I was born in Istanbul where it a big city which has air polution
problem. Because of this and my alergy to dust and air polution, my
parents decided to live at least at summer time, at a place near to
the sea.
And they choose a place at Marmara Sea name Sark?y (read as Sharkouy)
I was so near to sea all the time, swimming, fishing, playing etc..
All that time, everybody was so disappointed about wheather
conditions of Marmara Sea because it was too windy. Specially 15.th
of July to 15.Th of August. Wind is coming from left side of shore
and bringing big waves about 3mt high.
About 20 years ago (I'm getting older) when I was an univercity
student me, my big brother and a couple of my friends decided to sail
but has no equipment.
Having a very small wood boat (about 1.5meter long) we decided to
build a sailing boat.
A local carpenter made us a very nice mast about 2.5meter long. And
steeling the curtains of our house from mom ve made our sails.
That season we sailed when ever we want and don't want. Boat was
getting broken and we were fixing it at sea whith a halp of hammer
and nails.
It was so funny, there was a big engineering problem because it was
not turning so we have to jump to sea and make it turn.
Next season my dad decided to buy me a SunFish because of the
troubles that we have.
Until that time I didn't know there was a boat called sunfish on
earth.
I was struggling with my univ. exams, my dad and my big brother went
to Izmir (a city) to bring the Sunfish to ?ark?y.
Few days later I was on it. The feeling was so great, we were two
people on it (me and my brother) and it was running like on grease.
Suddenly, when we want to jibe (turn) the boat turned upside down and
my brother shouted me "see what have you done!?@" and began to swim
to coast.
I didn't know what I should do. (As being a engineer) I pushed to
draggerboard to turn it. And I succeded.
It was my first time making love with Sunfish, holding it, turning
it, undurstanding it.
But it was not the last.
TO BE CONTINUED
