The Porthole Newspaper
The Porthole is a bi-weekly newspaper written for sailors by sailors. Sponsored and published by Marmaris Yacht Marina the newspaper aims to inform and entertain the yotties in the Marmaris Bay area, covering news, goings-on, general information, and amusing articles.
The first edition was a practice run, to test the water so to speak. Its content was a bit novel, most of it was made up and it was four pages long. As the paper has gained popularity, however, so the content has grown. It's become more relevant and now most of the content is provided by other yachties in and around Marmaris.
The Porthole was conceptualised by us (Liz and Jamie), Graham of 'Eeyore', Gordon of 'Rama' and Paul and Karen of 'Antigua Lady'.
We have endeavoured to publish an on-line version of each issue. This is not without complication since we are attempting to replicate a paper medium onto your screen, but the following online issues give you a very good idea of what The Porthole is all about. Should you want to contribute any article or feature then please email us HERE.
| Issue & Link | Date | Content |
| Issue 09 | 4th April, 2008 | Twenty four pages??? Yep, as a special treat to all our readers we pulled out all the stops and went for it, packing our fave Marmaris Bay Cruisers publication with portraits, as well as all the usual stuff. Does Doris actually murder Duncan in our first aid saga? Who could blame her? What's it like sailing with a young family? And just when you thought you'd met all the sea-going artists, along come another lot! This is our last winter edition but do please keep sending in your articles as we may just save them for future editions. Enjoy the summer! |
| Issue 08 | 21st March, 2008 | Don't let the Bitch Of Smithfield intimidate you, she's a wonderful woman really. Missed the boat jumble or Terry and Jamie's birthday? Don't worry, we've got the pictoral evidence, as well as snaps of Paddy's Day. We meet Sunchaser II who have done what most of us talk about but never actually do - circumnavigate! Find out who cheated in the Kids Dinghy Race and see who's winding the Porthole editorial staff up with junk mail - is that Grumpy Old Salt title in the right place? |
| Issue 07 | 7th March, 2008 | Meet the Singing Nun and her priest husband. Some beautiful photographs of the Istanbul bsoatshow feature in this issue, as does a great piece on 'Art on Board', where we meet artists on their boats and in Netsel Gallery. Still 16 pages and still lots of fun but as some of the editors move on this summer we're looking for volunteers to step into their shoes. Interested? Then please email us. |
| Issue 06 | 22nd February, 2008 | Want to find out why Peter on 'Alexina' always gets his weather forecast right? See the kids clean up the beach. Meet the concert pianist who spends half her time sailing. Ever sailed with Sad Ron? Tony from 'Red Marlin' has, but wishes he hadn't. Find out why Edward of 'Pania' is Spiderpig and try our new crossword compiler's debut puzzle - Ian of 'Rhumb Do' will have you banging your head against the wall! |
| Issue 05 | 8th February, 2008 | SO MANY CONTRIBUTORS WE HAD TO GO TO 16 PAGES!!! Packed with photographs of the Stars & Stories evening, Rosen Montag carnival party and Valentine's Pledges. The kids launch their own Porthole online publication, whilst we go Through The Porthole with the Simm family of Storm Dodger. |
| Issue 04 | 25th January, 2008 | NOW 12 PAGES!!! The People's Navy upsets the British authories. The low-down on AIS. Information on the Istanbul Boat Show. Stars In Their Eyes Pictures. A profile on Susann of 'Ilios' and stories from 'Mercury II', 'Bon Bon' and contributions from the children of the marina. |
| Issue 03 | 11th January, 2008 | A new feature, 'Under The Flood Light', profiles John Shelton of 'Chagazee'. The front page sees a lot of very cold yotties going for a New Year's Day Swim, courtesy of Mercury II's photographs, whilst there is a great feature on checking in and out of Turkey. |
| Issue 02 | 28th December, 2007 | The contributions start hitting the mail box. See Bon Bon's Turkish Bread recipe, Salty Tim's Nautical Facts, a colourful Kid's Corner, whilst Grumpy Old Salt rants about the do-gooders of Marmaris Yacht Marina. |
| Issue 01 | 14th December, 2007 | The first edition! This was a trial run, just to give the yachties an idea of what could be. |
