Sea lovers from all around the world come to see best sailing destinations of Croatia. Here, the water is so clean that you can watch fishing swimming on the bottom from your vessel board. Croatian cities look like picture in a fairy tale book, and regattas start one after another. Be sure that you'll find your personal best places to sail in Croatia! If you want hire a yacht in Croatia - follow the link to catalog.
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Sailing vacation in Croatia
Best places and routes to sail in region. Weather, trade winds and important details for perfect sailing holidays in Croatia.
Sailing trip in Croatia
Sailing season
June - August
Travel season
May - September
Marinas in this location
147
Boats in this location
3542
Main facts about region
Capital:
Zagreb
Telephone code:
+385
Language:
Croatian
Timezone:
UTC+1 (CET), in summer UTC+2 (CEST)
Currency:
Kuna (HRK)
Population:
4,076,246
Sailing vacation in Croatia is so hugely popular because of several reasons:
- Unlimited number of routes and itineraries in Croatia for your yacht trip. Croatia has 1100 miles of pure Adriatic coastline and 1185 islands worth visiting.
- Perfect climate. Croatian coasts are one of the sunniest in Europe.
- The ability to moor in both civilized marinas and wild bays. National park shores are the only exception. You’ll have to pay a fine in case your boat anchor there.
- Plenty of impressions you may see for a short time: virgin nature, fishermen’ villages, little towns with ancient architecture mixing East and West traditions, noisy clubs and parties in the tourist centres.
- Sport and entertaining events for yachtsmen. Regattas, flotillas and famous annual Croatia Yacht Week. Croatia is one of the best places for sailing.
Sailing itineraries Croatia
You can find a circular route which is very convenient because you can rent a boat in Croatia using our catalog and return it to the same place. One-way sailing trip is possible but will cost more. If you’ve just discovered this country, you’d better sail proven routes with a lot of best yachting destinations in Croatia. Like one of these:
Route 1. Dubrovnik — Korcula — Dubrovnik (7 days) — 132 NM
Route 2. Split — Zadar — Split (7 days) — 171.5 NM
Route 3. Split — Hvar — Split (7 days) — 202 NM
Route 4. Split — Vis — Split (7 days) — 143 NM
Route 5. Split — Vela Luka — Split (7 days) — 125 NM
Route 6. Split — Korcula — Split (7 days) — 155 NM
Route 7. Trogir — Dubrovnik (7 days) — 130 NM
Route 8. Split — Kornati — Split (7 days) — 145 NM
Route 9. Dubrovnik — Lastovo — Dubrovnik (7 days) — 140 NM
Route 10. Split — Dubrovnik — Split (14 days) — 270 NM
Route 11. Pomer — Sibenik — Pomer (14 days) — 255 NM
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Available yachts in the region
722 €
per week
4
Guests
1
Cabins
23 ft
Length
2003
Built in
768 €
per week
6
Guests
2
Cabins
31 ft
Length
2009
Built in
804 €
per week
4
Guests
1
Cabins
21 ft
Length
2006
Built in
812 €
per week
6
Guests
2
Cabins
31 ft
Length
2009
Built in
824 €
per week
7
Guests
3
Cabins
38 ft
Length
1993
Built in
827 €
per week
4
Guests
1
Cabins
21 ft
Length
2007
Built in
830 €
per week
6
Guests
2
Cabins
31 ft
Length
2007
Built in
877 €
per week
6
Guests
2
Cabins
29 ft
Length
2009
Built in
880 €
per week
6
Guests
2
Cabins
35 ft
Length
2011
Built in
Nearest Airports
Split Airport
SPU
Franjo Tuđman Airport
ZAG
Dubrovnik Airport
DBV
Sailing season and weather in Croatia
April — May: rains possible. Day temperature 71–82°F (22–28°C). Wind NW F3 F3–4 (10–20 knots, rarely 25 knots).
June — August: sunny weather, Day temperature 79–86°F (26–30°C). Wind NW F3–4 (10–20 knots).
September — October: rains possible (end of October — showers). Wind NW F3–4 (10–20 knots), can be stronger in October (F 5–6).
Croatian shores are popular for sailing trips because of the perfect climate and various sailing conditions. Adriatic has 315 sunny days a year. Tourist season in Croatia lasts from May till November with sunny and warm weather. Perfect time for sailing holidays in Croatia. Here, summers are usually dry while winters are mild and a bit rainy, like on the Balearic islands or Corsica. Be careful: the weather in the region can change fastly.
Main winds in Croatia
Bora. Dry, cold wind blowing on the eastern Adriatic shores from the shore to the sea. Bora brings sunny weather and blows in different directions, from N to ENE. Wind speed can be various. Bora often starts immediately.
Sirocco. Warm wet wind blowing during the whole year in ESE to SSE directions. It blows on all the Croatian coast and brings clouds and rains. Sirocco speed: 16–20 knots, it blows harder near southern shores.
Mistral. When the earth is warmer than the sea, air currents circulate towards the sea. Most often mistral has white cumulus clouds and sunny weather. It starts to blow at 9–10 AM, gains maximal speed at 2 PM and ceases to sunset. Average speed: 16–20 knots.
Water temperature in sailing season
+20...+26 °
Air temperature in sailing season
+26...+30 °
Wind speed in sailing season
10 - 20 knots
Tides
Eastern Mediterranean has small tides: 12–24 inches (30–60 cm) depending on the place. This is not enough to spoil your sailing trip in Croatia.
Weather forecast for sailing in Croatia
In marina you will be provided with the weather forecast for the next 24h. Harbor services regularly receive forecasts; they are the most reliable source of information. You can also hear weather forecasts and storm warnings via communication channels on English and Croatian, and in season also in Italian language. Take care of the weather to visit all yacht destinations in Croatia.
Split:
Channel: 73
Time: 05.45AM; 12.45PM; 7.45PM
Dubrovnik:
Channels: 4, 7, 85
Time: 06.25AM; 1.20PM; 9.20PM
Tonnarella
133
Capo d'Orlando
119
Palermo
52
Marsala
32
Trapani
14
Milazzo
8
Ragusa
5
Messina
4
Siracusa
2
Ravenna
2
Anzio
2
Imperia
1
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