Ivor Benko

About Ivor Benko

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.

Role

Skipper reviewer

Work

Reviews pages about weather, anchoring, safety and routes

Website

ivorbenko.com

Licence

Croatian skipper's licence, category C

Seasons sailed

Skipper since 2020, with 5 to 10 weeks in 2023, then more than 15 weeks a season from 2024 to 2026, for charter companies including Sea & More Charter, Angelina, Croatia Yachting, Orvas Yachting, Europe Sailing Charter, Kufner, Adriatic Sailing, Under The Heaven and Ocean Sailing House. Also a delivery from Lagos in Portugal to Punat on Krk, and more than ten shorter deliveries in the Adriatic.

Visited in person

The Kornati and Telašćica, Žut, Žirje, Zlarin, Pašman, Biograd, Šibenik and Primošten; in Central and South Dalmatia, Vis, Hvar, Korčula and Šćedro, his favourite islands. He sails most often from Split, Kaštel Gomilica, Šolta, Trogir, Rogoznica (Marina Frapa) and Primošten (Marina Kremik).

Ties to operators

He works freelance as a skipper for many charter companies, most often Adriatic Sailing, Under The Heaven, Sailing Europe and Natrix Charter.

What Ivor Benko looks after

Every fact has a named owner, who checks it again on schedule. These are the kinds of sourced fact Ivor Benko looks after.

• Distances, depths and speed184 facts, about ACI Korčula, Milna, ACI Marina Split, ACI Marina Trogir, Marina Agana, the anchoring rules, Blue Cave, the south coast, Blue Lagoon, Bobovišća, Bol, Budikovac, Drvenik Veli, Hvar town, the first week route, Kašjuni, Marina Kaštela, Komiža, the seven-day route, Livka, Lučice, Lumbarda, Maslinica, Nečujam, Okrug Gornji, Okuklje, Palmižana, Polače, Pomena, Prigradica, Prožurska Luka, Pučišća, Green Cave, Rogač, South Dalmatia, Senjska, Šešula, Stari Grad, Stiniva, Stipanska, Stomorska, Stončica, Blaca, Srebrna, Zlatni Rat, Pakleni Islands, Tatinja, Trogir, Vela Luka, Vinišće, Vinogradišće, Vis island, Vis town, Vrboska and Zaklopatica.
• Safety, rules and access172 facts, about Milna, ACI Marina Split, ACI Marina Trogir, the anchoring rules, Stončica, Badija, Blue Cave, Budikovac, the first week route, Hvar town, Korčula town quay, Blue Lagoon, Lastovo, Lumbarda, Maslinica, Mljet, Nečujam, Okuklje, Palmižana, Pasadur, Polače, Pomena, Proizd, Prožurska Luka, the seven-day route, safety at sea, Saplun, Saplunara, South Dalmatia, Skrivena Luka, Sobra, the Split Gate, charter companies, Srebrna, Stari Grad, Stiniva, the channel, Ubli, Vejo Lago, Vela Luka, Vinogradišće, Vis island, Vis town, Vrboska, Zaklopatica and Zlatni Rat.
• Shelter and wind151 facts, about ACI Marina Trogir, ACI Dubrovnik, ACI Korčula, Milna, ACI Marina Split, Marina Agana, Stončica, Badija, Marina Baotić, Blue Cave, Mezuporat, Porat, Blaca, the south coast, Blue Lagoon, Bobovišća, Bol, Brna, Budikovac, Hvar town, Jelsa, Kašjuni, Marina Kaštela, Komiža bay, Komiža, Korčula town quay, Marina Lav, Livka, Lučica, Lučice, Lumbarda, Maslinica, Mlini, Nečujam, Oključna, Okrug Gornji, Okuklje, Palmižana, Vinogradišće, Pasadur, Polače, Pol Guspu, Pomena, Prigradica, Proizd, Prožurska Luka, Pučišća, Green Cave, Rogač, Rukavac, Saplun, Saplunara, Šćedro, SCT Marina Trogir, Senjska, Šešula, Šipanska Luka, Skrivena Luka, Sobra, the city harbour, Srebrna, Stari Grad, Stiniva, Stipanska, Stomorska, Šunj, Pakleni Islands, Tatinja, Trogir, Ubli, Vejo Lago, Vela Luka, Vinišće, Vis town, Vrboska, Zaklopatica, Zaraće and Zlatni Rat.
• Places to stay and who runs them22 facts, about the anchoring rules, Blaca, Budikovac, Blue Lagoon, Blue Cave, Nečujam, Srebrna, Stari Grad, Stiniva, Stipanska, Vrboska and Zlatni Rat.
• Weather and the season19 facts, about Central Dalmatia, Mljet, Vis island, Croatia and safety at sea.
• Charter companies and the charter week11 facts, about Split, charter companies and Marina Agana.
• Prices, seasons and booking1 fact, about charter companies.
• Water, power and fuel1 fact, about the seven-day route.

Places and the latest checks

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