[magnusmurphy]

In 94 I sailed in Turkey for two weeks with Sunsail. The first week was a flotilla out of DAtca (the base has now moved to Bodrum I think). The second week was a bareboat charter.

The crew consisted of myself, my father and my sister on a 30ft Jeanneau.

It was a wonderful experience and we still talk about it. The flotilla part was BY FAR the best part of the vacation. We had an absolute blast. You are free to roam as you want during the day, but in the evenings all get together for a beach BBQ or a meal at a local establishment or such. Some trips were arranged inland (you don''t have to go).

After the flotilla we felt very alone the second week.

I would recommend the flotilla very highly. Benefit of Sunsail is that it is a high profile company with resources. If something goes wrong you have redress and don''t have to struggle with a "local" outfit. You can take your grievances to the headoffice and be assured to have redress.

M Murphy