{"id":9491,"date":"2023-11-10T19:26:21","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T19:26:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/?p=9491"},"modified":"2026-01-03T18:59:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T18:59:35","slug":"sailing-the-aegean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/sailing-the-aegean\/","title":{"rendered":"Sailing the Aegean"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I want to go sailing in the Aegean again, but perhaps not in a flotilla. I am looking for a berth rental.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.faroutcruises.com\/blue-cruise-turkey\">Farout cruises<\/a>, use <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gulet\">a Turkish gulet<\/a> but have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.faroutcruises.com\/blue-cruise-turkey\/rhodes-symi-chalki-rhodes.html\">at least one trip<\/a> which starts and ends in Rhodes and only visits Greek Islands, they claim to do single tickets. Their Turkish trips may <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.tr\/visa-information-for-foreigners.en.mfa\">require an e-visa<\/a>. See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/edit?mid=1Kes6_9SMTyIpa_3rmU0ctdTsPYax5hc&amp;ll=36.61918537124798%2C29.097495234671324&amp;z=12\">this map, for accommodation planning<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/dir\/Cumhuriyet,+WOYNPOINT+FETH%C4%B0YE,+501.+Sk.+No:+24,+48300+Fethiye%2FMu%C4%9Fla,+T%C3%BCrkiye\/Ege,+Dalaman+Airport+(DLM),+Dalaman%2FMu%C4%9Fla,+T%C3%BCrkiye\/@36.6931962,28.7905041,11z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x14c0413ef1bde501:0xf8a2d554cd6e8b9e!2m2!1d29.1135684!2d36.6224068!1m5!1m1!1s0x14c0715d8f83456f:0xcaf246be6efae4da!2m2!1d28.7933172!2d36.7181305!3e0?entry=ttu\">this map to plan the journey from Dalaman airport to Fethiye<\/a>. See this <a href=\"https:\/\/turkeytravelplanner.com\/\">site <\/a>for other travel tips in Turkey, including <a href=\"https:\/\/turkeytravelplanner.com\/details\/Communications\/index.html\">a page on communications<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/turkeytravelplanner.com\/details\/Electricity.html\">a page on electricity<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Turkiye and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/stories\/faroutcruises\/3362528377255759020\/\">Farout<\/a>, a visa was not required for a holiday for UK citizens at the time I travelled. Turkiye is not part of BT&#8217;s &#8220;Roam at Will&#8221;; I was saved by my expenditure cap, might be best to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esim.net\/countries\/guide-to-using-an-esim-in-turkey\/\">get an eSIM next<\/a> time especially as the phone will hold two sims. Turkey Travel Planner <a href=\"https:\/\/turkeytravelplanner.com\/details\/Communications\/index.html\">also comments<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I travelled in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/esmeralda_yachting\/\">yacht Esmeralda<\/a>, captained\/owned? by Ya<strong>\u00e7<\/strong>ir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.co.uk\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1Kes6_9SMTyIpa_3rmU0ctdTsPYax5hc&#038;ehbc=2E312F\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>It was a fab holiday, and I will do it again. I did!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a data-flickr-embed='true' href='https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/davelevy\/albums\/72177720327684083' title='Fethiye 25 by DaveLevy, on Flickr'><img src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54666815248_85c96691d5_c.jpg' width='800' height='600' alt='Moonrise'><\/a><script async src='https:\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js' charset='utf-8'><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluecruise.co.uk\/cabin-charter\">blue cruise, their cabin charter page<\/a> about \u00a3850 + 70% p.w. = \u00a31,445 probably + flight but the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluecruise.co.uk\/ada-deniz-gulet\">Ada Deniz<\/a> looks cool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medsailholidays.com\/athens-cabin-itinerary\/\">https:\/\/www.medsailholidays.com\/athens-cabin-itinerary\/<\/a> from &amp; to Athens<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yachtgetaways.com\/summer-2024\">https:\/\/www.yachtgetaways.com\/summer-2024<\/a> destinations in Croatia or Greece, (Paros, Lefkas or Corfu), definitely do book a cabin but expensive. I misread the currency, they quote in Euros, but don&#8217;t mention a single berth uplift. \u20ac1632 pp, but I assume based on full rooms and they are all doubles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goolets.net\/blog\/7-amazing-facts-about-turkey-gulets\">https:\/\/www.goolets.net\/blog\/7-amazing-facts-about-turkey-gulets<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sunsail <strong>aren<\/strong>&#8216;t doing this in the Mediterranean for 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Courses<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prometheus-sailing.co.uk\/sailing-school\/\">https:\/\/www.prometheus-sailing.co.uk\/sailing-school\/<\/a> have taken over Sunsail&#8217;s training solutions and have a 3 day refresher course, not sure about the Ionian prep courses they used to do. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<a name=\"2025\"><\/a>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Unfulfilled dreams for 2025<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>On <a href=\"https:\/\/www.faroutcruises.com\/blue-cruise-turkey\/fethiye-kekova-fethiye.html\">the trip to Turkey with Farout Cruises<\/a>, I found <a href=\"http:\/\/go-sailgreece.com\/8-day-aegean-to-ionian\/\">this, a trip from Santorini to Zaynthios<\/a>, by boat, although it\u2019s by bus from Athens to Lefkas and thus avoids the Corinth Canal which would be the point of it, and ferry from Santorini to Athens. It\u2019s also 18-39. I wrote to them to see if they plan an older fogies trip, and they said they would, but eventually I made other plans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-sailgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Aegian-to-Ionian-01.svg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There are several Google hits suggesting it\u2019s possible. There are two trips advertised, from the Saronic Gulf i.e. the Athens side, from <a href=\"https:\/\/enjoytoursgreece.gr\/Excursions\/sailing-across-corinth-canal\/\">Enjoy tours Greece<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/corinthcanalcruises.gr\/index-en.html\">Corinth canal cruises<\/a>; these are there and back again trips. I wonder if I can put something together myself. Tripadvisor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tripadvisor.co.uk\/Attraction_Review-g1188932-d2454053-Reviews-Corinth_Canal-Isthmia_Loutraki_Corinthia_Region_Peloponnese.html\">have advice<\/a> on the Corinth Canal<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Adventure Life<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adventure-life.com\/\">Adventure Life<\/a> offer a cruise on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adventure-life.com\/cruises\/223\/harmony-g\">a super yacht<\/a>, see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adventure-life.com\/greece\/cruises\/17951\/ionian-odyssey-cruise\">their Ionian odyssey cruise<\/a> page from Piraeus to Corfu and Ithica and back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They also offer a trip called, from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adventure-life.com\/mediterranean\/cruises\/4498\/antiquity-to-byzantium#overview\">&nbsp;Antiquity to Byzantium<\/a>, where the main attraction maybe the boat which is, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adventure-life.com\/cruises\/225\/galileo\">the Galileo, a three mast sailing ship<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.adventure-life.com\/10\/00\/97\/Couple_on_board\/663x400.webp\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Galileo also does a journey <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adventure-life.com\/greece\/cruises\/2301\/jewels-of-the-cyclades#itinerary\">called Jewels of the Cyclades<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beyond my reach<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"THIS GENTLEMAN&#039;S YACHT WILL MAKE YOU DREAM OF OWNING HER!   &quot;LARIMAR&quot;!!!!\" width=\"1099\" height=\"618\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Pr4fSpTxIFM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.charterworld.com\/index.html?sub=yacht-charter&amp;charter=motor-yacht-larimar-7711\">https:\/\/www.charterworld.com\/index.html?sub=yacht-charter&amp;charter=motor-yacht-larimar-7711<\/a>, Now chartering at \u20ac20K per week, although room for upto 12 guests!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">See also<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I also, on my <a href=\"https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/greece\">Greece<\/a> page, on this wiki, documented <a href=\"https:\/\/www.island-sailing.com\/yacht-charter-greece\/\">Island Sailing<\/a> who don&#8217;t seem to offer a berth only and also <a href=\"https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/getting-back-to-sea\/\">Getting back to sea<\/a> which offers some mile builder trips.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I want to go sailing in the Aegean again, but perhaps not in a flotilla. 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