Back in 1973, I shipped my 22 footer from Charleston to Piraeus Greece. In
those
days shipping was more reasonably priced. I was not about to cross the Atlantic
with my boat. I think the weak link in that venture would have been the crew,
not the boat as that boat was a Westerly Cirrus built for the English Channel.
My brother and I sailed it from Greece to Israel making many interesting stops
in the Greek Islands, Cyprus, and on to Haifa where we kept the boat for three
years. We made many cruises to Greece and Turkey, over that time. There are
not a lot of fancy yacht harbors in that part of the world, but the beauty and
history of that area were more to my preferences. Be sure to notify the Israeli
authorities in advance of your plan, as they will greet you in any case as you
approach their shore. Don't bring in any firearms and having a visa in your
passport is probably helpful. If you are thinking of settling in Israel, you
can probably buy a boat there, and do your cruising like I did, at your leisure.

Sherwin D.

richard wrote:

assuming one had a vessel worthy of such a trip, what route would you
take to deliver a vessel from the US to Isreal. This question came up
in a conversation and while I know that I am not qualified to make
such a trip I was still curious what route one would take. What boat
would you travel in if you had $150,000 to spend on a boat