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Posted by Henry Posts 10 Registered at 2009-08-21 20:14:14	2011-08-07 11:25:52 - Re: PASSAGE THROUGH TURKISH WATERS
	absolutely great information. both historical stuff (which i enjoy immensely) and present facts. thanks to this great info, i will join the race. maybe i will find the time to put in some suitable quotes from the iliad or anabasis... buyuk thanks to the organizers! henry, of finland
Posted by ShamrockPirate Posts 189 Registered at 2010-12-03 17:49:57	2011-08-07 13:10:11 - Re: PASSAGE THROUGH TURKISH WATERS
	A Prodigious Effort WOW! In the short period of time I have been here, this is the most expansive and complete "tour" of a race ever created. Amazingly well done AC505!!!! Hawk... this will be an ENTIRE semester of learning for your class!! As I have opined before, you don't get this kind of involvement, interest, effort, knowledge and community on ANY other sailing site. Those are games. We are SOL! SP
Posted by Hawk54 Posts 40 Registered at 2011-06-06 14:54:03	2011-08-07 14:32:57 - Re: PASSAGE THROUGH TURKISH WATERS
	Right ShamPir Fantastic interesting - this is how a SOL-race must be
Posted by TUR_AC505 Posts 72 Registered at 2009-07-07 15:23:10	2011-08-12 19:16:01 - Re: PASSAGE THROUGH TURKISH WATERS
	Something for those interested in cartography...the famous Ottoman Admiral Piri Reis Map of 1513. Quite a controversy surrounds the Map. Hope you'll find it interesting. piri reis map Piri_Reis piri reis unsolved pirireis
Posted by captjack1942 Posts 239 Registered at 2008-01-18 03:24:03	2011-08-15 15:59:25 - Re: PASSAGE THROUGH TURKISH WATERS
	Just realized why there are marks on the east end of Lesvos (Lesbos) and Samos Islands. AC505 didn't put them to inflict more torture (after the Bosphorus [Istanbul Bogazi] and the Dardanelles). It is because they are Greek Islands and it is a race around Turkey. Khlos is also Greek but it is not likely that anyone would go west of it between Lesvos and Samos. These Islands also have very interesting history. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesbos http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samos AC 505, thanks for a wonderful race and guide.
Posted by captjack1942 Posts 239 Registered at 2008-01-18 03:24:03	2011-08-15 16:06:43 - Re: PASSAGE THROUGH TURKISH WATERS
	Of course that theory doesn't explain the mark on Bozcaada. So maybe there was a wee bit of Sadism at play.
Posted by TUR_AC505 Posts 72 Registered at 2009-07-07 15:23:10	2011-08-15 17:09:29 - Re: PASSAGE THROUGH TURKISH WATERS
	Capt. Jack, your theories are correct...however besides a bit of sadism, Bozcaada is worth visiting as lately it has become famous with its wines and it is like an environmental lab. Like California) Cheers.
Posted by RainbowChaser Posts 2656 Registered at 2009-06-14 09:44:50	2012-08-06 09:16:28 - Re: PASSAGE THROUGH TURKISH WATERS
	Just bringing this brilliant guided tour back to the top!!
Posted by A2 Posts 347 Registered at 2009-10-26 00:39:42	2012-08-07 02:39:07 - Re: PASSAGE THROUGH TURKISH WATERS
	Mysterious 12,000-Year-Old Gobekli Tepe Earthfiles report by Linda Moulton Howe Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 None so blind
Posted by TUR_AC505 Posts 72 Registered at 2009-07-07 15:23:10	2012-08-09 08:32:44 - Re: PASSAGE THROUGH TURKISH WATERS
	Sumela (Greek Orthodox) Monastery is situated in Macka, Trabzon - which we past by yesterday - built 1600 years ago 1300 m above sea level...a difficult task! Sumela_1.jpg Sumela_2.jpg A good coverage in Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sümela_Monastery

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