--- title: "Blue Lagoon, Croatia: Drvenik Veli by boat from Trogir" description: "The Blue Lagoon on Drvenik Veli by boat from Trogir: the way in from the south-east, anchoring on sand, the cable, the rules, day boats and where to sleep." url: https://olasail.com/places/drvenik-blue-lagoon/ updated: 2026-10-07 --- > The Markdown copy of https://olasail.com/places/drvenik-blue-lagoon/, 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: “Veli Krknjaš - panoramio” by [bruno.kostovic](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Veli_Krknja%C5%A1_-_panoramio.jpg), [CC BY 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), cropped and resized Swim stop and anchorage, west of Trogir # The Blue Lagoon, Drvenik Veli, by boat The Blue Lagoon is Krknjaš bay, the shallow water between Drvenik Veli and the islet of Krknjaš Veli, 7 NM (Measured by us, 7 Oct 2026) west of Trogir. Come in from the south-east, anchor on sand clear of the seagrass and the marked cable to Šolta, and go early: tour boats from Trogir and Split anchor there too in summer. 7 NM from Trogir, about 1 h (Measured by us, 7 Oct 2026) 12.5 NM from Split (Measured by us, 7 Oct 2026) 3 NM from Maslinica (Measured by us, 7 Oct 2026) 5.5 NM from Drvenik Veli harbour (Measured by us, 7 Oct 2026) All 26 facts on this page name their source, the latest checked on 7 Oct 2026: 1 from the operator, 18 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. The sources disagree on one: [shelter](https://olasail.com/places/drvenik-blue-lagoon/). See every source 1 From the operator (operator) 18 Official source (official) 5 Measured by us (measured) 1 Sources disagree (disputed) 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/) ## Boat access and anchoring in the Blue Lagoon Can you anchor in the Blue Lagoon? Yes, on sand, clear of the seagrass, the cable and the swimmers. (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) - Where it is: The lagoon is Krknjaš bay, on the east coast of Drvenik Veli, sheltered by the islets of Krknjaš Veli and Krknjaš Mali. It opens to the south-east. (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) Not the lagoon at Budikovac off Vis, which is also called the Blue Lagoon: that one is on [Budikovac and the Green Cave](https://olasail.com/places/budikovac-green-cave/). - Getting in: Drvenik Veli is joined to the Krknjaš islets by an underwater reef, so there is no way through to the north. The passage between Drvenik Veli and Krknjaš Veli is not navigable, and the gap between the two islets is shallow over rock. (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) A shoal 11.5 m deep lies 0.6 NM east-south-east of Krknjaš Veli, marked by a lit isolated-danger buoy. (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) - Anchoring: Shallow and mostly sand, with seagrass meadows that make islands in the shallower parts. On the sand from 9 m to 17 m deep lies a thick layer of torn-off seagrass. (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) An underwater cable runs from the bay to Šipkova bay on Šolta, marked by a no-anchoring sign. (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) Keep your swinging circle clear of underwater cables, pipes and outfalls (Article 53). (Official source, 25 Sep 2026) - Buoys: In 2020 the county listed an anchorage at Krknjaši among the concessions it planned to grant. (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) Private buoys in summer: unknown. [Tell us about the buoys in the Blue Lagoon](https://olasail.com/about/corrections/#fact=krknjasi.buoys) In 2019 the study proposed two buoy fields, one in the north of the bay and one in the east, clear of the cable, and marked buoys for tour boats over 20 m. (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) - Ashore: A few small jetties belonging to local people line the Drvenik Veli shore, and one larger jetty belongs to a restaurant. (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) The beach is at the head of the bay, on the Drvenik Veli side. ## Blue Lagoon position and nearby berths 7 NM from Trogir (Measured by us, 7 Oct 2026) - Position: 43°26.30′N 016°10.37′E Approximate: the middle of the lagoon, read off OpenStreetMap. Not a waypoint. (Measured by us, 29 Sep 2026) - Way in: From the south-east only (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) - Bottom: Sand and seagrass (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) - Nearest night: [Maslinica, Šolta](https://olasail.com/places/drvenik-blue-lagoon/#alt-maslinica), 3 NM south (Measured by us, 7 Oct 2026) [Open in a map app](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=43.438333,16.172833) [Report a change](https://olasail.com/about/corrections/) ## The rules in the Blue Lagoon Anchor on sand, away from the beach and the cable. The bay's seagrass is protected, and part of it is a Natura 2000 site. - The beach: No anchoring within 150 m of a natural beach, under the 2025 ordinance. (Official source, 25 Sep 2026) [Anchoring near beaches](https://olasail.com/moorings/anchoring-rules-and-fees/#beaches) - Near swimmers: Under way, keep clear of an organised beach's rope line: at least 50 m in a boat under 15 m, 100 m in a boat of 15 to 30 m, and 300 m at 30 m and over (Article 49). (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) [Rope lines and lines ashore](https://olasail.com/moorings/anchoring-rules-and-fees/#shore) - The cable: Keep your swinging circle clear of underwater cables, pipes and outfalls (Article 53). (Official source, 25 Sep 2026) [Where anchoring is forbidden](https://olasail.com/moorings/anchoring-rules-and-fees/#forbidden) - Seagrass: Seagrass (Posidonia) is a strictly protected species in Croatia, and anchoring in its meadows badly damages it. Drop the anchor on sand. (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) The north-east of the bay is part of the Natura 2000 site Krknjaši (HR3000109), kept for its seagrass meadows and reefs. (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) ## Wind and sea in the Blue Lagoon Settled weather only. Leave if a bura, a jugo or any southerly is forecast. The county's 2019 study calls Krknjaši open to the bura, which can make the sea rough, while its 2024 anchorage plan calls it suitable in a bura and westerly winds; both say southerly and south-easterly winds raise waves. The tidal current runs at up to 0.3 knots, and up to 1.2 knots in a storm bura or jugo. (Sources disagree, 6 Oct 2026) Plan B. If a bura or a jugo is forecast, make it a short morning swim and spend the night in a harbour. [Marina Martinis Marchi in Maslinica](https://olasail.com/moorings/maslinica-marina/) is 3 NM (Measured by us, 7 Oct 2026) away. Our [guide to the winds](https://olasail.com/croatia/weather-and-winds/) explains the bura and the jugo. ## Wind and sea, next 3 days In the Blue Lagoon, between Drvenik Veli and Krknjaš Veli. 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. ## When to go to the Blue Lagoon Early in the morning, or after the day boats leave. The bay is a favourite anchorage and swimming spot, and tour boats over 20 m anchor there often in season. (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) - Day boats: The bay is a favourite anchorage and swimming spot, and tour boats over 20 m anchor there often in season. (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) - From Trogir: About 7 NM from Trogir to the Blue Lagoon, between Drvenik Veli and Krknjaš, about 1 h at 6 knots. (Measured by us, 7 Oct 2026) Leave by 8 am to be there before the day boats. - On our routes: The Blue Lagoon is the morning swim on day 2 of [An easy first week from Trogir](https://olasail.com/routes/first-week-short-hops/#day-2), on the way from Drvenik Veli to Maslinica. About 3 NM from Maslinica on Šolta, the first night of our week from Split. (Measured by us, 7 Oct 2026) [Day 1 of Seven days from Split](https://olasail.com/routes/split-seven-days/#day-1) ## Keep planning [Route An easy first week from Trogir A first sailing week from Trogir with short hops and no open-sea crossing. Šolta’s exposed south coast needs settled summer weather; each day has a Plan B.](https://olasail.com/routes/first-week-short-hops/) [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 Anchoring rules and fees Where you may anchor, and who may charge you for it](https://olasail.com/moorings/anchoring-rules-and-fees/) [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/) [Sailing in Croatia Best time to sail in Croatia Which month suits your crew: wind, crowds, sea temperature and prices](https://olasail.com/croatia/best-time-to-sail/) [Sailing in Croatia Safety at sea: who to call Who to call, what to say on the radio, and where the fast ferries run](https://olasail.com/croatia/safety-and-emergencies/) ## Sources for the Blue Lagoon 26 facts from 15 sources, last checked 7 Oct 2026. [Marina Martinis Marchi: daily berth price list 2026, in force from 23 Mar 2026](https://www.martinis-marchi.com/Portals/0/adam/Sadrzaj/OfgRuMP9uU6Ejjdz7fUilA/Link/Price%20list%20daily%20berth%202026_10.03.2026.pdf) (Maslinica: the marina price) (From the operator, 5 Oct 2026) [Split-Dalmatia County Port Authority: the port of Drvenik Veli](https://www.lusdz.hr/o-nama/popis-luka-pod-nadleznoscu-lusdz/luka/1202), Port page: "Za brodicu postoji jedino dobra volja mještana. Popravci i bilo kakve brodske potrebe mogu se namiriti jedino na kopnu" (Drvenik Veli: water on the quay) (Official source, 5 Oct 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 3.7.1, section 3.7.1 on Krknjaš bay and 3.7.1 Uvala Krknjaš (pp. 223 to 227) (Blue Lagoon: the seabed, where the lagoon is, the way in, the cable to Šolta, the proposed buoy fields, jetties on the shore, the Natura 2000 site, shelter, tour boats) (Sources disagree, 6 Oct 2026) [Hydrographic Institute of the Republic of Croatia: Corrections to the Adriatic pilot (Peljar I), May 2025 (OZP 4-2025)](https://www.hhi.hr/Portals/0/adam/HHI/SH1FEi0Ae0arKEofemqOgg/Notes/PELJAR%20I%20(OZP%204-2025).pdf), correction 23 (Blue Lagoon: the shoal outside) (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) [Split-Dalmatia County: Annual plan for managing the maritime domain, 2020](https://www.dalmacija.hr/DesktopModules/Bring2mind/DMX/API/Entries/Download?language=hr-HR&EntryId=7682&Command=Core_Download&PortalId=0&TabId=1176), item 19 (Blue Lagoon: the anchorage concession) (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) [Changes to the maritime safety ordinance, Narodne novine 40/2026](https://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/2026_04_40_495.html), Article 3 (Passing an organised beach's rope line) (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) Show all 15 sources Show fewer sources [Institute for Environment and Nature: Seagrasses (Morske cvjetnice), under the Nature Protection Act](https://www.haop.hr/hr/morske-cvjetnice) (Seagrass) (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 (Drvenik Veli: berth fee on the quay. Trogir: the town quay fee) (Official source, 26 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 (Cables and pipes, the 150 m anchoring rule) (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) Our route tool: our planning line by sea, with varying clearance near the coast and harbour approaches (Blue Lagoon: distance from Trogir, distance from Split, distance from Maslinica, distance from Drvenik Veli harbour) (Measured by us, 7 Oct 2026) [OpenStreetMap node 5815322836, Uvala Krknjaš, and the coastline round it](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) (Blue Lagoon: position) (Measured by us, 29 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), 3.7.1 Uvala Krknjaš (pp. 223 to 227) and [Split-Dalmatia County's anchorage plan (Plan rasporeda nautičkih sidrišta), adopted 29 Apr 2024](https://moreikrs.hr/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Plan-rasporeda-nautickih-sidrista-Splitsko-dalmatinske-zupanije.pdf), 2.2.4.1 Uvala Krknjaši (p. 78) (Blue Lagoon: shelter) (Sources disagree, 6 Oct 2026) [Split-Dalmatia County's anchorage plan (Plan rasporeda nautičkih sidrišta), adopted 29 Apr 2024](https://moreikrs.hr/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Plan-rasporeda-nautickih-sidrista-Splitsko-dalmatinske-zupanije.pdf), 2.2.4.1 Uvala Krknjaši (p. 78) (Blue Lagoon: shelter) (Sources disagree, 6 Oct 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=243&type=2), Pilot entries: Maslinica (Maslinica: shelter) (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. Croatian skipper's licence, category C. - Next check: Before the 2027 season (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 - The Blue Lagoon (Krknjaši), between Drvenik Veli and Veli Krknjaš. Photo: “Veli Krknjaš - panoramio” by [bruno.kostovic](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Veli_Krknja%C5%A1_-_panoramio.jpg), [CC BY 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), cropped and resized - Maslinica, Šolta, the marina and castle. Photo: “Maslinica, marina s tvrzí 01” by [Draceane](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maslinica,_marina_s_tvrz%C3%AD_01.jpg), [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0), resized - Drvenik Veli harbour, west of Trogir. Photo: “Isola di Drvenik Veli04” by [b.roveran](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Isola_di_Drvenik_Veli04.jpg), [CC BY 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), resized - Trogir, the old town waterfront (Riva). Photo: “Port of Trogir” by [Dudva](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Port_of_Trogir.jpg), [CC0](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en), cropped and resized - Trogir, the old town from the channel. Photo: “Trogir panorama města z lodi 1” by [VitVit](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Trogir_panorama_m%C4%9Bsta_z_lodi_1.jpg), [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0), cropped and resized - Uvala Šešula, next to Maslinica, island of Šolta. Photo: “Šolta Maslinica Hrvatska Uvala Šešula 2019 08a” by [Joadl](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%C5%A0olta_Maslinica_Hrvatska_Uvala_%C5%A0e%C5%A1ula_2019_08a.jpg), [CC BY-SA 3.0 AT](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/at/deed.en), cropped and resized - Split. Photo: “Aerial view of Marina Split in Croatia” by [dronepicr](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aerial_view_of_Marina_Split_in_Croatia_(48608758207).jpg), [CC BY 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), cropped and resized ## Nearby [Trogir and Čiovo The marinas, the channel and its bridges 7 NM (Measured by us, 7 Oct 2026) to Trogir](https://olasail.com/places/trogir/) [Šolta by boat Maslinica, Šešula and the north coast bays 3 NM (Measured by us, 7 Oct 2026) to Maslinica](https://olasail.com/places/solta/) [Split for sailors The marinas, changeover day and getting there 12.5 NM (Measured by us, 7 Oct 2026) to Split](https://olasail.com/places/split/)