Suez canal transit by sailboat part 2

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Today's vlog: the second leg of the Suez Canal transit. We have some struggles... We show you the marina's, information about the places, the costs and some good inside information to know before you go. Below some more information and explanations.
Quotation in US for Southbound vessels $:
- Canal dues: 330 (this fee is lower for northbound vessels)
- Agent fees: 70
- port clearance 70
- immigration formalities 20
- quarantaine doctor 10
Total 500 US $
Extra costs:
- Marina fee suez 2x 21 $
- Visa's 2x 25$
- camera transport by navy 45 $
- marina fee Ismailia 21$ (when you pay in Egyptian pound here its more)
- Marina fee Suez 21 $
- Formality check suez 35 $ (just for a 3 seconds look at the passport you pay this fee :0 )
Why you shouldn't get a visa in suez channel?
- you can transit the channel without
- you don't need it to anchor in Egyptian waters
- It creates problems when you are in a Egyptian marina later
- it costs more in the end because you will need to pay 30$ later for each month that you had a visa - it's a gov. admin. fee. (sometimes referred to as cruising permit which is not the correct name)
- THE ONLY REASON TO GET A VISA AT THE SUEZ CANAL IS TO BE ABLE TO DO SHOPPING THERE
Anchoring in Egyptian waters
- we anchored 1 month between Suez en port Ghalib without any trouble, only 1 check by coastguard
- we anchored 2 months between port Ghalib and Sudan without visa, no problems either.
- The second period was during corona times, so we can't guarantee that it will be always the same. rules aren't very straight forward here. our advise: just try!
Yess we are doing a GIVEAWAY!!
Win a full week on board of Messenger for 2 persons. check the details in/under DailyVlog 25
In November 2020 we arrived with our sailboat in Haifa, Israel. To save some money we stayed at the same marina for 3 months and traveld trough the country over land. Hiking, hitchhiking, by rental car and public transport. It was a great experience!!
This journey is only a small part of our trip that started 2 years ago. We got the sailing- skills on our friends yacht 'Shalom' when we joined them on a trip from the Netherlands to Spain. / @sailingshalom . In Spain we decided to go with our own boat, and in no time we were the happy owners of 'Messenger'. We left may 2018 and started vlogging from the beginning, we made 15 minute video's of our adventures, the nature and the many special people we met. We cooperated with OM to visit their projects and film them on our way. Since 19 of March we started with a daily vlog due to the corona situation. We plan to keep doing this the coming months.
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grtz, Hermen en Marjolein

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@KandiSueTheBlue 4 жыл бұрын

Interesting video. This is the only video we've ever seen of a boat transiting the Suez Canal. Well done.🌬⛵⚓😎🌴

@sailingmessenger8125 4 жыл бұрын

Yea, we thought so. So we tried to put lots of useful info in there. Glad you liked it!

@naderhastam 3 жыл бұрын

what a blast of information guys! keep up the great work!

@robertschafer8244 Жыл бұрын

Good video and information. Well done guys!

@splintmeow4723 2 жыл бұрын

Very informative, thank you so much. 🥰

@msben64 3 жыл бұрын

I've been waiting for suez crossing, and there you're. thank you for this video

@sailingmessenger8125 3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Recently I found another channel who filmed the suez canal. The channel is called #myepicadventurelukebassett and the video is called Suez canal on a small yacht. Might interesting for you as well:)

@giovannigallis 2 жыл бұрын

The best video ♥️⚓ Congratulation

@TwoGetLost 4 жыл бұрын

Really interesting. Thanks for all the really useful information!

@sailingmessenger8125 4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@rensgoedewaagen9140 4 жыл бұрын

Enjoying your video’s very much, thanks for sharing! It helps to dream away and forget the daily working life for a while. Like the fun facts during the trip. Safe travels!

@sailingmessenger8125 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your response! Good motivation for us to make the videos! Glad to hear the facts weren't boring 😁

@anilmadgavkar6769 3 жыл бұрын

very nice and informative video. Thank you. well done

@sailingmessenger8125 3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@howardheckers8186 4 жыл бұрын

Great video and informative for people as I who wanna sail to Thailand, looking forward to the next video's

@sailingmessenger8125 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Howard, did not see your comment at first.. But thanks for your response!

@wings4078 2 жыл бұрын

Good vid Tks !

@rockstonedread 4 жыл бұрын

I transited the Suez on a US Navy aircraft carrier back in the late eighties, I always wondered what it would be like for a private pleasure vessel. Thanks for posting.

@sailingmessenger8125 4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! And was it much different? When you went trough with the naval ship, you were the only ship passing at that time probably or not?

@rockstonedread 4 жыл бұрын

@@sailingmessenger8125 Yes we had the canal to ourselves and were given priority. The canal itself (we called it the ditch) was the same.

@schoonermidsummer6995 2 жыл бұрын

cheers for the great info guys !

@sailingmessenger8125 2 жыл бұрын

you’re welcome!

@cassilva76 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot guys about all this info. :-)

@sailingmessenger8125 3 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome!

@DoubleUThings 4 жыл бұрын

Interessant! Groetz!

@mdtorres_76 3 жыл бұрын

Watching your video in the midst of the Suez Crisis/Traffic, hoping it will resolve very soon. Suez Canal (including Panama Canal) topics were discussed during my High School and College years, just want to be educated again on value & importance of this gateway. Plus, this interest me a lot because I was a Seaman who travelled Asia Pacific and Americas for Cruise Lines (not Cargo ships), hoping that one day, after COVID-19, will be able to travel again via Seas and Oceans. Thank you.

@sailingmessenger8125 3 жыл бұрын

Hey! Yea I hope so too! It's quite a big problem when all these ships have to wait there.. Hope you enjoyed our videos. Did you see there are 2 parts about suez canal transit?

@elizaandalisa Жыл бұрын

Israel is going. Too buid a new channel, let's see how. They go. By the way very informative video buggar have to binge watch you guys now Fair winds safe seas cheers n beers Marty Australia

@thetkhineoo2750 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome ... I thought it gonna be more a couple of thousand dollars for transit fee. Thanks for the tip. BTW I have 36ft Pearson 36 too,

@sailingmessenger8125 3 жыл бұрын

luckily its not that expensive :) but still its quite some money.. when are you planing to head this way?

@matjam8305 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Very little info about this available anywhere. You may have just started a milk run. Cheers.

@Ahmedgeedo 2 жыл бұрын

I'm from Suez and i'm very sorry for what Use struggle from pilot team💔

@sailingmessenger8125 2 жыл бұрын

no worries. we know that not all Egyptians are like that :)

@jonathanmudde9322 4 жыл бұрын

Was dat: ik worstel en kom boven? Aan het einde??? Leuk verhaal, prachtig water en gaaf om zo deze schepen voorbij te zien komen.

@sailingmessenger8125 4 жыл бұрын

Haha ik denk et ja :) Dankje!

@chassmith8779 4 жыл бұрын

First time viewer. What country are you two from? Enjoyed the video.

@sailingmessenger8125 4 жыл бұрын

hey Chas! We are from the Netherlands. Cant you tell by our ugly accent ;p ? good to hear you enjoyed it!

@brianswanland5466 4 жыл бұрын

Nice video! I want to sail from the Med to Thailand and am looking forward to your videos on the passage. You didn't mention how many "gifts" you gave and how much or what you gave? Thanks!

@sailingmessenger8125 4 жыл бұрын

We did not give any gifts to random baggers like the pilots in the first video. But we gave a gift to our pilot in the first leg of the canal transit and a gift to the pilot in the second part. Both 20 US dollar in a closed envelope so they could not complain to us and so on. This was the advised tip amount by the agency.

@shivashanmugam3875 3 жыл бұрын

Good morning! Hope you're staying at home safely

@sailingmessenger8125 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Shiva! How are you? We are doing fine here in the NL :)

@shivashanmugam3875 3 жыл бұрын

@@sailingmessenger8125 yes. Am fine. Now am in India.

@shivashanmugam3875 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Herman en Marjolein. Hope you still remember me. Am Shiva your regular subscriber since from Austin, TX USA. After my vacation end am and my wife returned to our home India.

@sailingmessenger8125 3 жыл бұрын

Yes of course I remember :) you watched a lot of videos non stop 😁

@shivashanmugam3875 3 жыл бұрын

How is your Messenger boat? Any voyage plan after Corano? If so, you are welcome to my India Chennai

@Conako 3 жыл бұрын

3:58 The Arabic sentence on the small bout: "Genghis Khan Service!" lol

@garyhigbeeaia 2 жыл бұрын

What navigation software were you using?

@davidherholdt9579 3 жыл бұрын

Very informative videos...! We are looking for Felix's information so I can get more info about pricing for larger vessels than yours..? Dankie vooruit..!

@sailingmessenger8125 3 жыл бұрын

You can send a message to Abdo : +20 100 447 8025

@henryelfring2480 4 жыл бұрын

Dit zag er weer mooi uit deze vlog Hoelang hebben jullie erover gedaan? En waar gaan jullie nu heen? Of blijven jullie daar. Groetjes Henry en Cora

@sailingmessenger8125 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Henry en Cora! We zijn ondertussen in Djibouti, dus deze video was nog van voor alle egypte videos. We zijn dagelijkse vlogs gaan maken in egypte ivm corona. Maar de vlogs van Israël en suez kanaal hadden we nog staan en hebben we dus nu gepost terwijl wij naar Djibouti zeilden en geen internet hadden. Beetje verwarrend misschien sorry. Maar hier kan je onze route zien, als je uitzoomed zie je de hele route vanaf Nederland tot nu. Dan kan je zien waar israel en suezkanaal in de tijd passen :) misschien verheldert dat wat 😁www.noforeignland.com/boat/5925410334310400?sid=4827421138223104&tc=1594825109347

@henryelfring2480 4 жыл бұрын

@@sailingmessenger8125 bedankt voor de heldere uitleg nu valt alles op zn plek bij mij hahaha. Ben blij dat jullie veilig over zijn gekomen. Zo te horen hebben jullie een mooie tocht gemaakt en ben erg benieuwd naar jullie vlogs Groetjes en stay save Henry en Cora

@youvashekel6509 Жыл бұрын

Did you have to pay fee to cross? I was just wondering because i couldt find information about small boats crossing The suez

@LOcean-xh6hq Жыл бұрын

Amazing video. You are masters of delusions. 😱

@thefreshprinceofbuckingham6096 4 жыл бұрын

I'm curious about the northward route when things open up a bit more, currently in Australia. Do you know of any good resources to pass the dreaded Somalian coast in a convoy?

@sailingmessenger8125 4 жыл бұрын

O wow, long way to go :) northward in suez isn't much different from southward. But the red sea itself is way easier southward, since winds are most of the time blowing from the north. About Somali passing, we did not do that yet, but spoke to many sailors who just passed it and they said it was very quiet and well guarded. Just stay in the middel of the traffic seperation zone and when you like go with abou 3 boats together with some distance between yleach other so you don't form a target with 3 boats together, but you can help each other when needed. But really they all said it felt very protected and safe. Naval boats and even planes were regularly contacting them by radio if everything was OK. So don't worry too much 😊

@Brad.whatthe Жыл бұрын

Everyone in Egypt seemed very nice and trying to help the tourist trade except the government pilots, such a shame, the Felix agents made up for that, if I ever am lucky enough to transit the Red Sea and the Suez Canal I will definitely do business with them

@michaellaferla5455 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! On the internet you hear and read a lot about pirates outside the canal, any information you could share about that?

@sailingmessenger8125 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, yes we can:) the whole red sea is very safe, apart from the area Somalia. That is almost safe. It has been a long time ago that a sailboat was entered. But one week ago a tanker was attacked by pirates 100 miles south of Socotra. But many sailboats have been passing the last few years without problems. Avoiding sailing close to Somalia is recommended.

@michaellaferla5455 3 жыл бұрын

Sounds much better than actually sought out to be, thanks!

@sailingmessenger8125 3 жыл бұрын

@@michaellaferla5455 yes, somehow people think pirates are in the entire red sea. But really there is nothing like that in Egypt, Sudan and so on. It's just a very specific area near Somalia.

@mateuszminsky5619 3 жыл бұрын

Supa! Can you do another one about getting past Somalia?

@sailingmessenger8125 3 жыл бұрын

Haha would be nice ey? But we did not pass Somalia yet

@brianwyse5810 3 жыл бұрын

ok, so its 500 dollars, to get through - - - was looking everywhere, but couldn't find anything clear, so thanks for the video. I want to sail from the mediterranean to asia.

@brianwyse5810 3 жыл бұрын

Another question is, can you sail up the Nile and exit out of Sudan somewhere....

@sailingmessenger8125 3 жыл бұрын

Hey! Yes. It depends the size of your boat, and whether you want to stop in Suez or not. Glad our video helped for you :)

@sailingmessenger8125 3 жыл бұрын

I know people do sail up the Nile. But I thought there were restrictions with draft or hight. I'm not sure. I'm quite sure exit so where else like Sudan is not possible. Would be a nice idea 😁

@brianwyse5810 3 жыл бұрын

@@sailingmessenger8125 I guess it depends on where I’ve friends. Alexandria might be worth a stop. I’ve friends in Sudan, and Yemen. The big worry is Somalia...

@roderickmchardy3650 4 жыл бұрын

your videos are very good ,,, what make is your boat ??

@sailingmessenger8125 4 жыл бұрын

A Trintella 3A, that's a disign of 'van de Stadt'. Here you can find our video in which we show you around on our boat and give you some more info on it. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/lbWlm9mn3p6xk4E.html

@Eihab09 Жыл бұрын

Hello, can you please share your agent in Port Ghalib, thank you!

@treewolftay 2 жыл бұрын

what is your outro song

@colbjallen8334 3 жыл бұрын

Looked easier than the Panama.

@sailingmessenger8125 3 жыл бұрын

Oh yes, I think so too. There you have the locks and everything too.. Did you do the Panama channel?

@wegoparisboat2032 3 жыл бұрын

Hello i need to know how much does cost thé transit in Suez canal for a sail boat betwen 36 and 38 feet think for thé retour

@sailingmessenger8125 3 жыл бұрын

Hello, In the end of this video we tell about the costs. And in the text under the video you can find all the details about the costs. How much a return costs depends on how quick you return. If you return within 6 months, you don't pay the canal dues (that's the fee calculated per gross tonn). And also the trip from south so north is a bit cheaper then Nort to South. So when you go to te descriptiontext under this video you can calculate your costs for return trip roughly. Our boat is the same size as yours, so that's easy. Good luck!

@wtfhellas Жыл бұрын

how many cartons of cigarettes and whiskey bottles did they want? or was it cash "tips" did the pilots expect.

@sailingmessenger8125 Жыл бұрын

No idea, we gave nothing. We thought its a habit that we don't want to promote..

@wtfhellas Жыл бұрын

@@sailingmessenger8125 I'm actually in disbelief because it's world famous for a long time. Did the pilot imply or push for anything. It's disgusting behavior especially to ask small craft. Some shipping companies have policies forbidding this. I

@thewanderingbox8253 Жыл бұрын

how about the fuel costs? 2 days using the motor...⛵🤦🏻‍♂️

@garyl6031 3 жыл бұрын

Why wouldn't they let you carry a camera during the transit?

@sailingmessenger8125 3 жыл бұрын

I don't know, because you're not allowed to film in the canal they said. But we could keep phones... 🤷‍♂️

@anilmadgavkar6769 3 жыл бұрын

where are you going next. If you come to India, I am in Goa. Agreat place. I can help you with anything you need in Goa. I have friends all over India who are also sailors, who will help you if you need anything.

@sailingmessenger8125 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Anil! Maybe 1 day in future we will visit India, but for now we will stay the gulf of Aden for some time.

@luckystriker7489 3 жыл бұрын

There's a big difference between a canal and a channel, but it's an honest mistake because the Dutch only know of "kanaal"

@sailingmessenger8125 3 жыл бұрын

Haha yes I knew, but kept making that mistake indeed because it's the same word in Dutch. We have the same issue with 'if' and 'when' ☺️

@moushwuzhere4372 3 жыл бұрын

Hey are you still in egypt?

@sailingmessenger8125 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Moush, no we aren't in Egypt anymore.. when you go to our channel you can find all our video's and you will see where we are now :)

@moushwuzhere4372 3 жыл бұрын

@@sailingmessenger8125 im currently based in egypt and im looking to do some recreational sailing, do you by any chance know someone i can contact?

@itsmePassportBro 2 жыл бұрын

ka=nel not Channel

@sailingmessenger8125 2 жыл бұрын

:) sorry

@alexm566 3 жыл бұрын

That plastic is too thin to be used as a garbage bag lol. They're not worried about visa because you're not very likely to escape and work there as a construction worker like illegal immigrants from neighboring countries.

@sailingmessenger8125 3 жыл бұрын

I think I have to watch our video back to see what plastic you talk about... Don't remember 🙈 Hmm yea could be true.. Glad were not in a desperate position like that to see construction work in that circumstances as a bright option.