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Every page names the people behind it: the editor who wrote it and, for weather, anchoring, safety and routes, the skipper who reviewed it. Sailors who sail here can help keep it current.

Our editor and our skipper reviewer are named in full, with a profile and the ties they disclose. Area stewards and the sailors who help are named by first name and initial, and only if they ask.

All 1189 facts on the site name their source, the latest checked on : 399 from the operator, 420 from official sources, 223 measured by us and 140 from third-party sources, such as pilot books and magazines, so treat those 140 as a guide. The sources disagree on 5 points, in 7 facts: the bridges east of the marina in ACI Marina Trogir, which winds reach it in Blaca bay, shelter at the Blue Lagoon, shelter in Mlini bay and shelter in Vis town.

399 From the operator (operator)420 Official source (official)223 Measured by us (measured)7 Sources disagree (disputed)140 Third-party source (third party)

Written by Domagoj Franc, editor. Reviewed by Ivor Benko, skipper.

Sailors can tell us what changed, and we check each report against its source.

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Editor

An editor writes each page and checks every fact with its source before it goes on a page.

Domagoj Franc

Writer and editor

Domagoj Franc builds software for a living. He is the co-founder and CTO of a livestreaming software company, and before that he spent about ten years building backends for other people. Sailing is his passion. On OlaSail he writes and edits every page and checks each fact with its source, so a skipper can plan a week in Croatia from facts that are right this season.

Work
Writes and edits pages, and checks each fact with its source
Sailing
Has sailed the whole Croatian Adriatic

Facts Domagoj Franc looks after

607sourced facts
81places
last check

332 From the operator205 Official source44 Measured by us26 Third-party source

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Skipper reviewer

A skipper reviewer reads every page about weather, anchoring, safety and routes, and checks shelter and routes on the water.

Ivor Benko

Skipper reviewer

Ivor Benko is a skipper from Zagreb. He took up sailing in 2019 while studying at the Faculty of Kinesiology, where he specialised in sailing and water sports. He has worked as a sailing instructor on Murter and raced in Laser Radial, Optimist and Laser Stratos. Since 2020 he has skippered sailboats and catamarans of 42 to 46 ft for private guests and charter companies. He is also a licensed ISIA ski instructor, and speaks Croatian, English and German.

Work
Reviews pages about weather, anchoring, safety and routes
Licence
Croatian skipper's licence, category C
Ties
He works freelance as a skipper for many charter companies, most often Adriatic Sailing, Under The Heaven, Sailing Europe and Natrix Charter.

Facts Ivor Benko looks after

580sourced facts
93places
last check

66 From the operator214 Official source179 Measured by us7 Sources disagree114 Third-party source

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Area stewards

An area steward sails one area every season, checks what anyone can see there and reads the reports sailors send about it.

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Sailors who helped

Sailors whose reports led to a change or a new check. Only sailors who asked to be credited are listed, by first name and initial.

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How a page is reviewed

  1. 1
    The editor checks every fact

    A fact goes on a page only once it names its source: the operator, an official source, our own visit or measurement, or a sailor who was there, or, when none of those publishes it, a named third party. It gets one of our labels, a date and an owner. Every sentence is edited by a person.

  2. 2
    A skipper reviewer reads what can go wrong at sea

    A skipper reviewer reads every page about weather, anchoring, safety or a route, and the reviewer's name is on the page.

  3. 3
    Sailors tell us what changed

    Reports and "Still right?" taps tell us what to check next. A report never changes a fact on its own: the fact's owner checks it with the source, and the page logs the change. Help keep it right

Ties we disclose

Our editor, our skipper reviewer and every area steward list any paid work for charter companies, marinas, buoy operators or restaurants, so you can judge it for yourself. An area steward never checks a place they have ties to.