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BLUE CRUISE TURKEY
Blue Cruise ("Mavi Yolculuk" in Turkish) is the term used for recreational boating tours along Turkey's spectacular southwestern coasts. The term has been introduced into the Turkish literature by a handful of Turkish writers of fame. These writers were Cevat Şakir Kabaağaçlı -alias The Fisherman of Halicarnassus, Sabahattin Eyüboğlu and his well-known family and the large circle of artists around him, Azra Erhat, the translator into Turkish of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, and others united around the literary revue "Yeni Ufuklar" (New Horizons) in the 1950s and especially as of the 1960s.
"Blue Cruise" became a byword within Turkey's tourism industry and the tours defined within the term are among the most popular leisure and tourism concepts in Turkey. The term itself is derived from the title of a celebrated 1957 book (re-edited after further tours, for the first time in 1962 and then in 1979) by Azra Erhat.
A full Blue Cruise is generally admitted to start in Didim, or even Kuşadası, although the tours are often launched with departure in Bodrum, and it comes to an end with Antalya as the final port of destination. In general parlance, the term may also be used to refer to shorter tours as well, as long as they take place along southwestern Turkey's shores.
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Mericyacht offers charters along the coast of Turkey and the Greek islands aboard both gulets, the region's traditionally built wooden sailboats, and bareboats. Custom-themed charters related to ecotourism, diving, or the wishes of clients are also available from the company, which has been in business in Turkey since 1979. For details, consult the Mericyacht website (www.mericyacht.com).By "Elaine Lembo"
YACHT BROKER
A yacht broker is a specialist agent who acts as a representative for the sale of a yacht or boat. The yacht broker is paid an agreed commission the sale price of a yacht and to this end markets the yacht for sale, fields buyer interest and act as a ‘middle man’ in the negotiations.
Yachting is very common in the Mediterranean and Caribbean Seas, which are also the most popular waterways for leisure boating being proximate to the large western populations of Europe and North America. A yacht charter broker may specialize in the sale of fully crewed luxury yachts or smaller bare-boat yachts, or both.
The term 'yacht broker' can sometimes be confused with the term 'yacht charter broker'. A yacht broker acts as an agent in the sale of yachts, rather than the sale of charter time on yachts. Occasionally a person will carry out both roles but more commonly a company as a whole will carry out both roles and employ both yacht charter brokers and yacht brokers. The roles are therefore normally specialised and distinguished.
There are several industry organisations which help control the yacht broker industry. In Europe, for instance, The Mediterranean Yacht Broker’s Association (MYBA) takes on this role while the Yacht Broker’s Association of America (YBAA) is the American equivalent.
Yacht Brokers Association of America
Mediterranean Yacht Brokers Association
There is also an international yacht broker organisation called The International Yacht Council. The IYC is a worldwide coalition of professional yacht broker associations. The Council is made up of six member associations including the Mediterranean Yacht Brokers, Florida Yacht Brokers, California Yacht Brokers, Northwest Yacht Brokers, British Columbia Yacht Brokers and Yacht Brokers Association of America.
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