Sailing Calista19 July 2024 – 25 July 2024
Leaving Oglan Boguldu the seas were flat and we ended up having to motor the short distance up and into the anchorage at Bozburun. We anchored in 22 metres just out from the marina but well away from where the gullets drop their anchors to back up onto the town quay.
Boxburun is famous for the production of traditional wooden two and three masted sailing yachts callled gullet Although some are rigged for sailing, mostly gulets reply on diesel power.
We dingied ashore and had a wander around the town. It was a much older town and not alot of shops, mostly restaurants and grocery stores. We found a restaurant up one of the back streets away from the touristy restaurants and where the locals seem to hang out. We enjoyed a Pide (type of pizza) and a cool beer.
The Bozburun Mosque is located in around the town square.
One afternoon we had lunch in the air conditioning comfort at Calm overlooking the marina. Our friends were feeling the heat so they left the anchorage and went around to an outside anchorage where they got some breeze but they had swell.
We had advertised the Highfield dingy on the Med Sailing site and we had a chap who said he was very interested and we arranged to catch up when he arrived in Bozburun.
One morning we lowered the dingy off the forward deck with the halyard and Paul spent a few hours giving the dingy a good clean. We then set up the extension carbon fibre pole into the end of the boom and with a block and tackle we slowly hoisted the motor out of the back lazerette and down onto the dingy transom. Unfortunately, Paul had forgotten to flush the fuel out of the engine before stowing it and now the dingy wouldn’t idle at low speed. It was rather embarrassing.
Rob on Darkside arrived into the anchorage the following day and met up with Paul. Rob tried the dingy on his davits but thought they weren’t strong enough to take the dingy so opted out of buying the dingy. You win some, you loose some. It was rather annoying as he should have realised if his davits could have taken the weight of the dingy. In the meantime we will tow the dingy and try to get the outboard motored serviced in Marmaris.
While Paul was busy with Rob, our friends Sabine and Uli came into the anchorage in their dingy to say their goodbyes. They were going to leave Turkey earlier than planned as they weren’t enjoying Turkey and found it too hot for them and the two small dogs.
We were due to have a pump out of our black waste and the marina would only stamp the card if we booked a berth for the night. We prefer to stay at anchor so weren’t prepared to go into the marina as they didn’t have the pump out facility anyway.
It is law to get your black water tanks pumped out every two weeks. If there is no pump out facility you still need the stamp and once away from any anchorages you can let the tanks go. The gullets and day boats don’t seem to abide by this law. Just for the tourists, another tax.
We took a dingy ride down to the shipyard which wasn’t too far from the anchorage. We were greeted by a lovely elderly gentleman in the main office who drove us 200-300 metres around to the Locaturk Shipyard office where they stamp the blue card. (still no pump out facility) He offered to wait for us but we said we would walk back.
Once we had the stamp we wandered back out through the shipyard checking out some of the gullets under construction.
Paul found the ship yard particularly interesting and bought back many memories when we had built our first boat many years ago.
A modern style gulet anchored near to us. She was called “Long Island” built in 2021 and is available for charter for up to 10 guests. During the high season it is 63,000 euros per week plus expenses.
We were recommended Osman’s Place by Rob so we went one evening we went along for a meal.
We enjoyed a lovely steak meal whilst overlooking the marina from the deck.
We made contact with the mechanic from Volvo in Marmaris and he assured us that he could carry out the oil change of the transmission and could come to Bozburun but he was currently busy travelling to Datca and Similye. We said we could wait around for a few days but we were intending to head around to Marmaris anyway. Turns out, he never came so we left to go around to Marmaris.
