--- title: "ACI Marina Vrboska, Hvar: prices, berths and shelter" description: "ACI Marina Vrboska on Hvar: the price of a night for a 12 m boat, the season, how to book, the berths, fuel, and the sea that can rise fast in a strong jugo." url: https://olasail.com/moorings/aci-marina-vrboska/ updated: 2026-10-07 --- > The Markdown copy of https://olasail.com/moorings/aci-marina-vrboska/, from OlaSail, a planning reference for sailing in Croatia, not for navigation. Every page: https://olasail.com/llms.txt [Report a change](https://olasail.com/about/corrections/) Photo: “Aerial image of Vrboska, island of Hvar (view from the south) - 2024” by [Carsten Steger](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aerial_image_of_Vrboska,_island_of_Hvar_(view_from_the_south)_-_2024.jpg), [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0), cropped and resized Marina, Hvar # ACI Marina Vrboska ACI Marina Vrboska is a marina in the long, narrow bay of Vrboska on the north coast of Hvar, open all year. A 12 m boat pays €110 a day in July and August. Good shelter from every wind at the end of the long bay, ACI says, but in a strong jugo the sea in the bay can rise fast. €110 a day in July, 12 m boat (From the operator, 7 Oct 2026) All year open, ACI says (From the operator, 26 Sep 2026) 116 sea berths (From the operator, 26 Sep 2026) 35 m longest boat, daily berth (From the operator, 26 Sep 2026) All 40 facts on this page name their source, the latest checked on 7 Oct 2026: 22 from the operator, 12 from official sources, 5 measured by us and 1 from a third-party source, such as a pilot book or a magazine, so treat that one as a guide. See every source 22 From the operator (operator) 12 Official source (official) 5 Measured by us (measured) 1 Third-party source (third party) Written by [Domagoj Franc](https://olasail.com/about/people/domagoj-franc/), editor. Reviewed by [Ivor Benko](https://olasail.com/about/people/ivor-benko/), skipper. Published 7 Oct 2026. [Report a change](https://olasail.com/about/corrections/) ## Tonight in ACI Marina Vrboska Can we stay here tonight? Yes, the marina is open all year, and you can book ahead on ACI's site. (From the operator, 26 Sep 2026) - Price: €110 a day for a 12 m boat in July and August in ACI Marina Vrboska. (From the operator, 7 Oct 2026) €106 from April to June and in September and October. €70 a day for a 12 m boat from January to March and in November and December. (From the operator, 7 Oct 2026) So a 12 m catamaran pays €220 a day in July. The rest of the year a catamaran pays 80% more than a monohull. (From the operator, 7 Oct 2026) Prices include VAT. (From the operator, 26 Sep 2026) - Booking: ACI's marinas take bookings on ACI's own booking site. (From the operator, 25 Sep 2026) [booking.aci-club.hr](https://booking.aci-club.hr/en/) Book a daily berth at least 24 hours ahead, online, by email, by phone or on VHF, unless the marina agrees to less. It is booked once ACI confirms it in writing. (From the operator, 26 Sep 2026) A booked berth is held until 8 pm on the day you arrive, and a night lasts until 2 pm the next day. (From the operator, 26 Sep 2026) Cancel in writing before 2 pm the day before and you get 80% back. After that, or if you don't turn up, nothing comes back, and bad weather doesn't change that. (From the operator, 26 Sep 2026) [How booking an ACI marina works](https://olasail.com/moorings/booking-a-berth/#aci) - Berths: 116 sea berths. (From the operator, 26 Sep 2026) Boats up to 35 m on a daily berth, and up to 25 m on a yearly one. (From the operator, 26 Sep 2026) 12 dry berths on land, and a crane that lifts 5 tonnes. (From the operator, 26 Sep 2026) - Arriving: Call on channel 17 before you come in. (From the operator, 26 Sep 2026) The marina's piers are lit at night. (From the operator, 26 Sep 2026) [The approach by night](https://olasail.com/moorings/aci-marina-vrboska/#approach) · [Stern-to with a lazy line, step by step](https://olasail.com/moorings/med-mooring/#stern-to) - Services: Water and power, a fuel station, toilets and showers (with access for guests with disabilities), a laundry, free Wi-Fi, a crane, a car charger and parking. (From the operator, 26 Sep 2026) - Fuel: The fuel dock is at the marina, on its west side. (Measured by us, 26 Sep 2026) - Ashore: A restaurant, a grocery shop, and bike, car and scooter hire nearby, ACI says. (From the operator, 26 Sep 2026) Vrboska has shops, a post office and a cash machine. The nearest doctor is in Jelsa, 3 km away, and buses run to Stari Grad, Jelsa and Hvar town. (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) Studenac, Vrboska 347: Monday to Saturday 7 am to 10 pm, closed on Sunday (the week of 21 to 27 Sep 2026; the shop sets its hours week by week). (From the operator, 26 Sep 2026) - Contact: ACI Marina Vrboska is one of the marinas of ACI d.d., the Adriatic Croatia International Club. (From the operator, 26 Sep 2026) Phone: [+385 98 398 812](tel:+38598398812). (From the operator, 26 Sep 2026) ACI's price list gives another number, +385 21 774 018. Email: m.vrboska@aci-club.hr (From the operator, 26 Sep 2026) ## Phone, VHF and position for ACI Marina Vrboska €110 a day in July, 12 m boat (From the operator, 7 Oct 2026) [Call the marina](tel:+38598398812) - Phone: [+385 98 398 812](tel:+38598398812) (From the operator, 26 Sep 2026) The marina, from ACI's page - VHF: Channel 17 (From the operator, 26 Sep 2026) - Position: 43°10.75′N 016°40.53′E (Measured by us, 29 Sep 2026) Approximate: off the marina, read off OpenStreetMap. Not a waypoint. - Harbour office: [+385 21 761 055](tel:+38521761055) (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) The harbourmaster's office in Jelsa, weekdays [Book on ACI's site](https://booking.aci-club.hr/en/) [Open in a map app](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=43.179167,16.6755) ## Shelter by wind in ACI Marina Vrboska The marina lies in the outer part of the harbour of Vrboska, at the end of a deep, narrow bay on the north coast of Hvar. What to watch here is the sea itself in a strong jugo, below. - Every wind from any side: Sheltered. Good shelter from every wind at the end of the long bay, ACI says. (From the operator, 26 Sep 2026) Vrboska is named as a safe shelter in a bura. Our cautious answer: expect gusts on the outer piers in any bura, and take an inner berth if you can. Our skipper reviewer hasn't checked this yet. (Third-party source, 26 Sep 2026) - Strong jugo from the southeast: The sea can rise fast. In a strong jugo the sea sometimes comes in very fast, up to 2 m above its usual level, most of all in the narrow part of the bay towards Vrboska. (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) Our advice: if a strong jugo is forecast, watch your lines and the gangway as the water rises and falls. People in Vrboska always watch for the šćiga: the bay is shaped like a bottle, so when the sea rushes in, the level rises and then falls again. (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) The approach. From the north, the islet of Zečevo is a good mark: its light is Fl W 5s 11m 5M, at 43°11.5′N 16°42.1′E. By night, steer for the red light at the entrance to Jelsa (Fl R 3s 6m 5M). When the light on Cape Križ (Fl W 2s 5m 5M) comes in sight, so do the lights of Vrboska. (From the operator, 26 Sep 2026) The marina's piers are lit at night. (From the operator, 26 Sep 2026) [HHI nautical charts](https://www.hhi.hr/en/products-and-services/nautical-charts) (Official source, 25 Sep 2026) What our sources say, not a forecast and not for navigation. [Bura, jugo and maestral explained](https://olasail.com/croatia/weather-and-winds/#winds) ## Wind and sea, next 3 days For Vrboska. A strong jugo can raise the sea in the bay. Model forecast from Open-Meteo. Not an official forecast. Not for navigation. Official forecast: [DHMZ marine forecast](https://meteo.hr/prognoze_e.php?section=prognoze_specp¶m=jadran) (Official source, 25 Sep 2026) How to read this forecast Each part of the day shows its strongest hourly wind and gust, and its highest wave, in Croatian time. The words follow the Beaufort scale, and the model can't tell a real bura from any other northeast wind. [How to read a model forecast](https://olasail.com/croatia/weather-and-winds/#reading-the-forecast) [Weather data by Open-Meteo.com](https://open-meteo.com/), [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Grouped into parts of the day by OlaSail. ## ACI Marina Vrboska on our routes - None of [our routes](https://olasail.com/routes/) stops here yet. From [Stari Grad](https://olasail.com/moorings/stari-grad-town-quay/), the night 5 stop of [Seven days from Split](https://olasail.com/routes/split-seven-days/#day-5), it is about 16 NM east. (Measured by us, 7 Oct 2026) - Vrboska and Jelsa among the island's other harbours and bays: [Hvar by boat](https://olasail.com/places/hvar/#vrboska). - Every marina we check in Central Dalmatia: [Marinas in Croatia](https://olasail.com/moorings/marinas/). ## Keep planning [Route Seven days from Split A Saturday to Saturday sailing week from Split to Šolta, Vis, Hvar and Brač: the distance each day, where to sleep, and a Plan B for the wind.](https://olasail.com/routes/split-seven-days/) [Moorings Booking a berth, and when to arrive How far ahead to book, which places take bookings, and when the rest fill up](https://olasail.com/moorings/booking-a-berth/) [Moorings Med mooring, step by step How to moor stern-to on a town quay or in a marina, pick up a buoy and tie ashore](https://olasail.com/moorings/med-mooring/) [Charter planning Split, Trogir or another base? Which base suits your flights, your crew and your route](https://olasail.com/charter/bases/) [Charter planning What a sailing week really costs The boat, marinas, buoys, fuel, food and the deposit, added up](https://olasail.com/charter/cost/) [Sailing in Croatia Bura, jugo and maestral: which forecast? How the main winds behave, and which forecast to read each morning](https://olasail.com/croatia/weather-and-winds/) ## Sources for ACI Marina Vrboska 40 facts from 19 sources, last checked 7 Oct 2026. [ACI Marina Vrboska's price list for 2026](https://aci-marinas.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ACI_Vrboska_prices.pdf) (The ACI Marina Vrboska price. Vrboska: the winter price, the catamaran price, email) (From the operator, 7 Oct 2026) [ACI Marina Vrboska: its page on aci-marinas.com](https://aci-marinas.com/marina/aci-vrboska/) (Vrboska: the season, berths, the longest boat, dry berths and the crane, the VHF channel, the piers at night, services, what is nearby, who runs the marina, the phone number, the approach. Shelter in Vrboska) (From the operator, 26 Sep 2026) [ACI's general terms for online daily berth bookings, in force from 22 Jul 2026](https://aci-marinas.com/general-conditions/) (VAT at ACI marinas, how long a booked berth is held at ACI marinas, cancelling a booking at ACI marinas) (From the operator, 26 Sep 2026) [ACI's general terms and conditions of berth use, in force from 1 Jun 2026](https://aci-marinas.com/aci-conditions/) (Booking a daily berth at ACI marinas) (From the operator, 26 Sep 2026) [Studenac: shop T1599, Vrboska 347 (Hvar)](https://www.studenac.hr/trgovine/1463/t1599-hvar), "Radno vrijeme" (Vrboska: the nearest shop) (From the operator, 26 Sep 2026) [ACI Marina Split: its page on aci-marinas.com](https://aci-marinas.com/marina/aci-split/) (Booking at ACI marinas) (From the operator, 25 Sep 2026) Show all 19 sources Show fewer sources [Split-Dalmatia County Port Authority: the port of Vrboska](https://www.lusdz.hr/o-nama/popis-luka-pod-nadleznoscu-lusdz/luka/1243) (Vrboska: the village, the šćiga) (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) [Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure: harbourmaster's office in Jelsa: address, phone and hours](https://mmpi.gov.hr/default.aspx?id=13979) (Vrboska: the harbourmaster's office) (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) [More i krš and the Faculty of Maritime Studies in Split: Split-Dalmatia County's anchorage study, phases I and II (2019)](https://moreikrs.hr/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Studija-sidrista-Splitsko-dalmatinske-zupanije-%E2%80%93-I.-i-II.-faza-podloga-za-prostorni-plan-Splitsko-dalmatinske-zupanije.pdf), section 4.4.6 (Vrboska: the sea in a strong jugo) (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) [Split-Dalmatia County Port Authority: Port fee rules (Pravilnik o lučkim pristojbama) of 21 Jun 2023, with the 2025 and 2026 changes](https://www.lusdz.hr/Portals/0/adam/Documents/4T8EmwsaZUyU-OIRrV9Ykw/Files/Pravilnik%20o%20lu%C4%8Dkim%20pristojbama/PRAVILNIK%20O%20LU%C4%8CKIM%20PRISTOJBAMA%202023.pdf), Articles 8 and 14 (Jelsa: the town quay fee. Bol: the harbour fee. Stari Grad: the town quay fee. Vrboska: the village quay fee) (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) [Hydrographic Institute of the Republic of Croatia: HHI nautical charts (products and services)](https://www.hhi.hr/en/products-and-services/nautical-charts) (Official charts) (Official source, 25 Sep 2026) [gov.hr, Nautics: concessioned anchorages and fees (the government nautical guide)](https://gov.hr/en/nautics/1558) (Official charts, who may charge you) (Official source, 25 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) [The maritime safety ordinance (Pravilnik o sigurnosti pomorske plovidbe), Narodne novine 52/2025](https://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/2025_03_52_685.html), Article 53 (The 150 m anchoring rule) (Official source, 25 Sep 2026) Our route tool: our planning line by sea, with varying clearance near the coast and harbour approaches (Vrboska: distance to Bol by sea, distance to Stari Grad by sea) (Measured by us, 7 Oct 2026) [Our map, from OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) (Vrboska: position) (Measured by us, 29 Sep 2026) [Our map, from OpenStreetMap (INA Vrboska-marina, way 105471123)](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) (Vrboska: where the fuel dock is) (Measured by us, 26 Sep 2026) Our route tool (Distance from Vrboska to Jelsa) (Measured by us, 25 Sep 2026) [CV Sistemi (SmArtNav): peljar.cvs.hr: Prvi hrvatski on-line peljar Jadranskog mora (online Adriatic pilot)](https://peljar.cvs.hr/show_place_info.php?id=171&type=2), Pilot entries: Jelsa, "Upozorenje" (Vrboska: shelter from our visit) (Third-party source, 26 Sep 2026) - Written by: [Domagoj Franc](https://olasail.com/about/people/domagoj-franc/), editor - Reviewed by: [Ivor Benko](https://olasail.com/about/people/ivor-benko/), skipper. - Not paid for: ACI doesn't pay to be listed or checked. We read its own pages and price list. (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) ## Photos on this page - Vrboska and ACI Marina Vrboska, north coast of Hvar. Photo: “Aerial image of Vrboska, island of Hvar (view from the south) - 2024” by [Carsten Steger](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aerial_image_of_Vrboska,_island_of_Hvar_(view_from_the_south)_-_2024.jpg), [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0), cropped and resized - ACI Marina Vrboska, north coast of Hvar. Photo: “Vrboska kikötő - panoramio” by [Mrcsifkin](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vrboska_kik%C3%B6t%C5%91_-_panoramio.jpg), [CC BY-SA 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0), cropped and resized - Jelsa harbour, north coast of Hvar. Photo: “Hvar Jelsa” by [Juloml](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hvar_Jelsa.jpg), [CC BY-SA 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0), cropped and resized - Bol, Brač, the harbour. Photo: “J32 688 Hafen Bol” by [Falk2](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:J32_688_Hafen_Bol.jpg), [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0), cropped and resized - Stari Grad town quay, Hvar. Photo: “Yacht Line Up, Stari Grad - Hvar Island” by [Alex Proimos from Sydney, Australia](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Yacht_Line_Up,_Stari_Grad_-_Hvar_Island_(5970792722).jpg), [CC BY 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), resized