Journal: dated reports on sailing in Croatia
What changed on the coast, what the official numbers say and what we found when we checked. Every report is dated and shows its evidence.
Written by Domagoj Franc, editor. Each report names who wrote it, and reports on rules, anchoring and safety also name the skipper reviewer.
We publish a report when we have something new to show, not on a schedule. How we report
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The latest report
The report we published or updated most recently.
Rules and fees
What changed for sailors in Croatia since 2025: anchoring distances, new fees and closures
Since 25 Apr 2026 a boat tied ashore must lie under 70 m from the shore, further out than before. (Official source, ) The 2025 beach rules, three new rules near Šibenik and Biograd, fees at anchor in Vinišće, and ACI Žut's closed piers.
Evidence: Narodne novine 52/2025 and 40/2026 and the county port authority's fee rules, read on 26 Sep 2026, and ACI's notices, read on 5 Oct 2026
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Newest first. Each report keeps its date, and any later correction is logged at its foot.
2026
Since 25 Apr 2026 a boat tied ashore must lie under 70 m from the shore, further out than before. (Official source, ) The 2025 beach rules, three new rules near Šibenik and Biograd, fees at anchor in Vinišće, and ACI Žut's closed piers.
Evidence: Narodne novine 52/2025 and 40/2026 and the county port authority's fee rules, read on 26 Sep 2026, and ACI's notices, read on 5 Oct 2026
216 nautical ports in 2025, fewer boats in transit for the third year running, and more income. (Official source, ) Seven charts from the official releases, and what they mean for sailors.
Evidence: The Croatian Bureau of Statistics releases for 2022 to 2025
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Reports we are working on
Each one goes up once its evidence is checked. Until then it has no page.
- Buoy, quay and anchoring prices in Central Dalmatia, checked for 2026Planned. Every buoy, quay and anchoring price we cite for 2026, from the operators' and port authorities' own lists
- The 2026 season review: what changed and what we correctedPlanned. Our first yearly report on every change and correction
How we report
Each report links to the evidence behind its findings.
A rule that changed, a figure just published, a price we checked or what we saw on the water. The date is on the report, and each fact keeps its own check date.
The official text, the operator's own answer, our own count or photo. Every changing fact shows its label and its source, as on every page.
A report links the places, moorings and guides that carry the current facts. We change those pages first, so they never lag behind the journal.
If a report is wrong, we fix it and log the change at its foot, with the date and why.
We don't publish to fill a calendar or chase a search phrase. If there is nothing new, there is no report.
AI may help us find and sort sources. A named person checks every fact and edits every sentence.
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