--- title: "Ivor Benko, skipper reviewer" description: "Ivor Benko, a skipper from Zagreb with a Croatian category C licence, reviews OlaSail's pages about weather, anchoring, safety and routes." url: https://olasail.com/about/people/ivor-benko/ updated: 2026-10-07 --- > The Markdown copy of https://olasail.com/about/people/ivor-benko/, from OlaSail, a planning reference for sailing in Croatia, not for navigation. Every page: https://olasail.com/llms.txt Photo: [Ivor Benko](https://olasail.com/about/people/ivor-benko/), [Used with permission](https://olasail.com/about/people/ivor-benko/) Skipper reviewer # Ivor Benko Ivor Benko reviews pages about [weather](https://olasail.com/croatia/weather-and-winds/), [anchoring](https://olasail.com/moorings/anchoring-rules-and-fees/), [safety](https://olasail.com/croatia/safety-and-emergencies/) and [routes](https://olasail.com/routes/), and each of those pages names him in its credits. Most of the facts he looks after are distances, shelter and safety rules. Where the facts on this profile are. Each number is how many of these sourced facts are at that place. Not for navigation. [OpenFreeMap](https://openfreemap.org/) [© OpenMapTiles](https://www.openmaptiles.org/) Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) All 580 facts Ivor Benko looks after name their source, the latest checked on 7 Oct 2026: 66 from the operator, 214 from official sources, 179 measured by us and 114 from third-party sources, such as pilot books and magazines, so treat those 114 as a guide. The sources disagree on 5 points, in 7 facts: [the bridges east of the marina in ACI Marina Trogir](https://olasail.com/moorings/aci-marina-trogir/), [which winds reach it in Blaca bay](https://olasail.com/places/brac/#swim-blaca), [shelter at the Blue Lagoon](https://olasail.com/places/drvenik-blue-lagoon/), [shelter in Mlini bay](https://olasail.com/places/pakleni-islands/) and [shelter in Vis town](https://olasail.com/moorings/vis-town-harbour/). See every source 66 From the operator (operator) 214 Official source (official) 179 Measured by us (measured) 7 Sources disagree (disputed) 114 Third-party source (third party) Published 7 Oct 2026. ## 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](https://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 speed 184 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 access 172 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 wind 151 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 them 22 facts, about the anchoring rules, Blaca, Budikovac, Blue Lagoon, Blue Cave, Nečujam, Srebrna, Stari Grad, Stiniva, Stipanska, Vrboska and Zlatni Rat. - Weather and the season 19 facts, about Central Dalmatia, Mljet, Vis island, Croatia and safety at sea. - Charter companies and the charter week 11 facts, about Split, charter companies and Marina Agana. - Prices, seasons and booking 1 fact, about charter companies. - Water, power and fuel 1 fact, about the seven-day route. ## Places and the latest checks The places whose sourced facts Ivor Benko looks after, and the ten most recent checks, with their labels and dates. [What the labels mean](https://olasail.com/about/how-we-check/#labels) - [Safety at sea](https://olasail.com/about/safety/) 42 facts - [Anchoring rules](https://olasail.com/moorings/anchoring-rules-and-fees/) 35 facts - [The Blue Lagoon, Drvenik Veli](https://olasail.com/places/drvenik-blue-lagoon/) 19 facts - [Nečujam, Šolta](https://olasail.com/moorings/necujam-buoys/) 19 facts - [Budikovac, Vis](https://olasail.com/places/budikovac-green-cave/) 18 facts - [Zlatni Rat, Brač](https://olasail.com/places/zlatni-rat/) 18 facts - [Hvar town harbour](https://olasail.com/moorings/hvar-town-harbour/) 16 facts - [Maslinica, Šolta](https://olasail.com/moorings/maslinica-marina/) 16 facts - [The Blue Cave, Biševo](https://olasail.com/places/bisevo-blue-cave/) 15 facts - [Stiniva cove, Vis](https://olasail.com/places/stiniva/) 15 facts - [Stončica bay, Vis](https://olasail.com/places/stoncica/) 14 facts - [Palmižana, Pakleni Islands](https://olasail.com/moorings/aci-marina-palmizana/) 13 facts - [Milna, Brač](https://olasail.com/moorings/aci-marina-milna/) 12 facts - [Vis town harbour](https://olasail.com/moorings/vis-town-harbour/) 11 facts - [ACI Marina Vrboska, Hvar](https://olasail.com/moorings/aci-marina-vrboska/) 11 facts - [ACI Marina Trogir](https://olasail.com/moorings/aci-marina-trogir/) 10 facts - [ACI Marina Split](https://olasail.com/moorings/aci-marina-split/) 10 facts - [Pakleni Islands](https://olasail.com/places/pakleni-islands/) 10 facts - [Pomena, Mljet](https://olasail.com/places/mljet/#pomena) 9 facts - [Stari Grad, Hvar](https://olasail.com/moorings/stari-grad-town-quay/) 9 facts - [Charter companies](https://olasail.com/charter/) 8 facts - [An easy first week from Trogir](https://olasail.com/routes/first-week-short-hops/) 8 facts - [Polače, Mljet](https://olasail.com/places/mljet/#polace) 8 facts - [The Green Cave, Ravnik](https://olasail.com/places/budikovac-green-cave/#green-cave) 8 facts - [ACI Marina Korčula](https://olasail.com/places/korcula/#aci) 7 facts - [Komiža, Vis](https://olasail.com/places/komiza/) 6 facts - [Seven days from Split](https://olasail.com/routes/split-seven-days/) 6 facts - [Vinogradišće bay, Sveti Klement](https://olasail.com/moorings/vinogradisce-buoys/) 6 facts - South Dalmatia 6 facts - [The Split Gate](https://olasail.com/routes/split-seven-days/#day-7) 6 facts - [Zaklopatica](https://olasail.com/places/lastovo/#zaklopatica) 6 facts - [Marina Agana](https://olasail.com/places/trogir/#agana) 5 facts - [Bobovišća, Brač](https://olasail.com/places/brac/#bobovisca) 5 facts - [Bol, Brač](https://olasail.com/places/brac/#bol) 5 facts - [Lučice bay, Brač](https://olasail.com/places/brac/#lucice) 5 facts - [Srebrna bay, Vis](https://olasail.com/places/vis/#srebrna) 5 facts - [Stipanska bay, Marinkovac](https://olasail.com/places/pakleni-islands/#stipanska) 5 facts - [The Trogir channel](https://olasail.com/places/trogir/#channel) 5 facts - [Blaca bay, Brač](https://olasail.com/places/brac/#swim-blaca) 4 facts - [Okuklje, Mljet](https://olasail.com/places/mljet/#okuklje) 4 facts - [Šešula bay, Šolta](https://olasail.com/places/solta/#sesula) 4 facts - [Sobra, Mljet](https://olasail.com/places/mljet/#sobra) 4 facts - [Stomorska, Šolta](https://olasail.com/places/solta/#stomorska) 4 facts - [Vis](https://olasail.com/places/vis/) 4 facts - [Badija and the Ježevica channel, Korčula](https://olasail.com/places/korcula/#badija) 3 facts - [The south coast of Brač](https://olasail.com/places/brac/#south) 3 facts - [Split charter bases](https://olasail.com/places/split/) 3 facts - [Kašjuni bay, Marjan](https://olasail.com/places/split/#swim-kasjuni) 3 facts - [Komiža bay](https://olasail.com/places/komiza/#anchor) 3 facts - [Livka bay, Šolta](https://olasail.com/places/solta/#swim-livka) 3 facts - [Marina Lumbarda, Korčula](https://olasail.com/places/korcula/#lumbarda) 3 facts - [Mljet](https://olasail.com/places/mljet/) 3 facts - [Okrug Gornji, Čiovo](https://olasail.com/places/trogir/#swim-okrug) 3 facts - [Pasadur, Lastovo](https://olasail.com/places/lastovo/#pasadur) 3 facts - [Prožurska Luka, Mljet](https://olasail.com/places/mljet/#prozura) 3 facts - [Saplun bay, Lastovnjaci](https://olasail.com/places/lastovo/#swim-saplun) 3 facts - [Saplunara bay, Mljet](https://olasail.com/places/mljet/#saplunara) 3 facts - [Senjska bay, Šolta](https://olasail.com/places/solta/#swim-senjska) 3 facts - [Tatinja bay, Šolta](https://olasail.com/places/solta/#tatinja) 3 facts - [Marina Korkyra, Vela Luka](https://olasail.com/places/korcula/#vela-luka) 3 facts - [Croatia](https://olasail.com/croatia/) 3 facts - [Mezuporat, Biševo](https://olasail.com/places/bisevo-blue-cave/#mezuporat) 2 facts - [Porat bay, Biševo](https://olasail.com/places/bisevo-blue-cave/#porat) 2 facts - [Brna and Istruga cove, Korčula](https://olasail.com/places/korcula/#brna) 2 facts - [Jelsa, Hvar](https://olasail.com/places/hvar/#jelsa) 2 facts - [Marina Kaštela](https://olasail.com/places/split/#kastela) 2 facts - [Korčula town quay, west harbour](https://olasail.com/places/korcula/#town-quay) 2 facts - [Lastovo](https://olasail.com/places/lastovo/) 2 facts - [Prigradica, Korčula](https://olasail.com/places/korcula/#prigradica) 2 facts - [Proizd islet, Vela Luka](https://olasail.com/places/korcula/) 2 facts - [Pučišća, Brač](https://olasail.com/places/brac/#pucisca) 2 facts - [Rogač, Šolta](https://olasail.com/places/solta/#rogac) 2 facts - [SCT Marina Trogir](https://olasail.com/places/trogir/#sct) 2 facts - [Skrivena Luka, Lastovo](https://olasail.com/places/lastovo/#skrivena-luka) 2 facts - [Trogir](https://olasail.com/places/trogir/) 2 facts - [Ubli, Lastovo](https://olasail.com/places/lastovo/#ubli) 2 facts - [Vejo Lago buoys, Lastovo](https://olasail.com/places/lastovo/#vejo-lago) 2 facts - [Vinišće bay, near Trogir](https://olasail.com/places/trogir/#vinisce) 2 facts - ACI Marina Dubrovnik 1 fact - [Marina Baotić, Seget Donji](https://olasail.com/places/trogir/#baotic) 1 fact - [Central Dalmatia](https://olasail.com/places/central-dalmatia/) 1 fact - [Drvenik Veli harbour](https://olasail.com/places/drvenik-blue-lagoon/#alt-drvenikveli) 1 fact - [Marina Lav, Podstrana](https://olasail.com/places/split/#lav) 1 fact - [Lučica buoys, Komiža](https://olasail.com/places/komiza/#lucica) 1 fact - [Mlini bay, Marinkovac](https://olasail.com/places/pakleni-islands/#mlini) 1 fact - [Oključna bay, Vis](https://olasail.com/places/vis/#okljucna) 1 fact - [Pol Guspu buoys, Komiža](https://olasail.com/places/komiza/#pol-guspu) 1 fact - [Rukavac, Vis](https://olasail.com/places/vis/#rukavac) 1 fact - [Mostir bay, Šćedro](https://olasail.com/places/hvar/#scedro) 1 fact - Šipanska Luka 1 fact - [Split city harbour](https://olasail.com/places/split/#west-quay) 1 fact - [Šunj bay, Lopud](https://olasail.com/routes/split-to-dubrovnik/#day-7) 1 fact - [Zaraće](https://olasail.com/places/hvar/#zarace) 1 fact ### The ten latest checks 7 Oct 2026 ACI Marina Korčula: distance from Pomena About 15 NM from Pomena on Mljet by sea (Measured by us, 7 Oct 2026) 7 Oct 2026 ACI Marina Korčula: distance from Split About 57 NM from ACI Marina Split to Korčula town by sea (Measured by us, 7 Oct 2026) 7 Oct 2026 ACI Marina Korčula: distance from Vela Luka About 30 NM from Vela Luka by sea, along the north coast of Korčula (Measured by us, 7 Oct 2026) 7 Oct 2026 ACI Marina Korčula: distance to Dubrovnik About 48 NM from Korčula town to ACI Marina Dubrovnik by sea (Measured by us, 7 Oct 2026) 7 Oct 2026 ACI Marina Korčula: distance to Sućuraj About 19 NM to Sućuraj on Hvar by sea (Measured by us, 7 Oct 2026) 7 Oct 2026 ACI Marina Korčula: distance to Zaklopatica About 22 NM to Zaklopatica on Lastovo by sea (Measured by us, 7 Oct 2026) 7 Oct 2026 ACI Marina Split: distance to Marina Kaštela About 5 NM to Marina Kaštela, round Marjan (Measured by us, 7 Oct 2026) 7 Oct 2026 ACI Marina Split: distance to the west quay About 0.3 NM across the harbour to the west quay (Measured by us, 7 Oct 2026) 7 Oct 2026 ACI Marina Trogir: distance to Marina Baotić About 0.6 NM to Marina Baotić, across Trogir bay (Measured by us, 7 Oct 2026) 7 Oct 2026 Marina Agana: distance from Trogir About 6 NM from Trogir to Marina Agana by sea (Measured by us, 7 Oct 2026) ### The sources of these ten checks 10 facts from 7 sources, last checked 7 Oct 2026. Our route tool: the planning line by sea from Pomena to ACI Marina Korčula with varying clearance near the coast and harbour approaches, solved on 30 Sep 2026 (ACI Korčula: distance from Pomena) (Measured by us, 7 Oct 2026) Our route tool: our planning line by sea, with varying clearance near the coast and harbour approaches, solved on 1 Oct 2026 from the ACI Marina Split pin to the ACI Marina Korčula pin (ACI Korčula: distance from Split) (Measured by us, 7 Oct 2026) Our route tool: the planning line by sea from Vela Luka to ACI Marina Korčula with varying clearance near the coast and harbour approaches, solved on 30 Sep 2026 (ACI Korčula: distance from Vela Luka) (Measured by us, 7 Oct 2026) Our route tool: our planning line by sea, with varying clearance near the coast and harbour approaches, solved on 1 Oct 2026 from the ACI Marina Korčula pin to the ACI Marina Dubrovnik pin at Komolac (ACI Korčula: distance to Dubrovnik) (Measured by us, 7 Oct 2026) Our route tool: the planning line by sea from ACI Marina Korčula to Sućuraj with varying clearance near the coast and harbour approaches, solved on 30 Sep 2026 (ACI Korčula: distance to Sućuraj) (Measured by us, 7 Oct 2026) Our route tool: the planning line by sea from ACI Marina Korčula to Zaklopatica with varying clearance near the coast and harbour approaches, solved on 30 Sep 2026 (ACI Korčula: distance to Zaklopatica) (Measured by us, 7 Oct 2026) Our route tool: our planning line by sea, with varying clearance near the coast and harbour approaches (ACI Marina Split: distance to Marina Kaštela, distance to the west quay. ACI Marina Trogir: distance to Marina Baotić. Marina Agana: distance from Trogir) (Measured by us, 7 Oct 2026) Every change on the site, newest first, is in [the change log](https://olasail.com/about/corrections/#log). (From the operator) (Official source) (Seen by us) (Seen by a sailor) (Measured by us) (Sources disagree) (Third-party source) [How we check](https://olasail.com/about/how-we-check/#labels) ## Found a mistake? Tell us what changed and how you know. Our editor reads it, checks it with the source, and logs what we change. [Report a change](https://olasail.com/about/corrections/) [Other ways to help](https://olasail.com/about/contribute/)