Eskifoca Region
From CruisersWiki
m (→Last Visited & Details Checked (and updated here)) |
(→Eskifoça) |
||
| Line 48: | Line 48: | ||
Today the town is a very attractive resort full of restaurants and a good market. | Today the town is a very attractive resort full of restaurants and a good market. | ||
| - | The small | + | The small bay of Eskifoça (Büyükdeniz) is operated like a marina. Most of the moorings to the east of the fishing boats are, however, occupied by local and tripper boats and it is usually difficult to get a berth on the quay. Three new piers, however, are being constructed on the west side of the bay under the headland (next to the lighthouse). Local boats have already moved in on laid moorings on the innermost pier and it is to be hoped that moorings will be available on the other piers soon. Otherwise, go alongside or anchor moor on one of the piers or anchor just east of the innermost pier, where the depths are 5-7 meters and the holding good. Depths in the rest of the harbour are 12-15 meters and the holding less certain. |
| - | + | The smaller harbor to the north of the town, Küçükdeniz, is full of fishing boats and is not an option. | |
=====Last Visited & Details Checked (and updated here)===== | =====Last Visited & Details Checked (and updated here)===== | ||
''Date of member's visit to this Port/Stop & this page's details validated'': | ''Date of member's visit to this Port/Stop & this page's details validated'': | ||
* July 1999 --[[User:Istioploos|Istioploos]] 07:39, 20 June 2008 (MDT) | * July 1999 --[[User:Istioploos|Istioploos]] 07:39, 20 June 2008 (MDT) | ||
| - | * | + | * September 2009 --[[User:Atheneoflymington|Atheneoflymington]] 08:55, 12 September 2009 (UTC) |
[[Image:Eskifoca2.jpg|200px|thumb|center|Eskifoça Harbor<br/>''Click for larger view'']] | [[Image:Eskifoca2.jpg|200px|thumb|center|Eskifoça Harbor<br/>''Click for larger view'']] | ||
Revision as of 08:55, 12 September 2009
Eskifoça Region
| Coords: 38°40′N, 26°45′E Chartlet: Chartlet Gallery: Photos |
Click for larger view
Background
Fewer cruiser visit this region, NE of Chios and SE of Lesvos, of than the more popular cruising grounds on the south. Yet, the small harbor of Eskifoça and the several coves of Bademli are delightful.
Charts
- BA
- 1665 Nisos Lesvos and Çandarli Korfezi to Baba Burnu
- Imray-Tetra
- G2 Aegean Sea (North)
- G23 Eastern Sporades
- NIMA
- 54382 Nisos Lesvos and Western Coast of Turkey
- Turkey
- 2147 Çandarlı Körfezi
- Greek
- 332 Lesvos Island
Radio Nets
Also see Cruiser's Nets
Submit details of local radio Nets.
Weather
The summer meltemi here blows from the NE but it is less strong than in the Central Aegean. In the winter months winds can come from either northerly or southerly directions.
Approaches are straightforward without dangers.
Check-in facilities
None.
Ports and Popular Stops
Eskifoça
GPS: 38°40′N, 26°45′E
Eskifoça is the ancient Φώκαια - Phocaea. It is believed to have been founded by colonists from Erythrea and Teos in the 8th century BC. Phocaea soon became an important trading center and its fifty-oared galleys roamed from the Black Sea to the Western Mediterranean. The Phocaeans were great navigators and founded many colonies in the Black Sea, the Bosphorus, Italy, and further west. They were the founders, among others, of Massalia (modern Marseilles in France), Tartessus (near Cadiz in Spain), Alalia in Corsica and Velia in Italy.
Phocaea was taken by the Persians from whom they were liberated by Alexander the Great. In the Hellenistic times they sided with the Seleucids against the Romans who captured and looted their city in 190 BC. During the Byzantine era the city declined although it was the see of a bishop. In the Middle Ages Phocaea was occupied by the Genoese who mined alum, used as a dye in the tanning business. Finally the city was captured by the Ottomans in 1455.
Today the town is a very attractive resort full of restaurants and a good market.
The small bay of Eskifoça (Büyükdeniz) is operated like a marina. Most of the moorings to the east of the fishing boats are, however, occupied by local and tripper boats and it is usually difficult to get a berth on the quay. Three new piers, however, are being constructed on the west side of the bay under the headland (next to the lighthouse). Local boats have already moved in on laid moorings on the innermost pier and it is to be hoped that moorings will be available on the other piers soon. Otherwise, go alongside or anchor moor on one of the piers or anchor just east of the innermost pier, where the depths are 5-7 meters and the holding good. Depths in the rest of the harbour are 12-15 meters and the holding less certain.
The smaller harbor to the north of the town, Küçükdeniz, is full of fishing boats and is not an option.
Last Visited & Details Checked (and updated here)
Date of member's visit to this Port/Stop & this page's details validated:
- July 1999 --Istioploos 07:39, 20 June 2008 (MDT)
- September 2009 --Atheneoflymington 08:55, 12 September 2009 (UTC)
Click for larger view
Anchorages
Bademli Liman
| GPS: 39°40′N, 26°48′E
Bedemli Liman is one of the most beautiful anchorages in the Aegean Turkey. It is relative isolated and the water is crystal clear blue-green and it is very well sheltered from the meltemi. All of these plus the hamam (hot spring house) on the E shore. What more can a sailor ask? There are three anchoring possibilities:
Last Visited & Details Checked (and updated here)Date of member's visit to this Port/Stop & this page's details validated:
|  Click for larger view |
 The Anchorage |
 Bademli South |
 The Hamam |
 Sunset in Bademli |
Çandarli
GPS: 38°56′N, 26°55.8′E
Çandarli is a fairly attractive anchorage in a small village. It provides fairly goos shelter from the meltemi.
The small harbor W of the castle is not really usable. Anchor on the bay E of the castle in 4-6 m. The bottom is mud and provides very good holding.
Note: A visit in September 2007 actually proved the holding very poor. After six attempts with a 30kg Delta anchor in force 5 winds, we abandoned the anchorage in favour of Akce Limani. The mud at Candarli is soft and plough anchors seem to pull straight through it. (Athene of Lymington)
Last Visited & Details Checked (and updated here)
Date of member's visit to this Port/Stop & this page's details validated:
- June 1993 --Istioploos
- September 2007 --Atheneoflymington 14:40, 26 June 2009 (UTC)
Routes/Passages To/From
Popular passages/routes, timing, etc.
Tourism & things to do ashore
List places of interest, tours, etc.
Fuel, Water, & Electricity
- Fuel - There is pump on the quay in Eskifoça but it is not always operating. Ask the "marina" attendant to arrange for fuel delivery by a truck
- Water - On the quay in Eskifoça
- Electricity - On the quay in Eskifoça
Laundry
?
Grocery & Supply Stores
- Good shopping in the open market in Eskifoça
Eateries
- There are many restaurants on the waterfront and on the main street in Eskifoça
- There is at least one restaurant on the beech of Çandarli that serves adequate food
Internet/WiFi
- Internet Café in Eskifoça
Motorbike & Car Rentals
?
Marine Stores & Facilities
None.
Repairs
N/A.
Transportation
Long taxi drive to Ayvalik
References & Publications
See Turkey.
Cruiser's Friends
Contact details of "Cruiser's Friends" that can be contacted for local information or assistance.
Forum Discussions
List links to discussion threads on the Cruiser Log Forum
External Links
- Eskifoça (Wikipedia)
Personal Notes
Personal experiences?
Last Visited & Details Checked (and updated here)
See individual ports in this page.
| |
|---|
| | HOMEPAGE | Wiki Contents | Mediterranean | Aegean Sea | Turkey | Eskifoca Region | |
.
