For many years sailing in and around the Bodrum area has been very popular, there are of course very good reasons for this. Bodrum has what is essential for sailing, good winds which, with only a few exceptions blow consistently all summer from the North West. This wind is known as the meltem, which combined with the clean water and stunning scenery gives all that is needed to provide some of the best sailing of any type that can be found around the world. Turkey has its own seafaring tradition with water, just take a look at the wooden gulets. A walk around the harbour will give you a full picture of the pure size and beauty of these boats; many of the gulets are used for weekly charters.
There are also many which offer day trips, giving you a chance of seeing one of the gulets under full sail. The Bodrum Peninsula is also well know for its Yachting fanatics and now with three Marinas on the peninsula there is no shortage of places for keeping your boats. The area offers some of the best sailing and scenic routes, yachting agents who offer charters of varying lengths offer another perfect way to see this beautiful country.
You can often see locals racing their yachts over the weekends; there are two if not three active yacht clubs now. Both large and small companies have been attracting guests to Bodrum for years offering a week or two of perfect dinghy or windsurfing fun, recent years have seen clubs open that can provide their guests with almost any water sports that exist. If your plans for a stay here didn’t involve the water for more than a swim, then after a few days of being around so many boats and the sea you should be itching to try some water based activity.
Whether this is a day trip on a gulet, alternatively trying out a windsurf board or maybe even a dinghy sailing session. If you are one of the many people who have yet to try sailing but are not sure what it involves, you may want to try some Catamaran sailing, Bodrum now offers a large catamaran that can take a maximum often people and offers a large variety of sailing from slow cruises to fast adrenalin stuff, even a sunset cruise to take in and enjoy the area you are in while watching the sun go down. In short there is no better place for sailing, and you are in the place where it’s possible to find a boat to suit everyone out there, from the most experienced of sailors to those who have yet to set sail.
