What is a gulet ?

The Gulets are motorsailers built in Turkey. The town of Bodrum is the cradle of the shipyards

where artisan carpenters have handed down from father to son their exclusive art.  It is a

handwork production, following a  100 years-old tradition. 

 

Galileo of Aegean Yacht launched in 2008 is a 50 m / 164 ft luxury yacht built in Bodrum (Turkey)
Galileo of Aegean Yacht launched in 2008 is a 50 m / 164 ft luxury yacht built in Bodrum (Turkey)

 

 

Cobra Queen launched in 2004 is a 32 m /105 ft Gulet built in Cobra shipyard in Bodrum, Turkey
Cobra Queen launched in 2004 is a 32 m /105 ft Gulet built in Cobra shipyard in Bodrum, Turkey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the past the Gulets were used as fishing boats or for transporting stone blocks coming from the marble caves.


Considering their characteristics of comfort and security, today they are at the service of the tourism industry.

 

 

 

 

 


 

FEDERICA launched in 2009 is a gulet built in Bodrum, Turkey
FEDERICA launched in 2009 is a gulet built in Bodrum, Turkey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

The Gulets offer wide external areas and big awnings with comfortable cushions, perfect for a stay in relax.


 

 

They have generally a rounded stern with a strengthened  lineshape, as "FEDERICA", or a cut off line.

 

A gulet under sails
A gulet under sails