Croatia Dalmatian Coast Sailing

Overview

A week on a chartered yacht out of Split turns the Dalmatian coast into a chain of decisions you cannot get wrong: over a thousand islands, ten-mile hops, and a reliable rhythm of morning calm with the afternoon maestral filling in at 15–20 knots for the passage to the next anchorage. The classic loop runs Split–Šolta–Vis–Hvar–Brač: swim stops in the Pakleni islands, the Blue Cave on Biševo lit electric at midday, and Vis's Stiniva cove approached under sail. With more ambition, head north-west to the Kornati archipelago — 89 bare limestone islands whose moonscape ridges drop straight into national-park water. Book moorings ahead in July and August (Hvar town quay is a contact sport); June and September give the same wind with half the raft-ups. Keep one eye on the forecast for the bora — the cold north-easterly that arrives with little warning and closes down the northern channels. A bareboat 40-footer runs £2,000–3,500 for the week split between crew, plus fuel, moorings and park permits; add a skipper for about £1,200 if nobody aboard holds an ICC. Split's Diocletian's Palace and the konoba seafood of the outer islands supply the culture between passages.

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