{"id":547,"date":"2019-01-04T11:57:14","date_gmt":"2019-01-04T08:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irmakyachting.com\/blog\/?p=547"},"modified":"2019-03-13T11:47:59","modified_gmt":"2019-03-13T08:47:59","slug":"the-kekova-roads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/the-kekova-roads\/","title":{"rendered":"The Kekova Roads"},"content":{"rendered":"<header id=\"header\" class=\"all_colors header_color light_bg_color av_header_top av_logo_left av_main_nav_header av_menu_right av_custom av_header_sticky av_header_shrinking_disabled av_header_stretch_disabled av_mobile_menu_phone av_header_searchicon_disabled av_header_unstick_top_disabled av_bottom_nav_disabled av_header_border_disabled\" role=\"banner\">\n<div id=\"header_main\" class=\"container_wrap container_wrap_logo\">\n<div class=\"container av-logo-container\">\n<div class=\"inner-container\">\n<nav class=\"main_menu\" role=\"navigation\">\n<div class=\"avia-menu av-main-nav-wrap\"><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-732\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/dscf5178_r_2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/dscf5178_r_2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/dscf5178_r_2-300x225.jpg 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/dscf5178_r_2-768x576.jpg 768w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/dscf5178_r_2.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/>Kekova Roads<\/em> is a nearly enclosed bay protected by the 4 mile long Kekova Island. The Bay has several wonderful anchorages and an inner, almost\u00a0landlocked cove, U\u00e7agiz Liman, which is always calm. There are several submerged ruins of a sunken city (an ancient town which was destroyed by an earthquake during the 2nd century) on the NW side of Kekova Island near Tersane, in Kale K\u00f6y, and at Asar Bay, a 30 minute walk from Polemos B\u00fck\u00fc.<\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div id=\"main\" class=\"all_colors\">\n<div class=\"main_color container_wrap_first container_wrap fullsize\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-3908\">\n<div class=\"entry-content-wrapper clearfix\">\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_half flex_column_div avia-builder-el-2 el_after_av_one_half el_before_av_one_half \">\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section\">\n<div class=\"avia_textblock \">\n<p>At the NE there is the beautiful G\u00f6kkaya Liman with many places to anchor. \u00a0From there you could visit with your dinghy Demre and Myra, home of Saint Nicholas church, just 2nm away.<\/p>\n<p>On the south side of Kekova Island there is the lovely and secluded Karaloz Liman.\u00a0During the day all of the anchorages at <em>Kekova Roads<\/em> are crowded with gulets and day-trip boats but in the evening things quiet down. In the absence of a major weather system bringing its own winds, the usual winds are light SE, which turn around at night to blow from NW. \u00a0It is important to bear this in mind when selecting an anchoring spot, especially in\u00a0U\u00e7agiz Liman, as yachts may well not be lying to their anchor when you arrive.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_half flex_column_div avia-builder-el-6 el_after_av_one_half avia-builder-el-last column-top-margin\">\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section\">\n<div class=\"avia_textblock \">\n<p><strong>Ecological Concerns<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Kekova region has been declared a specially protected area by Turkish Environmental authorities. All kinds of diving and swimming around the submerged ruins are prohibited but you may take a dinghy or kayak to see the sunken city. \u00a0<em>Kekova Roads<\/em> is a peaceful place of history, gorgeous turquoise water, sun, islands, unspoilt nature, blue skies and wonderful swimming.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-709 alignleft\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Kaleko\u0308y_U\u0308c\u0327ag\u0306\u0131z2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"401\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Kaleko\u0308y_U\u0308c\u0327ag\u0306\u0131z2.jpg 914w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Kaleko\u0308y_U\u0308c\u0327ag\u0306\u0131z2-300x169.jpg 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Kaleko\u0308y_U\u0308c\u0327ag\u0306\u0131z2-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/>Navigation Issues<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are two approaches to <em>Kekova Roads<\/em>. \u00a0One is from the east around Geyikova Burnu at the east end of the island\u00a0and the other from the west between the island\u00a0and the mainland.<\/p>\n<p>The eastern entrance presents few problems as long as you give the various islets in the approach a good clearance. However, there are dangerous reefs 200 metres SE of the village of\u00a0Kale K\u00f6y. The reefs are marked with a south cardinal.<\/p>\n<p>For\u00a0the western approach, yachts may pass either side of a small group of rocky islets in the entrance, Karagol Adalari. \u00a0The safer passage, is to the west of these islets since there are dangerous, unmarked reefs 200 metres north of the eastern passage. \u00a0A white-painted light structure on the northern shore bearing 356 degrees gives you safe entrance through the western passage.<\/p>\n<p>The entrance to the inner cove and anchorages of\u00a0U\u00e7a\u011fiz\u00a0is hard to spot, being surrounded by small rocky islets. The village of U\u00e7a\u011fiz is on the north shore and on a bearing of 340 degrees gives you safe passage into the anchorage. \u00a0Once on the approach, a small inner islet will be seen, which should be left at least 100 metres to starboard as there are extensive shallow reefs all round it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Warning:<\/strong>\u00a0Care must be taken when entering Kekova Roads from the western Kara\u00f6lor Adalari entrance, especially under sail. \u00a0Because there can be very violent, unexpected gusts, it is wise to motor in to avoid the many rocks near Kara\u00f6lor. \u00a0Entering at nights also very risky.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/blog\/one-week-itineraries\/\">Back to One Week Itineraries<\/a> \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/blog\/two-week-itineraries\/\">Back to Two Week Itineraries<\/a> \u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kekova Roads is a nearly enclosed bay protected by the 4 mile long Kekova Island. The Bay has several wonderful anchorages and an inner, almost\u00a0landlocked cove, U\u00e7agiz Liman, which is always calm. There are several submerged ruins of a sunken city (an ancient town which was destroyed by an earthquake during the 2nd century) on &hellip; <a href=\"\/blog\/the-kekova-roads\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Kekova Roads<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[23],"class_list":["post-547","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-en","tag-en_rota"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/547"}],"collection":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=547"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/547\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":879,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/547\/revisions\/879"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=547"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=547"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=547"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}