Red Sea Transit Season: February to June Source: Zeilen While the Red Sea has a reputation as a “no-go” area due to piracy and especially in 2024 due to the...

Update February 2025 The Red Sea Passage group has 54 yachts recorded in transit, or about to transit (nearly all East to West) the Red Sea. There are no changes...

Introduction So much has been written about the Gulf of Aden (GOA), a body of water that separates the Arabian Peninsula of Asia and the African Continent. Some stories are...

Egypt – Port Said Referrer Page: Egypt/PortSaid Charges for our 38 ft Rival yacht for a canal transit in November 2007 were as follows (in US $): Canal dues –...

Bab el Mandeb to Eritrea The following is an antidote to Bab el Mandeb horror stories. The winds do not arrive suddenly but build up, and the separate experience of...

Ventana made the passage from Thailand to the Med during the 2009 season. There are numerous accounts from other cruising sailors covering the details of customs, fuel, groceries, etc so...