Aegean Sailing

Black Sea Coast at Amasra.

Fethiye, Ölüdeniz, Kelebekler Vadisi.

Sail yacht sailing on the blurred horizon and a seagull flying on the blue Marmara Sea.

When talking about yachting and luxury charter yachts I should tell about Aleida. Her story is a case study for business management schools. What makes her story more interesting to me than those of Paris Hilton and Donald Trump is that she is a retired office worker and mom! Aleida is a German Frau worked and retired in Turkey. She married a Turkish man and grew up her children. Her sons graduated as boat building engineers. She borrowed business loan for start up capital from her brothers in Germany as angel investors. Aleida and her sons started up their yacht charter company Eser Yachting in Marmaris. They built their own luxury charter boat Lyra, a gulet, traditional Aegean schooner with two masts and five sails. Now they manage their own flotilla in Marmaris. Salute Aleida!

May 30, Saturday evening. We are in Marmaris Marina, meeting on board. Marina is full of sails, boats, goulettes, schooners. I notice one of them: "Bonbon". We watch the sunset among countless masts, strings, riggings, meet the people at the dinner on board, and chat.

Luxury charter yacht Lyra of Marmaris sailing at Aegean Mediterranean Sea at Gulf of Fethiye. Crew setting full sail with every stitch of canvas like in good old days.

Moored at Okluk Bay of the Gulf of Gökova between Marmaris and Bodrum at Aegean Mediterranean Sea, described "Paradise on Earth" by Captain Jacques-Yves Cousteau. Sailboat Yeşil, Jeanneau SunShine 36, TUR 3600.

Sailing Aegean and Mediterranean Sea between Bodrum and Marmaris at Gulf of Gökova aboard sailboat Yeşil, Jeanneau SunShine 36, TUR 3600, on genoa jib.

Gulet charter anchored at Sedir Island and Cleopatra Beach in the Gulf of Gökova between Bodrum and Marmaris at Aegean Mediterranean Sea. Sedir (Cedrae) Island was the site of an ancient Roman resort town. Ruins include an amphitheater and old city wall. Its Cleopatra Beach is made up of rare ooids, round calcium carbonate particles from Egypt. According to legend, Cleopatra refused to step on any land other than Egypt, so Mark Antony imported Egyptian sands from Red Sea to Turkey so she could visit. The beach is heavily protected to prevent any sand being removed from the beach.

Anchorage Bay at Gulf of Gökova , originally uploaded by voyageAnatolia.blogspot.com . Evening at anchorage bay at Gulf of Gökova at Aegean Mediterranean Sea between Bodrum and Marmaris, described "Paradise on Earth" by Captain Jacques-Yves Cousteau.

Chase , originally uploaded by voyageAnatolia.blogspot.com . Aegean Mediterranean sailing on genoa jib only at Gulf of Gökova between Bodrum and Marmaris. Sailboat Yeşil, Jeanneau SunShine 36, TUR 3600 and another sailboat at starboard.

Gulets at Bodrum Marina , originally uploaded by voyageAnatolia.blogspot.com . Crewed and skippered luxury charter yachts gulets and reflections on the sea at Bodrum Marina.

Sedir Island and Cleopatra Beach in the Gulf of Gökova between Bodrum and Marmaris at Aegean Mediterranean Sea. Sedir Island was the site of an ancient Roman resort town. Ruins include an amphitheater and old city wall. Its Cleopatra Beach is made up of rare ooids, round calcium carbonate particles from Egypt. According to legend, Cleopatra refused to step on any land other than Egypt, so Mark Antony imported Egyptian sands from Red Sea to Turkey so she could visit. The beach is heavily protected to prevent any sand being removed from the beach.

Mediterranean Sailing on Genoa , originally uploaded by voyageAnatolia.blogspot.com . Aegean Mediterranean sailing on genoa jib only at Gulf of Gökova between Bodrum and Marmaris. Skipper Hayret, Selim Hayiret Özkök, sailboat Yeşil, Jeanneau SunShine 36, TUR 3600.

Sedir Island was the site of an ancient Roman resort town. Ruins include an amphitheater and old city wall. Its Cleopatra Beach is made up of rare ooids, round calcium carbonate particles from Egypt. According to legend, Cleopatra refused to step on any land other than Egypt, so Mark Antony imported Egyptian sands from Red Sea to Turkey so she could visit. The beach is heavily protected to prevent any sand being removed from the beach.

Gulets at Bodrum Marina , originally uploaded by voyageAnatolia.blogspot.com . Crewed and skippered luxury charter yachts gulets and reflections on the sea at Bodrum Marina, in front of medieval Bodrum Castle of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta and Bodrum Museum of Underwater Archaeology.

Sunset at Aegean Mediterranean Sea at Gulf of Gökova between Bodrum and Marmaris, described "Paradise on Earth" by Captain Jacques-Yves Cousteau.

Yachts at Lift , originally uploaded by voyageAnatolia.blogspot.com .

Gulets in Bodrum Marina for luxury motor yacht charter.

Traditional Aegean Mediterranean sailboat gulet under construction at Bodrum Icmeler boatyard, which will be a luxury charter yacht in Bodrum Marina soon.