Pictures Sailing in Turkey - June 2011

12 June - PALAMUT - TURGUTREIS

PALAMUT - TURGUTREIS

Weather : Sunny ca.28°C

Wind : W 1 Bf increasing to W 3 Bf in the afternoon.

Our last sailing-day ...

Nearly no wind, so we had to go on motor the entire trip.

At ca.14.45h we arrived in the D-Marina of Turgutreis.

First we fueled up, we needed 129 litres of Diesel.

Once we were berthed, “Ozi” from Argolis did the check-out.

There was a bit of a miscommunication with the staff of Argolis,

in 15 years of chartering this was the most disappointing check-out I ever had.

Let’s say “customer-management” isn’t there strongest point.

Afterwards everything was cleared, but it was a pitty it happend,

“Issue closed”.

In the evening we had stroll through the local Bazar,

and of course a nice Turkish Dinner.

...

This ends a very nice Turkish-sailing-trip,

the Turkish-coast surprised us with it’s unspoiled nature,

and his good accomodation for sailors (even in the most remote bays).

Hope you’ve enjoyed it,

Turkey-Team-2011

Bieke, Dipmala, Rob, Diane, Koerel & Koen

PS

Our next trip will be from 16th untill 23th of July 2011,

in the Argo-Saronic Gulf in Greece.

Of course you can follow us on this blog.

11 June - DIRSEK Buku - PALAMUT

DIRSEK Buku - PALAMUT

Weather : Sunny ca.28°C
Wind : W 2-4 Bf

Today our course was West,
so we had to tack a lot to get to our destination.

After 5 hours we reached the small harbour of Palamut.

It's a well protected harbour with space for ca.20 yachts
(price 40 TL/day).

Along the beach are a few nice restaurants,
we had dinner at Merhaba's (ca.20 Euro pp)

Tommorrow is our last sailing day...

Greetz,
Koen & the crew

10 June - SELIMIYE - DIRSEK Buku

SELIMIYE - DIRSEK Buku

Weather : Sunny ca.28°C
Wind : SW 3-4 Bf

Today was a relaxing day.

First we sailed ca. 5 NM NE to Koyala Buku,
a nice bay for swimming and relaxing.

In the afternoon we sailed to Dirsek Buku,
ca. 10 NM SW.

At 17.10h we arrived in Dirsek-bay,
a well protected and secluded bay.

There's a restaurant with a jetty and moorings for ca.10 yachts.
They had an excellent choice & quality of food,
tasty ! (ca. 25 Euro pp incl. drinks)

Greetz,
Koen & the crew

9 June - COLD WATER BAY - SELIMIYE

COLD WATER BAY - SELIMIYE

Weather : Sunny ca.28°C / Afternoon Cloudy with a few raindrops
Wind : SW 1 Bf increasing to NW 3-4 Bf

This was our longest trip, nearly 70 NM.

We started at sunrise ca. 5.00h in the morning.
After af an hour we were joined by a small group of dolphins,
always a nice experience.

Untill 15.00h there was no wind, so we had to go on motor for most of the trip.
The last 3 hours we had a nice half-wind-sail.

At 17.50h we moored at the jetty of the Aurora-restaurant in Selimiye,
in the Hisaronu-Gulf.

Selimiye is a nice laid-back village,
there are a few markets and also an ATM-machine.

At the Aurora they do eveything to make a sailors'stay as convenient
as possible, ... mooringlines, electricity, water, nice showers, ...
and a delicious restaurant.
(dinner ca. 20 Euro pp)

Greetz,
Sea Hawks' crew

8 June WALL BAY - COLD WATER BAY

WALL BAY - COLD WATER BAY

Weather : Sunny ca.28°C.
Wind : SW 1 Bf increasing to SW 3 Bf

In the morning we walked to the ruins of an old monastery,
also named Cleopatra's bathhouse.

At 11.00h we lifted anchor and set course to the Gemiler-bay,
ca. 15 NM.
Part of the trip we did with a nice half-wind-sail.

We anchored in Cold Water Bay at ca. 14.15h.
The bay was pretty full because a Sunsail-flotilla was also here for the night.

At night we had dinner in the local restaurant,
it was a little hike up the mountain, but the view was spectacular !
(full menu without drinks : 40 TL pp)

NB
At ngiht one of the Sunsail-yachts decided to anchor again,
we were not amused with this manoeuvre.

Greetz,
Koen & the crew

7 june KIZILKUYRUK KOYU - WALL BAY

KIZILKUYRUK KOYU - WALL BAY

Weather : Sunny ca.28°C.
Wind : SW 1 Bf.

This morning we hiked up the mountain to the ancient village of Lydae,
a nice 2-hour walk.

The rest of the day was relaxing & swimming.
Because there was nearly no wind we motored in to the Skopea Limani-Gulf
and anchored in Wall-Bay, a pictoresque bay (a trip of ca. 1 hour).

At night we ate in the Wall-Bay Restaurant,
dinner with an excellent view ! (ca.25 Euro pp)

Greetz,
Koen & the crew

6 June EKINCIK - KIZILKUYRUK KOYU

EKINCIK - KIZILKUYRUK KOYU

Weather : Sunny ca.28°C.
Wind : W 1-2 Bf.

Yesterday-evening we had dinner in the MyMarina-restaurant,
very good quality, but for Turkish norms expensive (ca. 30 Euro pp).

Today, we made an excursion with a boat to the Dalyan-delta (ca.20 Euro pp).
We saw some Caretta-caretta seaturtles !
Visited the ancient site and theatre of Kaunos,
and saw te ancient Lycian rocktombs in Dalyan.
It was an impressive excursion, a must when you never been here !

After filling up our watertanks (15 TL),
we left My Marina at 14.30 h.

There was nearly no wind, so we motored the whole way.

At 19.10h we anchored in the bay of Kizilkuyruk Koyu,
at the entrance of the Gulf of Fethiye.

Greetz,
Koen & the crew

5 June - BOZUK BUKU - EKINCIK

BOZUK BUKU (Bozzukale) - EKINCIK

Weather : Sunny ca.27°C.
Wind : N-NW 3 Bf increasing to 6 Bf.

After a nice hike to the ruins of the ancient fortress of Loryma,
Mustafa invited us for a nice cup of Turkish-tea.
The jetty of "Sailors Home" is really worth a visit.

At 12.00h we left Bozuk Buku.
Again we had a nice sailing-trip,
and in 6 hours we solved the 35 N.Miles.

So, at ca.18.00h we moored at the jetty of My Marina in Ekincik.
Because we're gonna have dinner in the restaurant, the mooring is free.

The surroundings of My Marina are magnificent.

NB
The water is ideal for swimming, ca.25°C

Greetz,
Sea Hawks' crew

4 June KNIDOS - BOZUK BUKU

KNIDOS - BOZUK BUKU (Bozukkale)

Weather : Sunny ca.27°C.
Wind : N-NW 4 Bf.

In the morning we did a short walk to the acient site of Knidos,
with nice views over the bay.

At 11.00h we left Knidos.

At sea we had a nice back-wind,
with average speeds around 5 knots under sail.

At 18.00h we entered the bay of Bozuk Buku (Bozukale),
we chose to moor at the jetty of "Sailors House",
we were friendly welcomed by Mustafa and his team.
At night they made us a nice dinner.
The price-quality level is excellent at this mooring-place.

Tommorow-morning we're gonna do a walk to the ruins of the old castle
of ancient Loryma.

Greetz,
Sea Hawks' crew

03 June Turgutreis - Knidos

TURGUTREIS - KNIDOS (Buyuk Limani)

Weather : Sunny ca.27°C.
Wind : N-NW 3-4 Bf.

After check-in of the boat, we left the Turgutreis-Marina at noon.
The wind was coming from the N-NW so we had a nice broad reach passing
the Greek island of Kos on or way to Knidos.
It was a very nice day of sailing.

At 17.45h we arrived in Knidos,
we moored alongside on the wooden jetty.
(price 25 TL / incl.water & electr)

It's a lovely bay with view on the ancient theatre of Knidos.
At night we had dinner in the Aphrodite Restaurant
(Beware ! fish can be very expensive in Turkey)
Today our destination is the bay of Bozukale.

Greetz,
Dipmala, Rob, Bieke, Diane, Koerel & Koen

3 June - TURGUTREIS

TURGUTREIS Marina

Weather : Sunny ca.25°C.
Wind : variable.

After a long journey we arrived yesterday at night (2300h).

We were lucky to find some dinner in one of the restaurants in the centre.

Today we'll do the check-in, and probably sail off...
more to follow this evening.

Greetz,

Koen & the crew

Turkey 2 - 13th June

Hey,
tommorow-afternoon we're leaving for Turkey.

We'll try to update our blog daily with reports & pictures.

Enjoy,
Koen


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