A Fore-And-Aft-Rigged Schooner On Yacht Charter In Greece And Turkey A Luxury Ketch On Yacht Charter In Greece And Turkey This page last updated on 04/18/2008 Dear Homo Sapiens, There is no need to continue reading this page. What follows is intended for search engine robots and spiders and not necessarily for human beings. Further information concerning motor/sailers on yacht charter in Spain, the Balearics, and elsewhere may be obtained by clicking on the gray links immediately above. Thank You. You must be searching for a yacht charter in Spain, or for a yacht charter in the Balearics. Unless, of course, you are searching for a tequila recipe, or for Hugo Chavez's island retreat under the Venezuela sun. No, it is more likely you are searching for a yacht charter along the Mediterranean coast of Spain and then out to remote Majorca. You may be dreaming of a cruise bouncing back and forth between Spain and the Balearics. Or you may wish a yacht charter to cruise the Mediterranean coast of Spain and of neighboring France. The Riviera! Do you already plan to holiday in Spain or the Balearics? With your family? Or with a group of friends or business associates? Would you like to holiday aboard a gaff-rigged schooner chartered in Palma, Majorca? One cruising the Mediterranean from there. Are you searching for Majorca? For Minorca? For Ibiza or Formentera? Well, Margarita can meet you at any of these places. Margarita, a gaff-rigged charter sailing yacht offering unforgettable trips among remote islands. And offering unforgettable trips through history. Come aboard a crewed charter yacht with an experienced crew able to show you the Spanish coast, the Spanish islands, or the routes of Aydin Reis coming up from Algiers. A proper crewed yacht available for charter in Spain and the Balearics. You might charter such a yacht to sail Aydin Reis's tracks along the coast of Spain to Valencia which he visited in 1521 and again in 1529. In the latter instance to the glee of Morisco families freed and to the sorrow of their captor. While you holiday in the company of everyone with whom you might like to spend a week. Or while you holiday with fellow executives or business associates. History lesson or accounting lesson. How about a holiday proceeding leisurely from one remote Spanish island to another, from one coastal river mouth to a second. Yes, why not charter a Turkish-flag sailing yacht to cruise Spain and the Balearics in Spain. Aydin Reis, a corsair or privateer depending on point of view, also known as Catch-The-Devil, as Aydin Caramano, and to the Spanish as Terrore del Diavolo, flew the Turkish flag, the green Ottoman version of the Turkish flag. A Coptic Christian from Karamania, Aydin Reis was one of the Barbarossa brothers' more capable lieutenants. He cruised the coast of Italy and the Aeolian Islands on occasion but earned his place in Ottoman history by overwhelming the cream of the Spanish fleet off Formentera in the Balearics. There in 1529 he captured seven of eight large galleys including the Spanish flagship. He did so without a galley of his own, instead relying on smaller and slower galliots. And tactical skill, of course. The Spanish flotilla had come in pursuit of those freed Moriscos (Muslims forced to abjure their faith or face the Spanish Inquisition), intending to return them to the estate of a Valencian nobleman. Instead, hundreds of Muslim galley slaves were released from Christina oars, and hundreds of Christians were attached to Muslim oars. So much for a small window on Mediterranean history. Come sail aboard Margarita for a trip through more of Mediterranean history, not to mention through unrecorded dark ages of pirates without titles. The Barbarossa brothers, it might be noted, were not without titles, the elder brother Aruj becoming Emir of Algiers and the younger brother Kheir-ed-Din becoming Lord High Admiral of the Ottoman Navy. Aydin Reis himself came to be known as Captain of Captains, or Admiral. Come aboard a crewed charter yacht with an experienced crew able to show you Barbarossa routes up the Spanish coast and among Balearic Islands. A proper schooner on yacht charter in Spain and the Balearics. Contact Blue Cruise Yacht Charters today at blcryacht@aol.com |
