A luxury motor sailer charter Bodrum booking aboard this 37-metre steel-hulled gulet, listed by Aquinox Yachting as GI3707, takes nine guests and a crew of six through the Aegean on a hull that is closer to a small superyacht than to a traditional gulet. Built by Evadne Yat in 2007 and refitted in 2023, she is one of the few vessels of her type with a serious naval-architecture pedigree behind her.
That pedigree shows. The exterior lines came from Karataş Yacht Design and the interior styling from Nauta, and the result is a boat with the silhouette of a classic ketch and the internal volume of something considerably larger — 213 gross tons on an 8.58-metre beam, with the guest accommodation set low and the social spaces stacked above it.
A luxury motor sailer charter Bodrum client comparing her against the wooden fleet should understand what the construction buys. Steel below the waterline and aluminium above gives her a quieter, drier ride, better fire and watertight integrity, and none of the seasonal maintenance drama that timber demands. She cruises at 10 knots and will make 14.
Her draft is a shade under two metres, which is unusually shallow for a vessel of this displacement and is the single most useful thing about her in the Gulf of Gökova. She will tuck into bays where deeper boats have to lie off, and she will take a stern line to the rocks in places most 37-metre yachts cannot reach.
Accommodation runs to four en-suite cabins — one master double, two doubles and one triple — sleeping nine. It is a deliberately generous ratio: at 37 metres she could have been fitted with six or seven cabins, and instead each of the four is roughly a third larger than the class average, with a seating area and full-height wardrobes.
The cabins are finished in pale leather panelling and dark timber trim with teal accents, and every one has an en-suite bathroom with a separate shower enclosure rather than a shower box. Satellite television, a minibar, a safe, a hairdryer and independently controlled air conditioning are standard throughout.
The triple takes three single berths and works well for a family with older children or for a group travelling with staff. Crew of six berth forward with separate access. On a luxury motor sailer charter Bodrum itinerary running eight or nine people, that ratio means service is genuinely attentive rather than stretched.
The saloon sits behind a band of panoramic glazing and holds a dining table, a lounge group and the bar. It is air-conditioned, has the main entertainment system and Bluetooth audio, and is where the group ends up when the meltemi picks up in the afternoon.
Outside she has three distinct areas. The aft deck carries the principal dining table under a fixed awning with the saloon doors folding back behind it. The upper deck has a second, more informal table in teak directors’ chairs. The foredeck is given over to sunpads and a bow seating group.
The teak is the giveaway. Wide, tightly laid planking runs the full length of the vessel, the caprail is varnished and the deck furniture is proper hardwood rather than moulded plastic. It is the detail that separates a luxury motor sailer charter Bodrum booking on this boat from the standard charter fleet.
The inventory has been kept current through the 2023 refit: a jet ski, SeaBobs, an e-foil board, paddleboards, water skis, a wakeboard, a windsurfer, a ringo, a banana, canoes, snorkelling gear and fishing tackle. The tender is a 4.95-metre RIB, big enough to run the group ashore in one lift.
The e-foil is the one worth mentioning. Few boats in the Bodrum fleet carry one, and the crew will teach it — most guests are up and riding inside an hour. Diving is arranged with a Bodrum operator who meets the vessel at the anchorage rather than being carried aboard.
Meals follow the coast rather than a fixed rotation. Breakfast is laid on the aft deck, lunch is served at anchor after the morning swim, and dinner alternates between the upper deck and a table ashore. The chef builds the menu around what the Bodrum peninsula lands that morning.
A luxury motor sailer charter Bodrum week is also the only practical way to reach the boat-in-only kitchens of the Gulf of Gökova — the fish tavernas at Çökertme, the mooring restaurants at Değirmen Bükü and Karacasöğüt, the single taverna at Seven Islands. The crew book them; Aquinox Yachting can build an itinerary around them.
Bodrum puts a fortnight of anchorages within a day’s reach. The Gulf of Gökova runs east — Çökertme, English Harbour, Löngöz, Seven Islands — and the Datça peninsula runs west, ending at Knidos where the ruins stand over the anchorage. Neither direction requires a long passage.
Kos lies forty minutes across the strait, and Kalymnos, Leros and Patmos open beyond it. With Greek transit paperwork arranged in advance, the crew handle clearance in both directions, and a mixed Turkish and Dodecanese itinerary is straightforward.
Length overall 37.06 m (121’7″). Beam 8.58 m. Draft 1.85 m. Hull steel, superstructure aluminium. Built 2007 by Evadne Yat, refit 2023. Gross tonnage 213. Cruising speed 10 knots, maximum 14 knots. Four cabins — one master, two double, one triple — nine guests, crew of six. Flag Türkiye, home port Bodrum. Air conditioning throughout, generator, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth audio and satellite television.
Two source discrepancies are worth recording. TYBA’s registry and the central agency give her crew as six while one retail listing shows five, and her build year is published as both 2007 and 2008 depending on whether launch or delivery is used. The figures above follow the TYBA registry. Aquinox Yachting will confirm any of them in writing before contract.
Rates are quoted per day: €6,430 in May, €7,145 in June, €7,860 in July and August, and €7,145 in September and October, plus expenses. The rate covers the yacht, the crew of six, insurance and standard equipment. Fuel, provisioning, harbour dues and gratuities are additional and normally handled through an advance provisioning allowance.
At this size she is normally booked by the week. July and August commit early, often a full season ahead; May, June and October can usually take shorter periods. Aquinox Yachting works directly with the central agency, Merhaba Turizm, on availability and contract.
Six crew look after nine guests — captain, chef, engineer, deckhand and two stewards. Her master, Captain Levent Uysal, has run the Gulf of Gökova for years and picks anchorages that are not in the pilot book. The service is quiet and unhurried, which is the standard Aquinox Yachting applies before a vessel joins the fleet.
Availability, sample itineraries and the full inventory are on request. Aquinox Yachting can also propose alternatives at similar length and season — see our 39.6m crewed gulet at Bodrum, our 47m sailing yacht at Göcek, or browse the full Aquinox charter fleet.
Background reading on the type and the port: the gulet and Turkish motor sailer tradition and Bodrum on Wikipedia. To hold a week aboard this luxury motor sailer charter Bodrum vessel, contact Aquinox Yachting on +90 549 507 19 93 or info@aquinoxyachting.com.
Rates run from €6,430 per day in May to €7,860 per day in July and August, plus expenses. The rate covers the yacht, the crew of six, insurance and standard equipment; fuel, provisioning, harbour dues and gratuities are additional.
Nine guests in four en-suite cabins: one master double, two doubles and one triple. Each cabin is roughly a third larger than the class average, with a seating area and a separate shower enclosure.
Steel hull with an aluminium superstructure, launched by Evadne Yat in 2007 and refitted in 2023. Exterior design by Karataş Yacht Design, interior styling by Nauta. She measures 213 gross tons on a 37.06m hull with a shallow 1.85m draft.
A jet ski, SeaBobs, an e-foil board, paddleboards, water skis, a wakeboard, a windsurfer, a ringo, a banana, canoes, snorkelling gear and fishing tackle, plus a 4.95m RIB tender. Diving is arranged with a Bodrum operator at the anchorage.
The Gulf of Gökova east of Bodrum and the Datça peninsula west of it, both within a day of the marina. Her shallow draft opens bays that deeper yachts cannot enter. Kos, Kalymnos, Leros and Patmos are reachable with Greek transit paperwork arranged in advance.
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