Croatia Yacht Charter | Azurea Yachts

Overview

Croatia is forgiving. The islands lie parallel to the coast, so there is always a lee, and the distances between them are an hour rather than a day.

That makes it the right first charter and a very good family one — nobody spends a morning at sea unless they want to.

Split and Dubrovnik are the practical start points. Between them lie Hvar, Vis, Korčula and the Pakleni, which is a full week without repeating an anchorage.

Best time to visit: June and September; July and August are busy but reliable
Charter season: May – October
Position: 43.50°N 16.25°E

Suggested itinerary

A week, day by day

Select a day to see what it looks like. Every route is adjusted for weather before you sail.

7-Day Croatia Charter

Day 01 · Split

Board in the ACI marina and cross to the Pakleni before dinner.

Activity: Diocletian’s Palace if the flight lands early
Dining: Dinner aboard at anchor
Anchorage: Palmižana

Day 02 · Hvar

The Pakleni islands are the reason to be here, not the town.

Activity: Swim at Vinogradišće, walk the Spanish fortress
Dining: Lunch at a konoba on Sveti Klement
Anchorage: Vinogradišće

Day 03 · Vis

Closed to foreigners until 1989, and still the least developed.

Activity: The Blue Cave at Biševo, early
Dining: Peka at Komiža
Anchorage: Komiža

Day 04 · Korčula

A walled town on a peninsula, laid out to catch the wind.

Activity: Walk the fishbone streets, taste Grk at Lumbarda
Dining: Dinner inside the walls
Anchorage: Luka Korčulanska

Day 05 · Mljet

A third of the island is a national park with two salt lakes.

Activity: Kayak the lakes, cycle to the monastery
Dining: Lobster at Pomena
Anchorage: Polače

Day 06 · Šipan

The last of the Elaphiti before Dubrovnik.

Activity: Swim at Šunj, then a slow afternoon
Dining: Konoba at Suđurađ
Anchorage: Šipanska Luka

Day 07 · Dubrovnik

Disembark at Gruž, twenty minutes from the old town.

Activity: The walls before nine, or not at all
Dining: Breakfast aboard
Anchorage: ACI Dubrovnik

Typical conditions

What the weather usually does

Seasonal averages for planning, not a forecast. Your captain works from the live picture.

Typical air temperature, sea temperature and wind by month
Month	Air	Sea	Wind
May	23°C	19°C	Maestral, F2–3
June	27°C	22°C	Maestral, F3–4
July	30°C	24°C	Maestral, F3–4
August	30°C	25°C	Maestral, F3–4
September	26°C	24°C	Variable, F2–4
October	21°C	21°C	Bura possible, F5–6

On the ground

Where to stop, swim and eat

Anchorages

Palmižana, Pakleni
Sheltered, sandy, and a short tender ride from Hvar town.
Stiniva, Vis
A cove behind a rock gate. Tender only; the yacht waits outside.
Polače, Mljet
Roman ruins on the shoreline and complete shelter.
Šunj, Lopud
One of the few genuine sand beaches in Dalmatia.

Beaches

Zlatni Rat, Brač
The shifting spit. Best from the water, worst from the car park.
Stiniva, Vis
Pebble, cliff-walled, and empty by six.
Sakarun, Dugi Otok
Pale sand and shallow water; unusually warm.