 | Highlights & News |
» The Bodrum Cup 2010
The Bodrum Cup is an annual yacht regatta organized by ERA Bodrum Sailing Club. The primary intention is to promote interest and skill in sailing among the captains and crews of Bodrum's charter fleet. It is also a celebration of the ending of each year's cruising season, a means to bring together in a friendly encounter charter yachts that normally cruise on their own. This is a fun event organized since 1989, held every third week in October.
Another purpose is to extend the cruising season, since passengers are welcome, to participate aboard competing yachts. Privately owned yachts, Turkish or foreign - flag, are also certainly welcome to participate within the applicable categories and many do so. With the added excitement of competition, all participants enjoy the festive air as yachts anchor together at the end of each day to have fun and trade tall stories that are the trade- mark of sailors. The magnificent vista of a horizon filled with the sails of Bodrum's majestic wooden yacht fleet is a sight never forgotten.
www.bodrumcup.com
|
|
|
Over the past 40 years the industry has grown, and today a large number of marinas dot the coastline between Istanbul and Antalya. These provide supplies, easy access to the shore at major resorts and safe harbours, as well as often becoming local entertainment venues in themselves.
Turkey has more coastline than any other Mediterranean country - some 8400 kilometers. There are so many bays and coves; one can almost always pick a pretty anchorage within minutes of deciding to drop the anchor. Marinas are generally first class with technical support and repair and haul-out facilities. Turkey's most established marinas on the southern Aegean and Mediterranean coasts at Izmir, Cesme, Kusadasi, Bodrum, Marmaris, Gocek, Fethiye and Antalya. There are many pretty small harbours, such as Kalkan, where one can Med-moor to a quay or jetty with electricity and water. Overnight fees are less than half those of first class marinas.
Most cruising yachts sail in the southwest of the country, along the Mediterranean coast and the Aegean Sea, although the Sea of Marmara is also worth exploring and a sail through the heart of Istanbul is an exhilarating experience.
In these well- equipped harbours, yachtsmen can find the services and provisions they require. Antalya, Bodrum Dalaman, Izmir and Istanbul airports provide quick links to all of Turkey's marinas. After an easy flight you can board your yacht and sail off all within a day.
Fuel - Diesel is difficult to obtain as tanker lorries can no longer supply small ports. New regulations require tankers to have a specific (and expensive) license to supply yachts, as opposed to gulets. Plan fuelling stops well ahead and carry spare cans
Bodrum
Milta Bodrum Karada Marina
Bodrum, Turkey
37° 02' 00" N / 027° 25' 50" E
D-Marin Turgutreis Marina
Turgutreis (Bodrum), Turkey
36° 59' 57" N / 027° 15' 19" E
Port Bodrum Marina
Yalikavak, Turkey
37° 06' 20" N / 027° 17' 00" E
Rosemary Pirate Yachting
Bodrum Çökertme Bay, Turkey
37° 00' 10" N / 027° 47' 30" E
Port Atami Hotel & Marina
Gölköy Bodrum, Turkey
37° 7'42'2 N, 27° 25' 12'' E
Marmaris
Albatros Marina
Adakoy Marmaris, Turkey
36° 50' 40" N / 028° 17' 20" E
Karacasögüt Jetty Marina
Karacasogut, Turkey
36° 56' 50" N / 028° 11' 28" E
Netsel Marina
Marmaris - Muğla, Turkey
36° 51' 12" N / 028° 16' 36" E
Marmaris Yacht Marine
Marmaris, Turkey
36° 49' 05" N / 028° 18' 32" E
Marti Marina
Orhaniye Hisarönü Bay, Turkey
36° 45' 30" N / 028° 08' 30" E
Pupa Marina
Marmaris, Turkey
36° 49' 48" N / 028° 18' 32" E
Gocek
Club Gocek Marina
Göcek, Turkey
36° 45' 12" N / 028° 55' 48" E
Port Göcek Marina
Göcek, Turkey
36° 45' 00" N / 028° 56' 24" E
Municipal Marina
Göcek, Turkey
N / E
Fethiye
Ece Saray Marina
Fethiye Harbour, Turkey
36° 37' 55" N / 029° 06' 10" E
Datca
Ogun's Place
Ova Buku Datca, Turkey
36° 41' 00" N / 027° 34' 30" E
Kusadasi
Setur Kusadasi Marina
Kusadasi, Turkey
37° 52' 00" N / 027° 15' 30" E
Antalya
Park Kemer Marina
Kemer, Turkey
36° 36' 12" N / 030° 34' 18" E
Setur Finike Marina
Finike, Turkey
36° 17' 40" N / 030° 09' 00" E
Setur Antalya Marina
Antalya, Turkey
36° 50' 00" N / 030° 37' 00" E |
