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Maritime intelligence from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea — a few times a year.
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Edelweiss Maritime Services
Premium yacht management, charter, crew, refit, training and events across the Mediterranean, Red Sea and GCC.
The Edelweiss standard
Management, charter, crew, build & refit, training, and events — handled in-house across the Mediterranean, Red Sea, and GCC. One partner answerable for the whole, so ownership feels effortless.
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Our services
Six disciplines, delivered by one team and held to a single standard — explore each.
Bespoke voyages, flawlessly crewed.
Every technical, crew, compliance, and financial detail — handled.
Exceptional, MLC-certified crew — sourced, vetted, managed.
Develop, design, deliver — refined with precision and care.
Internationally certified training for the next generation at sea.
World-class maritime and sports events, concept to completion.
Our waters
From the Eastern Mediterranean down through the Red Sea to the Gulf — the routes, seasons, and ports where Edelweiss is already at home.
Select a sea to see its season.
Credibility
Independent certifications, real maritime compliance, and a founder with a hand in the standards and the sport of yachting itself.
Assaad Rayess
Founder, Edelweiss Maritime Services
Assaad built Edelweiss to give owners and crews one accountable name across the Mediterranean, Red Sea, and Gulf — with a personal hand in the standards and the sport of yachting itself.
Certified & affiliated
Events & F1H2O
From the F1H2O World Championship start line in Jeddah to private launches and showcase events — conceived, produced, and delivered end to end.
Edelweiss Maritime Academy
Internationally certified, bilingual maritime training — shaping the next generation of professionals, with a growing ambition to bring STCW-aligned courses to Arabic speakers across the region.
EMS Insider
Notes on seasons, standards, and the craft of yachting — from our waters to your inbox.
Seasons
When to sail the Mediterranean, the Red Sea, and the Gulf — and what each season asks of a yacht.
Compliance
ISM, ISPS, and MLC 2006 — in plain terms for owners, and why they protect the asset as much as the crew.
At sea
How a great crew turns a voyage into an experience — and the quiet preparation guests never see.
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Tell us about your yacht, your voyage, or your ambition — we'll take it from there.
