Marina, Maslinica, Šolta
Marina Martinis Marchi, Maslinica
Marina Martinis Marchi is a small marina with 50 berths in Maslinica bay, at the west end of Šolta, open all year. It is 9 NM from Trogir and 14 NM from Split. A 12 m boat pays €135 a night in July and August, plus €10 for water and power.
All 54 facts on this page name their source, the latest checked on : 25 from the operator, 17 from official sources, 7 measured by us and 5 from third-party sources, such as pilot books and magazines, so treat those 5 as a guide.
Written by Domagoj Franc, editor. Reviewed by Ivor Benko, skipper.
Tonight in Marina Martinis Marchi, Maslinica
Can we stay here tonight? Yes, the marina is open all year. With only 50 berths, ask the marina first on a summer weekend. (From the operator, )
The approach to Maslinica and shelter by wind
The islets. Seven islets lie off the village: Stipanska, the largest, Balkun, Rudula, Grmej, Saskinja, Polebrnjak and the rock Kamičić. (Official source, )
From the north, keep west of Polebrnjak and Saskinja: between them and Šolta it is shallow, 2.8 m. The passage between Maslinica and Saskinja is only 2 m deep. (Official source, )
From the south, watch for Kamičić, a low bare rock south of Balkun. At night it lies in the red sector of the Sveti Nikola light. (Official source, ) The light on Cape Sveti Nikola, the south point of the entrance, stands on a square stone tower with a dome. (Official source, )
The study advises against coming in at night, because the islets and rocks are hard to see. (Official source, )
Within 300 m of the shore, in narrow channels and near harbours and anchorages, go no faster than 8 knots (Article 50). (Official source, ) HHI nautical charts (Official source, )
Maslinica is the only village on the west side of Šolta, in a bay behind a group of islets. The marina and the county's anchorage study describe its shelter differently, so we give both below, wind by wind.
- Westerly and maestralfrom the west and northwest
- Choppy in the approach. The water in front of Maslinica is only partly sheltered. Westerly and northwesterly winds raise a short, choppy sea and currents of over 0.5 knots, stronger still in a northerly or northwesterly. (Official source, ) Maslinica is sheltered from all winds, but north-westerlies and westerlies raise a chop. Our cautious answer: in a strong westerly or maestral expect movement on the outer berths, and don't take the shallow passages between the islets in a jugo. Our skipper reviewer hasn't checked this yet. (Third-party source, ) In westerly winds, boats anchor in the lee of Balkun in 6 to 50 m. The islets lie in a Natura 2000 area. (Official source, )
- Burafrom the northeast
- Maslinica is described as sheltered from all winds. Our cautious answer: expect some gusts in a strong bura. Our skipper reviewer hasn't checked this yet. (Third-party source, )
- In the marinathe operator's words
- The marina calls its harbour naturally protected. (From the operator, )
What our sources say, not a forecast and not for navigation. Bura, jugo and maestral explained
Wind and sea, next 3 days
For Maslinica. A westerly or northwesterly makes the approach choppy. Split, Trogir, Šolta, Brač and Vis all lie in the Middle Adriatic area of the DHMZ marine forecast. (Official source, )
Model forecast from Open-Meteo.Not an official forecast. Not for navigation.
Official forecast: DHMZ marine forecast (Official source, )
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
Weather data by Open-Meteo.com, CC BY 4.0. Grouped into parts of the day by OlaSail.
If Maslinica is full or the wind turns
Free with dinner (From the operator, ) The next bay south, with buoys and restaurant jetties. Šešula is good shelter from every wind except westerlies, above all in a thunderstorm, but it depends on the arm (Third-party source, ). Only the far south-east arm is sheltered from the jugo (Third-party source, ). The north-east arm must be left when a northerly strengthens. (Third-party source, ) Our cautious answer: choose the arm by the forecast, and check your anchor in a westerly or a thunderstorm. Our skipper reviewer hasn't checked this yet.
Rogač is a class II county port: €4 a metre a day for a boat of 10.01 to 15 m, so €48 for a 12 m boat. (Official source, ) Šolta's ferry port on the north coast. The port authority lists 262 m of quay in Rogač, a fuel pump for boats, a shop and repairs in the harbour. Its staff answer on +385 91 110 0271. (Official source, )
Open to the bura. (Official source, ) Šolta's largest bay, on the north coast, with buoys, anchoring and a small port.
€128 a day in July, 12 m boat, ACI Marina Milna (From the operator, ) Sheltered from all winds, ACI says. (From the operator, )
Anchoring instead? In westerly winds, boats anchor in the lee of Balkun in 6 to 50 m. The islets lie in a Natura 2000 area. (Official source, ) No anchoring within 150 m of a natural beach, under the 2025 ordinance. (Official source, ) Anchoring rules and fees
What sailors told us
From sailors after a night here. They tell us what to check next, and don't count in the checks above.
Maslinica, Šolta
On a changeover Saturday in late August 2025 the marina in Maslinica rang a crew still waiting for their charter boat to say it could no longer hold their booking, so they spent the first night at the base instead.
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Sources for Marina Martinis Marchi
54 facts from 23 sources, last checked .
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- Written by
- Domagoj Franc, editor
- Reviewed by
- Ivor Benko, skipper: the approach and the shelter.
- Not paid for
- The marina doesn't pay to be listed or checked. We read its own pages and price list.
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