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Fifty Shades of Blue – Blue Cavern on the Island of Cres 2014-04-02

Just when we think it can't get bluer than this, the Adriatic delights us with yet another natural gem. 'Plave Grote' also called the Blue Cavern on the island Cres is a true paradise for all types of holiday-goers whether you travel by yacht charter, your grandpa's boat or on foot, all the way from Lubenice. Before immersing yourself in the cerulean charm of the Blue Cavern depending on your means of traveling make sure to spread your beach towel, tie up your boat, tug your beard (if you hav..

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Sailing Back to the Dinosaur Era 2014-03-18

Dinosaurs have been a topic of interest for eons now, tickling the human imagination with their enormous size and mysterious disappearance. Their traces can be found everywhere around the world and one of such locations is the Istrian peninsula in Croatia. Thanks to this, Istria now looks like a canvas where an artistic group of reptiles decided to express their fondness of creative expression. All jokes aside, the dinosaur traces all over the Istrian peninsula can tell us many things about a..

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Mooring in the Croatian Adriatic: Double Double Buoy and Trouble 2014-02-25

Chartering vacations in Croatia are a true joy if you love the smell of the sea, the wind in your hair, and the dynamic atmosphere of summertime. Nevertheless, the sea is a fickle force and while you're navigating through your perfect holiday it is very important to secure yourself throughout your trip. This is especially important when you take a break from traveling around and decide to spend a night in a peaceful Adriatic lagoon. In this situation you definitely want to make sure your char..

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Clean Adriatic 2013-09-03

Clean Adriatic In mid-June this year, there was signed a cooperation agreement on the prevention of pollution of the sea, between representatives of the Croatian Hydrographic Institute and the Institute for Marine and Coastal Research, University of Dubrovnik with representatives of the Institute of Seismology of Montenegro, and the Institute of Marine Biology in Kotor. European IPA project Jaspper agreement offers the ultimate goal to contribute to the reduction of transboundary pollution an..

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Anchorages on the Adriatic coast and islands 2013-09-01

Anyone who has at least once hired a sailboat, catamaran or motor boat in Croatia, knows how important it is to find the right cove or bay for anchoring and mooring. Sailors and navigation experts during the sailing on the Adriatic likes and prefer anchorages, small hidden and protected bays, where can enjoy in peace and unspoiled nature. Safe place for anchoring, away from the crowds and noise. Croatia abounds with anchorages and many of them are the most well known,  but on the oth..

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Handbook: Weather on Adriatic 2013-08-23

This manual is an indispensable part of the library on each boat or yacht chartered to sail across the Adriatic. It contains a lot of useful information about the winds on the Adriatic Sea, about the dangers that can get you into trouble, the local storm signs and folk wisdom about weather forecast. It contains about 176 pages with high quality photographs of all weather conditions with detailed descriptions of individual waters. You will know the particularities of various Adriatic regio..

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Thousand island race 2013-08-15

Sailing Club of Rijeka and Porto Montenegro Yacht Club announced a new race along the Croatian coast, which is considered to be one of the most beautiful coastlines in the world. This regatta will be held for the first time since 19 to 28 September this year. The art is to choose sailing along the coast or at sea, and also to consider the other facts crucial to catch the goal before the others.   The new event will have two stages, the first stage, which starts in Rijeka 21.09., ..

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Sailors from Russia 2013-08-06

In the first half of this year there was an increase in arrivals of boaters, and has increased the number of charters of yachts, boats, catamarans and motor yachts in the Adriatic. This is a figure which is higher than the previous year. Charter companies have ended the month of July with more than 32.000 leases. At this point in the information system of the Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Infrastructure (the e-Crew) there is recorded 1815 charter companies. In the same..

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Safety at sea 2013-08-06

According to the fact that tourist season in Croatia is on the highest level, which requires increased caution of sailors, swimmers and marine police. Besides of many Croatian charter boats and yachts, there are more than 60,000 foreign vessels on the Adriatic during the summer months. To indicate the importance of compliance with safety rules and traffic at sea, last weekend marine police had action "Safety at Sea", supported by Port of Authority of Rijeka, Sibenik, Split, Ploce and Dubrovni..

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"Sailing in Croatia" Guide 2013-07-23

Association for the promotion of tourism destinations, products and services UZAP announced now his third free travel guide for mobile and tablet devices called "Sailing in Croatia." Every year there is a dilemma which destination to visit for the holidays. Hotel or hostel, car or plane, yacht or boat? Renting a yacht or boat really does not fall often on mind. This guide is excellent for dispelling myths about unattainable and expensive boat charter and sailing across the Croatian coast. Thi..

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Salona Yachts at the World Championships 2013-07-14

Solins company AD ships and their popular brand of boat Salona Yachts, is the fourth consecutive year, the official sponsor of the ORC World Championship that was held this year in the period of 21 to 29 June. In Salona Yachts they are extremely proud of official sponsorship each year. This year in Ancona they expect even larger turnout, compared to 130 last years competitors. Total 6 Salona 38 will participate in the competition. AD company was founded in year 2002. with many years of experi..

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Lipari 41 2013-07-05

A renewed version of the popular catamaran from the famous French manufacturer is present, that is known for its excellent sailing characteristics with less luxury and comfort. In recent years Lipari 41 offers a high level of comfort and convenience. There is a proprietary version of the catamaran with three cabins, although the charter suitable model is the one with 4 cabins. This model has been carefully modernized and refined in order to continue to remain competitive in the market. Fo..

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Hanse 575 2013-06-29

A few weeks ago in Croatia came the long awaited yacht Hanse 575, now available for charter in Croatia. Yacht Charter in Croatia, is enriched with another excellent boat in the category of cruisers 50+ rate, which will certainly to attract many sailors and lovers of sailing and comfort. Hanse 575 has exceeded all expectations in design, functionality and equipment. 17 meters spotless elegant lines, ranks the Hanse 575 at the top of the most beautiful yachts in the world. It should be note..

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"1300 plans of Croatian Adriatic" publication 2013-06-17

After publishing in Croatian, English, German and Italian language, work on the second expanded and updated edition of the publication "1300 plans of Croatian Adriatic" in English is finished. In this extremely important nautical guide you can find plans of all ports, marinas, piers and bays that boaters can sail, moorings or anchorages in them and where to spend the night.   In textual part you can find the main characteristics of the connections or anchorages, the most frequent..

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Carlos Santana concert in Zadar 2013-06-11

City of Zadar is one of the best tourist destination in Croatia and famous for exceptional offer of social events, various concerts and festivals that perfectly completes rich tourist offer of Zadar. The city with the most beautiful sunset, this summer will host world famous music icon - Carlos Santana. The open air concert will be held on Monday 29.7.2013,  at Jazine in center of Zadar. Sure, if you have the opportunity or if you sail in Zadar archipelago, enjoy in concert of guitarist ..

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Floating gas station in Marina Veruda, Pula 2013-06-04

Good news for all sailors who choose to visit or rent a boat in Istria, is a fact that Marina Veruda in Pula has a new gas station. Marina Veruda now has a floating gas station type "Flash" and finaly solve the problem with fuel supply, to the satisfaction of customers of Marina Verude, boat owners, charter companies and all nautical tourist in Istria. Due to the fact that existing gas has been closed since March 2011, this solution with floating gas station solve a major problem of fuel supp..

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Surfing in the cockpit 2013-06-03

If you can not live without your favorite iPad device on the chartered vessel in hard weather conditions, then there is a conceptual ideal solution for you. Light case for your iPad has superior technology. With this kind of device you can operate safely in dry conditions while sailing or hiking or any other sport activity. Absolutely resistable for shocks and water, the screen is protected and it has excellent visibility even in sunny weather. Compact and easy to use with great sound transmi..

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Croatia at the top of Europe by the quality of bathing water 2013-05-28

If you need another reason why to spend the summer vacation in Croatia, then you will enjoy the fact that Croatia is at the forefront of European countries by the quality of coastal bathing waters. Croatia has excellent quality of bathing waters, moreover, the water quality is higher then European average - published by the European Environment Agency (EEA) and the European Commission in its report on the quality of bathing water. The report assesses the bathing water quality in all 27 EU..

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Mooring prices in Croatian ports 2013-05-27

Adriatic is extremely tempting sailing destination and since Croatia will join European Union soon, the same trend will be continued. Jadran is extremely appealing to all European navigators and even more. Mooring places are extremely popular, especially those in the sea, although moorings on land are increasingly demanded in last few years. Availability of berths in ports depends on many factors. In recent years, nautical tourism is extremely popular and the prices are raising increasingly. ..

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Adriatic Sea 2013-05-21

The Mediterranean Sea is exposed to an increasing number of threats. Marine pollution, traffic, climate change, all of these are the cause of the poor condition and pollutiion of environment. The modern answer to this problem can be protected marine areas. Today is protected only 4% of the total sea area of the Mediterranean Sea. There is hope for improvement because the international Convention on Biological Diversity obliges to increase marine protected areas to 10% by 2020. These parts mus..

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