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As a charter guest of GMM Yachting, you receive free access to Bay Express – with valuable information about bays, anchorages, marinas, restaurants and special places along the Turkish coast and the Dodecanese Islands.
For our charter guests: free access to Bay Express
When you charter a yacht with GMM Yachting, you receive free access to Bay Express. This digital cruising guide helps you discover the Turkish coast and the Greek Dodecanese Islands and find suitable destinations for your individual sailing trip.
Before your journey even begins, you can find information about bays, anchorages, small harbours, restaurants with their own jetties and special excursion destinations. You can also use Bay Express while underway to plan new stages or flexibly adapt your route to the weather and the wishes of your crew.
Simply let us know when making your booking. We will then provide you with your personal access code for Bay Express – completely free of charge.
Bay Express – your digital cruising guide
Rather than giving you a fixed route to follow, Bay Express helps you get to know the cruising area better and discover suitable destinations for your individual sailing trip. This allows you to prepare your journey before the start of your charter and remain flexible while underway, adapting your plans to new wishes, weather conditions or recommendations.
The content is specifically tailored to sailors and charter crews. This means you receive exactly the information that is truly relevant when planning your next stage.
Bay Express is therefore much more than a collection of suggested routes: it is a valuable source of inspiration and information throughout your entire charter holiday.
The diversity of the cruising area
Bays and anchorages
The Turkish coast is characterised by sheltered bays, small islands and a wide variety of anchorages. Bay Express introduces many of these places and provides valuable information for planning your sailing trip. This allows you to specifically look for peaceful swimming bays, interesting stopovers or a suitable place to spend the night.
Restaurants for yacht crews
For many crews, having dinner right by the water is one of the highlights of a charter trip. Bay Express features restaurants in bays and other culinary destinations that can easily be incorporated into your route. This helps you discover special places where a restaurant visit can be combined with a relaxing stay ashore.
Marinas and town harbours
Sometimes a little more comfort is welcome. Whether you want to replenish supplies, visit a town or spend a night in harbour, Bay Express provides information about marinas and town harbours throughout the different regions of the cruising area. This allows you to plan harbour stops in advance or add them flexibly while underway.
Sights and excursion destinations
The Turkish coast and the Dodecanese Islands offer far more than excellent sailing conditions. Historical sites, traditional coastal towns, beaches and remarkable natural landscapes make every trip ashore a special experience. Bay Express shows you which destinations along your route are worth a stop.
Mooring buoy fields around Göcek and Dalaman
The region around Göcek and Dalaman is known for its numerous islands and sheltered bays. Bay Express provides specific information about the mooring buoy fields in this area and helps you become familiar with local conditions before your visit.
This means you receive much more than just a list of possible destinations. You gain a comprehensive impression of the cruising area and can shape your charter trip step by step according to your own preferences.
Your route can evolve every day
Perhaps you would like to stay longer in an especially beautiful bay. Maybe your crew would prefer a short sail to a restaurant with its own jetty the next day. Or perhaps you decide spontaneously to visit a harbour, go ashore or explore a new destination nearby.
Bay Express therefore does not give you a rigid itinerary. Instead, it provides you with the local cruising knowledge you need to design your route individually and adapt it whenever necessary.
You can choose your stages based on factors such as,
- how long you would like to sail each day,
- whether you prefer quiet bays or lively harbour towns,
- which restaurants and excursion destinations you would like to visit,
- how experienced your crew is,
- and what conditions you can expect along the way.
This keeps your sailing trip flexible without sacrificing orientation. You decide each day where the journey will take you next – and Bay Express helps you discover the right options.
Two cruising directions from Marmaris
The following cruising directions are intended as initial inspiration. Which harbours, bays and stopovers you actually visit depends on the time available, the current conditions and the wishes of your crew.
Unspoilt coastlines and a true sailing experience: towards Bozburun and Datça
West of Marmaris, you will find a varied cruising area with impressive coastal landscapes, small villages and numerous restaurants in secluded bays. Destinations around Bozukkale, Bozburun, Söğüt and Datça can be combined into a diverse and rewarding sailing trip.
In this direction, stronger winds are often to be expected than in the more sheltered cruising areas east of Marmaris. This makes the route particularly suitable for crews who not only want to enjoy relaxed swimming stops, but also longer passages and more active sailing.
With Bay Express, you can find detailed information about anchorages, restaurants in bays, harbours and special places in the Bozburun and Datça regions.
Sheltered bays and varied trips ashore: towards Göcek and Fethiye
East of Marmaris, the route first follows the coast towards Ekincik and Dalyan before continuing to the many bays and islands around Göcek.
This cruising area offers plenty of opportunities for relaxed stages, extended swimming stops and varied trips ashore. The region around Göcek is particularly well known for its sheltered bays, islands, restaurant jetties and mooring buoy fields. Compared with the western cruising areas, conditions here are often calmer and at the same time warmer.
Bay Express helps you discover interesting stopovers and familiarise yourself in advance with the special characteristics of individual bays, restaurants and mooring options.
