It all began with a mistake: a few years after the foundation of the Turkish Republic, the Turkish writer, Cevat Sakir Kabaagacli published in a newspaper a story on deserters from the Army, for which he was exiled to Bodrum by a special military court. The judges, as well as Cevat Sakir, had no idea what Bodrum was like - except that traditionally it was an isolated little village known in the capital as a place for exile. The purgatory, which was to purge the writer of his unhealthy mentality, turned out to be a paradise. He settled down in Bodrum for good and choose for himself the pen-name, "Fisherman of Halicarnassus".

He made friends with the local fishermen and sponge divers and got to know the various bays and coves in the Gulf of Gokova. Later on, a handful of other intellectuals from Istanbul came to visit him and joined his trips. Together they constructed a theory of culture, which embraced the cultures of all the people who had lived in Asia Minor. This was how the "Blue Cruise," practiced nowadays by thousands of people, first originated.
We would like to honor these originators with all due respect.


THE "BLUE CRUISE" TODAY

A "Blue Cruise" is -first of all - a lovely escape from the drabness of daily life for a period. On the Blue Cruise one sails along the southwestern Turkish coastline, into solitary bays, crystal clear and virgin waters, picturesque small villages and places of antiquity. Wherever you come from and however old you are, after a week or two at sea, you'll become one heart with nature. Both flesh and spirit will be healthy and happy. For the kind of Blue Cruise we offer, you don't necessarily have to have a license for sailing. We provide you traditional wooden yachts, which you can charter with crew. If you cannot form a group of your own, you still have the chance to join our weekly tours with guaranteed departure. You can also choose a "Bareboat." Those are fabricated fiberglass boats. On your request, one of the skippers of our staff can assist you on the boat. We also offer diving tours, through which you can survey the depths of our coasts with experienced supervisors.