Gulet Types

Traditional wooden gulets :

The traditional wooden yachts are being built mainly in Bodrum and other parts of Southwest Turkey. In Northern Black Sea Region the boat yards usually built fishing boats, but some beautiful traditional gulets are being constructed recently. These boats built handmade by local carpenters. They use generally pine or oak wood for the skeleton of the boats, the skeleton cover is made of pine or tetra, the deck teak, the cabins pine or mahagony, the masts white oak wood or iron. The boats are both motor and sailing yachts. Yacht charters take place on comfortable, locally built wooden yachts of several designs and sizes:

Gulet : The most popular type of traditional gulet for the "Blue Cruise" is the gulet. It is a cruising yacht with large, rounded stern area which is well-suited for comfartable eating & lounging. Gulets usually have ketch (marconi) or schooner-rigging, with one, two or three foresails. Their lenghts change between 15 to 35 meters and they accommodate 6 to 16 persons in 3 to 8 double bedded cabins with private shower and WC.

Ketch : It has a raised, squared-off stern that allows space for additional cabins below compared to a gulet. There may be a large master cabin at the stern. They accommodate 8 to 24 persons in 4 to 12 double bedded cabins with private shower and WC. They are generally ketch (marconi)-rigging and measure 18 to 42 meters.

Tirhandil : It is the oldest type of local wooden boat with a pointed stern which is suited best for sailing in Aegean waters. Originally most had lateen sails; now the rigging varies from sloop to cutter to gaff. They normally measure between 11 to 18 meters in lenght and accommodate 6 to 8 persons in 3 to 4 double bedded cabins with private shower and WC.

** Please note that all the above information indicate the possible number of passengers on board excluding the crew. Traditional yachts are chartered with crew only.