"John Cairns" wrote in message
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How so, Donal.?

Greece and Turkey are *very* hostile towards each other. Civility is only
maintained because Turkey wishes to join the EU.

If you sail from one country to the other, you can get stung for "entry
fees", and there are all sorts of formalities that you must go through.

It is an issue over here because "freedom of movement" is a basic right in
the EU. Turkey wants to join the EU, but she(or Greece??) is unwilling to
drop the paperwork and money that is required to sail between the two
countries.


The wife and I were thinking about chartering in the area a
while back, her poor health would probably make it something that's not
going to happen any time soon. I did a little research and was amazed to
find that it was considerably cheaper to fly there than to the Caribbean,
and charter rates were lower also. So, what are the pros/cons of
chartering
in the eastern Mediterranean?

I've sailed in Greek, and in Turkish waters. I found the Turks to be much
more friendly. I also found that the food was more varied in Turkey. I
won't go back to Greece again. We are probably going to go back to Turkey
this year for a Hotel based, dinghy sailing holiday.


In July and August, the temperatures in the Eastern Mediterranian will reach
40*C+. This is hotter than the Caribbean. June and September are probably
great months to go there. Different resorts have vastly different wind
patterns. Some areas are very predictable, (0kts at 09:00, 30 kts at
16:00). Other areas are much less predictable. The brochures usually give
an indication of what you should expect.


I hope that your wife's health improves.



Regards


Donal
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