About sailing in Split, Middle Dalmatia

Middle Dalmatia and it’s islands adorn beautiful nature, rich historical and cultural heritage, entertainment and modern way of living.

These diversities will satisfy appetites of the most demanding visitors. Besides of mentioned advantages, in this region large number of boats are located in many marinas (Aci Split, Kaštela, Trogir, Makarska, Kremik, Rogoznica, Šibenik) and they are all relatively near to the Split airport (maximum two hours by taxi). Some of numerous islands, like Hvar, Brač and Vis are enough grand and miscellaneous to provide diverse services and conveniences for sailors. Island of Hvar (placed on the list of ten most beautiful islands in the world) and Brač are favorite trendy destinations which attract visitors with it’s ideal combination of nature, gastronomy, astonishing architecture and entertainment. Island of Vis is the most distant island on the Adriatic coast which is famous for being asylum for naval forces of every empire through Croatian history until 1990.

Here you can find marinas which offer full comfort (electricity, water, toilet and shower), as well as lonely bays with desolate atmosphere or buoys, anchorages (moorings, berths) and waterfronts of small fisherman villages where you can feel the pulse of domestic population. All islands are equally beautiful and again, each one of them is telling us a different fascinating story. It is on you to choose the way of spending your sailing holiday in Croatia.

About Sailing in North Dalmatia

Straddling the northern Dalmatia refers to sailing through Zadar and Šibenik archipelago. This area is well known for its warm sea, olives, wine, fish, songs and picturesque stone plots (villages) as genuine Mediterranean. Starting from north to south you come across Kornati archipelago that counts more than three hundred islands, islets and seaside reefs. Because of its well indented coast and exceptional natural beauty this area is proclaimed a national park and it is very attractive for sailors. Sailing around Kornati islands are dream of every sailor. Nearby is a nature park Telašćica which is a part of Dugi otok island, well know for its high cliffs and salt lake. This area is full of islands and bays, small fisherman villages and isolated restaurants where you can enjoy in seafood delicacies and unpretentious atmosphere.

Sailing to the south you arrive to bigger island Prvić, Kaprij and Zlarin enriched with beautiful nature and fisherman villages that preserved traditional life style. Don’t forget to visit another national park nearby – canyon of river Krka with its breathtaking waterfalls. For those who prefer night life and similar contents we suggest to visit a coastal towns Vodice, Skradin or Primošten. This region is ideal for sailing because of its diversities. Distances between numerous islands are small, waterways are protected from large winds and waves so there is always an opportunity for organising pleasant tour. A great advantage of this area is proximity to airports (Zadar, Split, Zagreb) as well as large selection of vessels and starting points-marinas. There is a possibility to visit another islands of Split region, like Hvar, Šolta and Vis.

ABOUT SAILING IN SOUTH DALMATIA

Dubrovnik region is one of the most beautiful sailing destinations on Mediterranean. After visiting Dubrovnik, you can go around Elafiti Islands (Koločep, Lopud, Šipan), Mljet, Korčula, Lastovo and other smaller islands in the area. They are all privileged with characteristic lush vegetation and rich cultural and ancient historical heritage. Particularly interesting are lodges and palaces from time of medieval Republic of Dubrovnik.

Sailing in this area represents true delight because of short distances between islands and great choice of destinations. You can choose – to rush and visit as much as possible or to stay all day in one of many lagoons. If you go 50 NM northwest, you will come close to town Korčula which is, besides Dubrovnik, bigger town in this region. It has marina with accompanying facilities, many restaurants and great variety of cultural and amusing contents. Korčula is for many people the most beautiful small town in Croatia so it is known as “small Dubrovnik”. Other islands in this area are well-known for its beautiful nature (national park Kornati), small places and bays (coves). In almost every bay you can find family restaurants which will give you besides great gastronomic offer an anchoring for your boat. That is what altogether making this area safe and pleasant for sailing.

About sailing in Istria and Kvarner

Sailing in the North Adriatic includes sailing around Istria – Croatia’s largest peninsula, Kvarner region and northern Croatian coast and islands. The most famous yachting destinations are towns of Pula, Poreč, Rovinj, Umag, Opatija, National Park Brijuni and Kvarner islands of Krk (Croatia’s largest island), Cres, Lošinj, Rab and Pag.

Istra is known for its small towns, attractive summer resorts on the coast, rich cultural and entertainment offers (film and music festivals, concerts, sport tournaments etc.), quality wines, truffles and notable historical heritage. Kvarner region is mostly an island region and it is attractive for sailing and cruising. In this area, there are city of Rijeka – the largest Croatian port, National Park Risnjak and Opatija (Croatia’s oldest tourist resort, a destination of the aristocracy). The most frequent sailing destination is Brijuni islands, a national park and attractive tourist resort. The North Adriatic is attractive for sailing people not only for its natural beauty, but also because it has a great yacht charter offer and many smaller or larger marinas and yacht charter companies.