Cruising area · Black Sea
Bosphorus
Over thirty kilometres between the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea a surface current of up to four knots runs south, with a counter current beneath it. Add traffic at a density that forgives no mistakes: shipping, ferries crossing the fairway, fishermen. Pleasure craft must keep clear of the traffic separation schemes and may only pass certain sections at set times.
- Season
- April to October
- Berth
- €€ moderate
- Winter storage
- ashore storage usual, frost protection needed
- Position
- 41° 12,0' N 029° 0,0' E
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Berths, season and winter storage
The passage is mostly made from April to October, with berths in Istanbul in the middle price band. The transit itself is a day leg, not a place to linger. If you plan it, check the current reporting requirements, because they change.
What this means for your policy
The Bosphorus belongs to the Turkey cruising range; going on into the Black Sea needs an additional entry, because that area is not included in many policies. Also check your liability sum: a collision with a commercial vessel is a different order of magnitude from pleasure craft.
Cruising range
In the calculator this area belongs to the cruising range: Türkei
