--- title: "Pakleni Islands and Palmižana by boat" description: "Sailing the Pakleni Islands off Hvar: the Palmižana buoys and ACI marina, anchoring between the islands, and the taxi boat to Hvar town." url: https://olasail.com/places/pakleni-islands/ updated: 2026-10-07 --- > The Markdown copy of https://olasail.com/places/pakleni-islands/, 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/) Islands off Hvar town, Central Dalmatia # Pakleni Islands by boat The Pakleni Islands are a chain of small islands about 2 NM off Hvar town. Sleep on a buoy or in the marina at Palmižana, swim in the bays by day, and take a taxi boat over to Hvar town. €140 a night in July, 12 m boat, ACI Marina Palmižana (From the operator, 7 Oct 2026) 2 NM from Hvar town, about ½ h (Measured by us, 25 Sep 2026) 1 Apr to 31 Oct ACI marina season (From the operator, 25 Sep 2026) Night 4 of our week from Split 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 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 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 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 47 facts on this page name their source, the latest checked on 7 Oct 2026: 17 from the operator, 14 from official sources, 8 measured by us and 7 from third-party sources, such as pilot books and magazines, so treat those 7 as a guide. The sources disagree on one: [shelter](https://olasail.com/places/pakleni-islands/). See every source 17 From the operator (operator) 14 Official source (official) 8 Measured by us (measured) 1 Sources disagree (disputed) 7 Third-party source (third party) The Pakleni Islands have no area steward yet. Sail here every season? [Become the area steward](https://olasail.com/about/contribute/#steward). ## Where to spend the night in the Pakleni Islands 6 ways to stay the night: buoys, a marina or your own anchor, mostly around Sveti Klement, the biggest island, or the town quay across the channel. Prices are for a 12 m boat in 2026. [Wind and the approach](https://olasail.com/places/pakleni-islands/#wind) Photo: “PALMIŽANA - panoramio” by [sanja mm](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PALMI%C5%BDANA_-_panoramio.jpg), [CC BY 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), cropped and resized ### [Palmižana buoys](https://olasail.com/moorings/vinogradisce-buoys/) Mooring buoys in Vinogradišće bay, on the south side of Sveti Klement. Night 4 of our route ends in the ACI marina bay on the north side. GIP, a catering business based at Palmižana, runs the buoy field in Vinogradišće bay. (From the operator, 26 Sep 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) [In a jugo](https://olasail.com/places/pakleni-islands/#dispute-palmizana) €84 a summer night, 12 m boat (From the operator, 26 Sep 2026) Photo: “Palmizana - panoramio” by [Dejan Sekuloski](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Palmizana_-_panoramio.jpg), [CC BY 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), cropped and resized ### [ACI Marina Palmižana](https://olasail.com/moorings/aci-marina-palmizana/) On the north side of Sveti Klement, facing Hvar town. Open 1 Apr to 31 Oct. (From the operator, 25 Sep 2026) 180 berths, for boats up to 15 m on a daily berth. Fewer this year, while the marina is rebuilt. (From the operator, 25 Sep 2026) Toilets and showers, a shop, a restaurant and a laundry. Call on VHF channel 17. (From the operator, 25 Sep 2026) Sheltered from waves and wind most of the time, ACI says. A strong southwesterly to westerly can send a surge into the marina. (From the operator, 26 Sep 2026) €140 a night in July, 12 m boat (From the operator, 7 Oct 2026) [The marina in full](https://olasail.com/moorings/aci-marina-palmizana/) Photo: “Mlini beach - panoramio (2)” by [Dejan Sekuloski](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mlini_beach_-_panoramio_(2).jpg), [CC BY 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), cropped and resized ### Mlini A bay on the west side of Marinkovac. Mlini has a restaurant by the beach, reached by boat or on foot from Ždrilca. (Third-party source, 26 Sep 2026) Treat Mlini as open to the south-west and west, and don't plan a night there if a south-westerly or westerly is forecast. The county's anchorage plan calls the water between Marinkovac and Planikovac well protected from every wind, but by our measure from the chart more than 10 NM of open water lies to the south-west and west of where boats lie. In a westerly the current in the passage can reach 4 knots, and it runs strong in any southerly, up to 3 knots in a storm jugo. (Sources disagree, 6 Oct 2026) Photo: “Hvar 09” by [José Sáez](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hvar_09_(129455899).jpeg), [CC BY-SA 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0), cropped and resized ### Stipanska A bay with a beach on the south-east side of Marinkovac, for a lunch stop in settled weather. A large beach venue stands ashore, with jetties on its north and south sides for its guest taxi boats. (Official source, 30 Sep 2026) Open to every wind and sea. Southerly and westerly winds are the most dangerous and can raise a heavy sea. The bura blows very hard but raises no high waves. (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) No concession on the county map, 2026 (Official source, 26 Sep 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 ### Anchorages between the islands Bays in the channels between the islands, like Ždrilca on Marinkovac, where the photo shows yachts at anchor. No anchoring within 150 m of a natural beach, under the 2025 ordinance. (Official source, 25 Sep 2026) 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. (Official source, 25 Sep 2026) Boats anchor in 4 to 6 m on sand off Marinkovac. In a westerly the lee of Planikovac is safest, a current runs in the passage, and the bura is dangerous here. Our cautious answer: leave Ždrilca before a bura, treat it as open to the jugo, and mind the current and the shallows in the passages. Our skipper reviewer hasn't checked this yet. (Third-party source, 26 Sep 2026) No concession on the county map, 2026 (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) [Anchoring rules and fees](https://olasail.com/moorings/anchoring-rules-and-fees/) 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/) The town quay across the Pakleni channel, from the marina. Busy by day with the wash of passing boats. About 2 NM from Hvar town to ACI Marina Palmižana. (Measured by us, 25 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) ## Every place to stay on the Pakleni Islands, 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Palmižana buoys](https://olasail.com/places/pakleni-islands/#palmizana) | Buoys | €84 (From the operator, 26 Sep 2026) | [+385 91 171 8242](tel:+385911718242) (From the operator, 26 Sep 2026) | | [ACI Marina Palmižana](https://olasail.com/places/pakleni-islands/#aci) | Marina, run by ACI | €140 (From the operator, 7 Oct 2026) | [+385 98 398 853](tel:+38598398853) (From the operator, 26 Sep 2026) | | [Mlini](https://olasail.com/places/pakleni-islands/#mlini) | Restaurant bay | Not listed yet | Not listed yet | | [Stipanska](https://olasail.com/places/pakleni-islands/#stipanska) | Anchorage | No concession (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) | Not listed yet | | [Anchorages between the islands](https://olasail.com/places/pakleni-islands/#anchor) | Anchorage | No concession (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) | Not listed yet | | [Hvar town harbour](https://olasail.com/places/pakleni-islands/#hvar-town) | Quay | €136 (Measured by us, 26 Sep 2026) | VHF 09 (From the operator, 26 Sep 2026) | ## Getting to Hvar town Hvar town is across the Pakleni channel. - Water taxi: ACI says Hvar town is a short taxi boat ride from the marina. (From the operator, 25 Sep 2026) Times and fares: unknown. [Tell us about the taxi boat times and fares at Palmižana](https://olasail.com/about/corrections/#fact=pakleni.taxiTimes) - Your own boat: About 2 NM from Hvar town to ACI Marina Palmižana, about ½ h at 6 knots. (Measured by us, 25 Sep 2026) - Staying in town: [Hvar town harbour](https://olasail.com/moorings/hvar-town-harbour/) is across the channel: €136 a day on the quay in 2026, 12 m boat. (Measured by us, 26 Sep 2026) ## Wind, shelter and the approach The three summer winds, and which bays each one reaches. Check the [forecast](https://olasail.com/places/pakleni-islands/#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: [Mlini](https://olasail.com/places/pakleni-islands/#mlini) (Sources disagree, 6 Oct 2026); [Stipanska](https://olasail.com/places/pakleni-islands/#stipanska) (Official source, 26 Sep 2026); and [Pakleni Islands, Vlaka](https://olasail.com/places/pakleni-islands/) (Third-party source, 29 Sep 2026) - Some swell: [Palmižana](https://olasail.com/moorings/aci-marina-palmizana/) (From the operator, 26 Sep 2026) and [Pakleni Islands, Ždrilca](https://olasail.com/places/pakleni-islands/) (Third-party source, 26 Sep 2026) - Sheltered: [Vinogradišće](https://olasail.com/moorings/vinogradisce-buoys/) (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) and [Pakleni Islands, Taršće](https://olasail.com/places/pakleni-islands/) (Third-party source, 29 Sep 2026) ### Jugo from the southeast A warm, wet wind that brings swell. - Exposed: [Vinogradišće](https://olasail.com/moorings/vinogradisce-buoys/) (Third-party source, 26 Sep 2026); [Stipanska](https://olasail.com/places/pakleni-islands/#stipanska) (Official source, 26 Sep 2026); [Pakleni Islands, Taršće](https://olasail.com/places/pakleni-islands/) (Third-party source, 29 Sep 2026); and [Pakleni Islands, Ždrilca](https://olasail.com/places/pakleni-islands/) (Third-party source, 26 Sep 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); and [Pakleni Islands, Vlaka](https://olasail.com/places/pakleni-islands/) (Official source, 28 Sep 2026) ### Bura from the northeast Cold, dry and gusty. It can arrive with little warning. - Exposed: [Stipanska](https://olasail.com/places/pakleni-islands/#stipanska) (Official source, 26 Sep 2026); [Pakleni Islands, Vlaka](https://olasail.com/places/pakleni-islands/) (Third-party source, 29 Sep 2026); and [Pakleni Islands, Ždrilca](https://olasail.com/places/pakleni-islands/) (Third-party source, 26 Sep 2026) - Gusty: [Palmižana](https://olasail.com/moorings/aci-marina-palmizana/) (Third-party source, 28 Sep 2026) - Sheltered: [Vinogradišće](https://olasail.com/moorings/vinogradisce-buoys/) (Official source, 26 Sep 2026); [Mlini](https://olasail.com/places/pakleni-islands/#mlini) (Sources disagree, 6 Oct 2026); and [Pakleni Islands, Taršće](https://olasail.com/places/pakleni-islands/) (Official source, 28 Sep 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. ### Approach to the marina Coming from the south between Borovac and Sveti Klement, the sea is under 5 m deep and the passage has no lights, ACI says. It also warns of Baba rock, marked by a black and red column. Use the official chart. (From the operator, 25 Sep 2026) [The approach in full](https://olasail.com/moorings/aci-marina-palmizana/#approach) ## Wind and sea, next 3 days For Palmižana. 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 in the Pakleni Islands by boat Clear water and pine-lined bays, a short hop from Palmižana. Our [swim and lunch stops on a week from Split](https://olasail.com/routes/split-seven-days/swim-stops/) fits them into the route. 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. Palmižana beach ### Palmižana beach A short dinghy ride from the buoys, at the head of Vinogradišće bay on Sveti Klement. 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 ### Ždrilca, Marinkovac Day visit or a night at anchor, from the Palmižana buoys. 2 NM - Fee: The county's concession map shows no anchorage concession at Ždrilca (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) - Busy: HvarBoats’ south Hvar tour stops at Mlini and Ždrilca from 17:30 to 18:20 (From the operator, 4 Oct 2026) - Rules it out: Boats anchor in 4 to 6 m on sand off Marinkovac. In a westerly the lee of Planikovac is safest, a current runs in the passage, and the bura is dangerous here. Our cautious answer: leave Ždrilca before a bura, treat it as open to the jugo, and mind the current and the shallows in the passages. Our skipper reviewer hasn't checked this yet. (Third-party source, 26 Sep 2026) Vlaka, Sveti Klement ### Vlaka, Sveti Klement A lunch stop on the north side, from the marina. 1.5 NM - How to stop: About ten concrete blocks with buoys serve local and visiting boats. Use them: the county study bans anchoring in the east of the bay over a submarine cable, and the online pilot says anchoring is banned in the whole bay (Official source, 30 Sep 2026) - Rules it out: Fully open to the heavy sea a bura or a northerly raises. Sheltered from winds from the east round through the south to the west (Official source, 28 Sep 2026) Taršće, Sveti Klement ### Taršće, Sveti Klement A swim on the south side, from the Palmižana buoys. 1 NM - How to stop: Anchor in the middle of the bay in about 6 to 13 m (Official source, 30 Sep 2026) - Rules it out: Open to the south: a southerly raises big waves in the bay. It is a good anchorage in a bura (Official source, 28 Sep 2026) ### Where to eat Several restaurants line Vinogradišće bay. Some have their own buoys or jetty for dinner guests: see [restaurant moorings](https://olasail.com/moorings/restaurant-moorings/). Zori Vinogradišće bay, Sveti Klement Local catch from the grill, on the water in Vinogradišće bay since 1947. Open May to October, dinner from 18:30. Book online. By yacht, berth in ACI Marina Palmižana and walk over. (From the operator, 4 Oct 2026) ## On the route Night 4 of [Seven days from Split](https://olasail.com/routes/split-seven-days/) ends at ACI Marina Palmižana, on the north side of Sveti Klement. The buoys are in Vinogradišće bay, on the south side. Day 4 arrives from the [Blue Cave](https://olasail.com/places/bisevo-blue-cave/), and day 5 leaves for [Stari Grad](https://olasail.com/places/hvar/#stari-grad) on Hvar. 1 2 3 [4](https://olasail.com/routes/split-seven-days/#day-4) [5](https://olasail.com/routes/split-seven-days/#day-5) 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) ## Help keep this page right Sailed here this season? Tell us what you found. We check it with the source before anything changes. [Report a change](https://olasail.com/about/corrections/#page=Pakleni%20Islands%20by%20boat) [Other ways to help](https://olasail.com/about/contribute/) ## Sources for the Pakleni Islands 47 facts from 33 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 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: 17:30 to 18:20, Mlini and Ždrilca (Day boats at Ždrilca) (From the operator, 4 Oct 2026) [Zori, Palmižana: its page for the Pakleni Islands](https://zori.hr/fine-dining-pakleni-islands), For yachts: berth, season and hours (Palmižana: a konoba in Vinogradišće) (From the operator, 4 Oct 2026) Show all 33 sources Show fewer sources [GIP: Vinogradišće anchorage: its website and price list](https://vinogradisce.com/), "Anchorage price list", high and low season (Vinogradišće: the buoy price, who runs the buoys, 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: the marina season, berths and boat length, facilities and VHF, shelter in the marina, the phone number, the taxi boat to Hvar town, the approach to the marina) (From the operator, 26 Sep 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), section 2.5 "Uvala Vlaka, Pakleni otoci" and section 2.5, Vlaka bay, maritime characteristics and state of the site (The wind that rules Vlaka out, stopping at Vlaka) (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, 4.4.1.5 Ždrilica and 4.4.1 (pp. 239 to 258), section 4.4.1.2, Stipanska bay, description, section 4.4.1.2, section 4.4.1.3 and section 4.4.1.3, Taršće bay, maritime characteristics (Shelter in Vinogradišće bay, the wind that rules Taršće out, stopping at Taršće. Mlini: shelter. Stipanska: what is there, which winds reach it) (Sources disagree, 6 Oct 2026) [Split-Dalmatia County's maritime domain map (PUPD), concessions layer and register](https://adria-gis.com/pupd/), public data service, layer share_pomorsko_dobro_koncesije: none of its 61 concessions within 1.9 km of Ždrilca (Stipanska: the anchoring fee. Anchoring fees at Ždrilca) (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 (Komiža: the town quay fee. Stari Grad: 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 (The 150 m anchoring rule) (Official source, 25 Sep 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) [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 (Distance from the Palmižana buoys to Ždrilca, distance from the marina to Vlaka, distance from the Palmižana buoys to Taršće) (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 (Palmižana: distance from Hvar town, distance from Vis 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) [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) (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. Shelter at Ždrilca) (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) [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=735&type=2), Pilot entries: Vlaka (Vlaka in the maestral, stopping at Vlaka) (Official source, 30 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=936&type=2), Pilot entries: Taršće (Taršće in the maestral and the jugo) (Third-party source, 29 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=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) [Hvar Tourist Board: Mlini](https://visithvar.hr/see-and-do/mlini/), Page text (Mlini: what is there) (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/), section "Ždrilca", section "Marina Palmižana" and section "Taršće" (Shelter at Ždrilca, Taršće in the maestral and the jugo. Palmižana: the marina in a bura) (Third-party source, 29 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) (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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - Vinogradišće bay, south side of Sveti Klement, Pakleni Islands. Photo: “PALMIŽANA - panoramio” by [sanja mm](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PALMI%C5%BDANA_-_panoramio.jpg), [CC BY 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), cropped and resized - ACI Marina Palmižana, Sveti Klement, Pakleni Islands. Photo: “Palmizana - panoramio” by [Dejan Sekuloski](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Palmizana_-_panoramio.jpg), [CC BY 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), cropped and resized - Mlini bay, Marinkovac, Pakleni Islands. Photo: “Mlini beach - panoramio (2)” by [Dejan Sekuloski](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mlini_beach_-_panoramio_(2).jpg), [CC BY 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), cropped and resized - Stipanska bay, Marinkovac, Pakleni Islands. Photo: “Hvar 09” by [José Sáez](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hvar_09_(129455899).jpeg), [CC BY-SA 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0), 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 Show all 10 photo credits Show fewer photo credits - Blue Cave, Biševo, near Komiža. Photo: “Biševo - Blue Cave - 2021-07-30 11-56-09 2642” by [Pierre-Selim Huard](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bi%C5%A1evo_-_Blue_Cave_-_2021-07-30_11-56-09_2642.jpg), [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), 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 ## Nearby [Hvar town The busy harbour across the channel 2 NM](https://olasail.com/places/hvar/) [Stari Grad, Hvar A town quay, night 5 of our route 13 NM](https://olasail.com/places/hvar/#stari-grad) [The Blue Cave, Biševo Day 4 stops here on the way over 28 NM](https://olasail.com/places/bisevo-blue-cave/) [Vis Quieter, with clear water and two harbour towns 13 NM](https://olasail.com/places/vis/)