Red Sea Sails · El Gouna · 2026
El Gouna · 2026 – 2029

RSS × ORASCOM
A Partnership Roadmap.

A shared roadmap, a real programme, and an open door — to the sailing world.

See the programme What we build together →
23
Regattas · 2022–2026
12–15
Nationalities · December
29
Egyptian-owned vessels
23 regattas since 2022
Four pillars already running
El Gouna Yacht Club to build
2026 – 2029 roadmap
09
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What's inside

The full picture.

01
The Community
Fleet, numbers, where we are today
02
Who We Are
Red Sea Sails — what we operate
03
Five Pillars
The full operating programme
04
The Yacht Club
El Gouna's maritime institution
05
The Market
Global sailing industry — the opportunity
06
The Winter Series
International fleet · Abu Tig as home port
07
The Global Network
Sister clubs · event exchanges · the world
08
The Roadmap
2026 – 2029 · two tracks, one vision
09
The Collaboration
What we build together
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01 · The Community

We built this.
It's still growing.

Since 2022 — self-funded, self-run. The fleet, the regattas, the school, the international participants.

29
Egyptian-Owned Vessels · Red Sea
Abu Tig · Abydos · Hurghada · Sharm
10+
Catamarans — and Rising
From near-zero four years ago
15
Average Boats per Regatta
12–15 nationalities at December events
Regatta Programme — Overview

All regattas self-funded and self-executed by Red Sea Sails at El Gouna. Orascom collaborations marked separately.

PeriodRegattasNotesMilestone
2022 – 2024
Programme launch & growth		20School relaunched · community and fleet expanding · 12–15 nationalities by December eventsEl Gouna Sailing Festival Ed.1 (May 2024) · El Gouna Cup Ed.1 (Dec 2024) — first Orascom collabs
2025
Disrupted season		2Significant sea closures and authority restrictions through the first half of the yearProgramme maintained — community held
2026
Roadmap year one		3+2 completed · Somabay Sailing Festival Ed.1 (May = #23) · Red Sea Sailing Regatta Ed.3 (Dec) aheadOpening chapter of the shared roadmap
23
Regattas · 2022–2026
Self-funded · self-run · El Gouna. #23 is next.
12–15
Nationalities · December
Europe · Gulf · North Africa. Already here.
2
Orascom Collabs · 2024
Sailing Festival (May) · El Gouna Cup (Dec)
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02 · Who We Are

Red Sea Sails.
Still here.

We started in 2014. Came to El Gouna in 2016. Came back in 2022 and built something real — without waiting for anyone. Everything below is operational.

Red Sea Sailing Regatta
Annual December event · 12–15 nationalities · Egypt's flagship sailing race
El Gouna Sailing Festival
Spring event · Edition 1 May 2024 with Orascom
El Gouna Cup
Edition 1 December 2024 · RSSR Edition 3 December 2026 — the roadmap anchor
Sailing School
Operating in El Gouna · residents, guests, visitors · needs a permanent waterfront home
Charter & Mediterranean Network
FX Yachting (Greece) · European HNW charter pipeline · ready
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03 · What We Operate

Four running.
One to build together.

Four of the five pillars are already operating — built by RSS, at El Gouna, without a formal partnership. The fifth is the institution that makes sailing here world-class. That one we build together.

Running
01
Events &
Regattas
El Gouna Cup · Sailing Festival · ETA Cup · 23 events delivered
To build · together
02
El Gouna
Yacht Club
The missing piece · the institution that makes sailing here world-class
Running
03
Sailing
School
Operational in El Gouna · residents, guests, youth · ready for a permanent home
Running
04
Mediterranean
Project
FX Yachting · European HNW fleet · Oct–Apr winter programme · ready to dock
Running
05
Charter
Operations
Red Sea charter fleet · day & multi-day · resort guests · visiting yacht owners

Four pillars are already running at El Gouna.
One — the Yacht Club — is what this partnership creates.

This is what makes El Gouna world-class.
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The programme is ready.
The community is here.

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04 · The Yacht Club

El Gouna's
maritime institution.

The El Gouna Yacht Club is more than a facility. It is El Gouna's permanent address in the international maritime world — a home for the sailing community, and potentially a home for El Gouna's growing fishing community too.

A permanent waterfront home at Abu Tig Marina. The location, fit-out, and operational model to be agreed together.

The Sailing Community

A home for the racing and cruising community that RSS has been building since 2022. Members, regatta participants, sailing school students, visiting international crews — all under one roof.

  • Race management and start/finish operations
  • Sailing school — residents, guests, youth
  • Member berths and visiting yacht services
  • Regatta social hub — racing ends here
  • International crew and broker familiarisation

The Fishing Community

El Gouna is actively investing in its fishing community. The yacht club could serve as a natural shared home — creating potential for joint infrastructure, shared events, and collaborative programmes across both disciplines.

  • Fishing tournaments and competitive events
  • Shared school infrastructure — water skills
  • Youth programmes bridging both communities
  • Joint conservation and marine awareness
  • Potential for combined sailing/fishing events

One club. Two communities that share the water. The form this takes is a conversation — not a condition.

$8.35B
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05 · The Market

A global industry.
Mostly idle in winter.

The global sailing and yacht charter industry is large, growing, and structurally seasonal. The Mediterranean dominates — but closes every October. That is El Gouna's opening.

Sources: Grand View Research · Mordor Intelligence · 360 Research Reports · 2024–2025

$8.35B
Global Yacht Charter Market · 2024
Growing at 5.2% CAGR to 2030. Europe holds 44% of global revenue.
96%
Med Summer Concentration
Peak season bookings concentrate in July–August. The fleet has nowhere to go Oct–Apr.
22%
Rise in Asian Clientele · 2024
New HNW audiences actively seeking new destinations beyond established Med routes.
Sailing Season — Med vs Red Sea
Region
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Mediterranean
Open
Open
Peak
Peak
Peak
Peak
Peak
Close
Red Sea
Peak
Peak
Peak
Good
Good
Open
Open
Open
Good
Peak
Peak
Peak

Red Sea conditions: 20–25°C winter, 22–30°C year-round water. Source: FX Yachting · NAU Yachts · Frontier Yachting · 2025–2026

In 2025, Egypt opened its waters to foreign-flagged leisure yachts for the first time. Industry experts described it as a transformative moment. The door is now open. The question is who walks through it first.

Source: YachtCharterFleet · May 2025
Red Sea · El Gouna

The Med closes in October.
We're open all year.

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06 · The Winter Series

When the Med closes,
El Gouna opens.

Every October, thousands of Mediterranean yachts look for a warm-water winter home. The Caribbean takes most. The Red Sea is the natural alternative — closer, more interesting, and now open to foreign-flagged vessels.

A phased programme — conservative in year one, scaling as infrastructure and reputation grow together.

~22,000
Global Charter Fleet
Europe holds 44% of global revenue.
Oct – Apr
The Med Pause
96% of Med bookings in summer. The fleet needs a winter home.
<1%
Capture at Full Scale
Even Phase 3 needs under 1% of the European fleet.
Phase One · 2026–2027
10–15
Yachts

Proof of Concept

First international yachts wintering in El Gouna. FX Yachting pipeline as primary source. Curated, not broadcast.

Berth Revenue~$50–135K
Crew & Owner Spend~$125–375K
SeasonNov – Apr · 5 months
Phase Two · 2027–2028
20–30
Yachts

Growing the Programme

Word of mouth from phase one. Wider FX network. RSS international outreach. First European sailing press visit.

Berth Revenue~$120–325K
Crew & Owner Spend~$300–900K
SeasonOct – Apr · 6 months
Phase Three · 2029 +
50–70
Yachts

Full Scale

New marina capacity enables the full vision. El Gouna established on international sailing itineraries.

Berth Revenue~$300–755K
Crew & Owner Spend~$750K–2.1M
SeasonOct – Apr · 6 months
The Numbers — Season by Season

Estimated direct economic contribution to El Gouna per winter season. Ranges reflect low and high scenarios.

Phase 1 · 2026–27Phase 2 · 2027–28Phase 3 · 2029 +
Wintering yachts10–1520–3050–70
Season length5 months6 months6 months
Berth revenue~$50–135K~$120–325K~$300–755K
Crew & owner spend~$125–375K~$300–900K~$750K–2.1M
Total per season~$175–510K~$420K–1.2M~$1.05–2.85M

Assumptions: berth fee $1,000–1,800/yacht/month · blended crew & owner spend ashore $2,500–5,000/yacht/month. Phase 3 contingent on new marina capacity. Sources: Grand View Research · 360 Research Reports · Yachttrading · Yachtpedia · Lengers Yachts · 2024–2026.

Abu Tig Marina · El Gouna

The infrastructure exists.
The programme is ready.

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07 · The Global Network

A yacht club that
opens doors.

Yacht clubs are not just facilities. They are networks. A recognised El Gouna Yacht Club, with the right affiliations, places El Gouna on itineraries it currently doesn't appear on — and opens access to events, fleets, and audiences no marketing budget can buy.

Mediterranean
Sister Club Agreements
Reciprocal membership with clubs in Greece, Croatia, Malta, and Cyprus. Their members visit El Gouna; our members sail their waters. Events travel both ways.
Gulf & Indian Ocean
Regional Circuit
Dubai, Muscat, Abu Dhabi. A Red Sea–Gulf sailing circuit with El Gouna as the Egyptian anchor. A natural winter triangle for Gulf-based owners.
Event Exchange
Shared Racing Calendar
Sister clubs bring their events here; El Gouna Cup travels to their waters. A compounding calendar that builds audience and fleet year on year.

By 2028, El Gouna Yacht Club holds a seat at a table most Red Sea destinations never reach. The global sailing world is a relationship network. We have already started building it.

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The Potential

What El Gouna
could be on the water.

The ingredients are here. So are we. The question is whether we build this together.

01

A Growing Local Fleet

29 vessels · catamarans multiplying · a racing community that's been growing quietly for four years

02

The Mediterranean Window

Oct–Apr · European fleets looking for a winter home · El Gouna is the natural answer.

03

El Gouna as a Sailing Address

The infrastructure exists · the destination is world-class · it needs a sailing identity to match

04

An Unclaimed Space

No international sailing event on the Egyptian Red Sea. We are changing that.

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08 · The Roadmap

Two tracks.
One direction.

El Gouna is investing in the infrastructure. RSS is building the programme. The roadmap below is designed so both tracks reinforce each other — and converge at scale.

Shared Timeline — El Gouna + Red Sea Sails
Track
2026
2027
2028
2029
El Gouna
Partnership formalised · Yacht Club home agreed · Yacht Club operational
Yacht Club active · fishing community integration explored · new marina underway
New marina construction · phased berth expansion
New marina complete · 50+ berth capacity unlocked
RSS Programme
RSSR Ed.3 · Sailing Festival · local race calendar · sailing school · Winter Series pilot (10–15 yachts)
Multiple events · Gulf outreach · FX fleet integration · Winter Series growing (20–30 yachts)
World Sailing recognition application · international press · broker programme · 3 events/year
Winter Series at scale (50–70 yachts) · El Gouna on global sailing calendar
Year by Year
Year One
2026
Red Sea Sailing Regatta — Edition 3
Local fleet plus first international invitees. Partnership framework agreed. Yacht Club established. Winter Series pilot begins.
Fleet
20+ yachts
Winter
10–15 yachts · proof of concept
Goal
Show what's possible. Open the door.
Year Two
2027
Programme Growing
Multiple events. FX fleet integrated. Gulf owners invited. European sailing press. Sister club outreach begins.
Fleet
30–40 vessels
Winter
20–30 yachts · structured programme
Goal
An event people plan their season around
Year Three
2028
International Recognition
World Sailing recognition application. International media. Brand sponsorship. New marina under construction.
Fleet
40–50 vessels
Status
World Sailing application · broker programme
Goal
El Gouna on the international sailing map
Year Four
2029
El Gouna at Scale
New marina complete. Winter Series at full capacity. El Gouna a named international sailing address. The vision fully realised.
Fleet
50+ vessels
Winter
50–70 yachts · new marina capacity
Goal
The Red Sea's defining sailing destination
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Beyond the Roadmap

Where this goes
with the right partner.

Four years of consistent delivery opens doors most Red Sea destinations never reach. These are the conversations we'd be having.

Global Ocean Race

Clipper Round the World Race

Stopover port · global broadcast · ocean racers in El Gouna · destination marketing at scale

World Sailing

World Sailing Recognised Event

A historic first for the Red Sea · El Gouna alongside Sydney, Palma, Kiel · RSS leads the application

International Circuit

ORC · Swan Cup · Superyacht Series

Named circuit stop · returning fleet every year · same owners, same guests, compounding value

The roadmap is the application. By 2029, El Gouna holds a hand worth playing. That conversation needs strategy — and the right partner at the table.

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09 · The Collaboration

What we build
together.

We collaborated in 2024. It worked. We've continued building since. The framework below reflects what a genuine long-term partnership looks like — each side contributing what they do best.

01

Events — RSS Plans and Delivers

El Gouna Cup · racing series · race management · international outreach · press and broker programme

02

Destination — El Gouna Makes It Real

Accommodation · F&B · venues · permissions · marketing reach · the destination infrastructure that makes events possible

03

A Home on the Waterfront

El Gouna Yacht Club — a permanent waterfront base at Abu Tig Marina. School · club · operations. Location and fit-out agreed together.

04

A Shared Brand

El Gouna Yacht Club — both names · El Gouna's destination reach combined with RSS's sailing world reach and international network

05

The Winter Series

FX Yachting pipeline · European charter guests · international fleet wintering in El Gouna · scaling with new marina capacity from 2029

06

A Long-Term Commitment

Minimum 4-year framework to match the roadmap · annual milestones · commercial terms fair to both sides · reviewed and renewed together

2029
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Next Step

We're on
our trajectory.

El Gouna is a natural part of it. We'd rather build this together than in parallel.

Red Sea Sails
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