Sunsail, the market leader in watersports beach resorts, flotilla sailing and yacht charter holidays, is to open a new resort in Turkey in the spring of next year, bringing the total number in Turkey to four. Sunsail also operates three watersports beach resorts in Greece and one year-round resort in Antigua.

The new club, to be known as Club Phokaia, is situated about one hour�s drive from Izmir on Turkey�s Aegean coast near the small village of Eski Foca. The new club benefits from a beautiful location in a secluded bay with 800 metres of private beach and the hotel itself is surrounded by extensive, lusciously green gardens. Cross-shore winds of force 2 to 5 will make the new club ideal for all sailing abilities, from beginners to experts alike.

With a total of 174 air-conditioned en-suite rooms, the club can accommodate over 400 guests in a mixture of twin, double and triple rooms, family rooms, as well as 4 apartments and 8 villas. With a ratio of 2 staff to every 3 guests, Sunsail customers visiting Club Phokaia can expect first class service, both on shore and afloat.

This winter will see an extensive refurbishment programme including the construction of brand new Minnows and Snappers children�s club nurseries to OFSTED standards for the youngest children, and new club facilities for the teenagers� Gybers and Beach Team will also be built.

Also forming part of the construction programme will be the Serenity health and beauty sanctuary for beauty treatments and massages with three treatment rooms, new kitchens, 2 new bars, a beach snack bar and 2 new tennis courts.

Already existing are a 500 square metre Olympic sized swimming pool, an indoor pool and a separate children�s pool. As well as free sailing in dinghies, windsurfers and day yachts, Sunsail customers will be able to enjoy tennis, mountain biking, waterskiing, ringo rides, a fitness centre, basketball, 5-a-side soccer, mini-golf, a sauna and a proper Hammam Turkish Bath. There is also a hairdressing salon and five on-site shops.

Sunsail�s new Club Phokaia also boasts its own traditional Turkish Gulet which will be available for local trips on the water, and clients will also be able to take land-based excursions to the ancient classical city of Ephesus, the fortified city of Pergamon and the natural springs at Pamukkale.

Flights to Sunsail�s new Club Phokaia will be with First Choice Airways from London Gatwick to Izmir.

Commenting on adding and eighth club to the Sunsail programme, Matt West, Managing Director of Sunsail Clubs Activity and Watersports Resorts and Sunsail Flotillas, said: -

�Club Phokaia is a great addition to Sunsail�s increasing portfolio of high quality watersports beach resorts. We have looked long and hard to find an hotel with the right mix of facilities that will enable our customers to enjoy both top quality shore-side accommodation and the full range of activities that we now offer at our resorts, and Club Phokaia has it all.�

�We look forward to welcoming customers, both old and new, at what we know will be a first class resort and one to which they will want to return time and time again.�

ENDS

For more information, please contact:-

Matt West, Managing Director, Sunsail Clubs, Activity & Watersports Resorts and Sunsail Flotillas. Tel. 02392 222300, e-mail mattwest@sunsail.com

Christopher Clode, PR Consultant to Sunsail, Tel. 01243 431343 e-mail chris@chrisclodepr.com Notes to Editors

Sunsail operates 8 watersports beach clubs, 4 in Turkey, 3 in Greece and 1 year round resort in Antigua. It is the world�s largest yacht charter and watersports beach resort company, operating over 1000 yachts on both flotilla and bareboat charter from 30 bases in 22 different countries. Headquartered at Port Solent near Portsmouth, Sunsail was originally founded in 1974 and now employs over 1300 people around the world. Acquired by First Choice Holidays PLC in 1999, Sunsail is part of First Choice Activity Holidays.