Monday, September 3, 2007

SETUR AYVALIK MARINA

Ayvalık - Balıkesir - Turkey

Geographic Coordinates : Latitude 39° 19' 00" N - Longitude 26° 41' 00" E
Entrance Lights : FI. R. 5s. 3M / FI. G. 5s. 3M
VHF Channel : 73 -16
Call Sign : " Setur Marina "

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Winds : Northeast - West
Max. Length : 30 meters
Max. Depth : 4.7 meters. There are laid moorings at berths.
Lift : Travel lift of max. 80 tons capacity
Capacity afloat : 200
Capacity ashore : 150

Electricity : Available both on the water and on dry dock
Water : Available both on the water and on dry dock
Telephone : At the marina
Fuel station : Available in marina office fax transmission
Data : Free wireless internet connections
Security : 24 hours with security staff
Car park : Open -air car park
Cafe-bar : At the marina
Restaurant : At the marina
Laundry : 1 washing machine, 1 drying machine, ironing optional
Medicine : Doctor available
Market : Every day between 09:00 - 21:00 hrs.
Local market : City center, every thursday 5 minutes walk from marina
Bank : City centre
Nearest airport : Izmir ( international ) 150 km, Edremit ( domestic ) 38 km.
Nearest harbour : Ayvalık and Bandırma. Regular ferries from Ayvalık to Lesvos and from Bandırma to Istanbul
Transport : Marina is at the city centre
Taxi : Taxi station 800 meter to marina, 24 hours open
Bus station : Ayvalık bus station 2 km to marina
Rent a car : Avis
Helicopter : Edremit ( domestic ) 38 km, Izmir ( international ) 150 km
Alternative Sports : Jogging, Diving
Fun : Barbecue party every Sunday
Yacht Chandlery : At the marina
Market : Every day between 09:00 - 21:00 hrs.
Local Market : Every Thursday 5 minutes walk from marina

Approach
The channel leading into Ayvalık Limanı is named "Dalyan Boğazı". Once up to Dalyan Boğazı, the beacons marking the channel are clearly identified. A red conical buoy marks the shoal water on the N side of the channel entrance.

Facilities
Setur Ayvalık Marina carries blue flag. The yachts are hauled in and out and pressure washed. Repairments, maintenance, winterizing and periodical services are given by contracted servers. Besides, the regular services such as engine running, battery charge, aeration and bilge control, all kinds of mechanical, technical, electric, carpentry and painting services are given.

A perfect resting place where Setur Marinas’ traditional hospitality and service quality is added to the silence and peace around. Setur Ayvalık Marina is an unresistable place for the ones looking for peace and a necessary stop-over plave for north/south routes.

Regional Activities
The Sand Festival which is annually organized in Ayvalık takes place at the Sarımsaklı Beach. This Festival, in July, lasts for 1 week. The festival to which many famous people attend is all about music and entertainment.

The marina on the lands where the first beauty contest in mythology was made. The motherland of olive and olive oil; the defining elements of the Mediterranean taste. Beaches famous with their fine sand, a breath taking scene of Şeytan Sofrası (The devil’s table) from where Aegean is viewed best.
A favorite route for family cruises including many sheltered coves. The most suitable place for swimming in Ayvalık is Sarımsaklı Beach. The other famous beaches are Kapri, Çamlık, and Aybar.

In the North and Northwest of Ayvalık are the Yund Islands. Biggest of them is Cunda, which was afterwards connected to the mainland and became a peninsula. The rich seafood of the Aegean is also found in Ayvalık. Cunda (Alibey) Island is very famous for its seafood and highly recommended for a visit. Ayvalık is very famous with its olives. Very fine quality olives and extra virgin olive oil are found in Ayvalık and its surroundings. Also pine honey of Kozak mountain is very well known in this region.

Ayvalık which is a very old inhabiting site and also unknown as Talliani or Kydonia, is an ideal ambiance to live the Aegean nature, mythology, and olive culture all together. Alibey Mosque, Biberli Mosque, Yeni Mosque, Saatli Church and Hamidiye Mosque are the main historical remains locating at the city centrum.

The guests of the Setur Ayvalık Marina can easily reach Bergama which is one of the best known antique sites of the world in the heart of Aegean. Kaz Dağları in Edremit is very charming for its nature. Picnic is available at Çamlı and Paşalimanı forests.

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