CHARTER Words by Mark Orr Pictures by Gaye and Ryan Orr
Turkish  
had all had a very busy lead into holiday
so did not want too much sailing,
11year olds need lots of exercise better
done ashore than on a boat, we were
on holiday not on adventure training
and a couple of hours sailing a day was
Delight!
fine by us! So our plan was to head
south and into the delights of Gokova
Korfezi .
What initially struck us and surprised
us throughout our charter was the
friendliness and welcoming nature of
When I saw that Broadblue Charters were offering
the Turkish people. Nothing seemed too
discounts on charters in May and June I jumped at the
much, particularly if you were buying
chance to escape with the family to Turkey for the school
a service from them and people were
genuine in their warmth and hospitality.
half term holidays. Whilst Turkey is a key geographical,
cultural and religious bridge between
East and West there are all the
onsequently Gaye, Ryan
Call to prayer at 0500 did not stir
trappings of western culture, society
C
and I arrived at Bodrum
us from our slumber and we were
and sophistication. Alongside this there
Milas airport to be met by
well rested and in good spirits when
is strong emphasis on family, religion,
an air conditioned minibus
Malcolm returned the following morning
work and community. As in any society
to whisk us to Yalikavak Marina,
for our briefing on the boat and some
there are the very rich and the poor and
to the north west of Bodrum, to
suggestions of where to go during our
whilst we saw some splendid yachts,
start our one week charter on a
week afloat. There are three major
many gullets, we also saw the bazaars,
Broadblue 385.
route options; head south and then
the poverty and the increasing divide
East into the Gokova Korfezi; head
between those who have and those
As the warmth of the evening air
further south and follow the Carian
who have not. Turkey was fascinating.
engulfed us we were taken to our
Coast toward Marmaris, or head west
boat by Malcolm Taylor the MD of
into the Greek islands with Kalimnos,
We provisioned in Yalikavak Marina
Broadblue Charters who gave us a brief
Leros, Kos and Simi all possible within
and had a windy encounter with the
introduction to the boat and allowed us
a week’s charter.
meltemi which gave us up to 30 knots
to savour the joys of the welcome pack
of exciting downwind sailing as we
and settle into the peace, quiet and
We decided to head into the Gokova
headed south initially to Gümsülük
warmth of Turkey.
Korfezi for a number of reasons. We
where the holding was not enough to
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