Nine years after playing qualifying at a Futures tournament, the musician made an unexpected appearance in the main draw of a M15 event in Egypt this week.

Here’s what it’s like to sail on the new ship Poppee, a dahabiya operated by Nour el Nil, a brand that specializes in Egyptian hospitality, style, and splendor.

Once vassals to pharaohs, the Kushite kings of Nubia took control of Egypt for almost a century. Embracing Egyptian rituals, ...