Flotilla holidays in Croatia, Dalmatian Coast
| country: | Croatia |
| trip type: | A Flotilla holiday |
| departures: | Departs every Monday from early May to early October |
| price: | From £625 (14 days) including flights from the UK. Price depends on departure, yacht type and number in party (min 2 people). 20% off for children under 12. Price examples based on 4 adults sharing a Beneteau 331. This trip can also be booked without flights. |
the amazing things you'll be doing
The Dalmatian coastline is perfect for those with a spirit of adventure with myriad unspoilt islands to explore.
Great cruising around unspoilt remote islands, scattered with small villages and marinas, each one offering a very warm welcome.
Overnight stays vary from a handful of modern marinas through to remote anchorages in inlets and creeks, with only basic shoreside facilities. The thermally generated sea breeze means that mornings are light breezes, starting from calm at sunrise, often building up to steady force fours and fives in the afternoon.
The paradise island of Korcula combines the natural beauty of this region with historical towns and villages. Our base is in the village of Lumbarda, where a collection of shops and restaurants are gathered around the harbour which hosts our flotilla. A nearby beach provides a location for our shorebased holidays, with dinghies, windsurfers and mountain bikes.
Visiting sailors have never been so welcome, now that the political and economic stability of the area has returned. The Croat hospitality still shines through and guarantees you will be very well looked after.
Dubrovnik, the region's main city, is a beautiful fortified town frequently visited by our flotillas, so carefully restored that it is now deemed to be a World Heritage Site. This fascinating town has loads to offer the tourist and we would strongly recommend you spend at least a day exploring its narrow streets and magnificent central square.
PLEASE NOTE: This holiday can be booked with or without flights. Flights are available from Gatwick. When enquiring for further details it would be very helpful if you could let us no how many people in your party.
We have carried out extensive upgrades to keep our position at the very top of the Mediterranean charter market. Our choice of yachts is ideal for the location with boats ranging from 28 to 39 feet in length. Every boat has a full inventory of domestic and sailing necessities, including CD multiplayers, as well as many of life's luxuries and mod cons to make life afloat as comfortable as possible. Self tailing winches, Bimini sun shades, electric anchor windlasses, lazy stays and cockpit lead reefing are in abundance.
Mid May: Good English summer temperatures arrive; unsettled weather becomes infrequent, winds are still fitful. Nights still cool.
Jun: Brilliant sun, warm seas (20 - 22 degrees C), pleasant air temperatures, warmer nights. Regular north west winds start. Great time to travel, before peak season rush.
Jul-mid Sep: Hot sun, warm seas and regular north west winds. May, September and the first half of October tend to be the driest months.
Late Sep-Nov: Warm, sun not so intense, sea at its warmest (up to 22 - 24 degrees C) and cooler evenings. North west winds become sporadic, unsettled periods possible.
Winds: In the Dalmatian Islands, in common with most of our Mediterranean bases the breezes are thermally generated and so reliable and predictable throughout the high summer. Being the most northerly and westerly of all our resorts, the summer season will be slightly shorter and the high temperatures, not quite so hot. We would therefore recommend Croatia to anyone nervous of scorching summer temperatures, but constrained to travelling in July and August.
Great cruising around unspoilt remote islands, scattered with small villages and marinas, each one offering a very warm welcome.
Overnight stays vary from a handful of modern marinas through to remote anchorages in inlets and creeks, with only basic shoreside facilities. The thermally generated sea breeze means that mornings are light breezes, starting from calm at sunrise, often building up to steady force fours and fives in the afternoon.
The paradise island of Korcula combines the natural beauty of this region with historical towns and villages. Our base is in the village of Lumbarda, where a collection of shops and restaurants are gathered around the harbour which hosts our flotilla. A nearby beach provides a location for our shorebased holidays, with dinghies, windsurfers and mountain bikes.
Visiting sailors have never been so welcome, now that the political and economic stability of the area has returned. The Croat hospitality still shines through and guarantees you will be very well looked after.
Dubrovnik, the region's main city, is a beautiful fortified town frequently visited by our flotillas, so carefully restored that it is now deemed to be a World Heritage Site. This fascinating town has loads to offer the tourist and we would strongly recommend you spend at least a day exploring its narrow streets and magnificent central square.
PLEASE NOTE: This holiday can be booked with or without flights. Flights are available from Gatwick. When enquiring for further details it would be very helpful if you could let us no how many people in your party.
yacht types
Beneteau 393 - Beneteau 373 - Beneteau 361 - Beneteau 343 - Beneteau 331 - Moody S31 We have carried out extensive upgrades to keep our position at the very top of the Mediterranean charter market. Our choice of yachts is ideal for the location with boats ranging from 28 to 39 feet in length. Every boat has a full inventory of domestic and sailing necessities, including CD multiplayers, as well as many of life's luxuries and mod cons to make life afloat as comfortable as possible. Self tailing winches, Bimini sun shades, electric anchor windlasses, lazy stays and cockpit lead reefing are in abundance.
weather
Late Apr: A moderate English summer arrives; fresh green islands, brilliant with spring flowers and occasional periods of unsettled weather. Cool at night. Sea warmer than in the UK. Mid May: Good English summer temperatures arrive; unsettled weather becomes infrequent, winds are still fitful. Nights still cool.
Jun: Brilliant sun, warm seas (20 - 22 degrees C), pleasant air temperatures, warmer nights. Regular north west winds start. Great time to travel, before peak season rush.
Jul-mid Sep: Hot sun, warm seas and regular north west winds. May, September and the first half of October tend to be the driest months.
Late Sep-Nov: Warm, sun not so intense, sea at its warmest (up to 22 - 24 degrees C) and cooler evenings. North west winds become sporadic, unsettled periods possible.
Winds: In the Dalmatian Islands, in common with most of our Mediterranean bases the breezes are thermally generated and so reliable and predictable throughout the high summer. Being the most northerly and westerly of all our resorts, the summer season will be slightly shorter and the high temperatures, not quite so hot. We would therefore recommend Croatia to anyone nervous of scorching summer temperatures, but constrained to travelling in July and August.
flotilla holidays
This is a flotilla holiday, where you live aboard your chosen yacht with friends or family and sail from harbour to harbour, in the company of usually between six and twelve other yachts. Our yachts vary from 28-39 ft in length, catering for crew sizes from two up to eight, with additional options for travellers who don't want to share a room, (although our flotilla holidays require a minimum of 2 people per booking). Our craft are meticulously maintained to ensure a hassle free holiday. Our helpful lead crew, aboard their own yacht, offer their expert assistance throughout your holiday. We don't require any formal qualifications for you to join us on a flotilla holiday, but we do ask that two people aboard each boat have a few days' experience in charge of a sailing vessel. If you are inexperienced, our Villa Flotilla holidays make a superb option for beginners (more)
how this holiday makes a difference
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The very nature of our yachting holidays involves our guests visiting different out-of-the-way places each day, places which enjoy the extra revenue generated by our visits that they might not otherwise expect to benefit from. Shopping for groceries and eating out at the local tavernas in each port of call is an integral part of the social aspect of our holidays.
 We recognise that we operate our yachting holidays in pristine marine environments and we understand the importance of conserving them for future generations. All our yachts are supplied with a handbook which contains tips for our guests on how to help conserve the unspoiled locations they love to sail in. All our old oil is siphoned into cans to avoid any possibility of spillage. Where possible, all materials are reused in some way, for example, old yacht ropes become mooring lines for dinghies and old sailcloth is made into laundry bags or car covers, even old uniforms are used for cleaning engines.On our Croatian yachting programme we have been successful in recruiting two local staff as engineer and mate on our flotilla and we are actively seeking to recruit more local people for our yachting programme. Approximately three quarters of our yacht spares are sourced locally. Not only does this benefit the local economy, it cuts down the transport miles and all the associated impacts that go with that aspect of importation. In addition to sourcing standard spares items, we are also working with local suppliers to supply some of our more specific needs such as customised flags and other branded items. We register all our yachts to fly under the flag of the countries in which we operate. While this can be an expensive process, (albeit benefiting the local economy) it ensures our compliance with local legislation, which in turn helps cement good relations with local authorities, essential for the smooth running and risk management of our operations. |
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