I've taken the liberty of posting this question on a more appropriate list; which Debbie and Michel should join. Ron Rogers ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michel Marion" <memarion@sympatico.ca> To: <trawlers-and-trawlering@lists.samurai.com> Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2006 12:45 PM Subject: T&T: Question about Cruising and Liveaboard Conditions around Cairo, Egypt | Hello from recent subscribers to the T&T list and new to cruising. | We have been avid readers and have learned a lot from e-mail exchanges among | list members. | | Does anyone have experience cruising on the Nile River, and the Suez canal | in Egypt, and particular, able to advise us on contraints to boat length, | width, draft and vertical clearances for a vessel travelling on the Nile | River from the Mediterranean to Cairo? | | We have looked through the Lonely Planet Guide for Egypt and get the sense | that the Nile would not be suitable cruising ground for our new-to-us 60-ft | steel trawler, with 5.5 ft draft and 18 ft height above the water line (with | radar arch down). | | Any advice - including on where we could get full information on this - | would be greatly appreciated. | | Happy New Year to T&T list members | | Debbie and Michel Marion | Vagabond, docked in Ft Lauderdale.