Feluccas under Sail, Egypt

By trayes | Published: 2008 | Location: Al - Karnak, Al - Uqsur, Egypt

: A felucca sail furled and at rest in the foreground while other watercraft ride the current and southerly winds down Egypt’s Nile River. December 2008.

: Used since antiquity, the felucca is the traditional Nile River watercraft in Egypt. December 2008.

: Against a background of mountains, palm trees and grazing cattle, felucca adventurers ply the waters of Egypt’s Nile River. December 2008.

: “Coming about” or reversing course, the wind seems to be blowing from more than one direction, perhaps bouncing off the mountain, as the cattle continue to graze. Nile River, Egypt. December 2008.

: Charter boats at rest and on the move; Nile River, Egypt. December 2008.

: A green, palm-treed shoulder of the fertile Nile River before the mountain’s desiccated rise; Egypt. December 2008.

: Between bow and stern, a confident felucca captain trims his watercraft; Nile River, Egypt. December 2008.

: The essence and beauty of being under sail, regardless of the watercraft’s size. Nile River, Egypt. December 2008.

: A luffed felucca sail, waiting for the wind; Nile River, Egypt. December 2008.

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