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I have updated the Headings in this to conform with the latest Region Templates and Port Templates . --Istioploos 00:14, 9 March 2013 (GMT)

Candarli port

Candarli port construction site [1] is located c-ca 3 NM E of the village of Candarli (38°54.916746′N, 27°0.407868′E). They say though it is going to be one of the 10 biggest container ports in the world [2].

Foca

• We arrived in light winds thinking that Foca might be a good base from which to connect to Izmir airport. We anchored at the north east corner of the big bay, off the swimming beach, in 5m with a dirt and light weed bottom. At 7am we found ourselves dragging in a gale that had suddenly built up, this despite our 33kg Rocna and 6:1 chain scope. We re-anchored a bit further south. And found ourselves dragging again at 09:30. We went further south again, just north of the tip of the peninsula separating the two harbours. We held firm all day, during moderate winds, until a 20:00 the wind picked up to 38kts and we were again dragging. 50m later the anchor had reset itself and we remained secure for the rest of the night. At 01:30 the wind disappeared again. A day visit to the western wall of the western bay (Bueyuekadeniz) as a place to anchor moor looked uninviting - and was a lee shore for the gales that had been raging. We concluded this was not a safe place to leave a boat while traveling to Izmir. The town, however, was pleasant with a huge fruit and vegetable market (Tuesday) - LifePart2 12:01, 24 July 2013 (BST)