Sailing to turkey and an ancient town
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- Опубликовано: 1 дек 2023
- I stop in Turkey for one day and visit an ancient Greek city.
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I have been watching all your videos and vicariously enjoying the highs and lows, the gentle breezes, no wind and the windy squalls. Ducking my head when the waves throw themselves on Pickled Herring. Used to sail myself and I miss the beautiful moonlight evenings creaming along keeping a watch with our "hissing sid" safely steering us to our destination. But I also remember fighting the wind and tide on the nose and sitting outside cherbourg waiting for the tide to turn and the wind to abate the motor being useless as it was cavitating and not doing its job. We were in a 42 foot catamaran and being thriwn around like the washing in the washing machine. So, I woukd rather watch your videos in the comfort of my sitting room. Safe journeys. Wish I was there, love the mediterranean. By the way, I am an 80 year old woman and the last time I sailed was 1996. But I still have my memories.
Checking out of Greece takes so long and is so exhausting that people need a nap after. That should tell you something
I spent two weeks in Turkey in September. What a beautiful country! Friendly people and amazing cuisine. Too bad you couldn't stay longer.
Your short tour of Turkey looked incredibly clean, no litter! How fantastic!
Don't visit Istanbul if you don't like litter, serious problem there.
You could happily spend a year cruising around Turkey - a beautiful place and just different enough to Europe to feel a bit exotic while close enough to it to be comfortably familiar. Cheaper than Europe too in most respects. Hope you go back.
Wow owning a boat is not the only expense. Visiting countries gets a bit pricey. Nice vid Sam.
Very true!
What any 'good' boater would do contemplating the journeys you've engaged would certainly involve a much devoted study to properly navigate and accommodate a safe trip, and yet when I watch you, you make it so casual - not much more than a run to the store. Continued safe boating!👍🙏
For some reason your complexion is starting to become that of a stateless boatsmen. Looking pretty good. Safe travels
Hi Sam, love your videos! Thanks for sharing!
It's always a pleasure to see you put out another video. I really enjoy all your videos.
Please check out the Mosques in Turkey. Hagia Sophia.
I was in Kusadasi and Ephesus and Didya this summer. It was so crazy hot that day. Super intriguing visit. I guess my first visit in a largely muslim country.
Always following your adventures which are great Sam but hey, why only one day in Turkey? That really sounds like a missed opportunity.
Take care 😁
Next time! I had to pickup my girlfriend in Corfu. She had to request off work a couple weeks in advance and I misjudged my travel speed.
With the winds being so inconsistent in that area due to terrain (and motors not having been invented yet!), it might explain why the Greeks and Romans had oarsmen on their ships.
Datca is one of the finest place on world i can say..
He is meeting his friend so must make waves.
IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO RUN THOSE MOTORS AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. KEEPS THEM LUBED.
I hope you can find a Barber there in turkey
Vou falar português , tiveste muita coragem atravessar Oceano Atlântico,...Good Life.....
Turkey has so much to see. Hopefully next time you get to stay longer
Why so rush! Turkey deserves longer stay
$$$
I don’t get it either. Maybe I missed the explanation.
Totally. I wish I could have stayed longer!
Cant believe you were in my hometown. Datca is the start point for sailing towards east, multiple historical towns and lovely little bays. You were there 29 oktober?
Why does turkey make us pay that much is the real question here.
If they were more welcoming we would stay longer.
That's the answer I'm giving
The amphitheatre was recently mentioned on my X feed and then I see you are THERE. Great video!
Great video! As always. ⛵⛵⛵
Get you coming and going . Whatever you do, don't get arrested !
worth it! Thanks for the brief tour.
It's not too many years since I was sailing in the Greek Islands (Southern Ionian and Cyclades). I recall that the paper charts at the time were based on British Admiralty charts that were surveyed by sextant in the eighteen hundreds and subject to an error of up to 1.5 nautical miles!!! If your electronic charts were based on them, it could explain why Islands were in the wrong place.
You can get accurate way points for harbour entrances and marine navigation hazards from a good pilot book.
u rock! thank you
Beautiful little town. Thanks for sharing
Turkey is an incredible country with wonderful people. Why the short stay?
I would have stayed longer in Turkey but I had to pickup my girlfriend in Corfu.
That's a very valid reason. Enjoy each other. (And it is recommended to gop back.)
Thanks!
I just wanna say thank you man for all these videos !!!
Beautiful day
Ok Sam, I personally would spend weeks in Turkey. There are some great ruins to visit and the culture is fantastic. Oh well.
I was here just a few weeks ago. You’re really missing out by not staying. Each lagoon has a shipwreck or sunken city. On your way to Albania I’d for sure stop in Simi and Rhodes.
Sounds amazing. I’ll have to stop there again sometime
@@samholmessailing it’s pretty cool. The same lagoons that make sense for us to anchor in were the ones that the ancients anchored in - without the benefit of engines and using only the sun and stars.
Cool places to explore and I loved the music! Looking forward to the next time. 🤗👍
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Love your videos. Great watch as always. I actually went on a binge watching last night. Seeing you sail the Azores
Awesome! Thank you!
If you do go to croatia please make sure you go to Korcula and Dubrovnik.
Sam, there must be something wrong mate. Have you been a bit under the weather recently. Its just, well, this must be 5th video in a row that you havent drilled a new hole into your boat. Way to go. xx lol
Oh no. I will have to drill some holes asap!
I don't understand why you didn't stay longer in Turkey. Looked interesting.
Go with the zither
Was that Knidos in the end? I was there once with a chartered boat. Turkey has a lot of very nice places...
Yes
hey bro, stop in at a small town called Bar in Montenegro. incredible little place.
I did stop there. Video coming soon!
Sam, would you like to make a video on detailing the hardware and software you are using for navigation? Best luck, Andreas
I’m using navionics
hey sam, love the vids, do you drink coffee, if so what kind, milk and sugar?
thanks. I never drink coffee
Try some Turkish lentil soup
Sam i want to teach you how to make music on cubase i love when you make your own music and im sure you have some free moments while saling
Was that Knidos? I've been there, pretty shure is Turkey.
Yes
Really nice video but is it possible to know the date of recording of the video. With your videos, maybe I'll even dare to leave Croatia sometime.
This was a couple months ago
Can you please give quick little info when you anchor like depth & scope please
It was 25ft deep and 100ft scope.
I'll tell you a little secret from an ex-mapmaker. We deliberately put errors in maps. Known to us but not to anybody else. Specially not our compettitors. Why you may ask? It was/is for copyright reasons. Ofcourse we meticulously administrated those 'errors' so we could always retrace them.
AND more importantly we would be able to verify if/when a competitor stole our map. Handy as evidence in court.
That's sleazy as hell, dude. Maps should be as accurate as possible without douchebags deliberately putting errors on them just to throw off competitors or be litigious. I didn't even know maps were something that could be copyrighted. That just seems weird and mildly unethical to me.
Why only one day in Türkey? Sounds like a lot of money for that 🤔
I had to meet someone in Corfu who already had their flight and time off work scheduled and the weather made my trip take longer than planned.
That's crazy it cost that much just to stop in Turkey for one day 😅
Yeah. One day or three months. Same price.
Clearly many beat me the the question, but wondering the same, is there a sense of urgency at each location to maximize your stops in the season, or are you trying to time your packages in the mail? What’s the rush?
I had to get to Corfu to pick up Annelin
He wants a shag.
The fake islands on Navionics could be deliberate "watermarks" that chart makers use to catch copyright theft
Interesting. I don’t like that. Im just about fed up with Navionics now between that and their new app policy’s
Dude, its all mediterranean and all but stay a little longer in these places, you have plenty of years on your side make most of these times, even for a couple extra days if possible. Nice vid 😁
I would have stayed longer in Turkey but I had to pickup my girlfriend in Corfu.
Sam can you sail to croatia?
Yes
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Not to criticize, I guess I just do not understand the circumstances is all. Turkey looked awesome and you said you wish you could spend more than a day there, so why couldn't you? You are doing what many of us could only wish for, or will hope to do after many many years or preparation ourselves. I would think you could go as fast or slow as you want, money providing. If you find a place you enjoy, I thought the idea was to stay there and explore and take it all in for as long as a visa lasted in that country. If I get to the point in my own boat that i can do a circumnavigation such as that, far far down the road, I would have thought that was the way to go. Leave behind the junky or expensive locations and spend more of your time in the fantastic places.
Are the people in Turkey called Turkeys?
Why so short in Turkey?
I had to pickup my girlfriend in Corfu. She had to request off work a couple weeks in advance and I misjudged my travel speed.
Turkey is a country worth investigating. Why the urgency to move on to Albania? Are you intending to go in to croatia? It is a wonderful sailing area and there are loads of old ruibs, beautiful waterfalls, the Krka waterfaĺls from Split and from Rijeka the Plitvice Lakes. And lots of roman ruins. Obviously you intend going to Venice. Anyway, safe journey.
I had to meet someone
Safe journey. Are you going to Sarabande? You can see Corfu from there. Was there on a cruise ship on 6th October. Anyway, hope your meeting goes well.
@@valerielane1066 i went to corfu and Sarande
How cool woulda been to be in Turkey for Thanksgiving.😊
What if you ignore the rigamarole and didn't raise the Q flag?
Probably nothing but not worth risking it to save an hour and a little money. I was warned not to break the law in Turkey. It’s not Europe.
Did you check in a hotel at the end of the video?😂
I’m editing the videos from my girlfriend’s house in Norway now.
$130 went to $240. You had anticipated that.
Is it rare to see American flagged sailing boats this far east in the Mediterranean?
I actually don’t see a whole lot of US flags in the Mediterranean until I got to Turkey then I saw several dozen because I think they go there to avoid the Schengen limit
There are hundreds if not thousands of yachts registered to USA in Turkish waters and marinas. The reason is ( was) to avoid super heavy local taxes. Registering a vessel to the State of Delaware had been the choice for many due to its very easy paperwork and low cost. All you had to do was to start a LLC. So, if it reads Wilmington, Delaware that’s a Turkish boat. İn march 2023 though ,Delaware declared they won’t renew registrations unless that vessel is DE waters for 6 months outta year. Now everybody is switching to Polish, UK or San Marino flags.
lol hahaha how old is the video :)
I filmed it a couple months ago
The ancient city of Knidos is an ancient city founded not by the Greeks, but by the Carians, one of the ancient Anatolian peoples. Almost nothing is known about ancient Anatolian civilizations. This is very sad. There is a narrative tradition based on ancient Greek sources that the Carians were a sea tribe spread across the Aegean Sea. Even earlier, (Before the wave of Greek colonization) in Homer, the Carians are counted among the allies of the Trojans in the Trojan War, and their territory is stated to extend further north, including Miletus (Balat) and Mykale (Dilek Peninsula). The Mylasian Hekatomnids dynasty, and especially during the reign of Mausolus, pursued de facto independent policies, but the penetration of Hellenism into the inner regions and the establishment of ancient Greek as the official language began in this period, and the Carian language probably disappeared shortly before or after Christ.
Cool. Thanks
Did you have some 'Turkey Grease' for dinner? ;- )
I can't believe all the people here whining about Sam not spending more time in Turkey. 😂
You could eat Gyros just for one day.
I could eat them for a week!
No homeless, litter or crime.
You could spend months in Turkiye if you wanted to, so much to see. Watch out for the Albanian gangsters.
I could do without the TOWN chanting over the speakers. Lol. The ruins might be worth seeing, but I could do without the chanting.
Sorry i will try to chant less
Some negotiation may have brought the price down. The last 50 euros was probably the guy's service :)
All I can think about is the movie Midnight Express.
I don’t understand why you spend such a small time at each place you visit . .?.
Most of the places are pretty similar to the places around them.
It’s only money . . . .
You’re in need of a haircut mate. Love your videos. They make me day dream about learning to sail. As you make it look so fun and easy.
Your looking good.Better donations if you cut the hair.Probably not right.Anyway.
What a rip off. Having to pay money just to anchor a boat. 😮
Don't sail to israeli waters they'll sink ya boat....
I just don’t understand how you have over 200K subscribers and have such terrible sound and editing. Yes I’m one if those subscribers but I keep thinking that one day you will spend more time editing or find someone to do it for you. Content is great, I think, but the poor sound and spotty editing almost makes me start skipping your posts.
For some reason your complexion is starting to become that of a stateless boatsmen. Looking pretty good. Safe travels