The starting point is always arbitrary, but must be somewhere, so here it is. Megan and I are setting off on a voyage, our own sea change. We now own a yacht on the Mediterranean, out of Fethiye in Turkey. Our plan is to spend the next 5+ years sailing the yacht home to Australia.
Home base for the first 6 months is ECE marina in Fethiye, southern coast of Turkey. Here's the backdrop to the town.
The quay goes around the entire bay. Lovely spot for morning walks.
We sea trialled her sailing over to Gocek, and hauled her out there. She needs a bottom job and a general tidy up, but passed survey well. She's so named because the previous owner wanted a short name if he had to phonetically spell it out (she was originally named Rhiannon of Birdwell), and the boat made him salivate!
Very sea-kindly boat, shallow draft (Scheel keel 1.6m), very stiff with a reasonable turn of speed. Everyone say's the Bowman is a boat that will look after her crew when the going gets tough.
Hi Steve, Just googled you and got this far. We have a 45 called Piano (also easy phonetically). We are in our 6th year in the Caribbean and wouldn't have another yacht! Since last September we have travelled over a thousand miles down to French Guyana. You should be able to track me through our blog. Fair Winds, Sailor Sue
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