40. Sailing the Turkish Coast | Marmaris | Turkey | Sailing the Mediterranean | Sailing Kawai

[@SailingKawai]

Any other sailors stuck due to covid? Where is your boat?

[@chrismalkin4070]

Terrific seeing your smiling faces again. Keep safe and well.

[@SailingKawai]

Thanks Chris, appreciate it bud! Hope you enjoyed the vid, thanks for watching :)

[@charlesmacfarlane1288]

Really enjoyed your series, hopefully I'll join you if my aspirations become achievable. Looking forward to following your next journeys

[@SailingKawai]

Thanks Charles, glad you enjoyed it mate. Best of luck, and hopefully we can catch up on the water sometime soon for a beer :). Take care

[@johnlord7854]

"Tracey, you look so..." And I thought you were going to say "Beautiful", but no - smug ! You unromantic Aussie Bloke !!!! Ciftlik is beautiful. I have called in there 3 times, once with Katie who was 12 at the time. Great food and hospitality ) Was strange watching your footage of Marmaris Yacht Marina ! Was October 2019 when I winterised 'Time Out' there. None of us knew it would be 3 years (hopefully) before we would return ! Looking forward to meeting you both there next year )

[@SailingKawai]

Hahahaha I was waiting for someone to write that! I tell Trace she's beautiful everyday :). Yes it's weird, 2 years has flown, can't wait to get back and will be great to catch up! Hope you enjoyed it!

[@johnlord7854]

@@SailingKawai Excellent, pleased to hear you do 😊 Yes, very sureal seeing Marmaris. You must have hauled out only a couple of weeks after we left !

[@SeaBeeSailing]

Hope this message finds you well. We are a cruising couple sailing Croatian coast for the last year or so on our newly purchased sailboat Sea Bee. We plan on a passage to Turkey upcoming season. Not sure when/if you are planning on getting back on Kawai but if things work out it would be awesome to meet you two and exchange stories over cold beer. Best

[@SailingKawai]

Hi guys, thanks for getting in contact and congrats on the new boat. Yes we plan to arrive in Marmaris in late April and should be back on the water in late May giving us 2 months sailing Turkey before we head towards Greece. Probs be in the Gocek area in June :). Sounds great :). Where are you guys now? Chat soon

[@SeaBeeSailing]

@@SailingKawai I am in Istanbul, Danielle (my wife) is in San Fran where we are from and Sea Bee is wintering near Dubrovnik. We plan to set sail south to Montenegro and Greece mid May and take our time to explore islands west and east of mainland Greece. We may bump into each other somewhere in Aegean. We are on KZbin as well as on Instagram - keep in touch.

[@shawnleary4138]

So good to see you on You Tube again. It has invigorated us again after a two year 'break' on starting our dream and following your footsteps (wind). All good as good things have happen here in Aus but we are all vaxed up and ready to go! Very heartening to see you also think early 2022 will be the time. We found your first vid. informative around the purchase process and wish to thank you for sharing all your information. All the best, hope to see you over there.

[@SailingKawai]

Great to hear from you Shawn! Awesome, loving receiving these sort of comments. We aren't vaxed yet, but are booked in for a couple of weeks. Glad the vids helped you out and would be great to catch up somewhere in Europe next year, all the best, have fun!

[@minkhs]

I missed both your smiles , and the joy of sailing that just glows from the vlog :)

[@SailingKawai]

Thank you so much :), we do love it, can't wait to get back soooooon!!! Hope you are well, great to hear from you!

[@fairdinkum7246]

you are back ! so good to see you two. :)

[@SailingKawai]

Thanks John, sorry it took so long haha. Take care mate!

[@braddobson2060]

I just found your channel and am now a subscribers a very good vidio hope there are lots more to come thanks for sharing

[@SailingKawai]

Thanks Brad, glad you enjoyed it! We have around 40 vids already, but will be back sailing in the next couple of months, glad you enjoyed it and thanks for subscribing :)

[@Dalm8tns]

I hope to see you both in the Med summer of 22.

[@SailingKawai]

Hi Mitch, always keen for a beer haha. Would be great to see you :). Where are you sailing this year?

[@Dalm8tns]

@@SailingKawai My boat is in Tunisia right now and I'll be heading to Sardinia and Corsica in May. Then I will figure out weather to go east or west. ?????

[@peterreynolds8146]

Still watching. Best Peter

[@SailingKawai]

Thanks Peter, hope you enjoyed it!

[@neilgreenfield3392]

Good to see you both back on the tube 🥰..

[@SailingKawai]

Thanks Neil, content is getting low hahaha. Hopefully back in Europe in March and we start again :), Thanks for checking in, hope you enjoyed the video!

[@nevillebroadbent1601]

Great to have you back with this video Currently suffering through Level 4 lockdown in NZ , not even allowed in to the marina to visit out yacht , let alone sail it . Look forward to your next video update .

[@SailingKawai]

Hey Neville, thanks very much! Glad you enjoyed it! How frustrating, definitely some weird times. Thanks for watching

[@claudiamair8860]

So happy to see you guys! Just wish you were over here in the med on your sweet Kawai. Hope you are both happy, healthy and safe. Those Australian borders will open soon and your sailing days will start up in a jiffy. Hope to see you both in 2022 as we head west!

[@SailingKawai]

Hey Claudia, great to hear from you again :). Yes we can't wait to return and it's always on our mind haha. We are both healthy and happy, just working and looking forward. It's seems 2022 will be a possibility so fingers crossed. We are both allowed to get vaccinated now so not long to go. Stay safe and take care, Jase and Trace

[@ianmcknight7310]

Love this video!! Can't wait till we are in the med looking for the right boat to live our dream before we are too late

[@SailingKawai]

Thanks Ian, glad you enjoyed it! Yes it will be nice to get back and can totally understand your eagerness to return. Fingers crossed it's next year :)

[@hughdowling9267]

Loved it well done and thanks. Can't wait till you're back there making more videos in 2022. We left Greece same time as you...who'd have thought we'd not make it back for two years? All the best Hugh

[@SailingKawai]

Thanks Hugh, yes we can't wait to return :). Hahaha definitely couldn't have predicted Covid, not much we or you can do about it, lucky we are healthy! Take care and best of luck!

[@andreitudorjoanta9721]

Next time in Marmaris, is really worth a stop in Ciftlik at Deniz Restaurant. Fresh bread made in the wood fire oven by Mrs Durdan is just fantastic. Nice mooring, safe, water and electricity free but mostly the people. Hope we will meet at some point sailing in Meds waters. Greetings from Oxford :-)

[@SailingKawai]

Hi Andrei, yes we would love to visit Ciftlik in season. Sounds fantastic! The Turkish people are fantastic. Would be great to catch up for a drink somewhere in the Med, fingers crossed, take care and thanks for watching :)

[@ocdomer]

Thank you for this update! We have wondered how you are doing in Australia, and how soon we might see you sailing again. Be well!

[@SailingKawai]

No worries :). All good back here in Australia, just working and planning to head back over, can't wait! Hope you guys are well! Take care

[@pedropedroztravels8272]

Wow bloody Wow... I'm Sad but happy... BUT! frekin sad on this vid...Every time one of your vids pops up its usually after Serap and I have had a few beers or a wine and we're setlin back to watch some telly great timing lol....Anyway hearing ya say y'all be on the hard for a little while breaks my heart knowing what we know now. The Rona changed our course of life and it frekin sux. Hope kawai is being looked after by the Marmaris mob. They seemed pretty organised down there. Guys I hope ya can get back to your boat sooner rather than later you must be going mad not knowing when ya can return. Stay safe you salty dogs and good luck. Pete and Serap.

[@SailingKawai]

Hey Hey Hey, how are you guys? Yeah was weird making this video, seems like yesterday we were have beers in Marmaris. Covid has definitely thrown a spanner in the works but hopefully be back next year. We are totally fine, healthy so pretty lucky really, what are your plans? I hope you guys are doing well :). Take care guys, Jase and Trace

[@pedropedroztravels8272]

@@SailingKawai Ahhh good to hear ya both healthy and happy. We had to move back home and sold the boat. We were worried Serap would lose her job as she's a travel agent. It was so stressful trying to get home. With our flights being cancelled a couple of times. We sold our vehicle, furniture and gave up the lease to our flat etc. Then because of the flights being cancelled were were stuck with nothing. We lived on friends couches for six months and had to ride a push bike to get around. Lol... So we decided we'd buy a house in a quite rural area near Hervey Bay and wait out this pandemic. Serap has joined the sailing club and goes racing with a few old chaps she's meet. She's loving it. It's so nice up here we are happy, lucky and reasonably healthy if I'm not hung over 😂 😂 Take care guys and if you ever want get away feel free to drop us a line you'd be welcome to come up and stay on the farm. Cheers. Pedro.

[@nortonmolly]

Your back on the Tube 👍

[@SailingKawai]

Hahaha yes I finally managed to finish the latest vid, hope you enjoy it bud, hope all is well with you :)

[@KingstoneS318]

When are you guys going back? Cant wait to see more of your trip... TR is open border and covid is not that bad, eveyones having a good time there accept for us down in NZ lol

[@SailingKawai]

Hey! Well the plan is early March, we can leave Australia, Trace and I have told our work places we finish on the 25th Feb so it's looking promising :). We can't wait to get back to Turkey!

[@KingstoneS318]

Stunning news, wishing you guys a happy xmas and a new year filled with warm Aegean and Med winds... Esra 🇭🇲🇹🇷🇳🇿🎁🎄🧿

[@petersmith8134]

Great video. I have a couple of questions. 1. Why did you choose that Marina? Is it cheaper to keep a boat on the hard in Turkey than other countries in the Med? 2. Why did you not return to your Yacht in 2020 or 2021? I think you can get out with permission from the worlds biggest jail but getting back is not so easy. Uncertain times for sure. Looking forward to your adventures when you finally escape.

[@SailingKawai]

Hi Peter, We chose Yacht Marina on price and due to our Nationality (Australian). The Shengen rule means we have to keep leaving certain countries every 3 months, Turkey allows us more options and Vat reset. We really didn't know how Covid was going to affect the sailing community in 2020 with many countries shutting their borders. This would have given us few options and we couldn't get vaccinated in Australia due to our age. We have our vaccinations booked in now so plan on getting permission and leaving early next year. We can't wait hahaha, hope that clears up a few things! Take care

[@petersmith8134]

@@SailingKawai Thanks for the reply which is very interesting. Turkey is not a Schengen country so that all makes good sense. I slipped back to Oz in January and had to wait till May to get fully Pfizered before heading back to Thailand. I knew it would be difficult to get Vaccinated here. Hopefully you won't need permission to leave if fully vaxed by Jan or Feb next year . The country has to open soon you would think. Good luck with it all and look forward to your future videos.

[@mallowe9162]

Wonder where and how you guys are…we fortunately got locked out of Oz and wintered in Kas from Feb last year….best decision we made not to get back to Oz as we have basically explored Turkey and beyond (by air and road n sea)…hope you get back to the boat real soon and enjoy the Med….

[@SailingKawai]

Thanks Mal, great to hear it all worked out for you. Did you enjoy Turkey? We can't wait to get back and explore, thanks for getting in contact, take care and enjoy!

[@GasolineNicenstein]

Great to have you back. Your content is splendid. BTW. What year is your H445?

[@SailingKawai]

Thanks very much :) We have a 2013 Hanse 445, glad you enjoyed the video! Take care

[@davedavids9619]

I see you published this at the beginning of September, but you are dressed for winter. Was it already that cold ?

[@SailingKawai]

Hi Dave, sorry for the slow reply. It was actually mid November in this video. It wasn't that cold but still fresh :). Hope that helps

[@davedavids9619]

@@SailingKawai thanks for clarifying, we will start sailing the Greek waters this year and were wondering until what month of the year we could continue. Had end of October in mind, so it is good to see that goal is reachable. We like your videos btw, have been a great inspiration so far. In fact you convinced us in buying a Torqueedo !

[@alpollak6917]

Hi, I am I Mamaris and noticed your boat on the hard, do you know when you will return? Can send you a picture if you would like.

[@SailingKawai]

Hi Al, yes Kawai has been patiently waiting for 2 years haha (covid), we are currently getting some work done on her so have plenty of pics, but appreciate the offer. We plan to arrive late April from Australia and be sailing late May if all goes to plan. What are your plans for 2022. Thanks for getting in contact :) Best wishes

[@alpollak6917]

Hey guys, just wondering if you are delayed in coming to Marmaris? They moved your boat to the very back of the marina

[@SailingKawai]

@@alpollak6917 Hey Al, no, we arrive on Monday :), but we won't be launching until the 20th of May. Not sure why the boat has been moved, I will check now however :). Thanks for letting me know!

[@itstailah]

Hi jason when are you posting next

[@SailingKawai]

Hey Tailah, I will post another video in about 1 week :).