David goes through the steps to dock the boat with two advanced students.

The Advanced Sailing Courses are a chance for students to build miles and skills in preparation for RYA certification. David is instructing advanced courses in el Gouna with the Pegasus 800 until the end of this year.

Aboard Suzanne, Pegasus 800, on Red Sea

Advanced sailors, who have been sailing a while and have mastered the basic skills, take to the Red Sea on Suzanne, 8-metre sailing yacht.

Advanced students will learn new skills, how to sail a larger boat alone, and advanced navigation.

One of our advanced sailors spent time improving his racing skills.

As summer approaches, we’ve have beginning to advanced sailors sign up for lessons that will help them prepare for cruising the gorgeous coast of Turkey and Cypress.

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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David & Karim, sailing instructors, 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 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  guys received numerous compliments from several other boat owners in the marina saying that they did “an amazing job.” The complete process was “done to perfection” and “the boat never looked better.”

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