ELIFIM 11

ELIFIM 11 — 22m gulet, Turkey Built in 2017, ELIFIM 11 belongs to the generation of Turkish gulets designed with charter comfort in mind from the outset — 22 metres of beam-rich, shaded deck space, the kind of hull that makes a week between Göcek and Bodrum feel unhurried rather than merely scenic. Below, the layout is deliberately uncomplicated: four cabins, each with a double bed, sleeping eight guests. No hierarchy of good and less-good cabins, no negotiation on the first evening — a configuration that suits two or three families cruising together, or a group of couples, equally well. Life aboard a gulet happens on deck, and this is where ELIFIM 11 earns her keep. Mornings at anchor in one of the Fethiye Gulf's pine-lined inlets, long lunches under the awning, the slow drift south towards Marmaris as the afternoon breeze fills in. The rhythm sets itself. A crew of three runs the yacht — enough to keep the deck, the galley and the guest service moving without ever crowding the experience. Turkish gulet crews tend to know their own coastline intimately, and that local knowledge is worth as much as any amenity list: which cove empties out after five o'clock, which village jetty is worth the detour for dinner. Available for charter in Turkish waters, from the Göcek islands through Marmaris to Bodrum.