After a manic few weeks of boat preparation, we finally cut the
umbilical cord from the marina and sailed 18 miles to Kekova for a few
days of peace and quiet in this beautiful anchorage.
Ibrahim continues to provide his excellent service to yachties, bringing
fresh bread out to the anchored boats every morning, and free mooring,
water and electricity on his pontoon for those that don't wish to anchor.
There is a government marina currently being built in Kekova, and how
this changes the nature of the place remains to be seen. Let's hope that
they don't decide to ban anchoring to force boats into the paid marina
as has happened in some Greek islands. It would be the end of an era for
this idyllic bay.
The East Med Yacht Rally started in Istanbul, and there are now about 55
boats. They've all just arrived in the anchorage so it is far busier
than normal, but it makes a pretty picture, with all the rally boats
dressed with their flags.
The rally details can be seen at www.emyr.org <http://www.emyr.org/>,
and we hope to do a short update on this site to keep you updated of our
progress.
Next stop, back to familiar ground, Finike on 14^th May. Should be
interesting to see how they find space for all these boats. We are in 6
groups, and our yellow group of 11 yachts has to arrive at Finike within
a 45 minute time slot so boats of similar size are all tied up together.
We'll be arriving just at the time of day that the wind really picks up
so it will all be good fun!!
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