Kıyı İstanbul Marina

Shelter by wind direction

Sheltered from every direction.

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

Seabed, depth and room

Satellite imagery shows light, sandy patches around the anchoring spot.

Good holding.

Approach

Approach through a channel or a harbour entrance: routes end about 0.6 NM off, then continue at reduced speed.

Marked on the nautical chart as: harbour.

Protected area and seagrass

Kıyı İstanbul Marina 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 remarkable site can be reached from here.

A village is a quarter of an hour away without a vehicle.

Within reach:

• Büyükçekmece: 37 restaurants, bars or cafés, 12 min on foot
• Kanuni Sultan Suleiman bridge: 21 min by dinghy
• 2014 İstanbul Cup: 36 min by road

Nearest services:

• Restaurant (Ercan Burger) 340 m away
• Supermarket (Serpa Şarküteri) 390 m away
• Bus (Büyükçekmece Kaymakamlık) 270 m away
• Parking 360 m away

Nearby anchorages and ports

• Mimarsinan Sahili cove · 0.6 NM by sea
• Güzelce Marina marina · 3.9 NM by sea
• West İstanbul Marina Plajı cove · 5.7 NM by sea
• West İstanbul Marina marina · 6.4 NM by sea
• Marport Ana port · 7.2 NM by sea
• Kumport port · 7.3 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 – Büyükçekmece

• Güzelce Marina marina
• Mimarsinan Sahili cove