{ The best reference book is Rod and Lucinda Heikell’s Turkish Waters and Cyprus Pilot, published by Imray }
{ To find an agent for check-in we used Med Sailing a quote beforehand as prices vary. Consider Knidos Yacht Agency, Datca (facebook.com/knidosyachting), and Mono Yachting’s Ersun Sengun in Bodrum (monoyachting.com) }
SPECIAL REPORT
ANNABEL FINDING ON CRUISING IN TÜRKIYE
For the last five years we have wend our way from the Channel Islands to the crystal waters of the Eastern Mediterranean. Our 56-footer Kytra is registered in Guernsey so we have always cruised with the knowledge that every 18 months she must leave the Schengen area and spend at least one day outside the EU to avoid incurring VAT. So far we have spent time in Gibraltar, Albania and now Türkiye (formerly spelt Turkey).
In addition our personal limit as non-EU passport-holders restricts us to 90 days in any 180-day period in the Schengen zone, hence spending time in Türkiye allows us to cruise for longer. (As a cautionary measure we return home at least a week before our 90-day limit is up in case we need to make a mercy dash back to the boat
