The MUTLU KAPTAN yacht

The Gulet "MUTLU KAPTAN" was built with accommodation for 16 guests in 8 double-berth cabins with an en suite bathroom having shower and toilet.

Technical data:

Built in 1999, Turkish-flagged ketch, length aloft 22 metres, width 6.40 metres, 284 HP CAD motor, 10 kw generator, 5,000 l fresh water tank, 2,500 l diesel fuel pump.l

Accoutrement:

Fly bridge with sufficient sun deck and sun mattresses, awnings, cushioned seats on the afterdeck and large dining table and chairs, saloon with coffee area and dining table, hi-fi equipment, 1 dinghy with outboard motor, snorkelling equipment, masks, fishing gear, 1 canoe.

Equipment:

Navigation system, life raft, life jackets, fully equipped galley, refrigerator, freezer.

Cabins:

8 double-berth cabins. All cabins with an en suite bathroom having toilet and shower. The cabins themselves are appropriately equipped with double beds, cupboards and hangers.

Crew:

3 people (captain, chef and sailor) are accommodated in separate cabins.

Languages:

German, English, Turkish.

Embarkment:

From Antalya, Fethiye, Göcek, Marmaris or any other harbour according to the terms of the agreement.

What does "Gulet"really mean?

The exact origin of the word 'gulet' is not known. On the French Mediterranean coast 'Goulettes' are known since the 18th Century. The generic term gulet in Turkey appears not before the accelerated tourism in the 80s. Meanwhile, Gulet includes wooden ships built as Spitzgatter and Spiegelketchen. There are even people who call steel and fiberglass-built wood-like vessels as Gulet, when they were built at Turkish shipyards and are similar  to the design.

It is possible that the Turkish gulet origins from the Venetian 'Galiota'. A variety of nautical terms came indeed  from the Italian-Greek-Turkish seaman gibberish to the Turkish coast. So 'galiota' is also valid for a 'galleon' with cargo form. And 'galiota' could come from 'galea' a term for different types of vessels from the 12 until the 18th Century. Experience the Mediterranean at its best - yacht charter with Mutlu Kaptan!