Cruising the Carian Coast
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Cruising the Turkish Carian Coast
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Introduction
The Carian Coast is a border region between Greece and Turkey. While many cruisers maintain active travel-logs on both countries and interweave between them this is a violation and can be dangerous. The Greek islands are on the west while the Ionian shore on the east.
Cruising and passage making in this region is influenced by the weather patterns. In the meltemi season yachts in the Greek islands move from the north to the south taking advantage of the favorable winds. Yachts, during the summer months, wishing to sail north from southern directions are better off hugging the Turkish Ionian coast which is less exposed to the meltemi.
The Carian coast is very indented and has many attractive anchorages. It extends from Bodrum to the Gökova Körfezi, then south of the Darça Peninsula into the Hisarönü Körfesi (Gulf of Doris), to Sömbeki Körfesi (Gulf of Symi), and south to Lorymna, Marmaris, to ectuary of the Dalyan River at Ekinçik Liman.
Climate & Weather Information
In the summer months the weather is dominated by the meltemi which comes from the NW. But within the gulfs it rather attenuated.
For details see Aegean Weather.
Weather Windows
In general, the best sailing in the Aegean Sea is during the period from late May to mid October. But this does not preclude earlier in the Spring or later in the Autumn. Sailing in the winter months can be problematic due to stronger, more volatile, and less predictable weather. Nevertheless yachts wintering in in Marti Marina or the Marinas at Marmaris do find some gloriously sunny cruising days.
Radio Nets
See Aegean Sea.
- BA
- 1055 Rhodes Channel and Gökova Körfezi
- 1545 Marmaris Limani & Karaagac Limani
- 1604 Gulf of Kos, Doris and Simi
- Imray-Tetra
- G2 Aegean Sea (North)
- G35 Dodecanese and Coast of Turkey
- NIMA
- 54400 Samos to Rodhos
- 54421 Kardeiga to Ilbiz Burnu
- Greek
- 451 Leros to Rhodos
- 452 Rhodos to Castelorizo
- Turkey
- 311 Bodrum Boğazı - Marmaris
- 2224 Süngükaya Geçidi
- 2248 Gündoğan Limanı - Kadıkalesi
- 3111 A) Bodrum Limanı
- 3111 C) Değirmen Bükü
- 3113 Hisarönü Körfezi - Yeşilova Körfezi
- 3121 Ports in Marmaris
See also Aegean Sea.
Passage Description
Distance & Duration
Distances are in nautical miles and are approximate to ±1 nM, Durations are approximate and are computed with an assumes an average speed of 6 knots.
Possible Departure Points
Route/Suggested Stopovers
Bodrum to Datça
- Starting from Bodrum
37°01.5′N, 27°25.7′E you can sail east and south with possible stops at:
- Çökertme 36°59.8′N, 27°47.5′E (19.5 nM),
- Akbük Liman 37°01.9′N, 28°06.3′E (18.2 nM from Çökertme & 37 from Bodrum),
- Sehir Adalari 36°59.7′N, 28°12.5′E
- Bekar Liman 36°51.5′N, 28°01.8′E
- Büyük Cati 36°47.5′N, 28°0.9′E
- Bencik Liman 36°46.9′N, 28°02.5′E
- Mersinçik 36°45.2′N, 27°28.8′E
- Knidos 36°41′N, 27°23′E
- Çökertme
- Datça 36°43.3′N, 27°41.5′E
Datça to Marmaris
- Datça 36°43.3′N, 27°41.5′E you can sail east and south with possible stops at:
- Marmaris 36°51′N, 28°16.5′E
Possible Arrival Ports
External Links
See Aegean Sea.
References
See Aegean Sea.
Personal Notes
I have sailed all of the above passages. --Istioploos 
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