February · Late winter
The Eastern Crossing
Valletta, Malta → Alexandria, Egypt
35°54′N 14°31′E — 31°12′N 29°55′E
Your home for the passage
The miles unfold aboard Discovery.
Four suites for one private group. Captain Sven and his crew keep the yacht moving, the table full and the water toys ready. You choose between the helm, a quiet corner of the foredeck or your own terrace beside the sea.
- Model
- Lagoon EIGHTY 2
- Year
- 2025
- Guests
- 8 in 4 suites
- Crew
- 4 on board
- Dates
- February
- Duration
- 8 nights · ≈ 830 Nm
- Yacht
- Discovery
- On board
- Up to 8 guests in 4 suites
The real crossing. Days of open sea, a horizon that stays empty for hours, and the strange calm that comes with it.
Past Gozo the yacht settles into the rhythm of a genuine passage. Watches, steady wind, deep blue days and nights where the wake glows behind you.
Crete gives you a pause. An anchorage on the west coast, dinner ashore in Chania if the weather is kind, and then the long run down towards Marsa Matruh.
Alexandria comes out of the haze slowly. Sailing into the oldest harbour in the world, quietly, on your own boat, is something you keep for the rest of your life.
Waypoints
- Valletta, where you step aboard
- Gozo
- The Ionian passage
- Western Crete and Chania
- Marsa Matruh
- Alexandria, where you step ashore
Included on this leg
- · Your own captain and crew, nobody else on board
- · Every night watch handled by the crew
- · A chef who cooks around you, not around a menu card
- · All clearance and paperwork handled by NAORA
What you take home
Three moments from this leg.
Your first night offshore
Land goes, the stars come out, and the crew take the watches. You fall asleep to the hulls hissing through black water and wake up somewhere completely different. It changes how people feel about the sea.
Balos and Chania
Western Crete arrives like a reward: pink sand, water in three shades of blue, and if the wind allows, a long dinner ashore in the old Venetian harbour.
Sailing into Alexandria
The oldest harbour in the world comes out of the haze slowly, minaret by minaret. Very few people arrive here under sail. You will not forget the smell of that city from the water.
“Two days without seeing another boat does something to people. They come back on deck at night just to stand there.”
Sven, captain of Discovery
On passage
35°54′N 14°31′E — 31°12′N 29°55′E
Land falls away. The rhythm of the sea takes over.
Sea, wind and light
What it feels like out there.
The leg for people who want to actually cross something. Watches, night miles and the quiet that only open sea gives you.
- Sea
- Real blue water, two multi-day offshore passages
- Wind
- Steady winter breeze, reaching most of the way east
- Water
- Cool in Crete, noticeably warmer off Egypt
- Light
- Hard clean daylight, wake glowing behind you at night
Diving this leg
Limestone, blue holes and historic water
Gozo and western Crete bring dramatic rock, clear drop-offs and sheltered entries. Near Alexandria, diving becomes more exploratory and is planned carefully around local conditions and permissions.
Below the surface
The route continues underwater.
From deck to depth.
Equipment is prepared on board and the tender carries guests to the best available site. Every dive depends on weather, local access and guest experience.
- Gozo limestone reefs
- Western Crete
- Alexandria coastal sites
Life aboard Discovery
Room to move. Places to disappear.
Foredeck
Morning, before anyone speaks
Owner's suite
A private terrace beside the sea
At the table
Dinner follows the day
Passage journal
The journey, one horizon at a time.
Valletta, Malta to Alexandria, Egypt · ≈ 830 Nm
February
Valletta and Gozo
Board in Valletta and sail north for a first swim in the blue lagoon.
February
The Ionian crossing
Two full days offshore. The crew take the night watches; you sleep straight through them.
February
Western Crete
Anchor off Balos, dinner ashore in Chania if the wind lets us.
February
Marsa Matruh
Egypt appears. Pale sand, turquoise shallows, evenings that stay warm long after dark.
February
Alexandria
Into the oldest harbour on the route, and ashore.
The yacht
Discovery
A Lagoon EIGHTY 2 sailing catamaran, created for long passages and private life at sea. Built in 2025, with expansive decks, quiet interiors and a private sea terrace for the owner's suite. Captain Sven, chef, stewardess and deckhand. Four people who make life aboard feel effortless. Cruising 7 to 11 knots, with a fast 6.65 metre tender for shores, reefs and hidden bays.
- Model
- Lagoon EIGHTY 2
- Year
- 2025
- Guests
- 8 in 4 suites
- Crew
- 4 on board
- Locations
- Med & Red Sea
- Connection
- Starlink & 5G
Accommodation
4 en-suite suites, up to 8 guests, one single group on board
- An owner's suite with a king bed and a private sea terrace along the side of the yacht
- Three double suites, each with a private bathroom and a rain shower
- Silent air conditioning, blackout blinds and soft cotton linen
- The crew sleep forward, so the whole guest deck belongs to you
Living well offshore
Passage comfort, without losing the sea.
Meals follow your day, not a timetable. Cabins stay quiet and cool while the crew take the night watches. When the anchor drops, the platform lowers and life moves straight into the water.
Sleep through the miles
Silent air conditioning, blackout blinds and soft cotton linen
A menu shaped by the sea
The culinary direction was created with three-star chef Jacob Jan Boerma. Freshness comes first: local fish, bright vegetables, clean flavours and plates made for warm days on deck.
Everything simply works
Starlink and 5G when the coast is within reach. Watermaker, deck shower, shaded lounges and hydraulic platform.
This leg on the chart
The waitlist
This leg is full. The waitlist is open.
Every suite on this leg is taken. Leave your email and if plans change before departure, you hear it before anyone else. One personal email, nothing more.
- Dates
- February
- Yacht
- Discovery
- Accommodation
- 4 en-suite suites, up to 8 guests, one single group on board
Continue the Prelude
March · Alexandria, Egypt → Northern Red Sea