Sail it yourself
Bareboat charter
Your boat, your route, your rhythm. Bareboat charter is for licensed skippers who want the coast entirely to themselves.
What you need
The person in charge needs an International Certificate of Competence (ICC) or an equivalent national licence (RYA Day Skipper or higher, for example), and someone aboard needs a VHF/SRC radio certificate. The base checks the originals at check-in.
Not quite ready? Choose a skippered yacht, or add a skipper on the yacht page where the yacht offers one.
Bareboat checklist
- Licence ICC or equivalent for the skipper
- Radio VHF/SRC certificate for one crew member
- Deposit & crew list Card pre-authorisation at check-in; names and passport numbers before departure
Where to sail
Five bases on Turkey’s south-west coast, each the start of a very different week on the water.
Gulf of Fethiye Göcek Twelve islands and endless sheltered coves 
Aegean Bodrum A crusader castle, the Gulf of Gökova and the Greek islands next door 
Aegean meets the Med Marmaris Gateway to the wild Bozburun peninsula 
Lycia Fethiye Ölüdeniz, Butterfly Valley and Lycian rock tombs 
Mediterranean Kaş & Kekova Sunken cities and the clearest water on the coast
Good to know
Do I need a sailing licence?
Only for a bareboat charter. The skipper needs an International Certificate of Competence (ICC) or an equivalent national licence, and someone aboard needs a VHF/SRC radio certificate. Prefer not to sail yourself? Book a skippered or crewed yacht and no licence is needed.
How does the security deposit work?
A refundable security deposit is pre-authorised on a credit card at check-in at the marina — it is not charged. It is released after the yacht is returned undamaged. The amount is shown on each yacht page.
When do charters start and end?
Most weekly charters run Saturday to Saturday: you board on Saturday afternoon and hand the yacht back on the next Saturday morning. Each yacht page gives its exact check-in and check-out times.
Not sure which yacht? Talk to someone who sails here.
Tell us who is coming and what you love — quiet coves, long sails, good food — and we will shortlist three yachts and a route for your week. Free, in English or Turkish, usually within a few hours.
