Recent content by Bayfly

Re: Are you an \'anchor-plonker\'? Buoys present a different set of problems- whose is it?.. is it sound?..is it a lobster pot?..etc. What I find intriguing about anchorage behaviour is the way some people take extreme care (as they should!) about where they lay their anchors in relation to...

Are you an \'anchor-plonker\'? Dialogue,overheard in an Eastern-Med anchorage,recently.. ( blue boat arrives,just after a storm has abated, other boats lie,all on different headings!).. White Boat: 'Do you know where my anchor is?' Blue Boat: 'No. WB:'Neither do I, so clear off!' <hr...

Shook my chain when someone mentioned the 'synopsis' at last! Forecasting weather will always be dodgy. all we can hope for is some warning of dire moves up there. Navtex does that as well as any, & is cheaper than most! <hr width=100% size=1>

What you should do, (& I speak as an 'oldish person',) is join a syndicate, - now! You will get all the experience you need for your eventual departure 'round the world', or whatever, & get your investment back at the end. Go for it ! <hr width=100% size=1>

Can't let this one go by without comment! Don't know 'Kronos' agency, but I think you'll find that the 'illegal practice' starts further back than them. Try the Greek Authorities, who persist in applying this charge to other E.U. vessels! <hr width=100% size=1>

'Blue' gas is available in Turkey, but only in the Med. coast stretch. As you go into the Agean parts, 'silver' gas becomes the norm. However, a conversion kit is available', & not expensive. <hr width=100% size=1>

Thanks for the travel info.- I've since found that there are also flights by Thomas Cook and First Choice between MAN/ANT right thro. winter,- 3 days per week! Have you any winter weather details, please? <hr width=100% size=1>

Re: Beware confusing self Such a learned discussion on such a mundane subject! I can only add one bit of useful advice......we always put up a notice in the heads when visitors are expected, which reads, 'Don't put anything through this that hasn't been through you!.....-which seems to keep...

Hi! Have stayed in Setur's marinas at both Cesme & Kusadasi, with no complaints. Haven't been east of the bay of Fethiye before- what's the winter weather like? <hr width=100% size=1>

Thanks for responses. Finike it is then! Any possibility of a flight to U.K. from,say, Antalya or Dalaman in the middle of winter? <hr width=100% size=1>

Anyone recommend a good spot to overwinter, e.g. Kemer, Antalya etc.? Requirements include: sheltered berth, reasonable on-shore facilities, & not too many days of rain! <hr width=100% size=1>

Re: Curious ... Yes- and back again! At present I own sufficient shares to allow me to enjoy 10 weeks in the eastern Med. every year, which I find about enough for an ancient mariner! If you're really interested in finding out how it works,(it's vastly cheaper than charter) send me a p.m. <hr...

Re: Curious ... 'Sell up and sail', -great idea, but raises many questions, e.g., which boat, which area, what if I don't take to the life,or (worse!), what if SWAMBO doesn't!- meanwhile, the house,and most of the money ,have gone.... Alternative- look at share-boat syndicates. Choose a boat...

Don't miss Panormittis Bay on Simi. One of the safest spots in the Rhodes Sea area, a useful hideaway in a blow, and nice bread available at the monastery! <hr width=100% size=1>

See many of our subscribers struggling with such questions as 'where to start?', 'what sort of boat?', etc. We started ten years ago by joining a 'shareboat' syndicate in the Med.,& thus got the experience without risking everything! Or is this just the cowards way out? <hr width=100% size=1>