Sailing yacht on the hardstand in a Marmaris boatyard at golden hour
Marmaris · Türkiye

Your yacht is in Marmaris. Consider it watched.

Discreet weekly reporting on your refit or winter lay-up. Photographs, costs, decisions — delivered every Friday.

Winter 2026/27 · Three commissions accepted

Independent by design English & German correspondence On the dock, every week

Why we exist

An owner deserves better than silence.

The Aegean's yards do fine work at fair prices. What they rarely offer is word of it. Every spring, the forums tell the same story:

"The yard stopped answering my emails in November. I found out in March the engine work hadn't even started."

— Cruisers Forum, every spring

"Quoted one price, invoiced nearly double. 'Imported parts,' they said. I had no way to check."

— Untracked import mark-ups run to 80% over EU prices

"My Turkish is zero, the foreman's English is three words. Every question takes a week and a middleman."

— The language gap, measured in sleepless nights

The service

Quietly thorough.

RefitWatch inspector photographing work on a hauled-out yacht
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A weekly visit

Your yacht, walked and photographed every week. Twenty images, video, notes from the yard floor.

Weekly refit report on a phone screen
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A Friday letter

Progress, spend, and what comes next — composed in clear English or German.

Owner approving a cost item from home
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Your decision, always

Additional work is presented with evidence and a price. Nothing proceeds without your word.

The Friday report

One email. Complete peace of mind.

S/Y Meltemi — Week 8Fri 22 Jan · Marmaris
Hull antifouling progressEngine bay during serviceTeak deck detail
Antifouling — 2nd coatDone
Engine service (impeller, filters)Done
Teak deck re-caulkingIn progress · 60%
Spend to date€8,340 / €11,500 budget
New item: seacock replacementAwaiting your approval — €290
21 photos · 2 videos attached · Next visit: Thu 28 Jan
  • A photographic recordTime-stamped, ordered by job — the season's full visual archive.
  • A running ledgerEvery lira against quote, current to the day.
  • Approvals in your handsExtras proceed only with your consent.
  • Both languages, fluentlyYour words reach the foreman in Turkish; his reach you in English or German, the same day.
View a sample report

Winter 2026/27

Three commissions. No more.

A deliberately short client list, so every vessel has our complete attention. Launch clients retain this rate for all future seasons.

Refit Season

€2,900
per season (Oct–Apr) · launch rate, thereafter €3,900
  • Weekly visit, fully photographed
  • The Friday report, in English or German
  • Cost ledger & approvals
  • Same-day yard liaison
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Full Commission

€4,900
per season · launch rate, thereafter €6,500
  • Twice-weekly visits
  • Present at haul-out & launch
  • Independent surveyor coordination
  • Quotes gathered & negotiated
  • Season-end handover dossier
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Winter Watch

€890
per season · for vessels wintering without major work
  • Fortnightly visit & report
  • Lines, covers, bilges, batteries
  • Storm & incident alerts
  • Upgrade at any point
Enquire

No payment today — an introduction first. Most refits run €10,000–100,000. Knowing where every euro goes: from €2,900.

Before you ask

FAQ

Are you surveyors? Do you supervise the work technically?

No — we are not marine surveyors and we don't sign off on workmanship. We document, track costs and translate. For technical sign-off we're happy to coordinate with an independent IIMS surveyor of your choice; several operate in the Marmaris area.

Which yards and marinas do you cover?

Marmaris Yacht Marine, Netsel and the surrounding yards and dry storage areas. Elsewhere on the Marmaris–Göcek coast? Ask — in our launch season we're flexible.

Will the yard accept you photographing my boat?

Yes — you authorise us as your representative in writing (we provide the template). Yards deal with owner representatives routinely, and most welcome it: fewer worried phone calls for them too.

What if my work is already underway and it's mid-season?

We can start any week. The first visit produces a baseline report: current state, work completed so far, spend versus quote as best we can reconstruct it.

Can you help me choose a yard or get quotes?

We share what we observe across yards — plain facts, no commissions. A structured yard comparison service is in development, alongside a client portal and mobile app.

Fly home in October.
Rest easy.

Three commissions this winter. Tell us about your boat.

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