The port of Marmaris (Marmaris Limanı) is one of Turkey’s biggest yachting centers. It is a natural bay, a little over 2 by 3 nautical miles in size, protected to the south by two islands, Keçi and Nimara (also known as Yıldız, which means "star" in English), making it very sheltered. [source: By Mstyslav Chernov - Self-photographed, Link] This protection makes Marmaris one of the most attractive yacht ports in the SW Mediterranean. Marmaris is considered as being at the Aegean, but I … [Read more...]
Pricing in a Marina
I just found this table for the pricing method of some Turkish Marina, which may be a custom there, but one has to check first. For a calculation in advance, it is good to anticipate. To calculate your price, multiply your boat LOA with your beam to get square meters, then find the column corresponding to this size. As you see there are sizes between 24 - 59.99 m², 60 – 119.99 m², 120 – 179.99 m² and 180 m² and more, fact that makes four area columns. The time period is calculated in days, and … [Read more...]
Yacht Economics
A yacht is in fact any type of vessel, other than a dinghy, propelled by sail, power or both and used for pleasure cruising or racing. Depending more on your budget, and less on your pleasure, you can determine what kind of yacht you can afford. A yacht is an expensive toy, and not everybody is made to possess one. (You know, if I want to sell a boat to anybody, I can pretend the contrary, and be quite believable). If you buy something with less than € 20,000 the thing you bought is not a yacht, … [Read more...]