22 TRAVELTURKEY X1: ALACATI IN VIEW
One thing I think that makes this place over other
locations is the ability to smash it over to the other
side of and beach it. Reconfigure, chat, rest and blast
back again. As a ‘lad’ I always wanted my dad to take
me to a loch just so I could do this very exercise. I
couldn’t turn my Tiga Speed 320 so in my eyes this
was perfect solution. Fast forward 25 years and I can
turn, but there is something nice about landing on the
other side. It allows you to make those nippy
adjustments, boast to your mates about just how fast
you were going, and then race back! The bay has
numerous navigation markers that feed the up wind
marina. These can make for fun turning marks. These
two reasons alone coupled with steady wind and
flatish water are probably why slalom rules the
roost here!
I won’t lie, I got my arse handed to me by 14-
year old kids, old men and girls of all ages. I
wouldn’t say I was slow but some of the local
sailors and those who use the bay for training
are scary quick.
VERDICT
Would I return? Yes, most definitely! It was a great trip with lots to offer. A bit of you
might want waves, or even more wind, but it was fun – a lot of fun. The centres are
slick, the people are friendly and the surroundings well worth exploring. Going as a
group would up the game a little as you can literally hack it back and forth all day long
chasing your mates or if the mood takes you crank it upwind for butter flat epicness
and a gun run home.
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