Med Mooring … to a cliff

Making our way to Marmaris, with a practice stop in Serce Koyu - mooring to a cliff here we come!

Datca to Serce Koyu

April 14, 2025

Having never anchored stern to rocks I can say I was not looking forward to the first. We chose a windless day (for the Med) in a very empty bay and embraced the challenge with calm determination. Summary - it took three attempts and 1.5 hours, but we did it and held nicely all night.

Step 1 The Trick….

Drop the anchor in shallow enough water to adequately secure the boat. Today we dropped in 75’ requiring 3 x 75’ of chain out (not 5x because there is a sharp incline of land under the water) to secure the anchor by reversing the boat at 2000rpm and not moving backward … with cliffs just a few hundred feet behind you.

Step 2 Securing the Stern lines.

Selecting a rock and attaching the chain to it has its challenges. These rocks are razor sharp!