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Typographic symbols: harbour, mooring, site, boatyard/ground port
General informationsBlack Sea’s coasts
The coast enjoys moderate temperatures (-8°C to 40.5°C). Rainfall exceeds any other region. The flat farmland at the top of the Bosphorous shortly becomes hilly and then mountainous. East of Samsun mountains 2.5 to three thousand meters high crowd the shoreline framing beaches, quaint fishing villages, orchards and tea plantations. At the far eastern end of the country is the Kackar Daglari mountain range with Mt. Kackar at 3.937 meters. While there are few natural harbors on this coast (Sinop, Sutluce aka Gideros Cove, and Amasra are exceptions), stone breakwaters have been built for local fishing boats, small coasters and the few visiting yachts that come here. Despite the man-made shelter, Turkey’s Black Sea Coast is a lee shore. If there is a significant storm, a yacht may be safer going out to sea than riding it out in harbour. While there are exceptions (i.e. the Samsun Sailing Club tucked in the corner of a large commercial port), most harbours in the Blac Sea are either commercial or fishing. Many are quite charming - Sinop, Cayliglu, Amasra with good fish restaurants. Yachts can Med-moor to the quay in most places or free anchor in many. Electricity is generally not available. Cruise the Black Sea by Doreen and Archie Annan (published by Atakoy Marina in late 2001) includes mud charts of these and other harbours and anchorages suitable for yachts. |
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Many of the numerous harbours along this coast are artificially built and can be prone to silting, so proceed with caution when entering them.
Turkey’s 1700-kilometer long, lush Black Sea coast was inhabited as early as 7000 to 5000 BC. The Hittites, Miletians, Phrygians and Amazons (according to Homer) colonized parts of the coast. It later fell under the sovereignty of Alexander the Great and eventually the Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman Empires. Some of the earliest settlements were at Amasra, Sinop, Samsun and Trabzon.