--- title: "Croatia sailing guides: plan your charter week" description: "Every OlaSail guide to planning a sailing week in Croatia, in the order you decide: when to go, how you sail, licences, cost and anchoring." url: https://olasail.com/guides/ --- > The Markdown copy of https://olasail.com/guides/, from OlaSail, a planning reference for sailing in Croatia, not for navigation. Every page: https://olasail.com/llms.txt # Croatia sailing guides: plan your week Our guides answer what a first-time crew decides before a charter week in Croatia: when to go, how to sail, which boat and base, licences, cost, booking, the weather, safety at sea and where to stay. 15 guides to read now 1 more planned 8 Oct 2026 last update Written by [Domagoj Franc](https://olasail.com/about/people/domagoj-franc/), editor. Each guide names who wrote it, and guides on anchoring, weather and safety also name the skipper reviewer who checked them. [People](https://olasail.com/about/people/) Each guide shows the date it was last updated, and every fact that can change carries its source and check date. [How we check](https://olasail.com/about/how-we-check/) [Skip to every guide, by section](https://olasail.com/guides/#all) Photo: “Voilier à Kornati” by [julien](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Voilier_%C3%A0_Kornati.jpg), [CC BY 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), resized [Report a change](https://olasail.com/about/corrections/) ## Start here: your first charter week Six decisions in the order first-time crews make them, from about six months out, then the week itself. Each step links the guide that answers it. 1. Around half a year before 1 ### Pick your month Wind, crowds and prices all change through the season. [Best time to sail in Croatia, month by month](https://olasail.com/croatia/best-time-to-sail/) Which month suits your crew: wind, crowds, sea temperature and prices 2. Five to six months before 2 ### Choose how you sail, and which boat Bareboat, a hired skipper or a flotilla, and a catamaran or a monohull. [Bareboat, skipper or flotilla: what experience you need](https://olasail.com/charter/bareboat-skipper-or-flotilla/) Who each way of sailing suits, and the experience a bareboat needs [Hiring a skipper in Croatia: cost, what they do, where they sleep, tipping](https://olasail.com/charter/skipper/) What a hired skipper does, where they sleep and how tipping works [Catamaran or monohull for a Croatia week](https://olasail.com/charter/catamaran-vs-monohull/) Space, comfort, cost and marina fees compared [Split, Trogir, Šibenik, Zadar or Dubrovnik: which charter base?](https://olasail.com/charter/bases/) Which base suits your flights, your crew and your route 3. Before you pay a deposit 3 ### Check your licences What the law asks of the skipper, and what your charter company asks. [Licences for sailing in Croatia: ICC, VHF, and what US, UK and Australian certificates cover](https://olasail.com/croatia/licences/) What the law asks of a skipper, and what charter companies ask 4. 4 to 5 months before 4 ### Set a budget and book The boat is only part of the bill. Marinas, buoys, fuel and food come on top. [What a week's sailing in Croatia really costs in 2026](https://olasail.com/charter/cost/) The boat, marinas, buoys, fuel, food and the deposit, added up [Booking a charter in Croatia: broker or direct, the quote, deposits and check-in](https://olasail.com/charter/booking/) How to compare quotes, and what to check before you pay 5. 1 to 2 months before 5 ### Decide where to sleep A marina, a town quay, a buoy or your own anchor, and the rules for each. [Where to stay the night](https://olasail.com/moorings/) Marinas, town quays, buoys and anchorages [Booking a berth in Croatia in 2026: how far ahead, marinas, buoys and when to arrive](https://olasail.com/moorings/booking-a-berth/) How far ahead to book, which places take bookings, and when the rest fill up [Anchoring in Croatia: the rules, the fees and who can charge you](https://olasail.com/moorings/anchoring-rules-and-fees/) Where you may anchor, and who may charge you for it Reviewed by [Ivor Benko](https://olasail.com/about/people/ivor-benko/), skipper [Med mooring in Croatia: lazy lines, lines ashore and buoys, step by step](https://olasail.com/moorings/med-mooring/) How to moor stern-to on a town quay or in a marina, pick up a buoy and tie ashore Reviewed by [Ivor Benko](https://olasail.com/about/people/ivor-benko/), skipper [Restaurant moorings: free with dinner, deposits and fees](https://olasail.com/moorings/restaurant-moorings/) Which restaurant berths are free with dinner, and what to ask before you tie up Reviewed by [Ivor Benko](https://olasail.com/about/people/ivor-benko/), skipper 6. 2 to 4 weeks before 6 ### Plan the route Distances, a place for each night, and a Plan B for the wind. [Seven days from Split](https://olasail.com/routes/split-seven-days/) Šolta, Vis, Hvar and Brač, planned day by day [Croatia sailing routes](https://olasail.com/routes/) Compare seven-day weeks 7. The week before 7 ### Watch the forecast Read the marine forecast every day, and the evening before each crossing. [DHMZ marine forecast](https://meteo.hr/prognoze_e.php?section=prognoze_specp¶m=jadran) (Official source, 25 Sep 2026) [Bora, jugo and maestral: sailing weather in Croatia](https://olasail.com/croatia/weather-and-winds/) How the main winds behave, and which forecast to read each morning Reviewed by [Ivor Benko](https://olasail.com/about/people/ivor-benko/), skipper [Safety at sea in Croatia: emergency calls, storms and fast ferries](https://olasail.com/croatia/safety-and-emergencies/) Who to call, what to say on the radio, and where the fast ferries run Reviewed by [Ivor Benko](https://olasail.com/about/people/ivor-benko/), skipper 8. Saturday 8 ### Board the boat Check-in, the crew list and your first night on board. [How yacht charter in Croatia works](https://olasail.com/charter/#checkin) Boarding, check-in, the deposit and check-out Sunsail gives 6 pm as its usual boarding time at Marina Agana, its base near Trogir, and sells a 3 pm start as an extra (From the operator, 26 Sep 2026) The times are our planning advice for a July or August week. For June or September you can often start later. (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) ## Every guide Grouped by section. A guide we plan to write is listed as planned, with no link until it is written and checked. ### Sailing in Croatia The season, licences, weather and the rules at sea. 5 guides now, 1 planned [Where to start](https://olasail.com/croatia/) [Best time to sail in Croatia, month by month](https://olasail.com/croatia/best-time-to-sail/) Which month suits your crew: wind, crowds, sea temperature and prices Published 7 Oct 2026 [Croatia vs Greece for a sailing holiday](https://olasail.com/croatia/croatia-vs-greece/) Winds, island hops, charter and mooring costs, taxes, licences and season Reviewed by [Ivor Benko](https://olasail.com/about/people/ivor-benko/), skipper Published 7 Oct 2026 [Licences for sailing in Croatia: ICC, VHF, and what US, UK and Australian certificates cover](https://olasail.com/croatia/licences/) What the law asks of a skipper, and what charter companies ask Published 7 Oct 2026 [Bora, jugo and maestral: sailing weather in Croatia](https://olasail.com/croatia/weather-and-winds/) How the main winds behave, and which forecast to read each morning Reviewed by [Ivor Benko](https://olasail.com/about/people/ivor-benko/), skipper Published 7 Oct 2026 [Safety at sea in Croatia: emergency calls, storms and fast ferries](https://olasail.com/croatia/safety-and-emergencies/) Who to call, what to say on the radio, and where the fast ferries run Reviewed by [Ivor Benko](https://olasail.com/about/people/ivor-benko/), skipper Published 7 Oct 2026 Planned National and nature parks by boat: tickets, rules and mooring What each park charges a boat, and where you may moor Planned ### Charter planning How you sail, which boat, what a week costs and how the charter week runs. 6 guides now [How charter works](https://olasail.com/charter/) [Bareboat, skipper or flotilla: what experience you need](https://olasail.com/charter/bareboat-skipper-or-flotilla/) Who each way of sailing suits, and the experience a bareboat needs Published 7 Oct 2026 [Catamaran or monohull for a Croatia week](https://olasail.com/charter/catamaran-vs-monohull/) Space, comfort, cost and marina fees compared Updated 8 Oct 2026 [What a week's sailing in Croatia really costs in 2026](https://olasail.com/charter/cost/) The boat, marinas, buoys, fuel, food and the deposit, added up Updated 8 Oct 2026 [Split, Trogir, Šibenik, Zadar or Dubrovnik: which charter base?](https://olasail.com/charter/bases/) Which base suits your flights, your crew and your route Published 7 Oct 2026 [Booking a charter in Croatia: broker or direct, the quote, deposits and check-in](https://olasail.com/charter/booking/) How to compare quotes, and what to check before you pay Updated 8 Oct 2026 [Hiring a skipper in Croatia: cost, what they do, where they sleep, tipping](https://olasail.com/charter/skipper/) What a hired skipper does, where they sleep and how tipping works Published 7 Oct 2026 ### Moorings Marinas, town quays, buoys and anchoring, and the rules for each. 4 guides now [Where to stay the night](https://olasail.com/moorings/) [Anchoring in Croatia: the rules, the fees and who can charge you](https://olasail.com/moorings/anchoring-rules-and-fees/) Where you may anchor, and who may charge you for it Reviewed by [Ivor Benko](https://olasail.com/about/people/ivor-benko/), skipper Published 7 Oct 2026 [Med mooring in Croatia: lazy lines, lines ashore and buoys, step by step](https://olasail.com/moorings/med-mooring/) How to moor stern-to on a town quay or in a marina, pick up a buoy and tie ashore Reviewed by [Ivor Benko](https://olasail.com/about/people/ivor-benko/), skipper Published 7 Oct 2026 [Booking a berth in Croatia in 2026: how far ahead, marinas, buoys and when to arrive](https://olasail.com/moorings/booking-a-berth/) How far ahead to book, which places take bookings, and when the rest fill up Updated 8 Oct 2026 [Restaurant moorings: free with dinner, deposits and fees](https://olasail.com/moorings/restaurant-moorings/) Which restaurant berths are free with dinner, and what to ask before you tie up Reviewed by [Ivor Benko](https://olasail.com/about/people/ivor-benko/), skipper Updated 8 Oct 2026 Dated reports, such as [what changed for sailors since 2025](https://olasail.com/journal/what-changed-since-2025/) and [the 2025 port statistics](https://olasail.com/journal/nautical-ports-2025/), are in our [Journal](https://olasail.com/journal/). ## Then pick your places and route The guides help you decide. These pages show where to go and where to spend each night. [Sailing routes in Croatia Seven days from Split, and an easy first week from Trogir, day by day with a Plan B for the wind](https://olasail.com/routes/) [Where to sail in Croatia The regions compared, and the islands we have checked](https://olasail.com/places/) [Where to stay the night Marinas, town quays, buoys, anchorages and restaurant berths](https://olasail.com/moorings/) ## Sources for this page 2 facts from 2 sources, last checked 26 Sep 2026. [Sunsail's Croatia page](https://www.sunsail.com/yacht-charter/mediterranean/croatia) (Split: boarding time) (From the operator, 26 Sep 2026) [DHMZ marine forecast for the Adriatic (English)](https://meteo.hr/prognoze_e.php?section=prognoze_specp¶m=jadran) (The marine forecast) (Official source, 25 Sep 2026) Photos on this page - Telašćica Bay, heading for the Kornati islands. Photo: “Voilier à Kornati” by [julien](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Voilier_%C3%A0_Kornati.jpg), [CC BY 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), resized - Stiniva Bay, south coast of Vis. Photo: “Aerial view of the Adriatic Sea at Stiniva Bay on Vis island in Croatia” by [dronepicr](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aerial_view_of_the_Adriatic_Sea_at_Stiniva_Bay_on_Vis_island_in_Croatia_(48608804397).jpg), [CC BY 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), resized - Pakleni islands, off Hvar town. Photo: “Pakleni otoci - panoramio (4)” by [Dejan Sekuloski](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pakleni_otoci_-_panoramio_(4).jpg), [CC BY 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), resized - Stončica, east coast of Vis. Photo: “Stoncica beach bay on Vis island, Croatia” by [dronepicr](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stoncica_beach_bay_on_Vis_island,_Croatia_(48693830941).jpg), [CC BY 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), resized