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"LIFE ON BOARD"

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"HOLIDAY OF A LIFE TIME"

When you make your holiday reservation you may not realize at the time, but you are putting your life in the hands of your captain and crew. Like a pilot of a plane or an open heart surgeon a profession on the sea is a skillful and difficult one. All the captains have had to attend an intensive course and pass written and oral examinations of varying standards according to the gulet size they wish to sail. This is a very expensive set of exams and the pass rate is low due to the high standards required.

Once on board you will see the captain, first mate (cook) and assistant who take care of everything. From the boat sailing, route-planning, cooking and cleaning their work is never done. You have to remember while cruising they have a routine of jobs to do which do not have direct effect on the passengers ie.. checking oil and water, regular engine checks and much more, so please do remember this.

FEATURED CAPTAINS

Captain Baha

Captain Selcuk

Captain Mustafa

Captain Huseyin

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Every yacht is unique, so is every charter party!

The crew are always first to rise in the morning and the cooks first job is to start to make the tea. This is very unusual to the British who make a cup of tea in two minutes, just by placing a tea bag into a cup of boiling water. In all parts of Turkey tea is made in a very unique way. Firstly cold water is boiled in a metal tea pot over a naked flame. In a second slightly smaller pot tea leaves are placed into and this is then placed on the top of the larger pot. The water is left to boil for 20 mins. which warms the tea leaves. A small amount of the boiling water is then poured over the tea leaves and left over the flame for another 10 mins. After this simmering process the tea is served by pouring a small amount of the strong tea into a cup and topping the rest up with the boiling water from the pot below. As you will see there is great skill in making true Turkish tea and it is impossible to put the kettle on for a quick cup of tea or coffee!!.

All meals are prepared on the gulet so the cook will start with breakfast preparation while the captain checks the program and route of the day. After breakfast the real fun begins as you start sailing and the captain uses his knowledge of the coastline to find hidden secrets and bays for you to stop and relax in. During the morning there are plenty of maintenance jobs to be done on the gulet as well as checking if the passengers are not getting too much sun!!.

Lunch is then carefully prepared and eaten by the hungry passengers and crew. The afternoon is a time for the crew to continue with their deck duties, maybe the passengers want to use the watersport equipment, have a cool refreshing drink or the crew could have to do some food ordering. After afternoon tea is served with biscuits it is then time to prepare for the evening meal which can be the highlight of your day, where you can sit down, eat great food and talk over the days events.

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