Experienced crews:Open crossings on seven of the fourteen days, the longest about 17 NM land to land, from Vis to Vela Luka on day 3
Two-week Croatia sailing itinerary from Split
This two-week Croatia sailing itinerary, 293 NM in 14 days (Measured by us, ), is a loop from ACI Marina Split through Vis, Korčula, Lastovo, Mljet and Šipan, returning by Hvar, Brač and Šolta. The longest day is 30 NM (Measured by us, ), from Vela Luka to Korčula town on day 4. For experienced crews: open crossings on seven of the fourteen days, the longest open crossing about 17 NM. It gives each open-water crossing its own day and a stay-put Plan B.
293 NMin 14 days (Measured by us, )
30 NMlongest day (Measured by us, )
about 49 hunder way at 6 knots
14 nights7 marinas, 6 town quays, 1 restaurant berth
About €850 to €3,450 a guest for a crew of 6, before the boat. What it costs
Not for navigation
Day shown
Alternative legs
Our plan
Marina
Town quay
Buoys
Restaurant
Swim stop
All 128 facts on this page name their source, the latest checked on : 43 from the operator, 41 from official sources, 15 measured by us and 26 from third-party sources, such as pilot books and magazines, so treat those 26 as a guide. The sources disagree on 3: shelter in Mlini bay, shelter in Kut in Vis town and which winds reach it in Blaca bay.
Boarding day. Ask your charter company for its boarding time, and leave only when check-in leaves enough daylight for the leg to Palmižana.
In Split, the morning is yours: charter companies hand over their boats from 3 pm to 7 pm (From the operator, ). At Pazar, the green market by Diocletian's Palace, open in the mornings, buy fresh food for the first two days. (From the operator, ) Cast off for Palmižana only if check-in leaves enough daylight for the crossing. Off the Pakleni Islands, call ACI Marina Palmižana on VHF 17at least 30 minutes before you come in, and ask where to berth. (From the operator, )
Facilities:Toilets and showers, a shop, a restaurant and a laundry. Call on VHF channel 17 (From the operator, )
Booking:Book online with ACI, even on the day you arrive. How it works
2 other places to stay in Palmižana: Vinogradišće bay buoys and Mlini bay buoysShowHide
Photo: “PALMIŽANA - panoramio” by sanja mm, CC BY 3.0, resized: Vinogradišće bay buoys: €84a summer night, 12 m boat (From the operator, )Shelter and facilities
Shelter:
Open to the south and southwest (Official source, )
Sources differ. Our cautious answer:Don't plan a night off Mlini if a south-westerly or westerly is forecast, and expect a current of up to 4 knots in the passage in a westerly, and a strong current in any southerly, up to 3 knots in a storm jugo (Sources disagree, )
Facilities:Mlini has a restaurant by the beach, reached by boat or on foot from Ždrilca (Third-party source, )
If the plan changes
Board late? Sleep at ACI Marina Split and leave early next morning.
One other night: staying in SplitShowHide
Photo: “Aerial view of Marina Split in Croatia” by dronepicr, CC BY 2.0, resized
In Palmižana, cross in the morning: the maestral blows on many summer afternoons. (Measured by us, ) At Stončica bay, take a buoy and swim off the only sandy beach on the north coast of Vis, where Restaurant Stončica stands. (Third-party source, ) In Vis town, each quay has a reception with washrooms beside it, and you pay there. In the evening, Lolaserves fish and handmade pasta in a garden with stone walls and olive trees; book ahead. (From the operator, )
Cross to Vis town, leaving time ashore after arrival.
Photo: “J32 421 Vis-Stadt, Lučica” by Falk2, CC BY-SA 4.0, resized: Our planVis town quay: €119.15a day on the quay in 2026, 12 m boat (Measured by us, )
Shelter:
Our cautious answer:in a bura or a jugo expect a rough night on the town quay, and strong gusts in any other wind.In a strong maestral expect Kut to be the more exposed side. Our skipper reviewer hasn't checked this yet.What the source says
Vis harbour is open to the bura and the jugo, and every wind blows hard here, the bura and the jugo most of all (Third-party source, ).The Kut side is open to northerly and north-westerly winds (Third-party source, )
Facilities:About 60 yachts on the main quay and 40 in Kut, on lazy lines, with water and power posts (From the operator, )
Booking:First come: pay the attendant when you arrive, and come early in summer. How it works
2 other places to stay in Vis town: Kut quay, Vis town and Vis town bay buoysShowHide
: Kut quay, Vis town: €119.15a day on the quay in 2026, 12 m boat (Measured by us, )Shelter
Shelter:
Treat Kut as open to the northwest and to summer squalls from the west (Sources disagree, )
Booking:First come: pay the attendant when you arrive, and come early in summer. How it works
Sources differ. Our cautious answer:Don't plan a night off Mlini if a south-westerly or westerly is forecast, and expect a current of up to 4 knots in the passage in a westerly, and a strong current in any southerly, up to 3 knots in a storm jugo (Sources disagree, )
Facilities:Mlini has a restaurant by the beach, reached by boat or on foot from Ždrilca (Third-party source, )
Stops on the way
Photo: “Stoncica beach bay on Vis island, Croatia” by dronepicr, CC BY 2.0, resized
In Vis town, leave early: it is 26 NM to Vela Luka, and the maestral blows on many summer afternoons. (Measured by us, ) At the mouth of Vela Luka bay, Proizd is an islet with pebble beaches and paths through pine woods, for a swim if you want one. Off Proizd, the Natura 2000 rules forbid dropping an anchor on the seagrass. (Official source, )
Photo: “J36 120 Vela Luka” by Falk2, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, resized: Our planMarina Korkyra: €124a day in July 2026, 12 m boat (From the operator, )
Shelter:
Our cautious answer:if a strong westerly is forecast, expect waves in the harbour and movement on the berths, so double your lines and fenders. Our skipper reviewer hasn't checked this yet.What the source says
Vela Luka harbour is sheltered from every wind, but a strong westerly sends waves in (Third-party source, )
Booking:Ask the marina ahead, through its website, by email or by phone. How it works
If the plan changes
OpenSome swellSheltered
If the forecast does not suit the crossing, stay another night in Vis town.
One other night: a second night in Vis townShowHide
3 places to stay: Vis town quay, Kut quay, Vis town and Vis town bay buoys
: Vis town quay: €119.15a day on the quay in 2026, 12 m boat (Measured by us, )
Shelter:
Our cautious answer:in a bura or a jugo expect a rough night on the town quay, and strong gusts in any other wind.In a strong maestral expect Kut to be the more exposed side. Our skipper reviewer hasn't checked this yet.Vis harbour is open to the bura and the jugo, and every wind blows hard here, the bura and the jugo most of all (Third-party source, ).The Kut side is open to northerly and north-westerly winds (Third-party source, )
Facilities:About 60 yachts on the main quay and 40 in Kut, on lazy lines, with water and power posts (From the operator, )
Booking:First come: pay the attendant when you arrive, and come early in summer. How it works
: Kut quay, Vis town: €119.15a day on the quay in 2026, 12 m boat (Measured by us, )
Shelter:
Treat Kut as open to the northwest and to summer squalls from the west (Sources disagree, )
Booking:First come: pay the attendant when you arrive, and come early in summer. How it works
An islet at the mouth of Vela Luka bay, off the west end of Korčula, with pebble beaches and paths through pine woods.
Proizd lies in the Natura 2000 site for the islet and Privala cape (HR3000152). Its 2023 management plan records anchoring on the seagrass meadows all through the season, and its rules forbid dropping an anchor on seagrass (Official source, ). No anchoring within 150 m (Official source, ) of a natural beach.
How to stop here
Anchor. Shelter: Our measure from the chart: the bay on Proizd's south side is open to the south, south-west and west, with more than 10 NM of open water, and partly to the east and south-east (Measured by us, ).
A day ahead, book ACI Marina Korčula: ACI wants a daily berth booked at least 24 hours ahead, unless the marina agrees to less, and it is yours once ACI confirms it in writing. (From the operator, ) In Korčula, charter fleets use the marina, and from Sunday to Wednesday it often has no room for visiting yachts. (Third-party source, ) Coming into Korčula town, the cathedral's bell tower is the landmark; call the marina at least 30 minutes before you come in. (From the operator, ) In the evening, walk into the old town, a walled town on a small peninsula with its streets laid out like a fishbone.
Our cautious answer:the east harbour around the marina is open to the bura and the jugo, so when either is forecast take a berth inside the breakwater, not on the quays outside it. Our skipper reviewer hasn't checked this yet.What the source says
ACI Marina Korčula is sheltered from every wind, and its long breakwater keeps out the bura's waves (Third-party source, )
Facilities:Toilets and showers, laundry, restaurant, cash machine, parking and free Wi-Fi (From the operator, )
Booking:Book online with ACI, even on the day you arrive. How it works
If the plan changes
OpenSome swellSheltered
If the forecast does not suit the leg, stay another night in Vela Luka.
One other night: a second night in Vela LukaShowHide
: Marina Korkyra: €124a day in July 2026, 12 m boat (From the operator, )
Shelter:
Our cautious answer:if a strong westerly is forecast, expect waves in the harbour and movement on the berths, so double your lines and fenders. Our skipper reviewer hasn't checked this yet.Vela Luka harbour is sheltered from every wind, but a strong westerly sends waves in (Third-party source, )
Booking:Ask the marina ahead, through its website, by email or by phone. How it works
A bay on the south coast of Korčula, with a village and, in its north arm, Istruga cove.
Our cautious answer:check the depth and set the anchor yourself before you leave the boat. Our skipper reviewer hasn't checked this yet.In Istruga, anchor in the middle of the cove in about 4 m, on mud that holds well (Third-party source, )
How to stop here
Take a buoy or anchor (Third-party source, ). Shelter: Our cautious answer:if a bura or a strong northerly or north-westerly is forecast, anchor well inside Istruga or go elsewhere. Our skipper reviewer hasn't checked this yet.Only Istruga, the north arm of Brna bay, is sheltered from every wind. The bay is open to the bura, and strong northerly and north-westerly winds raise a strong chop in the harbour (Third-party source, )
Day 5, Wednesday:Korčula town to Zaklopatica, 22 NM
Cross from Korčula town to Zaklopatica on Lastovo.
In Korčula town, buy the Lastovo park ticket online before you leave: every boat in the nature park needs one, and it costs less online than in the park. (Official source, ) Above the north coast, Lastovo townis protected for its Renaissance architecture, built up the hillside like an amphitheatre. (Official source, )
Photo: “Zaklopatica bay - panoramio” by Aleksandar Topuzović, CC BY 3.0, resized: Our planAugusta Insula jetty, restaurant berth: Free for restaurant guestsa night at its jetty (From the operator, )
Shelter:
Our cautious answer:the bay opens north towards Korčula: in a bura or north-westerly, expect a surge on the quay and the moorings. Our skipper reviewer hasn't checked this yet.What the source says
The bura and north-westerlies raise a chop in Zaklopatica bay. The shelter from the bura is under the islet, on the inner side of the bay, where you can only anchor (Third-party source, )
Booking:Book the table and the berth with the restaurant, early in July and August. How it works
One other place to stay in Zaklopatica: Zaklopatica park buoysShowHide
: Zaklopatica park buoys: €76a night: €40 a night on a park buoy, 12 m boat, plus €36 for the park ticket for a boat (Official source, )
If the plan changes
If the forecast does not suit the crossing, stay another night in Korčula town.
One other night: a second night in Korčula townShowHide
: ACI Marina Korčula: €136a day in July, 12 m boat (From the operator, )
Shelter:
Our cautious answer:the east harbour around the marina is open to the bura and the jugo, so when either is forecast take a berth inside the breakwater, not on the quays outside it. Our skipper reviewer hasn't checked this yet.ACI Marina Korčula is sheltered from every wind, and its long breakwater keeps out the bura's waves (Third-party source, )
Facilities:Toilets and showers, laundry, restaurant, cash machine, parking and free Wi-Fi (From the operator, )
Booking:Book online with ACI, even on the day you arrive. How it works
A wooded islet with a Franciscan monastery, just east of Korčula town, with an anchorage in the channel behind it.
The Lučnjak shoal lies off Badija's north coast, marked by a pole, and the passage between Badija and Planjak is shallow and unfit for navigation. The Ježevica channel, between Badija and Korčula, is 4 to 6 m deep at its north entrance, where the Križ shoal (4.9 m) lies on the way in from the north, and at least 5.4 m deep at its south entrance, between Vrnik and Korčula. Inside the channel lie the low rock Baretica, the Plovita shoal, marked by a west cardinal pole, and the Soline shoal (3 m) north-east of Cape Soline (Official source, ).The channel behind Badija lies in the Natura 2000 site HR4000007. Its 2023 management plan records the seagrass meadows towards the channel almost entirely dug up by anchoring, and its rules forbid dropping an anchor on seagrass (Official source, ).
How to stop here
Anchor (Official source, ). Shelter: The Badija side of the Ježevica channel is sheltered from winds from the west round to the north-west, but open to the south-west, south, south-east and east, where a jugo can raise a rough to very rough sea. A strong bura makes a rough sea at the channel's north entrance (Official source, ).
Day 6, Thursday:Zaklopatica to Polače, 25 NM
your choice
Photo: “Blick auf den Hafen Polace auf Mljet, Kroatien” by dronepicr, CC BY 2.0, resized
Cross from Lastovo to Polače on Mljet.
In Zaklopatica, buy the Mljet park ticket online before you leave: every boat in the national park needs one, it costs less online, and a day's ticket lasts until noon the next day. (Official source, ) In Polače, the village stands on the walls of a late antique palace, among the remains of Roman villas, baths and an early Christian church. (Official source, ) In the evening, walk through the village to the palace ruins.
Photo: “Blick auf den Hafen Polace auf Mljet, Kroatien” by dronepicr, CC BY 2.0, resized: Our planPolače quay: €150a night: €60 a day on the quay, 12 m boat, 1 May to 1 Oct, 2025 decision, plus €90 for the Mljet park ticket (Official source, )
Shelter:
Our cautious answer:berth or anchor in the inner bay, and treat the outer bay among the islets as open. Our skipper reviewer hasn't checked this yet.What the source says
The inner part of Polače bay is sheltered from every wind and sea, the online pilot says. The park calls it the largest and safest bay in the area (Third-party source, )
Booking:First come: pay the attendant when you arrive, and come early in summer. How it works
If the plan changes
OpenSome swellSheltered
If the forecast does not suit the crossing, stay another night in Zaklopatica.
One other night: a second night in ZaklopaticaShowHide
2 places to stay: Augusta Insula jetty and Zaklopatica park buoys
: Augusta Insula jetty, restaurant berth: Free for restaurant guestsa night at its jetty (From the operator, )
Shelter:
Our cautious answer:the bay opens north towards Korčula: in a bura or north-westerly, expect a surge on the quay and the moorings. Our skipper reviewer hasn't checked this yet.The bura and north-westerlies raise a chop in Zaklopatica bay. The shelter from the bura is under the islet, on the inner side of the bay, where you can only anchor (Third-party source, )
Booking:Book the table and the berth with the restaurant, early in July and August. How it works
: Zaklopatica park buoys: €76a night: €40 a night on a park buoy, 12 m boat, plus €36 for the park ticket for a boat (Official source, )
Booking:Usually first come: arrive early in summer. How it works
A bay on the north side of the islet Mladine, in the Lastovnjaci group east of Lastovo, with the nature park's buoys.
In the nature park a boat may moor or anchor only at the marked moorings and anchorages. Anchoring anywhere else is forbidden (Official source, ).
How to stop here
Take a buoy (Official source, ). Shelter: Our measure from the chart: Saplun is open to the north-east, west and north-west, with more than 10 NM of open water, and partly to the north. The park asks boats to leave its buoys when winds over 20 m/s are forecast (Measured by us, ).
In Polače, spend the morning at the lakes, a walk from the village: the boat's ticket doesn't cover them, so each person needs a visitor ticket too. (Official source, ) In the lakes, you may swim except where signs forbid it, but not dive. (Official source, ) By noon, leave the park: the boat's park ticket lasts until then. (Official source, ) On the way to Šipan, Prožurska Lukahas the port authority's buoys for a stay of a few hours.
Šipanska Luka is the most sheltered anchorage in the Koločep channel, protected from every wind and wave, but a north-westerly can raise a rough sea in the bay, and a bura brings sudden shifts and gusts that can be dangerous at anchor (Official source, )
Booking:First come: pay the attendant when you arrive, and come early in summer. How it works
If the plan changes
If the forecast does not suit the leg, stay another night in Polače.
One other night: a second night in PolačeShowHide
Photo: “Blick auf den Hafen Polace auf Mljet, Kroatien” by dronepicr, CC BY 2.0, resized
: Polače quay: €150a night: €60 a day on the quay, 12 m boat, 1 May to 1 Oct, 2025 decision, plus €90 for the Mljet park ticket (Official source, )
Shelter:
Our cautious answer:berth or anchor in the inner bay, and treat the outer bay among the islets as open. Our skipper reviewer hasn't checked this yet.The inner part of Polače bay is sheltered from every wind and sea, the online pilot says. The park calls it the largest and safest bay in the area (Third-party source, )
Booking:First come: pay the attendant when you arrive, and come early in summer. How it works
Stops on the way
2 stops you could add: Okuklje bay and Prožurska LukaShowHide
A bay on the north coast of Mljet, with a small village and its quay.
Our cautious answer:keep out of the south-west corner, and check that the anchor holds. Our skipper reviewer hasn't checked this yet.You may anchor in the bay, but the pebble bottom holds poorly. The south-west part of the bay is shallow, with a rock marked by an iron pole (Third-party source, )
How to stop here
Anchor (Third-party source, ). Shelter: Our cautious answer:in a strong south-easterly or south-westerly, check the anchor often. Our skipper reviewer hasn't checked this yet.Okuklje is sheltered from every wind, the online pilot says, and it calls Okuklje the most sheltered bay on Mljet; the park calls it very well protected. Very strong south-easterlies or south-westerlies set up swirling gusts (eddies) in the bay, so watch the anchor (Third-party source, )
A bay on the north coast of Mljet, behind the islet Planjak, with the port authority's buoys.
Imray's 2024 supplement says buoys now fill the bay, leaving no room to anchor (Third-party source, ).
How to stop here
Take a buoy (Official source, ). Shelter: Our cautious answer:if a bura or a north-westerly is forecast, expect waves in the bay and check your mooring. Our skipper reviewer hasn't checked this yet.Prožurska Luka is sheltered from every wind, the online pilot says, but the bura and north-westerlies raise moderate waves in the bay (Third-party source, )
Return from Šipan to Pomena, at the west end of Mljet.
In Šipanska Luka, buy the Mljet park ticket online again before you leave: Pomena is inside the national park. (Official source, ) In the evening, party boats in Lokva bay, just west, can play loud music into the early hours in season. (Third-party source, )
Photo: “Pomena” by Jaganjac, CC BY-SA 3.0, resized: Our planPomena quay: €162a night: €72 a day on the quay, 12 m boat, 1 May to 1 Oct, 2025 decision, plus €90 for the Mljet park ticket (Official source, )
Shelter:
Our cautious answer:read the forecast before you count on the quay for the night. Our skipper reviewer hasn't checked this yet.What the source says
Pomena is sheltered from every wind, the online pilot says. The park describes its bay as protected by four islands (Third-party source, )
Šipanska Luka is the most sheltered anchorage in the Koločep channel, protected from every wind and wave, but a north-westerly can raise a rough sea in the bay, and a bura brings sudden shifts and gusts that can be dangerous at anchor (Official source, )
Booking:First come: pay the attendant when you arrive, and come early in summer. How it works
A day ahead, on Saturday, book ACI Marina Korčula: ACI wants a daily berth booked at least 24 hours ahead, unless the marina agrees to less. (From the operator, ) Today is a Sunday, and from Sunday to Wednesday the marina often has no room for visiting yachts. (Third-party source, ) Before Korčula town, Badija is a wooded islet with a Franciscan monastery, with an anchorage in the channel behind it. In the channel, anchoring has dug up most of the seagrass, and the rules forbid dropping an anchor on it. (Official source, )
Our cautious answer:the east harbour around the marina is open to the bura and the jugo, so when either is forecast take a berth inside the breakwater, not on the quays outside it. Our skipper reviewer hasn't checked this yet.What the source says
ACI Marina Korčula is sheltered from every wind, and its long breakwater keeps out the bura's waves (Third-party source, )
Facilities:Toilets and showers, laundry, restaurant, cash machine, parking and free Wi-Fi (From the operator, )
Booking:Book online with ACI, even on the day you arrive. How it works
If the plan changes
If the forecast does not suit the crossing, stay another night in Pomena.
: Pomena quay: €162a night: €72 a day on the quay, 12 m boat, 1 May to 1 Oct, 2025 decision, plus €90 for the Mljet park ticket (Official source, )
Shelter:
Our cautious answer:read the forecast before you count on the quay for the night. Our skipper reviewer hasn't checked this yet.Pomena is sheltered from every wind, the online pilot says. The park describes its bay as protected by four islands (Third-party source, )
A wooded islet with a Franciscan monastery, just east of Korčula town, with an anchorage in the channel behind it.
The Lučnjak shoal lies off Badija's north coast, marked by a pole, and the passage between Badija and Planjak is shallow and unfit for navigation. The Ježevica channel, between Badija and Korčula, is 4 to 6 m deep at its north entrance, where the Križ shoal (4.9 m) lies on the way in from the north, and at least 5.4 m deep at its south entrance, between Vrnik and Korčula. Inside the channel lie the low rock Baretica, the Plovita shoal, marked by a west cardinal pole, and the Soline shoal (3 m) north-east of Cape Soline (Official source, ).The channel behind Badija lies in the Natura 2000 site HR4000007. Its 2023 management plan records the seagrass meadows towards the channel almost entirely dug up by anchoring, and its rules forbid dropping an anchor on seagrass (Official source, ).
How to stop here
Anchor (Official source, ). Shelter: The Badija side of the Ježevica channel is sheltered from winds from the west round to the north-west, but open to the south-west, south, south-east and east, where a jugo can raise a rough to very rough sea. A strong bura makes a rough sea at the channel's north entrance (Official source, ).
Day 10, Monday:Korčula town to Sućuraj, 19 NM
your choice
Photo: “Port of Sućuraj, island of Hvar 20210724 09” by Argo Navis, CC BY-SA 4.0, resized
Leave Korčula town through Pelješac Channel, then cross to Sućuraj at Hvar's east end.
Photo: “Port of Sućuraj, island of Hvar 20210724 09” by Argo Navis, CC BY-SA 4.0, resized: Our planSućuraj harbour, town quay: €48a day on the town quay, 12 m boat (Official source, )
Facilities:The port authority names no water, power or showers for visiting boats. There is no mechanic or boat parts in the village; the port authority sends you to Makarska on the mainland. The village has a shop, a post office, a cash machine and a clinic (Official source, )
Booking:First come: pay the attendant when you arrive, and come early in summer. How it works
If the plan changes
If the forecast does not suit the crossing, stay another night in Korčula town.
One other night: a second night in Korčula townShowHide
: ACI Marina Korčula: €136a day in July, 12 m boat (From the operator, )
Shelter:
Our cautious answer:the east harbour around the marina is open to the bura and the jugo, so when either is forecast take a berth inside the breakwater, not on the quays outside it. Our skipper reviewer hasn't checked this yet.ACI Marina Korčula is sheltered from every wind, and its long breakwater keeps out the bura's waves (Third-party source, )
Facilities:Toilets and showers, laundry, restaurant, cash machine, parking and free Wi-Fi (From the operator, )
Booking:Book online with ACI, even on the day you arrive. How it works
Run west from Sućuraj along Hvar's north coast, then cross the Hvar Channel to Bol.
In Bol, Zlatni Rat is a short walk from the harbour: a pebble spit just west of the town that changes shape and position with the wind. (Official source, ) From the centre, a boat line also runs to the beach. (Official source, ) In the evening, Taverna Rivahas a grill upstairs with a summer terrace over the harbour; book by phone. (From the operator, )
Photo: “J32 688 Hafen Bol” by Falk2, CC BY-SA 4.0, resized: Our planBol harbour, town quay: €60a day in the harbour, 12 m boat (Official source, )
Shelter:
Our cautious answer:don't lie on the Bol quay in a jugo or any southerly. Our skipper reviewer hasn't checked this yet.What the source says
Bol is sheltered from every wind except the south-west, which raises waves. The new quay east of the harbour is open to the sea, and its berths take ferry wash and onshore wind and swell (Third-party source, )
Facilities:The port authority lists 74 m of quay in Bol, and in town shops, a clinic, a post office, a cash machine and a fuel pump for boats. Its staff in Bol answer on +385 91 737 4014 (Official source, )
Booking:First come: pay the attendant when you arrive, and come early in summer. How it works
If the plan changes
If the forecast does not suit the leg, stay another night in Sućuraj.
One other night: a second night in SućurajShowHide
Photo: “Port of Sućuraj, island of Hvar 20210724 09” by Argo Navis, CC BY-SA 4.0, resized
Follow Brač's coast from Bol to Milna, with a swim stop in Lučice bay on the way.
In Bol, leave in the morning: a day stop on the Lučice buoys lasts up to two hours, between 9 am and 2 pm. (From the operator, ) At midday in Lučice, take one of Restoran Lučice's buoys for a swim and lunch aboard. Before Milna, call ACI Marina Milna on VHF 17: the marina is at the head of the south-east arm of the bay, across from the town centre. (From the operator, ) In the evening, on the Riva next to the marina, Konoba Pizzeria Slikagrills Brač lamb, tuna and squid over Brač wood; book online. (From the operator, )
Follow the south and west coasts of Brač to Milna.
Photo: “Milna - ACI marina” by Silverije, CC BY-SA 4.0, resized: Our planACI Marina Milna: €128a day in July, 12 m boat, ACI Marina Milna (From the operator, )
Shelter:
Sheltered from all winds (From the operator, )
Facilities:Water, power, toilets and showers, a shop and a laundry (From the operator, )
Booking:Book online with ACI, even on the day you arrive. How it works
3 other places to stay in Milna: Marina Vlaška, Milna town quay and Lučice bay buoysShowHide
: Marina Vlaška: €128a day in July, 12 m boat, Marina Vlaška (From the operator, )
: Milna town quay: €54a day on the town quay, 12 m boat (Official source, )
Photo: “Bucht Lucice” by Bunker, CC BY-SA 3.0, resized: Lučice bay buoys: €100 a nighton a buoy, for a boat of 14 to 44 ft (From the operator, )Shelter
Shelter:
Our measure from the chart: the bay's mouth is open to the south-west and west, with more than 10 NM of open water, and partly to the south and south-east (Measured by us, )
Booking:Book the table and the berth with the restaurant, early in July and August. How it works
If the plan changes
OpenSome swellSheltered
If the forecast does not suit the leg, stay another night in Bol.
: Bol harbour, town quay: €60a day in the harbour, 12 m boat (Official source, )
Shelter:
Our cautious answer:don't lie on the Bol quay in a jugo or any southerly. Our skipper reviewer hasn't checked this yet.Bol is sheltered from every wind except the south-west, which raises waves. The new quay east of the harbour is open to the sea, and its berths take ferry wash and onshore wind and swell (Third-party source, )
Booking:First come: pay the attendant when you arrive, and come early in summer. How it works
Two inner coves on the south-west of Brač, with buoys, and room to anchor in the outer bay. Take a buoy or anchor (From the operator, ). Shelter: Our measure from the chart: the bay's mouth is open to the south-west and west, with more than 10 NM of open water, and partly to the south and south-east (Measured by us, ).
A bay on the south coast of Brač, below the Blaca hermitage.
From Blaca bay a path climbs the valley to the hermitage, about 30 minutes on foot (From the operator, ).
How to stop here
Anchor (Official source, ). Shelter: Sources differ. Our cautious answer:Leave if any wind from the east round to the south-west is forecast (Sources disagree, ).
In Milna, leave in the morning to reach Tatinja by midday: the restaurant in the bay runs the buoys for its guests, and in 2024 you booked and paid by email. (From the operator, ) At Maslinica, call the marina on VHF 17 before you come in. In the evening, walk to the baroque Martinis Marchi castle on the waterfront, whose hotel restaurant opens in season. (From the operator, )
Photo: “Maslinica, marina s tvrzí 01” by Draceane, CC BY-SA 4.0, resized: Our planMarina Martinis Marchi: €145a night: €135 a day in July 2026, 12 m boat, plus €10 water and power (From the operator, )
Shelter:
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.What the source says
Maslinica is sheltered from all winds, but north-westerlies and westerlies raise a chop (Third-party source, )
Facilities:Water and power at the berth, €10 a day for a 12 m boat. The toilets and showers are included in the berth price (From the operator, )
Booking:Ask the marina ahead, through its website, by email or by phone. How it works
One other place to stay in Maslinica: Šešula bay buoysShowHide
Photo: “Šolta Maslinica Hrvatska Uvala Šešula 2019 08a” by Joadl, CC BY-SA 3.0 AT, resized: Šešula bay buoys: Free with dinner (From the operator, )Shelter
Shelter:
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.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, )
Booking:Book the table and the berth with the restaurant, early in July and August. How it works
If the plan changes
OpenSome swellSheltered
If the forecast does not suit the crossing, stay another night in Milna.
4 places to stay: ACI Marina Milna, Marina Vlaška, Milna town quay and Lučice bay buoys
: ACI Marina Milna: €128a day in July, 12 m boat, ACI Marina Milna (From the operator, )
Shelter:
Sheltered from all winds (From the operator, )
Facilities:Water, power, toilets and showers, a shop and a laundry (From the operator, )
Booking:Book online with ACI, even on the day you arrive. How it works
: Marina Vlaška: €128a day in July, 12 m boat, Marina Vlaška (From the operator, )
Booking:Ask the marina ahead, through its website, by email or by phone. How it works
: Milna town quay: €54a day on the town quay, 12 m boat (Official source, )
Booking:First come: pay the attendant when you arrive, and come early in summer. How it works
: Lučice bay buoys: €100 a nighton a buoy, for a boat of 14 to 44 ft (From the operator, )
Shelter:
Our measure from the chart: the bay's mouth is open to the south-west and west, with more than 10 NM of open water, and partly to the south and south-east (Measured by us, )
Booking:Book the table and the berth with the restaurant, early in July and August. How it works
A buoy field in a bay on the south coast of Šolta. Take a buoy (Official source, ). Shelter: Our cautious answer:treat Tatinja as open to the jugo and leave if one is forecast, and mind the 3 m passage inside the rock. Our skipper reviewer hasn't checked this yet.Tatinja is sheltered from the maestral, the tramontana and the bura. Sources differ on the south: More magazin calls it wide open to the south, the Šolta Tourist Board sheltered from south-easterlies (Third-party source, )
Day 14, Friday:Maslinica to Split, 14 NM
your choice
Photo: “Aerial view of Marina Split in Croatia” by dronepicr, CC BY 2.0, resized
Coming into Split, ships leaving the ferry port have right of way. (From the operator, ) At the base, staff go over the boat with you, and a diver checks what is under the water. (From the operator, ) In the evening, you sleep aboard one last time and leave the boat on Saturday morning. (From the operator, )
Photo: “Aerial view of Marina Split in Croatia” by dronepicr, CC BY 2.0, resized: Our planACI Marina Split: €184.80a day from Friday to Sunday in July, 12 m monohull (Measured by us, )
Shelter:
Sheltered from the south (From the operator, )
Facilities:A cash machine, free Wi-Fi, a repair shop, a slipway, parking and chargers for electric cars. Customs is close by (From the operator, )
Booking:Ask the marina ahead, through its website, by email or by phone. How it works
If the plan changes
If the forecast does not suit the crossing, remain in Maslinica and contact the charter base about the return plan.
One other night: a second night in MaslinicaShowHide
2 places to stay: Marina Martinis Marchi and Šešula bay buoys
: Marina Martinis Marchi: €145a night: €135 a day in July 2026, 12 m boat, plus €10 water and power (From the operator, )
Shelter:
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.Maslinica is sheltered from all winds, but north-westerlies and westerlies raise a chop (Third-party source, )
Booking:Ask the marina ahead, through its website, by email or by phone. How it works
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.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, )
Booking:Book the table and the berth with the restaurant, early in July and August. How it works
Stops on the way
A stop you could add: Nečujam bayShowHide
Photo: “Šolta Nečujam Hrvatska Podkamenica 2012 a” by Joadl, CC BY-SA 3.0 AT, resized
A deep bay on the north coast of Šolta, where boats anchor in its coves.
How to stop here
Anchor (Official source, ). Shelter: Our cautious answer:leave Nečujam if a bura is forecast, and mind the submerged wall in Piškera cove. Our skipper reviewer hasn't checked this yet.Nečujam is well sheltered from every wind except the bura and other northerlies (Third-party source, )
Wind and sea, next 3 days
On day 1's leg, Split to Palmižana, Pakleni Islands. It follows the day you pick on the map, in the week or in the days.
Model forecast from Open-Meteo.Not an official forecast.Not for navigation.
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
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.What each wind does (Third-party source, ), and which official forecast and warnings to read: Bora, jugo and maestral, our weather guide.
Before you go
Emergency
112 for any emergency (Official source, )195 for sea rescue (MRCC Rijeka) (Official source, )VHF channel 16 to ask for help at sea (Official source, )
Boarding
Ask your charter company for its boarding time. Keep ACI Marina Split as the first-night option if check-in runs late.
Forecast
DHMZ marine forecast (Official source, ). Read it every morning and the evening before each open-water leg. Our weather guide.
No anchoring within 150 m of a natural beach, under the 2025 ordinance (Official source, ).Anchoring in Croatia.
At every swim stop
No anchoring within 150 m of a natural beach, under the 2025 ordinance (Official source, )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, )
Booking the boat, skipper and berths
Chartering for this route? Agree with the charter company what it arranges, such as a skipper. Most nights are booked during the week, once you know the weather. What to agree before you pay
What two weeks from Split: Korčula, Lastovo and Mljet costs
The trip on this route, 14 nights and 293 NM from Split, costs about €850 to €3,450 a guest for a crew of 6, before the boat: about €850 at anchor and cooking aboard, €1,490 on the nights we plan with dinner ashore, and €3,450 in the dearest berths on a catamaran with a skipper. With no licence aboard, a skipper on the Middle style's monohull adds about €760 a guest. Add your boat quote in the calculator below.
Three ways to spend two weeks from Split: Korčula, Lastovo and Mljet, for 6 people
Style
Where you sleep
Food and drink
Boat
A guest
Budget: Anchor and cook
3 marinas, 5 town quays, 2 buoy fields, 4 anchorages
€35 a person a day
Monohull, you sail
€850
Middle: Quays and dinners ashore
7 marinas, 6 town quays, 1 restaurant berth
€75 a person a day
Monohull, you sail
€1,490
High: Marinas and restaurants
7 marinas, 6 town quays, 1 restaurant berth
€130 a person a day
Catamaran with a skipper
€3,450
Not included: flights and transfers, the deposit (held on your card, then given back), park tickets not counted with a night, and nights we have no price for.
Many konobas let dinner guests use their buoys or jetty for free. Choose Restaurant buoys below to take one at any of your stops that has one; the dinner is in your food figure.
Budget for your week
Berths and fuel follow the nights you choose above. Change any starting figure to match your quote and plans.
Style
Guests
Boat
Who sails
Restaurant buoys
Hostess
The boat and crew
The boat for the week
Put your quote here. We have no list price for this length of trip.
None added
Skipper
A day, for 14 nights. They sleep aboard in one of your cabins and eat with you. (Measured by us, )
€3,220
Hostess
A day, for 14 nights, plus their food. They take a cabin too. (From the operator, )
€2,800
Skipper’s tip
10% of the skipper’s fee. Up to you, never a charge. (From the operator, )
€322
At the base
Transit log and base charges
Check-in, final cleaning and the like, from one company’s 2026 list. (From the operator, )
€325
Tourist tax
€1.33 a guest a night, 6 people for 14 nights. A skipper and hostess don’t pay it. (Official source, )
€112
On the way
Berths
14 nights with a published price for a 12 m boat, at each night’s season.
Gradina Vis d.o.o. charges €59.15 a day for a boat of 11.01 to 12 m for its port services: water, power, toilets, rubbish and help with the lines. It may take 20% off in April, May and October
Every boat in the nature park needs the park's ticket: for a boat of 11 to 17.99 m, €36 a day bought online or €45 bought in the park, from June to September
a day in the park, 11 to 17.99 m boat, June to Sep, online
€72 for 3 days online, €90 in the park. From January to May and October to December, €19 a day online and €23 in the park. For 7 to 10.99 m, €28 a day online in summer. A ticket bought on the day runs to noon the next day, and the buoy fee is not included
The west end of Mljet is a national park, and every boat needs a ticket. For an 11 to 18 m boat from June to September, one day costs €90 on the park's web shop or €100 in the park, and lasts to noon the next day
About €76 a night for a 12 m boat on the quay in 2026: the county port authority's €3 a metre a day, €36, and its flat €40 for a boat in Šipan's nautical part. A catamaran moored on four lines pays 150% of the metre rate, so about €94
The west end of Mljet is a national park, and every boat needs a ticket. For an 11 to 18 m boat from June to September, one day costs €90 on the park's web shop or €100 in the park, and lasts to noon the next day
A Friday, Saturday or Sunday in July or August costs €184.80 a day for a 12 m monohull and €369.60 for a 12 m catamaran: the listed daily rate plus 10%, doubled for a catamaran
a day from Friday to Sunday in July, 12 m monohull
Measured by us. Source checked 7 Oct 2026
Our sum from the existing ACI Split reference: €168 plus 10% on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays; twice for a catamaran
€168 a day for a 12 m boat in July and August, and 10% more on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Catamarans pay twice
a day in July, 12 m boat
€160 in April to June, September and October. A catamaran pays twice.
About 50 h under engine, the charter companies’ own figure for a week of motoring and charging; your 293 NM need less. 6 litres an hour at €1.84 a litre. (From the operator, )
€550
Tickets
None of your stops on the way has a fixed ticket price.
€0
Food and drink
A person a day, 6 people for 14 days. Dinner ashore, the rest aboard.
€6,300
Anything else
Taxis, parking, a damage waiver, a SUP. Count each charge once.
None added
Enter an amount of zero or more.
Estimated cost
€1,490a guest, for 6 people
For the whole boat€8,930
Boat
€0
Skipper and crew
€0
Base and tax
€437
Berths
€1,645
Fuel
€550
Food and the rest
€6,300
Not in the total
The boat: add your quote above
The deposit, held on your card and given back
Rounded to the nearest €10. It is an estimate, never a quote.
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What sailors told us
In short, sailors who sailed these waters tell us that one crew waited out a bura in Vis town harbour, Korčula’s marina can be packed with catamarans, a Lastovo bay was a pleasure before its buoys were laid, and Šipanska Luka’s lanes are worth a walk. Their words are below, quoted from sailing forums with the date each was posted. We haven’t checked them, and they don’t count in our checks above.
That might have been my favorite anchorage during our trip a couple of years ago. We walked the narrow streets and paths up behind the waterfront and got a little lost among the homes and ruins.
A sailor remembering a trip a couple of years earlieru/Lars_CA on Reddit · Posted · Word for word · Account not independently verified · Read the reply ↗
I am currently in Korcula town marina and there is about 40 feet of open space between the docks due to the length of the catamarans. We are basically trapped in port until the other boats closer to the harbor leave.
A sailor writing from the marina in late Septemberu/manufreak on Reddit · Posted · Word for word · Account not independently verified · Read the reply ↗
We had a burra on the 16-17th. The forecast wasn’t necessary “scary”, but we tucked ourselves at VIS harbor anyway.
A sailor on a charter week in mid-June 2025u/Objective-Writer5172 on Reddit · Posted · Word for word · Account not independently verified · Read the reply ↗
Augusta Insula restaurant: berth, Berth page: "Docking is free for restaurant guests. Water and electricity are available but may be subject to a fee" (Zaklopatica: a restaurant jetty's terms)
Waypoint 2026 price list, Charter pack: monohulls 39 to 45 ft €325; catamarans 40 to 44 ft €420 and Optional Extras: Hostess (Monohulls) 200 EUR / day + food; Hostess (Catamarans) 210 EUR / day + food; Cook 260 EUR / day + food (Base charges, a hostess or cook a day)
Dubrovnik County Port Authority: decision on port tariffs 2026, Article 12, 3. Nautički dio luke (pages 9 and 10): €3.00 a metre a day, catamarans 150% if moored on four lines; port II category, section 4 (page 21): Šipan €40 a boat (Šipanska Luka: a night on the quay)
Split-Dalmatia County Port Authority: the port of Sućuraj, Port page: restaurants, cafés, a shop, clinic, post office and cash machine; "U samom Sućurju nema ni majstora ni mogućnosti nabave dijelova za brodicu" (Sućuraj: water, power and showers)
Our route tool: our planning line by sea, with varying clearance near the coast and harbour approaches (Distances and hours for the two-week route from Split in South Dalmatia, the longest day on the two-week route from Split in South Dalmatia)
(Measured by us, )
Our sum: the middle of four Split-area companies' published skipper rates for a 38 to 45 ft monohull (Waypoint €200 a day, Fair Wind €1,540 a week, Ultra Sailing from €230 a day, Sail Club Croatia €250 a day), rounded to €10 (A day with a skipper, in euros)
(Measured by us, )
Our sum: TOMAS Nautika 2022, average daily spending of charter guests (restaurants and bars €42, first stocking of the boat €13), raised by Eurostat's Croatian price indices for restaurants (+37.3%) and food (+23.5%) from 2022 to 2025, rounded to €5 (Food and drink a day)
(Measured by us, )
Our sum from the existing ACI Split reference: €168 plus 10% on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays; twice for a catamaran (ACI Marina Split: a berth from Friday to Sunday in summer)
(Measured by us, )
Our route tool: the planning line by sea from Vis town to Vela Luka with varying clearance near the coast and harbour approaches, solved on 30 Sep 2026 (Vela Luka: distance from Vis town)
(Measured by us, )
Our route tool: our planning line by sea, with varying clearance near the coast and harbour approaches, through each stop, rounded to the nearest mile (Distances when you change a day)
(Measured by us, )
Our count from Open-Meteo's historical weather data (the ERA5 model), a model and not measurements, for the open sea west of Vis (model cell 43.0 N, 16.0 E), April to October, 2016 to 2025 (How often each wind blows on Vis)
(Measured by us, )
Open water by compass point from the coastline, where boats lie (about 100 m off the shore) (Proizd in the wind. Lučice: open water at the mouth)
(Measured by us, )
Open water by compass point from the coastline, where boats lie (about 100 m off the shore); Lastovo Islands Nature Park: moorings, the park's four buoy fields, their rules and price list, Moorings: Saplun (Saplun in the wind)
(Measured by us, )
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, )
Our sum of the county port authority's fee, twice for a catamaran, and Gradina Vis d.o.o.'s 2026 port charge (Vis town: a day on the town quay for a catamaran, in all)
(Measured by us, )
Our sums from ACI's price list for Milna: twice the July price, and the spring and autumn price plus 50% (Milna: a catamaran in summer)
(Measured by us, )
Our sum from the marina's 2026 list: the July price and water and power, each 80% more (Maslinica: a catamaran in July)
Imray, Adriatic Pilot (8th edition, 2020), Supplement No. 1, May 2024, entry for book page 134, "Brna", entry for book page 127, "Korčula", entry for book page 118, "Luka Prožura", entry for book page 121, "Pomena" and entry for book page 212, "Bol" (Brna: visitors' buoys. ACI Korčula: room for visiting yachts. Prožurska Luka: room to anchor. Pomena: noise in Lokva bay. Bol: shelter)
Mljet National Park: Settlements, Polače, Okuklje, Pomena and the lists of settlements inside and outside the park (Polače: shelter on the quay, the Roman palace. Okuklje: shelter. Pomena: shelter at the quay. Where the park is on Mljet)
Šolta Tourist Board: Plaže (beaches and bays), "Uvala Šešula" and "Uvala Tatinja" (Šešula: shelter, the far south-east arm in a jugo, the north-east arm in a northerly. Tatinja: shelter)
operator (From the operator) official (Official source) seen by us (Seen by us) by a sailor (Seen by a sailor) measured (Measured by us) disputed (Sources disagree) third party (Third-party source) How we check
Photos on this page
Korčula old town, island of Korčula. Photo: “J36 046 Altstadthalbinsel” by Falk2, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, resized
Polače, island of Mljet. Photo: “Blick auf den Hafen Polace auf Mljet, Kroatien” by dronepicr, CC BY 2.0, resized
Kut, Vis town, island of Vis. Photo: “J32 421 Vis-Stadt, Lučica” by Falk2, CC BY-SA 4.0, resized
Ždrilca, Pakleni islands, off Hvar town. Photo: “Zdrilca - panoramio” by Dejan Sekuloski, CC BY 3.0, resized
Vela Luka, island of Korčula. Photo: “J36 120 Vela Luka” by Falk2, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, resized
Shelter:Open to a strong SW to W (From the operator, )Facilities: Toilets and showers, a shop, a restaurant and a laundry. Call on VHF channel 17 (From the operator, )Booking: Book online with ACI, even on the day you arrive. How it works
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