A superyacht charter Bodrum can offer at this scale is rare. Fifty-five metres, three masts, six cabins for twelve guests and eleven crew: this 2018 Neta Marine is one of the largest sailing yachts working the Turkish coast, and she is run on MYBA terms with a full APA rather than the informal arrangements that prevail further down the size range.
Length buys separation. On a superyacht charter Bodrum guests spend a week aboard, and the difference between 30 metres and 55 is that nobody has to be in the same place at the same time. She carries four distinct sunbathing areas, a pool on the flybridge, a sky lounge with its own bar and dining table, a main-deck saloon, a massage room and a sauna. Twelve people disappear into that, which is the practical case for a superyacht charter Bodrum over two smaller boats.
She was designed inside and out by Evan K. Marshall, with naval architecture by Fuat Turan, and built in steel to R.I.N.A. class with the notation 100-A-1-1-Y. Beam is 9.92 metres, draught 4.15, and she measures 498 gross tons. Twin Mitsubishi diesels of 1,151 horsepower each give nine knots cruising and twelve maximum, and the full sailing rig is carried and used rather than dressed. Few vessels offered for superyacht charter Bodrum wide carry three masts at all.
The interior finish is the part photographs undersell, and it is where a superyacht charter Bodrum at this level separates itself. Every cabin runs on a home automation system — air conditioning, curtains, lighting and entertainment on one control — which sounds like a detail until you are aboard and it is the reason she feels like a residence rather than a hotel room afloat.
The master sits on the main deck with a king bed, which is the correct arrangement and not a universal one at this size. Three large VIP cabins carry doubles. Two further large cabins take twins that convert — one berth 100 by 200 centimetres, the other 130 by 200 — so they work as a generous double or as two proper singles depending on who is aboard.
All six are en-suite, all six have LED televisions and a home theatre system, and all six are on the automation. Wifi runs throughout, with a Sonos system through the public spaces and PlayStation and computer games for the crossing hours when the under-tens have run out of sea. Six cabins for twelve is generous, and it means a superyacht charter Bodrum booked by two or three families does not force anyone into a compromise berth.
Crew are eleven including the captain, accommodated in six separate cabins with their own access. That ratio — almost one to one — is what separates a superyacht charter Bodrum at this level from a large gulet with a big crew list, and it is felt in the timing rather than announced.
The APA covers food and drink, which means the provisioning is done to the guests brief rather than to a fixed budget. A chef and interior team work to a written preference sheet taken before the charter, and the galley is equipped to deliver it: breakfast on the aft deck, lunch at anchor, dinner either in the sky lounge or ashore.
Turkish produce is the argument for eating aboard on this coast. Bodrum market on a Friday morning supplies the whole week — sea bass and bream landed that night, tomatoes that taste of something, the sheep cheeses from the Mugla hinterland, figs and pomegranate in September. A good yacht chef here cooks close to the market and does not import a European menu, and on a superyacht charter Bodrum that is worth more than any number of covers.
Dietary requirements, allergies and preferences belong on the preference sheet at the time of booking rather than on the first morning. Provisioning for twelve happens ashore before departure, and the bays east of Bodrum have nothing, so a superyacht charter Bodrum is planned around the market rather than the map.
The best eating in the Gulf of Gokova is not reachable by road, and at 55 metres you will be at anchor rather than alongside for most of the week — which is the right way to do it. The speedboat runs guests in, and on a superyacht charter Bodrum that tender ride is half the pleasure of the evening.
Cokertme, on the northern shore, has a lamb dish named after the village and a row of jetties. Sedir Adası holds Cleopatra beach and a kitchen behind it. English Harbour is one restaurant, one beach, and a bay so enclosed the Royal Navy used it for cover. Longoz and Seven Islands are quieter again. The crew radio ahead and the table is waiting.
Aboard there is a full bar and a cellar that can be stocked to a brief before a superyacht charter Bodrum begins. Turkish wine repays the attention — the Bozcaada whites with fish, Kalecik Karasi from Anatolia with anything from the grill, Okuzgozu and Bogazkere for weight.
Bodrum has an international airport 35 kilometres from the harbour and a marina that takes vessels of this length. It is the only practical base in Turkey for a superyacht charter Bodrum of 55 metres, and it opens two entirely different weeks in opposite directions.
West and south into the Gulf of Gokova: Cokertme, Sedir, Longoz, English Harbour, Seven Islands, and an afternoon thermal reliable enough that the rig earns its keep. North into the Gulf of Mandalya for Didim and the ruins at Iasos and Miletus — quieter, and the better week if the guests want archaeology between swims.
Kos lies an hour away and the rest of the Dodecanese beyond it. Greek crossings need a transit log and passports lodged in advance; at this size the paperwork is handled by the yacht agent rather than the captain. Aquinox also charters from Gocek Ve Fethiye if a different base suits the flights.
A speedboat with an engine over 100 horsepower handles shore runs and towing, with a jet ski alongside it. Windsurf, canoe, wakeboard, paddleboard, water skis, ringo, snorkelling equipment and fishing tackle are carried. The pool on the flybridge is the one guests use most, and it is a genuine pool rather than a plunge tub.
Length overall 55.00 metres, beam 9.92 metres, draught 4.15 metres, 498 gross tons, steel hull and superstructure. Twin Mitsubishi S12A2-MPTK diesels of 1,151 horsepower each. Cruising nine knots, maximum twelve. Radar, GPS, VHF, Navtex, EPIRB, AIS, depth sounder, watermaker and full regulation safety equipment. R.I.N.A. class 100-A-1-1-Y.
Weekly rates run from EUR 110,000 in May and October, EUR 120,000 in June and September, to EUR 155,000 in July and August. Charters are quoted on MYBA terms with the APA system applied: fuel, food, drinks, transfers and all other running expenses are drawn from the advance provisioning allowance rather than added afterwards.
That structure is worth understanding before comparing prices. A superyacht charter Bodrum quoted MYBA-plus-APA looks dearer than an all-inclusive gulet week and usually is not, because the APA is spent against real costs and the balance is returned. Aquinox sets out the expected APA percentage and the full terms in writing before any deposit.
July and August at this size are committed a year ahead in most seasons. May, June, September and October are the weeks worth asking about, and October in particular is underrated on this coast, and a superyacht charter Bodrum in that month is a different and quieter proposition. Send your dates and guest numbers to Aquinox Yatçılık and we will return the availability, a written quotation and the preference-sheet process the same working day.
Twelve guests in six en-suite cabins: a main-deck master with a king bed, three large VIP doubles and two convertible twins. Eleven crew including the captain.
EUR 110,000 in May and October, EUR 120,000 in June and September, and EUR 155,000 in July and August, quoted on MYBA terms with APA.
Fuel, food, drinks, transfers and all other running expenses are drawn from the advance provisioning allowance. The balance is returned at the end of the charter.
She carries three masts and full sailing equipment alongside twin Mitsubishi diesels. The afternoon thermal in the Gulf of Gokova is reliable enough that the rig is used.
July and August at 55 metres are usually committed a year ahead. May, June, September and October offer better availability and quieter anchorages.
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