March to April · Early spring
Arrival at AMAALA
Northern Red Sea → AMAALA, Saudi Arabia
29°58′N 32°33′E — 25°31′N 36°57′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
- March to April
- Duration
- 9 nights · ≈ 620 Nm
- Yacht
- Discovery
- On board
- Up to 8 guests in 4 suites
The last leg, and the most beautiful. Reefs almost nobody has dived, desert mountains, and water at 28 degrees.
You follow Sinai down to the Straits of Tiran and into a sea very few private yachts have ever sailed.
The Saudi coast is one reef, one sand island, one empty anchorage after another. You spend the days in the water and the evenings on deck while the desert cools and the sky turns pink.
And then AMAALA, where the prelude ends and NAORA begins. It is hard to leave.
Waypoints
- Northern Red Sea, where you step aboard
- Straits of Tiran
- Gulf of Aqaba
- Duba
- Umluj sand islands
- AMAALA, where you step ashore
Included on this leg
- · Your own captain and crew, nobody else on board
- · A chef who cooks around you, not around a menu card
- · Reef guiding and full dive equipment
- · Permits, clearance and logistics handled by NAORA
What you take home
Three moments from this leg.
The Straits of Tiran
Walls of coral dropping into deep blue, fish in numbers that feel unreasonable, and an afternoon where nobody bothers drying off between dives.
Empty desert anchorages
Mountains going red at sunset, not one light on shore, dinner on the aft deck and a sky so full of stars it looks crowded. On some nights you are the only boat for miles.
Arriving at AMAALA
Nine nights of reef and desert, and then the coast where NAORA begins. You come alongside sunburnt, rested and quietly reluctant to step off.
“This is the water we built NAORA for. Guests go very quiet on the last morning.”
Sven, captain of Discovery
On passage
29°58′N 32°33′E — 25°31′N 36°57′E
Land falls away. The rhythm of the sea takes over.
Sea, wind and light
What it feels like out there.
The leg for divers, swimmers and anyone who wants the longest, warmest and most remote stretch of the whole prelude.
- Sea
- Warm reef water, short hops, anchorages almost every night
- Wind
- Warm northerlies down the Red Sea, mostly aft
- Water
- Around 28 degrees, visibility for tens of metres
- Light
- Hot white middays, desert sunsets, warm nights on deck
Diving this leg
The Red Sea at its wildest
This is the diving leg. Warm water, deep walls, coral gardens and remote reefs reached directly from the yacht. The crew prepares the tender and equipment, so the day moves naturally from breakfast to the first descent.
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.
- Straits of Tiran
- Gulf of Aqaba
- Umluj and the Saudi reef systems
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.
Northern Red Sea to AMAALA, Saudi Arabia · ≈ 620 Nm
March
Sinai coast
Board and sail south along Sinai, with the first dives on shallow reef.
March
Straits of Tiran
Legendary drop-offs, colour that does not look real, an afternoon spent entirely in the water.
March
Gulf of Aqaba
Desert mountains on both sides and anchorages with nobody else in them.
April
Duba and the Saudi coast
Into Saudi water, guided reef days, dinner under a sky full of stars.
April
Umluj and AMAALA
Sand islands, one last long swim, and arrival at AMAALA the next morning.
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.
The destination
Arriving At AMAALA
The final miles follow coral reefs and desert shoreline to a place shaped by sea, stillness and a slower rhythm.
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
- March to April
- Yacht
- Discovery
- Accommodation
- 4 en-suite suites, up to 8 guests, one single group on board