--- title: "Hvar island by boat: harbours, bays and moorings" description: "Sailing to Hvar: Hvar town, the Pakleni Islands, Stari Grad and Vrboska, where to spend the night, and how Hvar fits a week from Split." url: https://olasail.com/places/hvar/ updated: 2026-10-07 --- > The Markdown copy of https://olasail.com/places/hvar/, 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/) Island in Central Dalmatia # Hvar island by boat Hvar is a long island south of [Brač](https://olasail.com/places/brac/). [Hvar town's harbour](https://olasail.com/moorings/hvar-town-harbour/) is on its south coast, with [the Pakleni Islands](https://olasail.com/places/pakleni-islands/) just offshore, and [Stari Grad](https://olasail.com/moorings/stari-grad-town-quay/), [Vrboska](https://olasail.com/moorings/aci-marina-vrboska/) and Jelsa sit in long bays on the north coast. 23 NM from Split, about 4 h (Measured by us, 25 Sep 2026) 15 NM from Vis town, about 2½ h (Measured by us, 24 Sep 2026) 6 places to stay the night Days 4 to 6 of our week from Split Photo: “Hvar” by [Jeremy Couture](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hvar_(4858219998).jpg), [CC BY 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), resized Photo: “Aerial image of Hvar (view from the south)” by [Carsten Steger](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aerial_image_of_Hvar_(view_from_the_south).jpg), [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0), cropped and resized Photo: “The Harbour of Stari Grad” by [Alex Proimos from Sydney, Australia](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Harbour_of_Stari_Grad_(5970771048).jpg), [CC BY 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), resized 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. All 59 facts on this page name their source, the latest checked on 7 Oct 2026: 19 from the operator, 16 from official sources, 12 measured by us and 11 from third-party sources, such as pilot books and magazines, so treat those 11 as a guide. The sources disagree on one: [shelter in Mlini bay](https://olasail.com/places/pakleni-islands/). See every source 19 From the operator (operator) 16 Official source (official) 12 Measured by us (measured) 1 Sources disagree (disputed) 11 Third-party source (third party) Hvar has no area steward yet. Sail here every season? [Become the area steward](https://olasail.com/about/contribute/#steward). ## Where to spend the night on Hvar 6 places to stay the night, counting the Pakleni Islands and Šćedro. Prices are for a 12 m boat in 2026. [What each wind does. Our cautious answer: weather descriptions, not a forecast: read DHMZ's forecast for sailors before you go. Our skipper reviewer hasn't checked this yet.](https://olasail.com/places/hvar/#wind) Photo: “The Spanish Fortress in Hvar, Croatia” by [Steve Jurvetson](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Spanish_Fortress_in_Hvar,_Croatia.jpg), [CC BY 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), cropped and resized ### [Hvar town harbour](https://olasail.com/moorings/hvar-town-harbour/) Town quay, the public waterfront berth, below the old town. Nautički centar Hvar charges €40 a day on the quay for a boat of 10 to 14.99 m, with help mooring, water, power and two 90-litre bags of rubbish. A catamaran is charged as if it were 1.5 times its length. (From the operator, 26 Sep 2026) Hvar harbour is sheltered from the bura but open to the jugo, and is rarely calm, because of jugo swell or the heavy traffic inside it. Our cautious answer: don't plan a night on the Hvar quay if a jugo is forecast, and don't anchor in the middle of the harbour. Our skipper reviewer hasn't checked this yet. (Third-party source, 28 Sep 2026) €136 a day on the quay in 2026, 12 m boat (Measured by us, 26 Sep 2026) 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), cropped and resized ### [Pakleni Islands](https://olasail.com/places/pakleni-islands/) Buoys in Vinogradišće bay, on the south side of Sveti Klement, and ACI Marina Palmižana in the bay on its north side. 2 NM from Hvar town. Night 4 of our route ends in the marina bay. (Measured by us, 25 Sep 2026) €140 a night for a 12 m boat in July and August. (From the operator, 7 Oct 2026) Open to the southwest. Well sheltered from every wind but those from the south, and the inner bay is sheltered from the southeast too. The islet of Stambedar, 0.5 NM southwest of the entrance, breaks some of a southwesterly. (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) €84 a summer night, 12 m boat (From the operator, 26 Sep 2026) 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 ### [Stari Grad](https://olasail.com/moorings/stari-grad-town-quay/) Town quay at the head of a long bay on the north coast, 15 NM from Hvar town by sea. Night 5 of our route. (Measured by us, 25 Sep 2026) The port supplies power, water and diesel, and mechanics, electricians and other boat repairers work in town. (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) In strong winds, boats further out in Stari Grad bay should seek shelter in Stari Grad itself. In Zavala, a cove on the Kabal shore 1.7 NM north-west of the town, the bura and jugo can blow hard but raise no high waves, though a north-westerly makes a rough sea; Tiha, further out, is a good anchorage in all winds of moderate strength. (Official source, 6 Oct 2026) €60 a day on the town quay, 12 m boat (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) 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 ### [Vrboska](https://olasail.com/moorings/aci-marina-vrboska/) ACI Marina Vrboska. At the end of a deep, narrow bay on the north coast. (From the operator, 25 Sep 2026) 116 sea berths. (From the operator, 26 Sep 2026) Open all year. (From the operator, 26 Sep 2026) Good shelter from every wind at the end of the long bay, ACI says. (From the operator, 26 Sep 2026) €110 a day in July, 12 m boat (From the operator, 7 Oct 2026) 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 ### Jelsa A town quay behind a breakwater, 2 NM from Vrboska by sea. (Measured by us, 25 Sep 2026) Jelsa harbour has 54 berths for visiting boats, with water and power points, showers and toilets. The toilets and showers are close to the visitors' berths on the north side. (Third-party source, 27 Sep 2026) Jelsa is sheltered from every wind except the bura, which blows very hard here. Our cautious answer: if a strong bura is forecast, move to Vrboska, about 1.5 NM away. Our skipper reviewer hasn't checked this yet. (Third-party source, 26 Sep 2026) €54 a day on the town quay, 12 m boat (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) Photo: “Mostir, Šćedro 20220726 15” by [Argo Navis](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mostir,_%C5%A0%C4%87edro_20220726_15.jpg), [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0), cropped and resized ### Šćedro A quiet island south of Jelsa, with buoys in the bays on its north side. The county has given the anchorage concession for Porat and Mostir bays, on the north side of Šćedro, to Prijatelji Šćedra d.o.o. (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) Šćedro has no mains power. Two restaurants work in Lovišće harbour and one in Mostir. A local producer sells wine, oil and bread. (Third-party source, 27 Sep 2026) Šćedro's north bays are good shelter in a jugo, but open to the bura. Lovišće's east arm, Rake, is open to the maestral, which also stirs up the sea in the east of Mostir. Our cautious answer: leave Šćedro if a bura is forecast, and in a maestral lie in Lovišće's west arm. Our skipper reviewer hasn't checked this yet. (Third-party source, 28 Sep 2026) Unknown a night on a buoy, July 2026, 12 m boat [Tell us about the buoy price at Šćedro](https://olasail.com/about/corrections/#fact=scedro.price) ## Every place to stay on Hvar, at a glance The price of a night for a 12 m boat in 2026, as each place's card gives it, and who to call. | Place | Kind | A night, 12 m boat | Contact | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Hvar town harbour](https://olasail.com/places/hvar/#hvar-town) | Quay | €136 (Measured by us, 26 Sep 2026) | VHF 09 (From the operator, 26 Sep 2026) | | [Pakleni Islands](https://olasail.com/places/hvar/#pakleni) | Buoys | €84 (From the operator, 26 Sep 2026) | [+385 91 171 8242](tel:+385911718242) (From the operator, 26 Sep 2026) | | [Stari Grad](https://olasail.com/places/hvar/#stari-grad) | Quay | €60 (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) | [+385 91 176 5290](tel:+385911765290) (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) | | [Vrboska](https://olasail.com/places/hvar/#vrboska) | Marina, run by ACI | €110 (From the operator, 7 Oct 2026) | [+385 98 398 812](tel:+38598398812) (From the operator, 26 Sep 2026) | | [Jelsa](https://olasail.com/places/hvar/#jelsa) | Quay | €54 (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) | Not listed yet | | [Šćedro](https://olasail.com/places/hvar/#scedro) | Buoys | Unknown [Tell us about the buoy price at Šćedro](https://olasail.com/about/corrections/#fact=scedro.price) | Not listed yet | ## Wind and shelter on Hvar The three summer winds, and which harbours each one reaches. Check the [forecast](https://olasail.com/places/hvar/#wx) before you pick a night, and our [guide to the winds](https://olasail.com/croatia/weather-and-winds/) for which forecast to trust. ### Maestral from the northwest The afternoon sea breeze in summer. Good sailing. - Exposed: [Hvar town](https://olasail.com/moorings/hvar-town-harbour/) (From the operator, 28 Sep 2026), [Mlini](https://olasail.com/places/pakleni-islands/#mlini) (Sources disagree, 6 Oct 2026), [Stari Grad](https://olasail.com/moorings/stari-grad-town-quay/) (Official source, 6 Oct 2026) and [Šćedro](https://olasail.com/places/hvar/#scedro) (Third-party source, 28 Sep 2026) - Some swell: [Palmižana](https://olasail.com/moorings/aci-marina-palmizana/) (From the operator, 26 Sep 2026) - Sheltered: [Vinogradišće](https://olasail.com/moorings/vinogradisce-buoys/) (Official source, 26 Sep 2026), [Vrboska](https://olasail.com/moorings/aci-marina-vrboska/) (From the operator, 26 Sep 2026) and [Jelsa](https://olasail.com/places/hvar/#jelsa) (Third-party source, 26 Sep 2026) ### Jugo from the southeast A warm, wet wind that brings swell. - Exposed: [Hvar town](https://olasail.com/moorings/hvar-town-harbour/) (Official source, 5 Oct 2026) and [Vinogradišće](https://olasail.com/moorings/vinogradisce-buoys/) (Third-party source, 26 Sep 2026) - Some swell: [Vrboska](https://olasail.com/moorings/aci-marina-vrboska/) (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) - Gusty: [Stari Grad](https://olasail.com/moorings/stari-grad-town-quay/) (Official source, 6 Oct 2026) - Sheltered: [Palmižana](https://olasail.com/moorings/aci-marina-palmizana/) (Third-party source, 28 Sep 2026), [Mlini](https://olasail.com/places/pakleni-islands/#mlini) (Sources disagree, 6 Oct 2026), [Jelsa](https://olasail.com/places/hvar/#jelsa) (Third-party source, 26 Sep 2026) and [Šćedro](https://olasail.com/places/hvar/#scedro) (Third-party source, 28 Sep 2026) ### Bura from the northeast Cold, dry and gusty. It can arrive with little warning. - Exposed: [Jelsa](https://olasail.com/places/hvar/#jelsa) (Third-party source, 26 Sep 2026) and [Šćedro](https://olasail.com/places/hvar/#scedro) (Third-party source, 28 Sep 2026) - Gusty: [Palmižana](https://olasail.com/moorings/aci-marina-palmizana/) (Third-party source, 28 Sep 2026), [Stari Grad](https://olasail.com/moorings/stari-grad-town-quay/) (Official source, 6 Oct 2026) and [Vrboska](https://olasail.com/moorings/aci-marina-vrboska/) (Third-party source, 26 Sep 2026) - Sheltered: [Hvar town](https://olasail.com/moorings/hvar-town-harbour/) (From the operator, 28 Sep 2026), [Vinogradišće](https://olasail.com/moorings/vinogradisce-buoys/) (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) and [Mlini](https://olasail.com/places/pakleni-islands/#mlini) (Sources disagree, 6 Oct 2026) Sources disagree on Vinogradišće bay, Palmižana, in a jugo Our cautious answer: Treat the bay as open to the jugo, and leave if one is forecast. Sheltered from every wind except southerlies: [More magazin: Zašto Pakleni otoci tako silno privlače nautičare](https://more.hr/blog/zasto-pakleni-otoci-tako-silno-privlace-nauticare-i-sto-u-tom-akvatoriju-dozivjeti/) (Third-party source, 26 Sep 2026) Sheltered from the bura and the jugo, open to the south-west. An unmarked 4 m shoal lies east of Stambedar islet: [CV Sistemi (SmArtNav): peljar.cvs.hr: Prvi hrvatski on-line peljar Jadranskog mora (online Adriatic pilot)](https://peljar.cvs.hr/) (Third-party source, 26 Sep 2026) Our skipper reviewer hasn't checked this yet. ## Wind and sea, next 3 days For Hvar town harbour. 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. ## Swim stops on Hvar by boat Pebble bays on the south coast east of Hvar town, good for a swim before you cross to Vis or go round to the north coast. No anchoring within 150 m of a natural beach, under the 2025 ordinance. [Anchoring near beaches](https://olasail.com/moorings/anchoring-rules-and-fees/#beaches) Only a company with a concession for that anchorage, or the port authority inside a public port, may charge you for anchoring. Anywhere else, nobody may. Not in a jugo. The bays east of Hvar town, Milna, Garška and Zaraće, are open to the jugo and southerlies, which can raise a strong to very rough sea, and Zaraće also to the east. Leave them, even at lunch, when one blows. (Official source, 5 Oct 2026) Milna bay, Hvar ### Milna bay, Hvar A hamlet and two bays, east of Hvar town: 3.5 NM (Measured by us, 7 Oct 2026) - How to stop: Anchor in the middle of Milna bay on sand, in about 8 m. A stony shoal lies off the point between the middle and west arms. The county's buoy field is in the east arm, kept clear of swimmers, and the west arm is closed to anchoring over two cables. Our cautious answer: keep clear of the west arm's cables and of the swimming area. Our skipper reviewer hasn't checked this yet. (Third-party source, 5 Oct 2026) - Busy: Boats run from Hvar harbour to Milna, which has several restaurants (Third-party source, 26 Sep 2026) Zaraće ### Zaraće Two small coves under the hills, from Hvar town: 4.5 NM (Measured by us, 7 Oct 2026) - How to stop: Boats anchor on the north side of Velo Zaraće, clear of its shore, which is shallow and reefy. A small pier and pebble beach are at the head of the bay (Official source, 30 Sep 2026) - Rules it out: Velo Zaraće is open to winds from the east and south-east, and sheltered from the north, north-east, north-west, west and south-west (Official source, 30 Sep 2026) Dubovica ### Dubovica A pebble beach below an old stone hamlet, from Hvar town: 5.5 NM (Measured by us, 7 Oct 2026) - How to stop: Anchor clear of the buoyed swimming area, and off a natural beach stay at least 150 m out: the 2025 ordinance bans anchoring closer (Official source, 5 Oct 2026) - Busy: HvarBoats’ south Hvar tour stops at Dubovica from 12:30 to 13:20 (From the operator, 4 Oct 2026) Photo: “Zdrilca - panoramio” by [Dejan Sekuloski](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zdrilca_-_panoramio.jpg), [CC BY 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), cropped and resized ### [The Pakleni Islands](https://olasail.com/places/pakleni-islands/) Swim bays off Hvar town: 2 NM (Measured by us, 25 Sep 2026) ## Don't miss on Hvar Photo: “Aerial image of Hvar (view from the south)” by [Carsten Steger](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aerial_image_of_Hvar_(view_from_the_south).jpg), [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0), cropped and resized ### The Spanish fortress Fortica, on the hill above Hvar town. Walk up through the old town for the view over the harbour and the Pakleni Islands. ### Stari Grad Plain Fields and stone walls laid out by Greek settlers in the 4th century BC, and still farmed today. A UNESCO World Heritage site, starting at the edge of Stari Grad. ### Where to eat Two konobas near the town quays. Some restaurants have a jetty or buoys for guests. Giaxa Fresh fish of the day, grilled scampi and brujet, the fish stew, on its menu. Book online. (From the operator, 4 Oct 2026) Kod Barba Luke Fish soup, gregada, the island’s fish stew, and brudet, family-run since 1970 under a covered terrace on the square. Book online. (From the operator, 4 Oct 2026) ## On the route Hvar is days 4 to 6 of [Seven days from Split](https://olasail.com/routes/split-seven-days/), a 123 NM loop. (Measured by us, 5 Oct 2026) Day 4 arrives from the [Blue Cave on Biševo](https://olasail.com/places/bisevo-blue-cave/). 1 2 3 [4](https://olasail.com/routes/split-seven-days/#day-4) [5](https://olasail.com/routes/split-seven-days/#day-5) [6](https://olasail.com/routes/split-seven-days/#day-6) 7 [The whole route, Seven days from Split](https://olasail.com/routes/split-seven-days/) [4 Komiža to the Blue Cave (Biševo), then the Pakleni Islands Sleep: ACI Marina Palmižana 28 NM](https://olasail.com/routes/split-seven-days/#day-4) [5 Pakleni Islands to Stari Grad (Hvar) Sleep: Stari Grad town quay 13 NM](https://olasail.com/routes/split-seven-days/#day-5) [6 Stari Grad to Milna (Brač) Sleep: ACI Marina Milna 15 NM](https://olasail.com/routes/split-seven-days/#day-6) ## Sources for Hvar 59 facts from 50 sources, last checked 7 Oct 2026. [ACI Marina Palmižana's price list for 2026](https://aci-marinas.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ACI_Palmizana_prices.pdf) (Palmižana: the marina price) (From the operator, 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) (From the operator, 7 Oct 2026) [ACI Marina Milna's price list for 2026](https://aci-marinas.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ACI_Milna_prices.pdf) (The ACI Marina Milna price) (From the operator, 7 Oct 2026) [Ultra Sailing's base pages and questions](https://ultra-sailing.hr/faq-yachtcharter-croatia/), FAQ "What is included in the charter price" (Split: the last night at your base) (From the operator, 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) [HvarBoats south Hvar and Pakleni Islands tour itinerary](https://hvarboats.com/en/excursions/hvar-south-pakleni-islands-tour), Itinerary: 12:30 to 13:20, Dubovica (Hvar town: day boats at Dubovica) (From the operator, 4 Oct 2026) Show all 50 sources Show fewer sources [Giaxa, Hvar: its menu](https://giaxa.com/menu/), Menu (A konoba in Hvar town) (From the operator, 4 Oct 2026) [Kod Barba Luke, Stari Grad: its menu](https://kodbarbaluke.com/menu-en.html), Menu: soups and fish dishes (A konoba in Stari Grad) (From the operator, 4 Oct 2026) [Nautički centar Hvar: Luka Hvar (its page on the port of Hvar)](https://nchvar.com/wp/luka-hvar/), Section "Vremenske prilike" (Hvar town: shelter in the harbour) (From the operator, 28 Sep 2026) [Nautički centar Hvar: Service price list for the port of Hvar and its anchorage, 2026 (file of 11 Aug 2026)](https://nchvar.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Nauticki_centar_Hvar_price_list_ENG.pdf), sections I and VII (Hvar town: the port charge on the quay) (From the operator, 26 Sep 2026) [GIP: Vinogradišće anchorage: its website and price list](https://vinogradisce.com/), "Anchorage price list", high and low season (Vinogradišće: the buoy price, the phone number) (From the operator, 26 Sep 2026) [Nautički centar Hvar d.o.o.: home page](https://nchvar.com/wp/en/nautical-center-hvar/) (Hvar town: the VHF channel) (From the operator, 26 Sep 2026) [ACI Marina Palmižana: its page on aci-marinas.com](https://aci-marinas.com/marina/aci-palmizana/) (Palmižana: shelter in the marina) (From the operator, 26 Sep 2026) [ACI Marina Vrboska: its page on aci-marinas.com](https://aci-marinas.com/marina/aci-vrboska/) (The bay at Vrboska, shelter in Vrboska. Vrboska: berths, the season, the phone number) (From the operator, 26 Sep 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), 2.3.12 Tiha and 2.3.18 Zavala (pp. 123 to 134), 2.3.1.6 Ždrilca (p. 97), 2.3.2 to 2.3.5 (pp. 104 to 109) and 2.3.4 Vela Milna (p. 108) (Stari Grad: shelter in a bura. Mlini: shelter. Hvar town: the south coast bays in a jugo, stopping in Milna bay) (Official source, 6 Oct 2026) [More i krš and the Faculty of Maritime Studies in Split: Split-Dalmatia County's anchorage study, phase III (2021)](https://moreikrs.hr/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Studija-sidrista-Splitsko-dalmatinske-zupanije-%E2%80%93-III.-faza-podloga-za-prostorni-plan-Splitsko-dalmatinske-zupanije.pdf.pdf), 2.6 Vela Milna and 2.7 Velo Zaraće (pp. 24 to 27), section 2.7, Velo Zaraće, description and state of the site and section 2.7, Velo Zaraće, maritime characteristics (Hvar town: the south coast bays in a jugo, stopping at Zaraće. The wind that rules Zaraće out) (Official source, 5 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=643&type=2), Pilot entries: Zaraće (Hvar town: stopping at Zaraće) (Official source, 30 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 4.4.1.4, 4.4.8 Luka Tiha and 4.4.9 Zavala (pp. 277 to 288), 4.4.1.5 Ždrilica and 4.4.1 (pp. 239 to 258), 4.4.2 Mala Milna and 4.4.3 Vela Garška (pp. 259 to 261) and section 4.4.6 (Shelter in Vinogradišće bay. Stari Grad: shelter in a bura. Mlini: shelter. Hvar town: the south coast bays in a jugo. Vrboska: the sea in a strong jugo) (Official source, 6 Oct 2026) [Split-Dalmatia County Port Authority: the port of Stari Grad](https://www.lusdz.hr/o-nama/popis-luka-pod-nadleznoscu-lusdz/luka/1231), "Sve za brod" (Stari Grad: water, power and diesel, the port's phone numbers) (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 (Stari Grad: the town quay fee. Jelsa: the town quay fee. Komiža: the town quay fee) (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) [Split-Dalmatia County's maritime domain map (PUPD), concessions layer and register](https://adria-gis.com/pupd/) (Šćedro: the buoy concession) (Official source, 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) [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. Hvar town: stopping at Dubovica) (Official source, 5 Oct 2026) [gov.hr, Nautics: concessioned anchorages and fees (the government nautical guide)](https://gov.hr/en/nautics/1558) (Who may charge you) (Official source, 25 Sep 2026) Our route tool: our planning line by sea, with varying clearance near the coast and harbour approaches (Hvar town: distance to Milna, distance to Zaraće, distance to Dubovica) (Measured by us, 7 Oct 2026) Our route tool, along our planned line (redrawn 25 Sep 2026; days 3, 6 and 7 through our plan's stops, joined from the solver's legs of 26 Sep 2026, on 5 Oct 2026) (Distances and hours for every day) (Measured by us, 5 Oct 2026) Our sum of the county port authority's fee and Nautički centar Hvar d.o.o.'s 2026 port charge (Hvar town: a day on the town quay, in all) (Measured by us, 26 Sep 2026) Our sum of the county port authority's fee and Gradina Vis d.o.o.'s 2026 port charge, both collected in the port (Vis town: a day on the town quay, in all) (Measured by us, 26 Sep 2026) Our route tool: the shortest line by sea between the two harbours, from the table of harbour distances measured on 26 Sep 2026 (Hvar town: distance from Split. Distance from Hvar town on Vis. Palmižana: distance from Hvar town) (Measured by us, 25 Sep 2026) Our route tool (Stari Grad: distance from Hvar town. Distance from Vrboska to Jelsa. Milna: distance from Hvar town) (Measured by us, 25 Sep 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), 2.3.1.6 Ždrilca (p. 97) and Open water by compass point from the coastline, where boats lie (about 100 m off the shore) (Mlini: 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=931&type=2), Pilot entries: Marinkovac (Mlini: shelter) (Sources disagree, 6 Oct 2026) Open water by compass point: more than 10 NM to the south-west and west from the passage's south-west entrance (Mlini: shelter) (Sources disagree, 6 Oct 2026) [Hrvatska enciklopedija: the entries bura, jugo, maestral and tramontana](https://www.enciklopedija.hr/clanak/bura), Entries bura, jugo, maestral and tramontana (What each wind does) (Third-party source, 5 Oct 2026) [DHMZ: the climate of Croatia](https://meteo.hr/klima.php?section=klima_hrvatska¶m=k1), Maritime climate: Bura and Jugo, and the summer paragraph (What each wind does) (Third-party source, 5 Oct 2026) [DHMZ model forecast for sailors (prognoza za nautičare)](https://meteo.hr/prognoze.php?section=prognoze_model¶m=prog_nauticari), the forecast for sailors: three days ahead (What each wind does) (Third-party source, 5 Oct 2026) [HHI: Adriatic Pilot, Croatian Coast, 1st edition 2026 (free preview)](https://www.hhi.hr/Portals/0/adam/HHI/M9-upOPhZECJ61exIk9IaA/PdfView/Sailing%20Directions%202026-1.pdf), 7.94 Šćedro: a south-east-open cove to be left at the first signs of a south-easterly; a north cove exposed to strong northerlies (What each wind does) (Third-party source, 5 Oct 2026) [US NGA: Pub. 132, Sailing Directions (Enroute) Eastern Mediterranean, 17th edition 2026](https://msi.nga.mil/api/publications/download?type=view&key=16694491/SFH00000/Pub132bk.pdf), 10.1 and 10.7: shelter at the first signs of a bora (What each wind does) (Third-party source, 5 Oct 2026) [US NGA: Pub. 9, The American Practical Navigator (Bowditch), 2024, volume II, glossary](https://msi.nga.mil/api/publications/download?type=view&key=16693975/SFH00000/Bowditch_Vol_2_LoRes.pdf), Glossary: lee shore (What each wind does) (Third-party source, 5 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=295&type=2), Pilot entries: Milna (Hvar) (Hvar town: stopping in Milna bay) (Third-party source, 5 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=155&type=2), Pilot entries: Hvar (Hvar town: shelter) (Third-party source, 28 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=341&type=2), Pilot entries: ACI Palmižana (Palmižana: the marina in a bura) (Third-party source, 28 Sep 2026) [More magazin: Zašto Pakleni otoci tako silno privlače nautičare](https://more.hr/blog/zasto-pakleni-otoci-tako-silno-privlace-nauticare-i-sto-u-tom-akvatoriju-dozivjeti/), section "Marina Palmižana" (Palmižana: the marina in a bura) (Third-party source, 28 Sep 2026) [Jelsa Tourist Board: Services for sailors](https://tzjelsa.hr/en/7432/services-for-sailors/), "Services for sailors", paragraph 1 (Jelsa: water and power) (Third-party source, 27 Sep 2026) [Imray, Adriatic Pilot (8th edition, 2020), Supplement No. 1, May 2024](https://www.imray.com/media/2u2nljgc/2024-adriatic-supplement.pdf), entry for book page 160, "Jelsa" and entry for book page 164, "Šćedro" (Jelsa: water and power. Šćedro: what is there) (Third-party source, 27 Sep 2026) [More magazin: Šćedro, sidrišta, naselja, restorani](https://more.hr/blog/scedro-sidrista-naselja-restorani/), "Bove bez pameti" and the restaurant paragraphs and Introduction; Lovišće paragraph; "Mostir" section (Šćedro: what is there, shelter) (Third-party source, 28 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 and Pilot entries: Jelsa, "Upozorenje" (Jelsa: shelter. Vrboska: shelter from our visit) (Third-party source, 26 Sep 2026) [More magazin: Zašto Pakleni otoci tako silno privlače nautičare](https://more.hr/blog/zasto-pakleni-otoci-tako-silno-privlace-nauticare-i-sto-u-tom-akvatoriju-dozivjeti/) and [CV Sistemi (SmArtNav): peljar.cvs.hr: Prvi hrvatski on-line peljar Jadranskog mora (online Adriatic pilot)](https://peljar.cvs.hr/) (Vinogradišće: shelter) (Third-party source, 26 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=726&type=2), Pilot entries: Vinogradišće (Vinogradišće: shelter) (Third-party source, 26 Sep 2026) [Hvar Tourist Board: Mala Milna / Milna](https://visithvar.hr/see-and-do/mala-milna-milna/), Page text (Hvar town: taxi boats to Milna) (Third-party source, 26 Sep 2026) (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 - Hvar town, island of Hvar. Photo: “Hvar” by [Jeremy Couture](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hvar_(4858219998).jpg), [CC BY 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), resized - Hvar town, island of Hvar. Photo: “Aerial image of Hvar (view from the south)” by [Carsten Steger](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aerial_image_of_Hvar_(view_from_the_south).jpg), [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0), cropped and resized - Stari Grad, island of Hvar. Photo: “The Harbour of Stari Grad” by [Alex Proimos from Sydney, Australia](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Harbour_of_Stari_Grad_(5970771048).jpg), [CC BY 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), resized - Hvar town, island of Hvar. Photo: “The Spanish Fortress in Hvar, Croatia” by [Steve Jurvetson](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Spanish_Fortress_in_Hvar,_Croatia.jpg), [CC BY 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), cropped and 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), 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 - 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 - 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 Show all 12 photo credits Show fewer photo credits - Mostir bay, island of Šćedro, south of Hvar. Photo: “Mostir, Šćedro 20220726 15” by [Argo Navis](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mostir,_%C5%A0%C4%87edro_20220726_15.jpg), [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0), cropped and resized - Ždrilca, Pakleni islands, off Hvar town. Photo: “Zdrilca - panoramio” by [Dejan Sekuloski](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zdrilca_-_panoramio.jpg), [CC BY 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), cropped and resized - Kut, Vis town, island of Vis. Photo: “J32 421 Vis-Stadt, Lučica” by [Falk2](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:J32_421_Vis-Stadt,_Lu%C4%8Dica.jpg), [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0), resized - Milna, island of Brač. Photo: “Milna, kikötő - panoramio” by [Sztudva Gyöngyi](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Milna,_kik%C3%B6t%C5%91_-_panoramio.jpg), [CC BY-SA 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0), cropped and resized ## Nearby [Pakleni Islands Buoys, a marina and swim bays across the channel 2 NM](https://olasail.com/places/pakleni-islands/) [Vis Two harbour towns, Vis and Komiža 15 NM](https://olasail.com/places/vis/) [Milna, Brač An ACI marina, night 6 of our route 15 NM](https://olasail.com/moorings/aci-marina-milna/)