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JANE SLADE meets two couples who prefer to be at sea than on land<\/h3>\n

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The gentle whoosh of the wind and lulling sound of water kissing the sides of your boat as you doze off to sleep is quite a special experience after a day carving through the ocean waves.<\/p>\n

And it\u2019s one that people like Debbie and Mike Baker can\u2019t get enough of.<\/p>\n

\"Mike

Debbie and Mike Baker<\/p><\/div>\n

The couple work as flotilla reps for Yildiz Yachting, a holiday company owned by Yorkshireman David Baxter and his Turkish wife Nuket, which has bases along Turkey\u2019s Mediterranean coast including Fethiye near Dalaman airport.<\/p>\n

Debbie, 52 and Mike, 61 came to Turkey nine years ago. They live full time on their 36ft yacht which they sailed out from the UK. Debbie is originally from Portsmouth and Mike is a South Londoner.<\/p>\n

They were working for Gatwick airport security when they made the final decision to jump ship and choose a life on the ocean waves.<\/p>\n

They want for little on their boat; they have a TV, cosy cabin and a kitchen equipped to cook a full Christmas dinner with all the trimmings.<\/p>\n

Their boss David Baxter, is a qualified engineer. He gave up his job as a computer technician to work for Yildiz Yachting in Turkey and ended up buying the company.<\/p>\n

He now charters 40 boats and organises flotilla holidays for sailors of all ages attracting a variety of nationalities.<\/p>\n

\"Turkey\"

David Baxter and his wife Nuket<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cWe like to think of ourselves as a high quality operator,\u201d he says. \u201cWe offer a flexible variety of holidays from those where people can hire a yacht and sail where they want to flotillas where people can follow a route and meet up for dinner.\u201d<\/p>\n

You can even hire your own skipper if you are not confident of your sailing skills or do not have the right qualifications to captain your own ship.<\/p>\n

“We are now looking to offer flotilla holidays for the over 50s and learn-to-sail weeks for older people who may want to spend their retirement enjoying time at sea,” he adds.<\/p>\n

A yachting holiday is also a great way of trying out a boat if you are looking to buy and Baxter is the right person to ask for advice. \u201cAll our boats are well maintained and equipped,\u201d he adds, \u201cAnd measure around 40 feet which is the ideal length if you are looking to spend time at sea with friends and family.\u201d<\/p>\n

There is nothing like that sensation of feeling the sun on your back and the wind in your hair soaking up the sights and sounds as you coarse through the waves at a 30 degree angle. It is exciting and thrilling.<\/p>\n

To us our yacht is like a second home. We spend three months a year sailing and just love the Turkish coast, which is quiet. There are lots of lovely islands to visit and uncrowded waters and bays.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cWe would love to be at sea for as long as possible, we have no intention of moving into a house unless we had to through ill health,\u201d adds Debbie Baker. “But living on board keeps us very fit as there is always something to do in between pulling on a rope and washing up!<\/p>\n

\u201cThe countries we have moored in have been Spain, Portugal, Gibraltar, Baleric Islands, Sardinia, Sicily, Italy, Greece and Turkey.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe love Turkey and Greece and we travel between the two regularly. Turkey is less congested than Greece which allows us more freedom in the beautiful bays and we don’t really have to worry about finding moorings.<\/p>\n

“The people in Turkey are also very friendly, the sailing is fantastic; the G\u00f6cek area is our favourite area. We find the cost of living is lower in Turkey too.<\/p>\n

“Living on the boat gives us a great social life in the summer and the winter which we would find this hard to give up. The health care in Turkey is excellent and very reasonable, there is no waiting like the UK. Mike has had a couple of operations and has never had to stay in hospital for more than a day.<\/p>\n

“We are also in the fresh air all year round and because of the warmer climate especially in the winter time we are always out and about and keeping ourselves very busy so we are very healthy. The only things I miss are pork sausages and a bath!\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Turkey\"<\/a>

David Darby<\/p><\/div>\n

Retired businessman David Darby, 74, has been sailing around the Mediterranean with his wife Jane ever since 2001 when they bought their 44ft yacht and sailed it out from Southampton to Marmaris marina in Turkey.<\/p>\n

David gave up motor racing to concentrate on yacht racing nearly 50 years ago and has not lost his love of discovering new bays and sleepy coves with beach-only restauarants during the summer months when he and his wife travel out from their home near Northampton.<\/p>\n

I caught up with them on holiday with their daughter Nicola and her husband Jason and grandchildren, 18-year-old twins Isobel and Ben, pictured below on a dinghy making their way to the pebbly cove at Coldwater Bay.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt keeps us fit,\u201d David declares, \u201cboth physically and mentally. You have to be active on board.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sadly some friends who used to sail with them have been afflicted with illnesses such as Alzheimer’s, but David has made adjustments on board to help them.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a dinghy lift and electric winches,” he explains. “To us our yacht is like a second home. We spend three months a year sailing and just love the region north of Bodrum to Antalya along the Turkish coast, which is quiet. There are lots of lovely islands to visit and uncrowded waters and bays.\u201d<\/p>\n

David\u2019s boat has three double cabins, so there is plenty of space for friends and family.\"Turkey\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cMy father lived until he was 90,\u201d David adds. \u201cI thought we would finish sailing when we got to 70 but I think we will carry on until we are 80 if our health allows.\u201d<\/p>\n

For those thinking of buying a boat he advises, \u201cGet in some miles before you buy.\u201d His yacht is registered in London. He pays \u00a33,500 to moor it in Marmaris and reckons it costs him \u00a38,500 a year to \u2018run\u2019. Rather less than maintaining a second home he reckons.<\/p>\n

For more information on flotilla and sailing holidays in Turkey visit Yildiz Yachting<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Price for a seven-night sailing holiday (August 2016) costs from \u00a3780 on a 32 ft, two cabin yacht, sleeping four people during the month of May. Price includes: Bed linen, laundry, cooking gas, marina fees at home port, electric and water at home port.
\nObligatory extra: Transit log \u00a375
\nOptional extras: Outboard \u00a350 per week \/ Towel sets \u00a35 \/ Wi-Fi \u00a325 first week \/ Transfers from airport
\nExcluded: Flights, diesel, food and drink<\/p>\n

Price for a seven-night flotilla holiday from \u00a31,165 on a 32 ft, two cabin yacht, sleeping four people during the month of May. This works out at less than \u00a3292 per person.
\nPrice includes: Transit log, flotilla fee, airport transfers, bed linen, laundry, cooking gas, marina fees at home port, electric and water at home port.
\nExcluded: Flights, diesel, food and drink<\/p>\n

At least one crew member needs to have a RYA Day skipper\u2019s license or equivalent and one other crew member should have a competent crew qualification or equivalent experience.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

English speaking skipper can be provided at a cost of \u00a3100 per day plus food and own cabin.<\/p>\n

Low season April, May, June and October.
\nHigh season July, August and September.<\/p>\n

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JANE SLADE meets two couples who prefer to be at sea than on land   The gentle whoosh of the wind and lulling sound of water kissing the sides of your boat as you doze off to sleep is quite a special experience after a day carving through the ocean waves. And it\u2019s one that people like Debbie […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":22181,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"

JANE SLADE meets two couples who prefer to\u00a0be at\u00a0sea than\u00a0on land<\/h3>\r\nThe gentle whoosh of the wind and lulling sound of water kissing the sides of your boat as you doze off to sleep is quite a special experience after a day carving through the ocean waves.\r\n\r\nAnd it\u2019s one that people like Debbie and Mike Baker can\u2019t get enough of.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_22172\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"283\"]\"Mike Debbie and Mike Baker[\/caption]\r\n\r\nThe couple work as flotilla reps for Yildiz Yachting, a holiday company owned by Yorkshireman David Baxter and his Turkish wife Nuket, which has bases along Turkey\u2019s Mediterranean coast including Fethiye near Dalaman airport.\r\n\r\nDebbie, 52 and Mike, 61 came to Turkey nine years ago. They live full time on their 36ft yacht which they sailed out from the UK. Debbie is originally from Portsmouth and Mike is a South Londoner.\r\n\r\nThey were working for Gatwick airport security when they made the final decision to jump ship and choose a life on the ocean waves.\r\n\r\nThey want for little on their boat; they have a TV, cosy cabin and a kitchen equipped to cook a full Christmas dinner with all the trimmings.\r\n\r\nTheir boss David Baxter, is a qualified engineer. He gave up his job as a computer technician to work for Yildiz Yachting\u00a0in Turkey and ended up buying the company.\r\n\r\nHe now charters 40 boats\u00a0and organises flotilla holidays for sailors of all ages\u00a0attracting a variety of\u00a0nationalities.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_22185\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"597\"]\"Turkey\" David Baxter and his wife Nuket[\/caption]\r\n\r\n\u201cWe like to think of ourselves as a high quality operator,\u201d he says. \u201cWe offer a flexible variety of holidays from those where people can hire a yacht and sail where they want to flotillas where people can follow a route and meet up for dinner.\u201d\r\n\r\nYou can even hire your own skipper if you are not confident of your sailing skills or do not have the right qualifications to captain your own ship.\r\n\r\n\"We are now looking to offer flotilla holidays for the over 50s and learn-to-sail weeks\u00a0for older people who may want to spend their retirement enjoying time at\u00a0sea,\" he adds.\r\n\r\nA yachting holiday is also a great way of trying out a boat if you are looking to buy and Baxter is the right person to ask for advice. \u201cAll our boats are well maintained and equipped,\u201d he adds, \u201cAnd measure around 40 feet which is the ideal length if you are looking to spend time at sea with friends and family.\u201d\r\n\r\nThere is nothing like that sensation of feeling the sun on your back and the wind in your hair soaking up the sights and sounds as you coarse through the waves at a 30 degree angle. It is exciting and thrilling.[pullquote1 quotes=\"true\" align=\"right\" variation=\"purple\"]To us our yacht is like a second home. We spend three months a year sailing and just love the Turkish coast, which is quiet. There are lots of lovely islands to visit and uncrowded waters and bays.[\/pullquote1]\r\n\r\n\u201cWe would love to be at sea for as long as possible, we have no intention of moving into a house unless we had to through ill health,\u201d adds Debbie Baker. \"But living on board keeps us very fit as there is always something to do in between pulling on a rope and washing up!\r\n\r\n\u201cThe countries we have moored in have been Spain, Portugal, Gibraltar, Baleric Islands, Sardinia, Sicily, Italy, Greece and Turkey.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe love Turkey and Greece and we travel between the two regularly. Turkey is less congested than Greece which allows us more freedom in the beautiful bays and we don't really have to worry about finding moorings.\r\n\r\n\"The people in Turkey are also very friendly, the sailing is fantastic; the G\u00f6cek area is our favourite area. We find the cost of living is lower in Turkey too.\r\n\r\n\"Living on the boat gives us a great social life in the summer and the winter which we would find this hard to give up.\u00a0The health care in Turkey is excellent and very reasonable, there is no waiting like the UK.\u00a0Mike has had a couple of operations and has never had to stay in hospital for more than a day.\r\n\r\n\"We are also in the fresh air all year round and because of the warmer climate especially in the winter time we are always out and about and keeping ourselves very busy so we are very healthy.\u00a0The only things I miss are pork sausages and a bath!\u201d\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_22184\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"401\"]\"Turkey\"<\/a> David Darby[\/caption]\r\n\r\nRetired businessman David Darby, 74, has been sailing around the Mediterranean with his wife Jane ever since 2001 when they bought their\u00a044ft yacht and sailed it out from Southampton to Marmaris marina in Turkey.\r\n\r\nDavid gave up motor racing to concentrate on yacht racing nearly 50 years ago and has not lost his love of discovering new bays and sleepy coves with beach-only restauarants during the summer months when he and his wife travel out from their home near Northampton.\r\n\r\nI caught up with them on holiday with their daughter Nicola and her husband Jason and grandchildren, 18-year-old twins Isobel and Ben, pictured below on a dinghy making their way to the pebbly cove at Coldwater Bay.\r\n\r\n\u201cIt keeps us fit,\u201d David declares, \u201cboth physically and mentally. You have to be active on board.\u201d\r\n\r\nSadly some friends who used to sail with them have been afflicted with illnesses such as Alzheimer's, but David has made adjustments on board to help them.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe have a dinghy lift and electric winches,\" he explains. \"To us our yacht is like a second home. We spend three months a year sailing and just love the region north of Bodrum to Antalya along the Turkish coast, which is quiet. There are lots of lovely islands to visit and uncrowded waters and bays.\u201d\r\n\r\nDavid\u2019s boat has three double cabins, so there is plenty of space for friends and family.\"Turkey\"<\/a>\r\n\r\n\u201cMy father lived until he was 90,\u201d David adds. \u201cI thought we would finish sailing when we got to 70 but I think we will carry on until we are 80 if our health allows.\u201d\r\n\r\nFor those thinking of buying a boat he advises, \u201cGet in some miles before you buy.\u201d His yacht is registered in London. He pays \u00a33,500 to moor it in Marmaris and reckons it costs him \u00a38,500 a year to \u2018run\u2019. Rather less than maintaining a second home he reckons.\r\n\r\nFor more information on flotilla and sailing holidays in Turkey visit Yildiz Yachting<\/a><\/strong><\/em>\r\n\r\nPrice for a seven-night sailing holiday costs from \u00a3780 on a 32 ft, two cabin yacht, sleeping four people during the month of May.\u00a0Price includes: Bed linen, laundry, cooking gas, marina fees at home port, electric and water at home port.\r\nObligatory extra: Transit log \u00a375\r\nOptional extras: Outboard \u00a350 per week \/ Towel sets \u00a35 \/ Wi-Fi \u00a325 first week \/ Transfers from airport\r\nExcluded: Flights, diesel, food and drink\r\n\r\nPrice for a seven-night flotilla holiday from \u00a31,165 on a 32 ft, two cabin yacht, sleeping four people during the month of May. This works out at less than \u00a3292 per person.\r\nPrice includes: Transit log, flotilla fee, airport transfers, bed linen, laundry, cooking gas, marina fees at home port, electric and water at home port.\r\nExcluded: Flights, diesel, food and drink\r\n\r\nAt least one crew member needs to have a RYA Day skipper\u2019s license or equivalent and one other crew member should have a competent crew qualification or equivalent experience.\r\n\r\nEnglish speaking skipper can be provided at a cost of \u00a3100 per day plus food and own cabin.\r\n\r\nLow season April, May, June and October.\r\nHigh season July, August and September.\r\n
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