22m Family Gulet Charter Bodrum | 2017 | EL2204

Twenty-two metres of Bodrum-built timber, four double en-suite cabins and a crew of three: this 2017 family gulet charter Bodrum was drawn for the gulf that begins at her own berth. The hull is wood, planked and faired in the traditional Bodrum manner, and a single Cummins 300 HP diesel moves her between anchorages when the meltemi falls away. A full-batten mainsail carries her under canvas across Gökova and Hisarönü. She is young for a wooden gulet, finished in 2017, with the tight joinery and level soles a newer hull gives you.

Eight guests sleep aboard in four cabins, each with its own shower room, and the living spaces are stacked so that two generations can share a yacht without sharing a square metre — flybridge bar above, shaded aft deck amidships, sunpads forward. A family gulet charter Bodrum is built around exactly this: private cabins below, one long table on deck, and a crew of three who keep the two apart until dinner.

Twenty-two metres, a 2017 Bodrum gulet

She measures 72 feet on deck with a beam of 19 feet, a broad, sea-kindly ratio that gives the aft deck its dining table for ten and the foredeck its long run of sunpads. Propulsion is a single Cummins diesel rated at 300 HP, enough for comfortable passage speeds between the Gökova bays without the fuel appetite of a planing hull. The rig carries a full-batten mainsail and no genoa, which keeps handling simple and leaves the foredeck clear for guests.

Below, the arrangement is four doubles rather than a mixed cabin count, so no one draws the short straw. Four heads with showers serve them, air conditioning runs throughout, and the galley is equipped with a dishwasher and coffee machine. Wi-Fi and a television are fitted in the saloon. A dinghy with outboard, bed linen and towels, end cleaning and the Turkish transit log are all included in the charter fee rather than added afterwards.

A crewed family gulet charter Bodrum in the Gulf of Gökova

From Bodrum Marina the cruising ground opens immediately. Gökova runs east between pine-covered ridges towards Karaca Söğüt and the English Harbour; Hisarönü turns south for Orhaniye, Selimiye and Bozburun. Most bays are two to four hours apart, which is the point of a family gulet charter Bodrum — short hops, long swims, and the anchor down before lunch. The crew reads the meltemi and chooses the lee shore; guests read nothing at all.

Aquinox arranges boat-in dining along the coast, the waterline tavernas where the kitchen sits at sea level and the table waits for the yacht to come alongside. A family gulet charter Bodrum turns the gulf into a week of them.

Saloon, galley and living space

The saloon is air-conditioned and unusually bright for a gulet, with a long run of windows either side, cream upholstery and a dark timber sole. Two low tables lift to dining height, so the interior serves as a wet-weather dining room as well as a lounge. The galley sits forward of it, close enough for the cook to plate without crossing the deck, and the companionway leads straight up to the flybridge bar. It is the part of a family gulet charter Bodrum that earns its keep on a grey morning.

Four double en-suite cabins

All four cabins take a full-size double bed, a private shower room and either opening portlights or a hull window. The master sits aft on the widest part of the beam with its own steps down from the deckhouse; the forward cabins are the quieter ones under way. Storage is generous for a 22-metre hull, with drawers beneath every berth and hanging space in each cabin, which matters far more on a two-week booking than on a weekend.

Because every cabin is a double en-suite, a family gulet charter Bodrum of this layout suits two couples travelling together as readily as parents with older children. Turndown, linen changes and daily cleaning are handled by the crew.

On deck and in the water

Deck space is the real measure of a family gulet charter Bodrum, and this one carries three distinct areas. Forward are sunpads either side of the mast beneath a fixed awning. Amidships, the shaded aft deck holds a varnished table for ten with a wrap-around banquette behind it. Above, the flybridge has a bar with stools alongside the upper helm, which is where the evening tends to end. A dinghy and outboard are carried, together with snorkelling equipment for the bays.

Specifications

• Type: gulet, wooden hull
• Length overall: 22 m / 72 ft
• Beam: 5.8 m / 19 ft
• Year built: 2017
• Cabins: 4 double en-suite
• Guests overnight: 8
• Heads with shower: 4
• Engine: Cummins 300 HP diesel
• Rig: full-batten mainsail
• Crew: 3 — captain, cook, deckhand
• Home berth: Bodrum, Turkey
• Fleet code: EL2204

Charter this 22m gulet in Bodrum

Rates for this family gulet charter Bodrum open at €12,600 per week, with three crew, the dinghy and outboard, bed linen and towels, end cleaning and the Turkish transit log included; food, fuel and berths away from the base are billed through a separate advance provisioning allowance. For something larger on the same coast, see our 29-metre exclusive gulet in Bodrum, or the newer 26-metre modern gulet. The whole fleet sits in the Aquinox yacht collection, and the coastline itself is set out on Go Türkiye.

Aquinox Yachting manages every family gulet charter Bodrum end to end — provisioning, itinerary, transfers and berths.