Twelve islands and a drowned town
Two hundred miles, west to east: the Gulf of Gökova, Göcek’s twelve islands, a Lycian town lying under two metres of water at Kekova, and the deep coast that runs down to Kaş.
The wind is the meltemi, northerly, building through the afternoon in high summer — which is why almost everything here happens in the morning.
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Göcek and the twelve islands
A cruising ground small enough to sail in a week and sheltered enough to do it badly, which is why almost every charter starts here.
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Kekova, over the stonework
A Lycian town slid into the water in the second century; you anchor above its staircases and doorways and can see them.
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Fethiye down to Kaş
The coast changes character south of Fethiye — deeper water, fewer bays, and a different kind of day's sailing.
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The meltemi, and why you leave at six
The summer northerly builds through the afternoon, which is why passages here are planned for first light and finished before lunch.
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The crossing to the Dodecanese
Bodrum to Kos and Rhodes is a short hop across a national border, and the paperwork is the interesting part.
