Episode 2 - Storms of Turkey - 3 Storms. 62 Knots !!! One Very Bad Night.

🎬 SAILING DON'T PANIC — S1 E2 Storms of Turkey | 3 Storms. 3 Words. We'd already discovered that life on the hook wasn't always quite as calm and relaxing as it looked. But we had no idea what was coming. In this second episode of Sailing Don't Panic, we look back at three storms we experienced during our time sailing the Turkish coast — from Göcek in the Mediterranean, through Bozburun and into the Aegean, and eventually to Taşalan Koyu (Death Bay) as we named it near Knidos. Three storms. Three very different experiences. And each one a little more serious than the last. Join Tony, Zoe, Malcolm & Lulu as we revisit the storms that tested Don't Panic — from the first windy afternoon in Göcek, to increasingly rough conditions around Bozburun, and finally to the night we came to know as "Death Bay". There are strong winds, big seas, dragging anchors, broken lines, plenty of chaos and a few moments where we seriously questioned whether we'd picked the right lifestyle! And while we managed to capture plenty of it on camera, there are parts of the Death Bay story that simply weren't filmed — because when the wind reached 62.5 knots and things started breaking, keeping Don't Panic and ourselves safe became rather more important than picking up a camera. Looking back now, each storm taught us something. But the last one taught us a lot. ⛵ IN THIS EPISODE 🌪️ Three storms along the Turkish coast 🌊 Göcek — our first taste of serious weather ⛵ Sailing from the Mediterranean into the Aegean 🌬️ Bozburun — storm number two 🌊 Bigger winds and increasingly rough conditions 📍 Taşalan Koyu — "Death Bay" ⚓ Anchoring in a serious storm 💨 62.5 knots of wind 🪢 Broken and abandoned lines ⚓ A dragging anchor 🌑 Motoring out of Death Bay in pitch darkness 🐕 Malcolm & Lulu doing their best to remain completely unconcerned 😂 And plenty of moments where we wondered what we were doing! 00:00 3 Storms. 3 Words. 01:40 The First Storm — Göcek 07:52 Storm Number Two — Bozburun 14:35 Ancient Knidos 17:32 Into The Aegean Theres a Storm Coming 18:20 Taşalan Koyu — "Death Bay" 25:54 When Things Started To Go Wrong 25:54 62.5 Knots 28:59 Palamut Koyu 29:56 Looking Back On Death Bay 36:45 Next Time — Stuck In Göcek 🐕 MEET THE CREW Tony & Zoe Living aboard our Leopard 44 catamaran Don't Panic and attempting to work out what we're doing as we go! Malcolm & Lulu Our two Jack Russells and, depending on who you ask, probably the real stars of the channel. Malcolm also has his own channel: @malcthedog 📍 WHERE WE ARE This episode takes us along the Turkish coast, from the Mediterranean into the Aegean, including: Göcek — Mediterranean Sea Bozburun — Aegean Sea Taşalan Koyu — "Death Bay" Knidos & the Datça Peninsula The Turkish Aegean coast Our journey will eventually take us from Turkey into Greece, through the Dodecanese and across the Cyclades. 📺 ABOUT SAILING DON'T PANIC We're Tony, Zoe, Malcolm & Lulu aboard Don't Panic, our Leopard 44 catamaran. We're documenting the highs, lows, adventures, disasters, technical problems, beautiful places and occasional moments where we wonder whether we really thought this through! This isn't a channel about perfect sailing. It's about the journey. 🔔 FOLLOW THE JOURNEY Subscribe to Sailing Don't Panic for new episodes every two weeks. Sailing Don't Panic on Facebook   / sailingdontpanic   Sailing Don't Panic on TikTok   / sailingdontpanic   Sailing Don't Panic on Instagram   / sailing_dont_panic   Malc The Dog on YouTube    / @malcthedog   🎵 MUSIC & CREDITS Music and sound effects used in this episode are licensed for use on this channel. Credits to.. Jumping Beans - Blue Fox Music Dangerous Escalation - Francesco Biondi #️⃣ HASHTAGS #SailingDontPanic #StormsOfTurkey #SailingTurkey #SailingLife #CatamaranLife #Leopard44 #MediterraneanSailing #AegeanSailing #SailingAdventure #LifeAtAnchor #SailingGreece #Liveaboard #StormSailing #SailingStorm #TaşalanKoyu #stormatsea #storm