Fethiye
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====Fethiye Bay==== | ====Fethiye Bay==== | ||
| - | The best anchorage is at the western end of the bay, where one can anchor in 10-15 metres off the boatyards or further east between Yes Marina and the large Fethiye Ece Marina. Shelter is good from all directions except east, when the pontoons of Fethiye Ece Marina | + | The best anchorage is at the western end of the bay, where one can anchor in 10-15 metres off the boatyards or further east between Yes Marina and the large Fethiye Ece Marina. Shelter is good from all directions except east, when the pontoons of Fethiye Ece Marina give some protection. |
====Cape Batikkaya==== | ====Cape Batikkaya==== | ||
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Anchorages
Fethiye Bay
The best anchorage is at the western end of the bay, where one can anchor in 10-15 metres off the boatyards or further east between Yes Marina and the large Fethiye Ece Marina. Shelter is good from all directions except east, when the pontoons of Fethiye Ece Marina give some protection.
Cape Batikkaya
There are a few anchorages at Cape Batikkaya (GPS: 36°38.2′N, 29°06′E, 36°38.5′N, 29°05.8′E, and 36°38.7′N, 29°05.2′E) just about 1 nM north of the town. They offer good shelter from the prevailing W/NW winds but are all open to easterlies.
Skopea Limani
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GPS: 36°40.4′N, 28°52.8′E - Chartlet
See separate entry for Skopea Limani .
Kizilkuyruk Koyu
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GPS: 36°37.1′N, 28°52.3′E Kizilkuyruk Koyu is about 1 nM NNW of Ince Burun between Ekinçik Liman and Fethiye. It is a lovely cove but very crowded. In 1997 a small restaurant was continuously blasting the cove with disco music. Anchor at 8-12 m and take a line to the shore. About a 30 minute walk up the hill is Lydae, an archaeological site. The site, with two Roman mausolea and some Byzantine foundations, is not very interesting but its setting is exquisite. There are several mud-brick domes which may be Moslem tombs but I am not so sure because goats have been using them for shelter.
Kucuk Kuyruk
GPS: 36°37.75′N, 28°52.9′E Kucuk Kuyruk lies one mile NE of Kizilkuyruk Koyu. While small, it is a delightful anchorage with a sandy beach at its head and good shelter from the prevailing winds. Anchor in 8-10 metres and take a line ashore to a suitable rock.
Ragged Bay
GPS: 36°38′N, 28°53.5′E Ragged Bay, immediately north of Kucuk Kuyruk, consists of three inlets sheltered by a small offshore islet. A reef extends 50-60 metres east of the islet and should be avoided. Anchor in one of the inlets in the bay and take a line ashore. Depths are between 15 and 20 metres. The bay is popular with gulets but they seldom stay overnight.
Ölu Deniz
GPS: 36°32.9′N, 29°06.8′E - Chartlet
Ölu Deniz is a completely land locked and beautiful lagoon. However, it is overrun by tourists and the beach to the east is backed with row upon row of tacky hotels. Entry to the lagoon and anchoring within it are prohibited to yachts. However, it is possible to anchor in the cove just the west of the lagoon entrance and take a line ashore, although the depths here are considerable. It is not a suitable place to stop unless the weather is settled. Better anchorages are at Gemiler Adasi and Karakaören.
GPS: 36°34′N, 29°04.3′E
Gemiler Adasi, three miles west of Ölu Deniz, has an attractive anchorage on the north side which can be used in settled weather. Anchor in 15 – 20 metres and take a line ashore. Often rather aggressive ‘boat boys’ will approach and offer to take your lines (for a tip, of course). The shore here is lined with Byzantine ruins, extending some 15-20 metres out under the water, and the situation is most picturesque in the right conditions.
GPS: 36°33.7′N, 29°03.8′E Gemiler Buku is a small sandy cove about half a mile west and north of Gemiler Adasi. There is very little room in here to anchor, since the bay is buoyed off for swimming and the best anchorage, on the SW side, is usually occupied by fishing boats and gulets. A lunch stop only, assuming you can get in.
GPS: 36°32.6′N, 29°03.4′E
Karakaören is probably the most secure anchorage in the area of Ölu Deniz. Sheltered from the prevailing winds by an archipelago of rocky islets and reefs, the small cove has been developed by the Karakaören Restaurant on the northern shore into a regular yacht ‘stop-off’ en route between Kalkan and Fethiye. The restaurant has laid 24 moorings in a crescent around the north side of the cove. Since the moorings are close together, it is necessary to take a line ashore (which the restaurant staff will do for you on arrival). In addition, there are three mooring buoys further out where yachts may swing. Anchoring is also possible in 14-16 metres further out in the cove, although the shelter is less good here and you will get some swell with any wind. Some yachts also anchor on the south side and take a line ashore to the rocks – although the bottom is sand and weed with many rocks and not the best holding. Obviously, if you use the restaurant moorings, you are expected to eat in the restaurant (set meal of meze, main course, salad and fruit from 30-45 Turkish lire).
