S/Y Elenor from Phuket to Cyprus through the Red SeaNils-Åke & Berit LithnerBerit and Nils-Åke has sailed their Najad 34 Elenor over the large oceans during the last decade. This year - 2008 - they have successfully mastered the difficulties of the northern Indian Ocean, the gulf of Aden and the Red Sea.Congratulations! |
Phuket - Uligam, Maldives 1595 miles (Jan 10-Jan 21) pos 7 05.14N, 72 55.20E Uligam - Salalah, Oman 1295 miles (Jan 29-Feb 2) pos 16 56.15N, 54 00.42 E (Muhammed very helpful) Salalah - Aden, Jemen 619 miles (Feb 21-Feb 28) (Salem very helpful and Irish took well care of the laundry) Aden - anchorage in Eritrea 310 miles (Mar 8-Mar 10) pos 14 46.18N, 40 47.75 E (rolly in high water) Anchorage - Khor Nawarat, Sudan 285 miles (Mar 11-Mar 13) pos 18 14.7N, 38 20.23E (beatiful place and good anchorage) Khor Nawarat - Port Suakin 85 miles (Mar 16-Mar 17) pos 19 06.41N, 37 20.23E (Mohammed did not give us correct clearence papers) Port Suakin - Port Ghalib marina 459 miles (Mar 21-Mar 25) (Problems with clearance papers, could use the clearence from Aden. Took a trip to Luxor from here) Port Ghalib - Hurghada marina 117 miles (Apr 5-Apr 6) (new, good marina with free wireless internet) Hurghada - Ras Gharib 113 miles (Apr 10-Apr 11) pos 28 20.80N, 33 06.79E (very rolly, not recommended) Ras Gharib - Suez 109 miles (Apr 14-Ap 15) pos 29 56.94N, 32 34.42E between morings (We used Felix. Negotiate the diesel price. We payed 40 cent/l, some payed 70 cent) Suez - Isamailia 45 miles (Apr 20) Ismailia - Larnaca, Cyprus 279 miles (Apr 21-Apr 23) Very few berths, difficult to get one. |
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