We have now moved into The Marmaris Yacht Marina for the winter. The boat will be here till the end of March 2012. This is a very big marina with about 800 berths and a massive yard that gets packed like sardines during the winter months when a lot of foreign yachts are hauled out for the winter.
Since arriving in Turkey we have been as far west as Bodrum and as far east as Fineke. The longest we stayed was in Bozburun and the best city we have been to is Fethiye with its rock tombs, fish market down in the old part of the city and the incredible fruit and vegetable market that is held twice a week Tuesdays and Fridays. From Fethiye we rented a car and sped east towards Fineke, then north through the mountains and back down towards Oludinez and KayaKoy, then back by nightfall to Fethiye. The anchorage in Fethiye and Bozburun are both excellent if you want to head inland for a few days or longer.
Most anchorages in Turkey deep and you will need to drop the anchor on a slope away from shore and then take a line to shore and tie it to a rock, this is very popular here but we have not had to do it our selves as we always found an anchorage with a depth that suites us, we only have 67 meters of chain therefore we are restricted to anchor in about 12 meters depths to have a 5 to 1 scope. We need to get a 70 meter 17mm polypropylene line so we can easily swim it or take it by dingy to shore, then next season we will be able to anchor in deeper waters and take the line to shore.
For now we are going to relax and do some maintenance on the boat, re-galvanize the chain, some varnishing and re-grease the windlass and a few other chores.
Since arriving in Turkey we have been as far west as Bodrum and as far east as Fineke. The longest we stayed was in Bozburun and the best city we have been to is Fethiye with its rock tombs, fish market down in the old part of the city and the incredible fruit and vegetable market that is held twice a week Tuesdays and Fridays. From Fethiye we rented a car and sped east towards Fineke, then north through the mountains and back down towards Oludinez and KayaKoy, then back by nightfall to Fethiye. The anchorage in Fethiye and Bozburun are both excellent if you want to head inland for a few days or longer.
Most anchorages in Turkey deep and you will need to drop the anchor on a slope away from shore and then take a line to shore and tie it to a rock, this is very popular here but we have not had to do it our selves as we always found an anchorage with a depth that suites us, we only have 67 meters of chain therefore we are restricted to anchor in about 12 meters depths to have a 5 to 1 scope. We need to get a 70 meter 17mm polypropylene line so we can easily swim it or take it by dingy to shore, then next season we will be able to anchor in deeper waters and take the line to shore.
For now we are going to relax and do some maintenance on the boat, re-galvanize the chain, some varnishing and re-grease the windlass and a few other chores.
Hello Mario & Lillian, Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful info on marina with us. Keep sharing..........
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