riyah Harbour, south of the small harbour town of El Tor, on the coast of the Sinai Peninsula.

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02 Sep - 06 Sep 2006 Ras Sheratib

Northern Red Sea

Gulf of Suez

Africa

North Africa

Arab Republic of Egypt aka Most Democratic Touristic Republic of Pyramidistan

Sinai Peninsula 
Ras Sheratib

East of Shab el Hasa

SY "Kamu II" at anchor, in the lee of the reef, at 7 m depth, on sand.

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N 28° 36.14' E 033° 11.70'

Joining a group of service vessels, tug boats and helicopter carriers from Belayim Oil Fields that was looking for shelter behind the reef from the waves of a three-day long 35-knot blow.

Leaving the uncharted wreck of MV “Misr Gulf IV” (N 28° 35.92’ E 033° 11.45’) at the southern end of reef Shab el Hasa 100 m on our starboard.

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31 Aug - 02 Sep 2006 M. Thelemet

Northern Red Sea

Gulf of Suez

Africa

North Africa

Arab Republic of Egypt aka Most Democratic Touristic Republic of Pyramidistan 

Marsa Thelemet

SY "Kamu II" at anchor, south of a concrete-ramp jetty, at 8 m depth, on soft sand.

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N 29° 03.59' E 032° 38.22'

Hooking our first fish in the Red Sea - a big dorado aka dolphin-fish aka mahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus) that supplied us with sashimi, fishtong (dried fish), fish steaks, pickled fish and spicy oven-baked fish and vegetables for a couple of days.

Flying downwind in a strong northerly breeze and passing many oil rigs and drilling platforms in the shallow waters of the Gulf of Suez.

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