A luxury motor yacht charter Turkey can offer at 42 metres, delivered new in 2024 and drawn by Guido de Groot, is a different order of thing from the gulet fleet that dominates this coast. Six suites for twelve guests, nine crew, a steel hull with an aluminium superstructure, and an interior in oak, smoked oak, marble and leather. She works out of Bodrum.
The Turkish coast is a gulet coast, and gulets are wonderful. But they are slow, they are wooden, and they are built to a price that shows in the systems. A purpose-built 42-metre motor yacht answers a different brief: twelve knots cruising and fifteen flat out, two 400-litre Selmar watermakers, GMDSS-grade navigation, and a hull that does not care what the Meltemi is doing. That is what a luxury motor yacht charter Turkey buys over a gulet week.
She is 430 gross tons on a beam of 8.4 metres and a draught of only 2.4, which is the number that matters here. Shallow draught on a boat this size means the shelving bays of the Gulf of Gokova and the coves behind Gocek are open to her, where deeper-keeled yachts of the same length have to anchor out and tender in.
Guido de Groot did both exterior and interior. The result is restrained rather than showy — oak and smoked oak, marble, leather and artwork, with full-height glass on each deck. Anyone comparing a luxury motor yacht charter Turkey against the Riviera should look closely at the finish here; it does not give anything away.
A master, a VIP, two doubles and two twins. All six are suites rather than cabins, all six carry LED televisions and a home theatre system, and the master takes the full beam with its own marble bathroom. Six suites is the working configuration for a luxury motor yacht charter Turkey booked by two or three families.
Nine crew for twelve guests is close to a one-to-one-and-a-half ratio, and it is what a luxury motor yacht charter Turkey at this level should carry. It buys a chef, a dedicated interior team, and enough deck crew that the tenders and toys are in the water within minutes of the anchor going down rather than after lunch.
Entertainment runs to professional music systems throughout, wifi across the yacht, PlayStation and computer games. Navigation is Argus radar, GPS, VHF, Navtex, SART, EPIRB, AIS, depth sounder and full GMDSS, with regulation safety equipment throughout. She flies a Turkish commercial unrestricted flag, so a luxury motor yacht charter Turkey aboard her runs under full commercial survey.
A chef is part of the permanent crew and every meal is prepared aboard. Provisioning is done to a written preference sheet taken before the charter rather than to a standing menu, which is the correct arrangement at this size and the reason a luxury motor yacht charter Turkey feels like a private house rather than a restaurant.
Turkish produce is the argument for eating aboard. The Bodrum market on a Friday morning covers the week: sea bass and bream landed overnight, tomatoes with actual flavour, the sheep cheeses from the Mugla hinterland, figs and pomegranate through September. A good chef here works close to the market rather than importing a European card.
Dietary requirements, allergies and preferences belong on the preference sheet at booking. Provisioning for twelve plus nine crew happens ashore before departure, and the anchorages have nothing, so the week is planned around the market.
The best kitchens on this coast are not reachable by road. The Taurus mountains fall into the water and access to a dozen good tables is a tender ride from an anchorage. With two speedboats aboard — one of 140 horsepower, one of 90 — a luxury motor yacht charter Turkey makes short work of that.
Cokertme, on the northern shore of the Gulf of Gokova, has a lamb dish named after the village. Sedir Island holds Cleopatra beach and a kitchen behind it. English Harbour is one restaurant, one beach, and a bay so enclosed that ships used to hide there. The crew radio ahead and the table is waiting.
Aboard there is a full bar and a cellar stocked to a brief. Turkish wine is worth the attention — 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 comfortably. It is the natural base for a luxury motor yacht charter Turkey, 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. North into the Gulf of Mandalya for Didim and the ruins at Iasos and Miletus. At twelve knots the whole Turquoise Coast is within reach in a week rather than a fortnight, which is what the speed actually buys.
Kos lies an hour away, with the rest of the Dodecanese beyond it. Greek crossings need a transit log and passports lodged in advance, handled by the yacht agent. Aquinox also charters from Gocek and Fethiye if a different base suits the flights.
Two speedboats, of 140 and 90 horsepower. A jet ski, a Seabob, a sea slider, windsurf, canoe, wakeboard, two paddleboards, water skis, a ringo, and snorkelling and fishing equipment. Two jacuzzis on deck, and a beach club aft that opens to the water — the feature guests use most.
Length overall 42.00 metres, beam 8.40 metres, draught 2.40 metres, 430 gross tons. Steel hull, aluminium superstructure, Tekno Marin paint. Twin MTU diesels; twelve knots cruising, fifteen maximum. Two Selmar watermakers of 400 litres each. Exterior and interior design by Guido de Groot. Twelve guests in six suites, nine crew, Turkish commercial unrestricted flag, delivered 2024.
Weekly rates run from EUR 110,000 in May and October, EUR 120,000 in June and September, to EUR 165,000 in July and August. The rate covers the yacht and her crew of nine for a full week.
Running costs on a vessel of this class — fuel, food, drinks, port fees and transfers — are handled through an advance provisioning allowance rather than folded into the headline number, and the percentage varies by itinerary. Aquinox confirms the exact terms and the expected allowance in writing before any deposit, because a luxury motor yacht charter Turkey quoted this way is not directly comparable to an all-inclusive week.
She is a 2024 delivery and July and August book a season ahead. May, June, September and October offer better availability, and October on this coast is consistently underrated for a luxury motor yacht charter Turkey. Send your dates and guest numbers to Aquinox Yachting for availability, a written quotation and the preference-sheet process the same working day.
Twelve guests in six suites: a master, a VIP, two doubles and two twins, all en-suite. Nine crew including a chef and a dedicated interior team.
EUR 110,000 in May and October, EUR 120,000 in June and September, and EUR 165,000 in July and August, covering the yacht and her crew of nine.
Fuel, food, drinks, port fees and transfers are handled through an advance provisioning allowance. Aquinox confirms the expected percentage in writing before any deposit.
Two speedboats of 140 and 90 horsepower, a jet ski, a Seabob, a sea slider, windsurf, canoe, wakeboard, two paddleboards, water skis, a ringo, plus snorkelling and fishing gear.
She is a 2024 delivery and July and August book a season ahead. May, June, September and October offer better availability and quieter anchorages.
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