Sailing Croatia

A perfect holiday, for most people, is the blend of sun, sea, beaches and sailing. Croatia is ideally suited for this, since it does not have mass tourism. Sailing Croatia need not be prohibitive in cost. The country, set in the Adriatic ff the Mediterranean, is rich in gorgeous landscapes. It has bounced back after the civil war in the 1990s.

The Croatian coastline is almost 2000 kilometres long and it has more than a thousand beautiful islands. For those who like a mix of social life too, there are more than 500 harbours with about 50 marinas, which are fully serviced. Each of them has restaurants, mini-marts, weather charts and even hot showers. Sailing Croatia can be exhilarating when one opts for Yacht Charter Croatia.

What you should know before a Croatia Yacht Charter Holiday

1.     If you wish to do Yacht Charter Croatia Bareboat, the boat comes with no crew. So you are the skipper and it is important that you have the qualification and the sailor’s certificate complying with navigational regulations from the country of origin.

2.     You can, alternatively, have an authorisation from the Republic of Croatia.

3.     If there is a VHF set on the yacht with a maritime UKV or RTF stations, a crew member should be authorised to be able to operate the VHF station.

4.  Sailing Croatian waters requires a vignette, which is a sticker of authorisation, provided by the Harbourmaster’s office. On hiring a yacht, the visitor has to go to the nearest customs checkpoint and there purchase the vignette from the Harbourmaster’s office.

Top 5 Charter Destinations

1.     Sailing Croatian, Punat: This is the centre for water sport activity in the Adriatic. Those interested in water sports should include this wild island in their Croatia Yacht Charter Holiday. Diving, wind surfing, water skiing are some of the sports that people can indulge in. Koshjun, a Franciscan monastery, is an attraction here, other than the marina, which is the biggest and best in Croatia having won many prizes down the years.

2.     Pula, in the Istria: Among the Sailing Croatia Itineraries, Pula should rank high since it has 3,000 years of history behind it. Developed as a summer residence for rich Romans, it has the Arena, which is the largest remaining Roman construction in the world. St Francis Church, the Kastel and the Archaeology Museum are all worth seeing. The weather in Pula is perfect for sailing and there are many mooring possibilities in the marina there.

3.     Trogir Croatia Yacht Charter: This beautiful medieval city, now in the UNESCO World Heritage list, is a very small island but has the best Gothic, Romanesque, baroque and renaissance style of architecture. Its palaces, monasteries and old churches lead to the Riva, where the landscape is dotted with ships that are moored.

4.     Cres – The Wild Island: Sailing Croatia Islands should include this wildlife bird reserve. The Cres is the second largest island in the bay and the unique bird species found here, makes the Croatia Yacht Charter Holidays worth it.

5.   Rovinj: Sailing Croatia Islands is not complete without a trip to Rovinj, with its picturesque bays and medieval architecture. What is unique here is that no cars are allowed in the city centre and it is fun to hire bicycles and go through the Balbi Arch, the Valdibora Market and the street of artists called Grisia.