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AZMİ ÖZER ZELİHA ÖZER S/Y TURQUOISE DADDrally Aegean 2018 1-10 June 2018 Turgutreis D-Marin Pitagorion (Samos Island) Mesta (Chios Island) Linaria (Skyros Island) Panormou (Skopelos Island) Volos (Mainland, Greece) 10 days, 290 nm 0 Turgutreis – Volos (1-10 June 2018) (290 nm) DADDrally Aegean 2018 In this respect, captains of 16 boats let us know that they could be in Turgutreis D-Marin till June 2, 2018, in order to start DADD's prestige rally, We had planned our DADDrallies to be held in DADDrally Black Sea 2018 (3 Countries, 1 Story) 2018, after the DADDcommemoration Sadun Boro from Volos on time. However, due to technical, 2018 event to be held in Gökova on 3-5 June health and visa problems at the last minute, 12 2018. Approximately 50 boats had been boats were able to arrive at Turgutreis D-Marin by registered with DADDrally Aegean 2018 and June,2. DADDrally Blacksea 2018 (3 Countries, 1 Story). The time limitation would require both long However, due to the early general elections, we journeys and would significantly reduce the re-programmed our rally programs to allow each number of trips on the islands. Nevertheless, the participant to be able to go to vote. Therefore we fact that we will cruise 300 nm with the spirit of made a collaboration because of the time limit. Denizlerdeyiz and sail long time each cruising day The start date of DADDrally Aegean 2018 was togather and travel opportunities for those who taken 3 days earlier and the duration of the rally will not be able to join the Blacksea rally would was shortened, so that DADDrally Blacksea 2018 make the DADDralli Aegean 2018 partly attractive. (3 Countries, 1 Story) should depart on time from Participants have successfully arrived at Volos in the city of Volos on the mainland of Greece. It was Greece in a short time (eight days). The sacrifices decided that some of the boats would go to Volos of the participants to represent DADD are without participating in the commemoration admirable. event. 1 As the commodore of DADDrally Aegean 2018, I would like to thank all our members who have participated in this rally and who are with us by heart. Participants of DADDrally Aegean 2018 SY Turquoise (Ali Azmi Özer, Zeliha Özer) SY Melody (Ahmet Can Bakır) SY Ertürk 3 (Ali Demir Ertürk, Nihal Ertürk) DADDralli Ege 2018 boats at Turgutreis D-Marin SY Ülgen (Cemal Ülgen, Münevver Ülgen) June 2, 2018, Saturday SY Üçüncü Bahar (Erdal Demiralp, Nihal Demiralp) After all boats were ready for the rally, we made a SY Liga (Galip Duru, Füsun Duru) presentation on the rally at 18:30. Informations were given about the routes and the places to be SY Blue Ice (İsmail Tuğrul Koyuncu, Zeynep moored, as well as about the rules of the rally, Koyuncu) safety and assistance. SY Denizkızı (Mehmet Göbülük, Melahat Kırmızıyeşil) Catamaran Enjoy (Metin Alkan, Canan Durmaz) SY Borina (Osman Öztürk, Kadriye Öztürk) SY Kekova (Sezgin Şevki Tekin, Betül Tekin) SY Katya (Yavuz Batur, Catherine Batur) 29 participants in 12 boats in total with 6 guests on 3 boats DADDrally Aegean 2018 Presentation Meeting We have identified VHF 73 as the communication June 1, 2018, Friday channel. We also created a WhatsApp group called Route-1 DADDrally Aegean 2018 to ensure Turgutreis D-Marin (37°00’.228N 027°15’.379E) effective communication among the commodore DADDrally Aegean 2018 boats began to gather in and the participants on rally and cruise issues. We Turgutreis D-Marin. Most of us moored to the agreed to share general issues, those did not pontoon G, and a few boats to A and C pontoons. concern all participants, in the DADDrally Aegean- 2018 WhatsApp group, which was created before Today is the day of meeting, shopping and making the organization. small repairs. After the presentation, the participants were handed out a promotional bag with DADD t-shirts, 2 hats, a DADD flag, and Skippers Cockpit Guide. The importance of wearing the DADD t-shirt in all DADD activities was emphasized. 33 DADD members met for dinner at 20:30 at Turgutreis D-Marin Yacht Club. At this delightful dinner, we knew each other better and increased team-spirit for the beginning of the rally tomorrow morning. DADDrally Aegean 2018 boats, Turgutreis customs dock The wind started to rise at noon. TWS (True Wind Speed) was 15 kn and increased to 20 kn off Didim, then continued to rise. Turquoise had an autopilot and engine problem for a while. For that reason, we preferred to sail by tacking many times. When we arrived at the port of Pythagorion after dark, there was no place in the quay. We Turgutreis D-Marin Yacht Club overnighted at anchor with a couple of boats that came after us. When a room became available at the city quay in June 3, 2018, Sunday Monday morning at 9 o’clock, I docked Turgutreis-Pitagorion (37°41’.343N 026°56’.741E) immediately. Then other DADD boats at anchor came to moor to the city quay. (44 nm) It is very easy to do checking in Greece. Port We are going to the custom area, next to the Authority/Police, Customs and Passport Police are Turgutreis D-Marin, to complete check out around the harbor. When the agency requested procedures from Turkey. We had given the 100 € per boat, the group chose to do all the necessary documents yesterday to the DADD operations themselves. contracted agency. However, due to reasons we First we got “crew list” from the Port Police and did not understand, it took a long time. The boats filled it out by hand and then went to the passport that finished the check out precedures set sail one police at the ferry port. All non-EU people on the by one. When Turquoise left at 12:15, the boats have to go to the passport police to give operations of three boats were in progress. their finger prints. After passports and crew list were stamped by passport police we went to the custom ofice next to the Port Authority to take a transitlog for foreign yachts. The staff filled in transitlogs digitally. The transitlog fee is € 30 for Turkish flagged boats and € 45 for the third country boats (ie the US flagged boats). Then we went to the port police for ratification of 3 transitlog and crew list. We paid € 15 landing fee per boat to the port police. S/Y Borina was involved in an accident while coming from the anchorage area to the quay. Ms Öztürk was injured due to the sad accident. I immediately called an ambulance through the port police. We stayed for 4 hours in the hospital in center of the island (Vathi), and since Ms Öztürk was unable to continue the rally due to health reasons, Borina decided to return to Bodrum. (Even though our mood has been lost Taverna Maritsa, Pitagorion, Samos Island due to this sad accident, the good news of Ms Öztürk, who would be taken to the hospital in At the end of the dinner, as usually, we talked Bodrum, with the help of the sea ambulance in about our next cruise. Weather forcasts show Turkish territorial waters, boosted the morale of light southern wind. We will set sail at 05:15 all the participants). tomorrow morning, as in the program, towards the south west of Chios, Salagona (Avlonia) coves. We will re-evaluate the weather condition on the way and if necessary, consider proceeding to Mesta Bay, where is closed to southerly winds to overnight. June 5, 2018 Tuesday Pitagorion-Mesta (38°17’.360N 025°55’.826E) (76 nm) Pitagorion, Samos Island/Greece DADDrally Aegean 2018 boats weighed anchors at dawn. Before the dinner, we took the photo of the group and shouted 1-2-3 DADDrally as the DADDrally ritual. I had agreed a fix menu (jumbo shrimp, calamari, barbecue fish, etc. €16 per person) with Tavern Maritsa, known as one of good restaurants in Pitagorion, for dinner. As Borina team insisted us to continue the program, we, 25 participants, had a pleasant dinner, although we feel some bitter. Pitagorion, Samos İsland Southerly wind is gentle, sometimes rises up to 15 kn. Still, the teams prefer to go to Mesta instead 4 of Salagona Bay which is open to the south. Since port for dinner. The restaurant is just across the our way is long, we did not shut the engine down small pier and has free wi-fi, and the food is not and arrived at Mesta at 5pm. bad. Cruising to Mesta Port, Chios Island, Greece Mesta pier, and behind are DADD boats moored to the quay Only 3 boats moored alongside the small pier. Others moored stern to very high and long ferry quay, where warships were moored alongside, in Mesta Port. The officers did not help us to moor. Ms Betül Tekin from S/Y Kekova tied all of us, under very difficult conditions, thanks to her. Because the ferry quay is quite high it is not possible to go ashore by using paserella. We used dinghy boats to go to the jetty and made stamped our transitlogs at the Port Authority. (PS: Since it is not possible to go ashore, staying at Faro Tavern, Mesta Port anchor can be preffered to mooring to the high Social facilities in the port are not much. We have quay). gathered in various boats, while some of us are chatting, some of us are playing guitar, and Mehmet Akyürek who has a multi-colored personality sings a song.