SUEZ CANAL TRANSIT / Sailing Aquarius Ep 144

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SUEZ CANAL TRANSIT / Sailing Aquarius Ep 144

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This is a major milestone for us - we are about to transit Suez Canal!
We start our journey at the top of Red Sea / Bottom of Gulf of Suez. Winds are not cooperating in this part of the seas, but as far as we been watching - it’s one of the better windows for our passage. 142NM to the entrance of the Suez Canal. On the way - usual - getting around fishing boats and their nets, and arriving to the huge anchorage at night. Next morning we move to Suez yacht Club, where Aquarius will be docked for the night. This time we are not checked into Egypt, therefore we can not go ashore and whilst docking we damaged our bow thruster. Oh well, luckily we don’t need it to transit the canal.
Next morning our pilot arrives and we take off to the next stop Ismailia. Join us!
0:00 Previously on Sailing Aquarius and and Intro
0:34 Stopping at the temporary shelter
01:34 Taking off from the temporary shelter
2:00 Gulf of Suez at night
2:36 Gulf of Suez during the day
04:20 Fisherman drama!
7:11 It ain’t easy sailing in Gulf of Suez!
9:53 Calling Marine Control
10:52 Arriving by the entrance South of Suez Canal
11:45 Going into Suez Canal!
13:42 Arriving Suez Yacht Club
15:06 Starting our Suez Canal Transit!
19:40 Canal split
20:16 Entering Great Bitter Lake
21:50 Next to the big boats
23:00 getting too close!
25:09 Reminiscing on Panama Canal Transit
26:39 Arriving Ismailia
27:51 Next on Sailing Aquarius and Outro
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@billhanna8838 Жыл бұрын

What was the cost compared to Panama , Interesting vid .

@SailingAquarius Жыл бұрын

For Panama Canal transit we paid around 2300 USD in 2019. But that was way more work and complexity, Suez was 700USD + 150USD as we were transiting on the weekend. Used Maritime Felix agency.

@billhanna8838 Жыл бұрын

@@SailingAquarius I went frew the Panama in 71 , Delivering a 42 schooner ( The Red MacGregor) Never for get the name , 120 US & a bunch of stone heads on the lines , The pilot was from Texas , Boots , Hat & lots of bourbon , Dont remember a lot but we got there .,Love the out of the way vids - Memories .

@liquidmandotcom Жыл бұрын

Wow, super interesting!

@hamadaelattar2305 Жыл бұрын

It's a bridge for tanks indeed Exactly as you explained

@dennismacdonald2003 Жыл бұрын

Congratulations n love the video

@grahamatsea3575 Жыл бұрын

A great insight into a very busy canal. You pair are always so calm and collected when stuff goe’s wrong and breaks, well done to you both.

@SailingAquarius Жыл бұрын

Much appreciated!

@Cptnbond Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing much footage of canal. Cheers.

@thesailingkiwi Жыл бұрын

fascinating

@SailingAquarius Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@TradeWindgng Жыл бұрын

Love it Love it Love it Great job all. looking forward to part 2 of the crossing. Tk care

@SailingAquarius Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

@doradosurfcharters Жыл бұрын

Interesting 👍🍻

@SailingAquarius Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@missVmilne Жыл бұрын

This was fascinating and insightful - thank you for sharing. Stay well, safe and positive. Hello from London :- )

@SailingAquarius Жыл бұрын

We are glad you enjoyed it!

@stephanmckenney306 Жыл бұрын

Difficult Conditions, But You 2 Really know how to make the Best of a Hard situation, cool, calm collective, Thank You for sharing the videos, Best Regards from Dominican Republic⛵

@SailingAquarius Жыл бұрын

Our pleasure! Looking forward to visiting Dominican Republic at some point 😁

@robpowers9082 Жыл бұрын

Suez Canal transit was great video and memory lane for me. Many a Naval ship transit! Our patch was “We did the ditch”. Great job you two

@SailingAquarius Жыл бұрын

Thanks. It was fun going through the Suez. Panama, and Suez completed.

@stevenplancich6449 Жыл бұрын

Nice Crossing…Except they Broke yer BT😜 Continue to Stay Safe and Enjoy 😎

@SailingAquarius Жыл бұрын

Thanks Steve! We already fixed the BT

@americanbornwalkaway9110 Жыл бұрын

WOW i did NOT Realize that Aquarius was SUCH A HUGE threat to the Poor Fishermen that is SAD you MEANIES

@SailingAquarius Жыл бұрын

Yes we are. You said it well 😂

@davidwarnes5158 Жыл бұрын

I have been through there a few times both directions . It is interesting , fishing boats all over the world do the same ,

@SailingAquarius Жыл бұрын

That’s our experience as well…

@SpiralDiving Жыл бұрын

Fishing vessels have right of way. Keep clear.

@SailingAquarius Жыл бұрын

I am just going to put out a line, just so I have right of way... YES!

@allanmoore7790 Жыл бұрын

My first trip through the Suez Canal!😁 My first thought on seeing those pontoon bridges was that they were a leftover from the 1967 Egypt- Israel War. Not something you wanted to ask your Suez Canal Pilot about. Looking forward to the last section of the Canal!

@SailingAquarius Жыл бұрын

Yes… very military. But whole country like that. Military trucks and machine guns on every intersection…

@claytonnicholson4639 Жыл бұрын

Hi guys. Allan, you are pretty much spot on, designed to get the military on to the Sinai peninsula, then to Israel. I'm surprised that filming s being allowēd, when I was deployed there 22 years ago, a camera around the Suez could land you in jail.

@SailingAquarius Жыл бұрын

Just can't film the military or police, (and I try not to film guns) but the rest I think now is OK.

@hamadaelattar2305 Жыл бұрын

Bridges were only used in 1973 October war It's definitely something you wanna ask the pilot about 😉

@ruelpadernal6051 Жыл бұрын

I hv been transitting suez canal many times

@SailingAquarius Жыл бұрын

Cool! How much is changed over the years?

@rickkwitkoski1976 Жыл бұрын

Pretty sedate canal trip.

@SailingAquarius Жыл бұрын

It sure is! Canal is not the place where you want to have a drama it can become very expensive!

@jamieblack9349 Жыл бұрын

Fishing boats fishing have right of way! No matter how much you complain about it. It’s the rules.

@SailingAquarius Жыл бұрын

O - yeah.... I can put out a line too. Fishing boat meets tanker... MMM who wins?

@angeledid2346 Жыл бұрын

And i visited Aquarius twice in20022😘😘😀

@SailingAquarius Жыл бұрын

Yes! 🥰

@joesambrano7634 Жыл бұрын

🖐😎 ahoy aquarius, captain and sparky first officer ⚓

@SailingAquarius Жыл бұрын

Hi Joe 👋☺️

@stevehoefel47 Жыл бұрын

Great video. First time I've seen an Amel making this trip. Visit Kilada (Argolic Gulf) this summer if still in Greece. Buy you a beer. SV Trident Star, Maramu #25

@SailingAquarius Жыл бұрын

Sounds great!

@williamhunter1967 Жыл бұрын

First time I went through on a ship we had an inspection and they told us our Suez Light was not up to standard (A purpose built all singing and dancing searchlight) and we had to "rent a searchlight" for the passage. The rental turned out to be a 50 gallon oil drum with half a dozen incandescent light bulbs inside it! Marlboro cigarettes were the currency of the canal!

@SailingAquarius Жыл бұрын

Oh, I believe you!

@jsvno Жыл бұрын

The fishing boat Captain think that - we are doing this for living - you are doing it for pleasure...

@SailingAquarius Жыл бұрын

That is very true, but even that does not make it right to mess with somebody’s safety.

@jsvno Жыл бұрын

@@SailingAquarius True!

@agip1787 Жыл бұрын

Another narrow and busy strait....that is Malacca Strait.....

@SailingAquarius Жыл бұрын

Already sailed via Malacca strait - not that much fun either…

@scotyfilms Жыл бұрын

Your boat sounds like its dropped a valve or something.?

@frankkreyssig7626 Жыл бұрын

Definitely sounds like the motor has developed a knock.

@SailingAquarius Жыл бұрын

We are in Europe, so it’s a good place to check all of those sounds

@willyum1208 Жыл бұрын

I just read an article about Captain Fatty motoring up the Red Sea and having to wait out Nor'westerlies sometimes for weeks on end in various Sudanese bays while inching their way north, did you guys spend a lot of time waiting on weather on your way north or did you just beat through it?

@SailingAquarius Жыл бұрын

The Northern winds is a real thing. It’s pretty much constant. We waited for the right winds in Jordan, which is much closer than going through Red Sea all the way. Lots of sailors need to wait out. We stopped only for couple of hours…

@user-ir2gc9pt4q Жыл бұрын

To whom it may concern Currently, the Suez Canal Authority is building a fuel station to supply yachts coming from the north (Port Said) and from the south (Suez) in order to supply fuel to yachts coming from both sides. Upon the arrival of the yachts from both sides, they will continue to transit canal without stopping until Ismailia station at the Yacht Club there, and they will stop to refuel and any other services such as Sign Off or Sign On, providing them with food, etc., and they will entering canal after that without stopping, and this means that the yachts will stop in the port of Ismailia only. Note: When all this is done, I will inform you of all new news

@SailingAquarius Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the information!

@user-ir2gc9pt4q Жыл бұрын

À qui cela concerne Actuellement, l'Autorité du canal de Suez construit une station-service pour approvisionner les yachts venant du nord (Port Saïd) et du sud (Suez) afin d'approvisionner en carburant les yachts venant des deux côtés. À l'arrivée des yachts des deux côtés, ils continueront à transiter par le canal sans s'arrêter jusqu'à la gare d'Ismailia au Yacht Club là-bas, et ils s'arrêteront pour faire le plein et tout autre service tel que Sign Off ou Sign On, leur fournissant de la nourriture, etc., et ils entreront ensuite dans le canal sans s'arrêter, ce qui signifie que les yachts s'arrêteront uniquement dans le port d'Ismailia. Note : Lorsque tout cela sera fait, je vous informerai de toutes nouvelles nouveautés

@smulismuli7976 Жыл бұрын

Been watching your videos tonight and I like what I see. Everytime you are running the engine you get that "clonk clonk clonk" on the background, where does it come from...engine mounts (or not all injectors doing their job), engine drive/gear alignment, Amel "drive", prop? Grew up with boating, boat building and sailing so just asking out of curiosity. Safe sailing and fair winds!

@SailingAquarius Жыл бұрын

Engine mounts and Vetus coupling changed last month. Injectors and vibration damper will be changed next month. :) Fair Winds

@smulismuli7976 Жыл бұрын

@@SailingAquarius you are fast 😉 Hope the clonk will be gone and enjoy the Med

@smulismuli7976 Жыл бұрын

@@SailingAquarius just watching your episode 151 and now she purring like a kitty cat no more chonka chonka clonks

@SailingAquarius Жыл бұрын

Indeed! 😁

@klausriffart5772 Жыл бұрын

Hi, can you share the information about the transition costs ?

@SailingAquarius Жыл бұрын

We will do that in the next part. But we paid 700USD + 150USD as we were transiting on the weekend. Used Maritime Felix agency

@sumeetchhibber2156 Жыл бұрын

Sailing vessels have to give way to Fishing vessels under the Rules of the Road. Sailing vessels are the give way vessel. The fishing vessel is supposed to show the appropriate day shapes. Also, sailing vessels are not to impede the passage of vessels that can navigate only in the narrow channel (shipping lane could qualify as a narrow channel near the Sue’s Canal). See US Coast Guard publication.

@sumeetchhibber2156 Жыл бұрын

Vessels under 20m length also cannot impede the passage of a vessel that can use only a narrow channel

@SailingAquarius Жыл бұрын

Where do you get this information?

@sumeetchhibber3553 Жыл бұрын

Both publications are available as a hard copy on Amazon. The fishing vessel probably assumed that you were aware of the COLREGS and exercised its stand on privilege

@sumeetchhibber3553 Жыл бұрын

Tried to paste a link unsuccessfully. Search for ‘Rules of the Road International Regulations for Prevention of Collisions at Sea, 1972 (72COLREGS) and U.S. Inland Navigation Rules’ and …

@sumeetchhibber3553 Жыл бұрын

‘The One-Minute Guide to the Nautical Rules of the Road (United States Power Squadrons Guides)’ by Charlie Wing. The first is published by the US Coast Guard and a copy is required to be on your vessel. Both are available online from booksellers.

@UUBrahman Жыл бұрын

In the name of the boat model Amel Super Marumu 2000, does the 2000 mean anything? Thanks.

@SailingAquarius Жыл бұрын

it came out in 1999, but it was the year 2000 model. It was built from 1999 to 2005.

@lmegre Жыл бұрын

Suez canal is a big organized mess!🤣

@SailingAquarius Жыл бұрын

Well said! 😁

@floathi Жыл бұрын

What's up with your drive line? Hope it's not the engine!

@SailingAquarius Жыл бұрын

We will figure it out. It’s not a big deal ☺️

@DD-xx8wh Жыл бұрын

interesting ep...what rules of the road?!

@SailingAquarius Жыл бұрын

In general, it’s “do what your pilot is telling you”, but you are still the captain and responsible for your boat

@davidwarnes5158 Жыл бұрын

Fishing boats have right of way , written rules , but should not fish in tss ,

@jacksonletts3724 Жыл бұрын

Can someone explain to a novice sailor exactly what happened with the fishing boat? I understand fishing boats have right of way, but what exactly did Aquarius do to violate that right? I didn’t see them cutting the fishermen off at any point.

@MrJhchrist Жыл бұрын

I think they were just mysteriously being dicks. Choose your own adventure: A) They wanted to catch Aquarius in a net then demand a fee for damage to their gear. B) They wanted to incapacitate Aquarius to "earn" a substantial salvage fee C) They believe they earn good luck / cast off bad luck with this maneuver D) It's a just like any other kind of localism where a local hood mad dogs the non-locals for.... reasons E) "Road"rage. Basically, they probably thought they had a reason, but it wasn't any kind of remotely good reason.

@robertscranton8293 Жыл бұрын

O' the Arab world..I won't tell you what my father said (he was in the 3rd Army in Germany in WWII and the veterans of that army had come from North Africa) about that culture.

@SailingAquarius Жыл бұрын

We met so many great people on our Red Sea passage. But we did not enjoy Egypt.

@thirukumaran7770 Ай бұрын

What yacht is this

@SailingAquarius Ай бұрын

Amel Super Maramu 2000

@lorenzogentili9305 Жыл бұрын

I am afraid that for Rule 10 coll regs - paragraph (e) allows fishing into TSS. Although paragraph (i) of the same rule states that in a TSS A vessel engaged in fishing shall not impede the passage of any vessel following a traffic lane. Paragraph (a) says This Rule applies to traffic separation schemes adopted by the Organization and does not relieve any vessel of her obligation under any other Rule. so... Rule 18 rules - Responsibilities between vessels (a) A power-driven vessel underway shall keep out of the way of: a vessel engaged in fishing

@SailingAquarius Жыл бұрын

I just want to be realistic.... Fishing boats can not block shipping lanes. If they could, legally, then the fishing boats could block all the traffic in all the shipping lanes. Legal shipping terrorism.

@stephenward3468 Жыл бұрын

So basically following Zatara to the Med

@SailingAquarius Жыл бұрын

Basically Zatara followed us to the Med 😁

@dancarter482 Жыл бұрын

What I despise about those parts of the world is the double standards of lawlessness. WE HAVE to jump through hoops and make sure every dot and cross is squared away in duplicate whilst the "authorities" and other villains get away with literally murder!

@sailingsolo5290 Жыл бұрын

You described every part of the world. The part where its 1 big club and were not in it.

@dancarter482 Жыл бұрын

@@sailingsolo5290 George Carlin was RIGHT!

@SailingAquarius Жыл бұрын

Only a few great comedians can to tell the truth to the masses. George was one. I also like Jon Stewart.

@laurence9695 Жыл бұрын

Are you transiting with Zatara?

@SailingAquarius Жыл бұрын

No we transited earlier than Zatara, they just finished theirs couple days ago

@rickwag6000 Жыл бұрын

This is why a 50 cal onboard would be good

@SailingAquarius Жыл бұрын

I agree... Sink anything in the way... Be Cause I am from the USA! Just kidding!

@mrno.7366 Жыл бұрын

Maybe others sailors should transit their yacht on a truck from Eilat to ashkelon marina Israel.what do you think 🤔?

@SailingAquarius Жыл бұрын

That sounds like an option 😁

@SailingAquarius Жыл бұрын

Not

@rm-61366 Жыл бұрын

Is it against rules to sail through the approaches? Seemed like a waste of good breeze in the first part of the video. Ya upwind, but woulda been better tacking than pounding dead into chop at 3 knots!

@SailingAquarius Жыл бұрын

There are some angles of wind, it's just impossible to make any gains. Better to just run, hide, drop the hook and wait it out.

@rm-61366 Жыл бұрын

@@SailingAquarius I guess some boats don't go upwind that well. I'm used to tacking through about 75-80 degrees on a good upwind boat.

@chrisclarke7828 Жыл бұрын

Dont understand half of what the woman is saying.

@SailingAquarius Жыл бұрын

Sorry about that, will do the CC, hope this helps

@francismoore4976 Жыл бұрын

Hi, why are you surprised with the actions of theses fishermen seeing your american flag. Don't you khow want you americans are doing around the world! Some americans travel with Canadian flag on them because they don't want to be identify as americans.

@SailingAquarius Жыл бұрын

We were not flying American flag at the time

@dancarter482 Жыл бұрын

NO EXCUSE!