Captain & Crew, onboard for advanced sailing course in Egypt

DMSC Commodore / RYA Cruising Instructor David Megalli is training a crew of sailors in advanced sailing courses in Egypt. Some of the sailing skills this crew is learning is:

Nautical terminology
Safety briefing
Passage planning
Rope work
Basic rules of the road
Introduction to weather
Basic sail handling
Basic handling under power
Man overboard procedures
Vessel equipment and instruments
Engine checks and maintenance
Deck seamanship
Sailing vessels handling skills
Sailing vessels under power
Power vessel handling skills
Dingy handling under power

David continues to offer sailing courses designed to give beginner to advanced sailors the skills, confidence, and competence to sail a sailing yacht solo or bareboat charter.

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As 2011 draws to a close, we send our sincere thank yous for your support throughout the year. As we all look forward to 2012, we wish everyone a happy and prosperous new year.

May peace prevail.

From David and Darla and everyone at Dome Marina Sailing Centre.

May the road rise to meet you,
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
The rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of his hand.

Looking for a special gift this holiday? Give the Gift of Sailing!

Looking for a special gift this holiday? Give the Gift of Sailing!

Sailing is a exciting and dynamic sport that is sure to please anyone on your list.

Choose from our range of sailing lessons from beginner to advanced. There’s something for everyone, for any price range. If you’re not sure what option to chose, then a DMSC gift certificate is the perfect option.

Complete Sailing Lesson Packages from Dome Marina Sailing Centre
* Sailing Lesson packages to suit busy schedules
* Opportunity to sail Topper Topaz, Magno and Pegasus sailboats
* Learn how to crew on sailboat
* Use of DMSC club beach for swimming and sun bathing

Plan a Trip to Egypt

If you are traveling to Egypt to visit and #sail, we can arrange your visit to DMSC and surrounding Red Sea adventures. Now is the perfect time to visit #Egypt.

Questions? We’re here to help. Just drop us a line, or give us a call.

David & Karim, sailing instructors at Dome Marina Sailing Centre, sailing the Pegasus yesterday, 3 Dec 2011. This is ‎2:42 video of #sailing action on Red Sea Egypt. Heeling the Pegasus on a gorgeous Dec day.

It’s sailing season in Egypt. The adventure starts today.

Suzanne, our Pegasus 800, ready to return to the water.

At least once a season, most boat owners find it time to inspect their boats and apply a fresh coat of special paint, called antifouling paint, to prevent excessive build-up of marine growth. The process can be tedious and time consuming.

This week, the DMSC team took our lovely Pegasus 800 out of the water to have her bottom washed and a fresh application of antifouling paint applied.

After securing the boat into her cradle, the entire hull was inspected under the waterline. A strong power wash removed flaking paint and then a good sanding and rub down smoothed out any imperfections. An undercoat of silver primer was applied to make the antifouling paint cure faster and better. Finally the antifouling paint was applied and left to dry.

Thirty-six hours from start to finish, the job is completed and she’s ready for the water. The DMSC team received numerous compliments from several other boat owners in the marina saying that the guys did “an amazing job.” The complete process was “done to perfection” and “the boat never looked better.”

Click into the photo gallery for more details.

Rock Sailing in Gibraltar announces four new RYA Yachtmasters: After an overnight exam by RYA Examiner Richard Howell, Haim, Andy and Dave (DMSC Egypt) passed Yachtmaster Offshore and Frank passed Yachtmaster Coastal. Congratulations and enjoy the sleep! Visit Rock Sailing, Gibraltar

RYA Yachtmaster Coastal and Offshore Certificates of Competence are recognised and respected around the world and are the ultimate aim of many skippers. A Yachtmaster is a yachtsman or woman competent to skipper a cruising yacht on any passage that can be completed without the use of astro navigation.

The February 2011 is the Annual Boating and Sailing published by Sports & Fitness magazine, the only English language multi-sport magazine in Egypt.

Full page article written by Darla Hueske, DMSC’s communications manager, in this magazine, plus in depth coverage of the boating and sailing scene here in Egypt.

Read the article here:

2011 London International Boat Show

Not the Largest Boat Show on Earth, but Plenty Impressive

By Darla Jean Hueske

The crisp London air nipped at our noses as we descended to the tube station eagerly making our way to opening day of the Tullett Prebon London International Boat Show. As we arrived into the ExCel conference centre, we quickly realized that seeing everything at this show would be impossible. We spent three entire days at the Show and still didn’t see everything.

Spilling over several indoor exhibit halls and an outdoor marina, on display were more than 1,000 boats ranging from kayaks and dinghies to sailboats and luxurious superyachts. All available to admire, board, and purchase.

It was breathtaking to walk up a grand staircase to peak at superyachts from Sunseeker, some of which cost about £12 million (about 113 million EGP). Another gorgeous superyacht making its world debut at the Show, was the largest boat to ever be displayed inside the halls of the ExCeL centre. At 100 tonnes, the Princess 32 metre was the heaviest boat ever lifted into the Show. Not only was it overwhelming to see these superyachts out of water to realize the scale, but then to turn about and see hundreds of other boats of various sizes displayed far into the distance.

After experiencing the eye candy, it was time to bring our attention to sailing boats. Boarding innovative lines from Beneteau and Jeanneau, we inspected sailboats in sizes up to 16 metres. We marveled at the ingenuity of design from other companies such as Swallow and Hawk. We spent plenty of time with Rick Redding of Topper Boats, discussing ways to promote sailing in Egypt. There are now 16 Topper Topaz boats at Dome Marina Sailing Centre all privately owned and five being used in the sailing school for instruction. Topper is active worldwide promoting sailing along with the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) to get more youth involved in sailing.

The Show also offered more than 500 exhibitors displaying products, equipment, clothing and sailing schools and holidays. Also, experts from the sailing and boating world were at hand to give presentations from extreme sailing to fitness. We enjoyed watching a cruising chute demonstration. Yes, the hall was that large.

For those who didn’t mind getting a bit wet, there was a dedicated water sports area with a pool measuring 70m by 24m. Every day there were demonstrations of stand-up paddle boarding, wakeboarding, windsurfing, kite surfing, dinghy sailing, canoeing and kayaking, as well as model yacht racing. Spectators were invited to try them all, as well as participate in a canoe polo championship.

But the Show was not just about water activities: it was combined with two others, the Outdoors Show, Europe’s largest Show for outdoor pursuits and the London Bike Show.

The 2011 London International Boat Show took place 7 to 15 January, combined incredible boats and exciting water activities. The Show attracted 109,778 visitors from all over the country and abroad. Together with the Outdoors Show & The London Bike Show, the total combined attendance number of visitors to ExCeL and all three shows is 140,164.

BIO:

Darla Hueske and David Megalli, husband and wife team are avid sailors and have been living in Cairo, Egypt since 2007. In 2009, David launched Dome Marina Sailing Centre at Marina Wadi el Dome, Egypt’s first sailing school. Darla is a freelance photographer and graphic designer.

Proud to Represent Egypt at the London Boat Show