NAVIS OPTATA
GO UPWIND, BABE.
Our routes: from a 3-day trip to a 3-week adventure.
The Adricatic sea boasts with more than 3000 islands, so even ten years is not enough to explore all the bays, inlets, towns and hidden anchorages. Often we invite our friends to join us for a weekly trip around the islands of Dalmatia, or for a 3-day weekend to feel the beauty of sailing in Croatian waters. Those, who love the real spirit of adventures and feel comfortable living on board, can accompany us during the 3-week trip to Venice (Italy) with three days in the beautiful old city.
Classics of Dalmatia: a week of relaxed sailing
We start our voyage from Marina Frapa and make a passage to the island of Solta, where a friendly restaurant owner always keeps a buoy for us in a small private inlet. Next morning, after a good swim, we head to the island of Brac - the biggest island of Croatia. Nice and cosy town of Milna is very typical for this area and has some nice restaurants to surprise the guests with dalmatian food. The destination for the day after is Pakleni Islands - fantastic almost wild archipelago in front of city of Hvar. If you have a strong wish for nightlife activities, you can take a speedboat taxi and drive to Hvar, also known as local Ibiza.
Then a town of Vis (island Vis) is waiting for us. The former naval base was opened for visiting only several years ago, so you can have a trip to a submarine dock or abandoned fortress. After Vis we have the longest passage to drop the anchor in the clear waters of Primosten bay and enjoy fantastic view on an ancient town on a small peninsula... We can stay there till the late evening of the next day, enjoy the sunset sailing and come back to our wonderful marina by night. Ufff... That was a week full of impressions, sunbathing, swimming, restaurants and sailing... So - thank you Croatia!
3-day trip to waterfalls
Sometimes our friends join us just for the weekend - and we are happy to sail along the coast as far as the weather and time allow us. Usually we make our passage plan to waterfalls of Krka - a National park near Skradin. One day sailing and motoring up the river, next full day enjoying waterfalls and then back to our home marina... Enough sightseeing, swimming and sailing for a weekend!
Fortresses of Dalmatia: Trogir, Vis, Omis, Hvar, Korcula and Dubrovnik. 14 days.
No doubt: Dubrovnik is the most well-known legend of Croatia. The old fortress of Raguza Republic, Tortuga of Medieval, attracts thousand of tourists, and for us it is also one of favorite destinations when cruising along the Adriatic coasts. Sailing south to Dubrovnik we will pass another jewel of the Mediterranean - town of Korcula on the island of Korcula, where Marko Polo was born (one of places, yes). On our way back we visit fortresses of Hvar and Omis, old towns of Adriatics. Two-week trip is no-rush, relaxed sailing among spectacular islands, visiting big comfortable marinas and small towns, anchoring for lunch and swim, fishing and enjoying the perfect nature of Croatia.