Boating in Turkey: the best day to go

The gulfs run on a daily rhythm rather than a weekly one. Mornings are usually glass, the sea breeze fills in around the middle of the day, and by late afternoon the open stretch between Bodrum and Datça is a different sea from the one you crossed at nine. Inside the Göcek bays it stays civilised almost regardless, which is exactly why the timing of the hop between them matters more than the day you pick.

That is a departure-hour question, and Bonasea answers it directly: every hour in your window is scored for the whole route, not only for the moment you leave the quay. Anchoring stops are part of the simulation, so a long lunch in a bay changes what the afternoon leg looks like, and the wave and wind penalties drop while the boat is sitting at anchor rather than pushing through the sea.

Depth figures are modelled averages rather than a survey of your bay, and the comfort score is an estimate from weather models rather than a promise. Bonasea does not replace official charts, publications, regulations or the skipper’s judgement. Read the warnings for these waters before you leave, and trust your echo sounder over the app.