Our 2009 reservation schedule is listed here. Other rules and application forms are listed in the Introduction section.

Snow White is currently laying at Ayvalik Marina.

2009 sailing plans are to go though Dardanelle strait into Sea of Marmara on to Istanbul. From there, we will sail to Black Sea East all the way to Georgian border and return.

We will spend some extra time in Istanbul, Zonguldak and Rize where we have plenty of accommodation.

Snow White family and friends will be able to share part of this trip with us in one or two weeks segments. It has two aft cabins available (2 persons each). Participation in these trips will be based on shared expenses which will be at a fixed cost per week per person plus own food and drink. No smoking is allowed on the boat. You would be responsible for your personal items, travel expenses, etc. We hope to share the boat duties together, learn more sailing and enjoy whatever the coastal waters have to offer. Please visit the Introduction page for rules, application forms, instructions, etc.

Typically, we have a general direction and general itinerary, depending on the weather and crew consensus, we move or stay at each location. Sailing only during the day, we plan to anchor at places where supplies are available and occasional dinner out is possible..

Preparation, launching of Snow White at Ayvalik Setur Marina. Sail to surrounding areas: Burhaniye, Altinoluk, Assos (Behramkale), etc. Seen here is historical site of Temple of Athena and eating grilled blue fish at my sister's place with Becky, sister and brother in law (they are both retired pharmacists).

Heading out to North. Visiting places such as

Bozcaada to Dardanelle and Canakkale. Perhaps we will visit Gallipoli  where allied forces were stopped by Turks in fierce fighting during World War I and ancient historical place of Troy.

Sea of Marmara, Marmara Islands, Istanbul

Istanbul and Bosphorus (or Bosporus)

There is so much to do in Istanbul. So, we are not going to have any schedule, just sight seeing for a week. Seeing here is a view from the Sultan's place at Topkapi Palace.

Heading out to Black Sea. Black Sea region is relative untouched and unexplored by the sailing community. One of the reasons is that Black Sea is known for its ferocious weather changes (especially in winter) in a short time. The other reason is probably that it is less developed for tourism which makes it all the more interesting. Almost every town along the coast line has water breakers build by large rocks which are sufficiently deep enough to allow sailboats to anchor in. Whenever possible, we plan to have local trips into the land and explore historical and natural sites.

Here is an example of the voyage that can be followed in a week's time:

Poyraz --> Sile --> Kefken --> Akcakoca --> Eregli --> Zonguldak

Some websites are given below for pictures and further information.

Sile, Akcakoca, Zonguldak. Zonguldak is also our hometown (Becky's).

Here is a view from her condo unit.

Zonguldak, Amasra, Inebolu, Sinop

A picture from Amasra.

We will probably follow the footsteps of the Canadian sailboat Veleda and visit the following towns before arriving in Sinop.

Zonguldak --> Amasra --> Bartin --> Kurucasile --> Cide --> Doganyurt --> Inebolu --> Abana --> Catalzeytin --> Ayancik --> Akliman --> Sinop

Rize and surrounding areas, mountains, hot springs, high plateaus. Rize is my (Al) hometown, so we have a three bedroom apartment just by the Black Sea. Shown here is part of the land that our family owned for 300 years.

Cayeli, Pazar, Findikli, Arhavi, Hopa, Sarp and back to Rize

Inebolu, Zonguldak

Istanbul

Istanbul

Sea of Marmara, Dardanelle