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Since 1990 yachtsmen from all over the world have converged on Turkey to participate in the Eastern Mediterranean Yacht Rally. Beginning with a small fleet of 17 boats, the rally has expanded to include a cruising fleet of over 100 boats.

We will follow the crew on Najad 570 ‘Ko-Ko’ and ‘Serafina‘, a Najad 460 and her crew in this rally from Kemer. The rally started on the 23rd of April in Istanbul, and over the next 67 days the rally will visit 24 ports in 6 countries, covering 1825 miles. 'Ko-Ko' will travel from Kemer, through to Haifa, Port Said and finishing at Herzliya.

We will keep you updated with their latest news in this section - simply select the blog entries on the left to read more!

The EMYR Website

The main website for the EMYR rally, giving information and updates on the progress and events along the way!

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Serafina - a Najad 460 owned and skippered by Rob Bell

We are joining the rally when it reaches Marmaris in early May and will cruise along the Turkish coast, then to Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon,Cyprus (again), Israel and Egypt. We then plan to sail back across the Med, heading West, to Gibraltar, perhaps via Malta and then on to the Canary Islands. This would then be our starting point in December (still 2010) for an Atlantic crossing to the Caribbean.

The Serafina Website and Blog »

Najad 570 'Ko-Ko' Blog (in Norwegian)

This link will take you to the updated blog for Najad 570 'Ko-Ko' in Norwegian.

Includes positional maps and updated details.

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Najad 570 'Ko-Ko' website

The website built by Ellen & Haakon for their Najad 570 - again presented in Norwegian.