There were over 60 yachts and Gulets entered in the Marmaris Yacht Charter Festival and about 80% were Turkish Gulets. We were very pleased with the quality of some of the new Gulets, and the one thing that we saw in Marmaris on board the luxury yachts and Gulets that we have not seen in other worldwide charter locations was the number of yachts and Gulets offering free on board unlimited wireless internet access. The GSM signal is quite strong along the coastline of Turkey and wireless is frequently available. What we are the most pleased about is there is no additional charge for wireless use and that the use is unlimited while on board.

Mare Nostrum

Of the modern monohulls, Zarik II once again showed extremely well and is a very good modern monohull to consider for a charter. For the Gulets we were very happy to see a newly refit Primadonna, perfect for a smaller group with 3 guests staterooms. We also saw a new 79′ Gulet, just launched, named Atalante, with 4 guest staterooms that is an excellent option also for a smaller group.

Of the luxury larger Gulets, we were pleased to see Blue Eyes for 10 guests, just entered into the Gulet charter fleet for this coming season, and Mare Nostrum for 12 guests, on which we had an excellent charter last summer. Both are very reasonably priced for the luxury, volume of space offered, and the crew service. In fact, no matter what the luxury level, we still believe that the Turkish Gulet is the best charter value in the world.

Clarissa

On a more moderate level of Gulet, where the charter experience is still great, we were pleased with Samarakind, Schatz, and Kirke. And we are always pleased with the sailing yacht Clarissa, which has Gulet styling, but truly sails well. In fact we feel that there could be a yacht or Gulet for everyone and no one should miss cruising along the southern coast of Turkey through the beautiful waters and historic coastline.