Suez Canal - General Info
Description:
Suez is located at the northern end of the Gulf of Suez and marks the southern end of the Suez Canal. It has been a commercial port since the 7th century although Suez itself was never much more than a village until the present day canal was opened. Today it is one of Egypt’s largest ports.
For details of anchorages where yachts are permitted to stop for shelter on the approaches to the south of Suez see the Noonsite Restrictions section.
Full details of the procedures for transiting the Suez Canal, including the Canal Regulations and Fees charged, can be found in Suez Canal: Transit Information.
Entrance Notes and Cautions:
It should be noted that the Suez Yacht Club is currently out of service due to re-development work. (October 2024)
Position:
29° 55.75’N, 32° 33.33’E (canal entrance)
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Further comment posted on behalf of Robert Burn:
The Port Tewfick Yacht Club is quite rough. We cannot recommend Egyptian water. There is no WiFi, and the old guy is still outside the gates. Avoid him, he is trouble.
You can catch a bus on the main road to town for one Egyptian Pound per passenger.
On the right-hand side, there is a prominent Vodaphone shop on the corner for SIM cards.
Three blocks towards town, on a side street, there is an excellent grocery shop. They sell good nuts and dried fruits at low prices. Other good shops are nearby.
As we cleared here we could not visit Ismailia, but the facilities here are filthy too.
There are not many yachts making this transit, it is a matter of necessity!
We have just completed a northerly transit of the Suez Canal.
Our passage up the Red Sea from Sri Lanka was uneventful as far as any piracy activity was concerned.
We spent a month in Aqaba, Jordan, where they are very gracious hosts, and we can recommend this detour.
Fuel is also cheaper than in Egypt.
Egypt was bit of an ordeal, one young pilot was good to Ismailia.
The second pilot to Port Said was a cowboy who narrowly missed navigation markers a couple of times. He was preoccupied with his mobile phone, and then wanted to disembark onto a heavy pilot boat while we were underway.
After our near misses he wanted a reference from us, and I have actually lodged a complaint with the SCA.
Robert Burn
Fees for the Suez Canal YC – from Prince of the Red Sea:
Mooring fees at Suez Yacht Club:
Fees are per day and include Water-Electric–Shower.
Up to 10m long – 16 US$
10-15m long – 21 US$
Over 15m long – 30 US$
Posted on behalf of Jimmy Cornell:
I received an email from the Prince of the Red Sea, whom I regard as the most reliable agent for the Suez Canal. He informed me that boats have started arriving from the Indian Ocean although not in large numbers he has been handling quite a few of them during the last couple of months.
(Editor’s Note): This agent’s fees for 2016 have been published in the “Fees” section, under Egypt Formalities.
FELIX agency, in SUEZ: ABDO is the one you want to have as an agent, also a good man.