The
Marmaris Marina with its promenade adorned with palm trees is like a yachting center. The
Marmaris Yachting festival organized here every May is a golden opportunity for captains, crews and nature lovers to sail to the southern coasts of
Turkey. The visitors may join here the “
Blue Voyage” and enjoy every single moment of their vacation making a fascinating trip along the coastline of the
Aegean.
Marmaris is a yachting paradise with vast facilities for yacht owners.
The Marmaris Bay which is a natural harbour has three
Marinas with a capacity of 1100 yachts and 9 yacht slips with a capacity of 1200 yachts. In the district which is in the focus of blue voyage several festivals are organized to improve the yachting tourism.
The International Yacht Festival and
International Marmaris Yacht Races are some of the major activities in the region. The marina has been surrounded with breakwaters from two sides providing full protection for the boots and there are 9 floating piers between the two breakwaters. The average length of the piers is 150 meters. The maximum and minimum draught is 18 and 4.5 meters respectively. At the entrance of the
Marina there are plates with a dimension of 6x4 m. and lighthouses. In the marina 930 boats , 750 of them in the sea and 180 at land may be accomodated.
