Kasımpaşa

Shelter by wind direction

Good shelter in north (tramontana), north-east, east, south-east (sirocco), south, south-west and north-west wind.

Partial shelter in west wind.

Shelter is estimated from open water and swell, not from wind strength: a strong wind can still gust over the land.

Approach

Approach through a channel or a harbour entrance: routes end about 2 NM off, then continue at reduced speed.

Protected area and seagrass

Kasımpaşa lies in the protected area Marmara Denizi ve Adalar Special Environmental Protected Area: check its rules (anchoring, speed, buoys) before you arrive.

Ashore and services

A good gateway to visit the island.

A remarkable site can be reached from here.

Within reach:

• Atatürk Bridge: 13 min on foot
• Aya kapi: 49 restaurants, bars or cafés, 17 min on foot
• Beyoğlu: 236 restaurants, bars or cafés, 20 min on foot
• Galata Tower: 23 min on foot
• Galata Bridge: 25 min on foot
• Church of St. George of Samatya: 25 min by road

Nearest services:

• Restaurant 90 m away
• Supermarket (Namlı) 210 m away
• Metro (M2, Şişhane Metro İstasyon Girişi) 460 m away
• Parking 360 m away

Where to go when the wind turns

When the wind makes this place exposed, the nearest places rated as well sheltered are:

• In west wind: Galataport, 1 NM by sea.

Nearby anchorages and ports

• Golden Horn cove · 0.1 NM by sea
• Port of Istanbul marina · 0.2 NM by sea
• Galataport port · 1 NM by sea
• Salıpazarı Limanı port · 1.1 NM by sea
• Beylerbeyi cove · 2.9 NM by sea
• Setur Kalamış Marina marina · 4 NM by sea

Sheltered anchorages of Dardanelles and Sea of Marmara by wind

• Sheltered from the tramontana (north)
• Sheltered from the gregale (north-east)
• Sheltered from the levante (east)
• Sheltered from the sirocco (south-east)
• Sheltered from the ostro (south)
• Sheltered from the libeccio (south-west)
• Sheltered from the ponente (west)
• Sheltered from the mistral (north-west)

More places – Beyoğlu

• Galataport port
• Salıpazarı Limanı port