Sailing
"The
gods wanted to crown their creation and on the last
day they turned tears, stars and the sea breeze
into the isles of Kornati"
so said George Bernard Shaw of just a part of the
spectacular Croatian coastal islands.
The Adriatic Sea is an
extraordinarily interesting and attractive resource
of the Croatian nautical possibilities. Croatia
has 41 marinas with all necessary accompanying facilities
at its disposal. In addition to that naturism is
well accepted all along the Croatian Adriatic coast
which makes Croatia ideal for naturist sailing holidays.
General:
Croatia
has well-indented coast with a total of 1,185 islands,
isles and cliffs, 4,012 km of island shoreline,
36, 000 ha of land in three island national parks
(Kornati,
Brijuni,
Mljet),
thousands of berths in island marinas. It has 2,600
sunny hours per year, which makes it one of the
sunniest countries in Europe.
Naturism:
Besides
official naturist resorts and beaches, you can enjoy
in numerous other hidden little coves or bays, many
of them reachable only by a boat, where you can
enjoy total privacy for a day or meet other nautical
naturists. Even on the clothed beaches in the area,
it is common to see nude use.
You can swim in the most incredibly clear water,
then shower nude on the deck, or swim ashore and
sunbathe in the nude.
Whichever island or part of the coast you choose,
you can be sure there will be plenty of naturist
possibilities.
When to come:
The
best season for sailing is early summer: there are
good winds in May and June. In July and August,
when periods of calm prevail, conditions are ideal
for those motor boat fans who prefer calm waters.
In the autumn and winter, seas can be rough with
prolonged periods of the bura/bora (strong north
wind) and the iroko/scirocco (humid east-southeast
wind).
The most crowded period is July and August when
sailing enthusiasts from Europe flock to the coast
but the months of May, June, September and October
should not be overlooked for a quieter visit to
this unspoiled coast during good weather.
Conclusion:
The
sailing is excellent, as the wind funnels down between
the islands. Predominantly westerly in the summer,
the occasional "Jugo" blows from the south east
to keep you on your toes. All the ingredients are
there for fantastic sailing holidays. You can experience
excellent sailing, spectacular scenery and visits
to lots of places that would otherwise not be accessible.
There are many places for history buffs to have
a great time, to mention just Dubrovnik, Korcula,
Split, Zadar and Hvar.
Interesting note:
Unmissable.com
web site places Croatia among World's top 10
sailing destinations (together with Sea of Cortez
- Mexico, BVI - Caribbean, French West Indies -
Caribbean, Norway, Maine to Rhode Island - US East
Coast, Society Islands - French Polynesia, St Vincent
& the Grenadines - Caribbean, The Seychelles - Indian
Ocean and Whitsunday Islands - Australia. List was
supplied by Paul Gelder, deputy editor of Yachting
Monthly magazine, and author of The Loneliest
Race and InterSpray's Race Around the World.
Related
links:
- Naturist
Croatian Cruises - Come and sail the Croatian
Islands with us aboard our 75ft yacht and enjoy
a nude holiday of a lifetime.
- Nudist
cruises in Croatia - Naturist Cruise in Croatia.
Get away from the crowds and enjoy the calm of
our nudist cruise in this beautiful corner of
the Mediterranean
- I.D.
Riva Tours (in Dutch and English), I.D.
Rivas Tours ( in German).
Naturist
sailing in Croatia on old typical and traditional
boats Dare and Kontesa. Offices
in Croatia as well:
Porec:
I.D. Riva Tours, Partizanska 4/ I, Porec, tel:
+385 52 452002, fax: +385 52 452019 e-mail: porec@idriva.com
Trogir:
I.D. Riva Tours, Hrvatskih žrtava 1, Trogir, tel:
+385 21 885966, fax: +385 21 885507 e-mail: DALMATIEN@IDRIVA.DE
- Adriatic
Naturist Sailing - Silva yacht - in Czech
only.
- Zeilen
in Kroatië ook voor Naturisten
Charter ownersailing yachts from the island Murter
with a lot of naturism possibilities in the area.
- Nimues
World
Offering naturist sailing in Croatia on Beneteau
Oceanis 411 Clipper yact.
- Navicula
Nudist Charter aboard Luxury cruisers along beautifull
Croatian Coast
- Sailing
Boats - discover the
hidden bays of the Adriatic. Enjoy your vacation
on the Adriatic Sea sailing between more than
one thousand islands on a sailing boat. Wake your
adventurous spirit and start exploring the hidden
beauties of the Adriatic in one of 250 sailing
boats from our offer.
- Nautics
in Croatia - info from the Croatian National
Tourist Board.
- Navigational
Guide to the Adriatic - Croatian Coast - Important
regulations and information, ports/harbours, marinas,
small yacht harbours and coves.
- ACI
Club - The leading nautical tourism company
in Croatia. Visit this site for information on
their marinas, boat charter, cruising suggestions,
events, prices, contract conditions and more.
- Vip
Adriatic Navigator
- the cruising guide with essential information
that can't be found in any other publication,
berthing charges in harbours, anchorages and marinas
+ 100s of detailed restaurant profiles with menus
and prices.
- Adriatic
Online - Web site related to Marine & Nautical
information at Adriatic coast & sea! Marinas,
Charter, Regulations, Pumps, Weather, Borders
- WWW
HR directory: Yachting - Links to various
Croatian sites regarding yachting, sailing, charter
and similar.
- AdriaSailing
- Sailing in the Adriatic. Croatian and Italian
only.
- SkipperTips
- Excellent info for German speaking nautical
fans.
- Diver
Sport Centers - Diving in Croatia - Available
courses: CMAS, PADI, SSI, Dan Europe.
- Diving
in Croatia - Information about diving in all
parts of Croatia.
- Blue
Magic Yachting - Wide range of motoryachts,
sailing boat and cruising gulets on the Adriatic
ideal for private naturist cruising.
- Globe
Charter
Charter a professionally crewed gulet, a motorboat
or a sailboat.
- Club
Adriatic - The Boating & Charter Site for
the Adriatic
- Sunsail
- Sailing holidays in Croatia and worldwide.
- GPS
Charters, Ltd - US based company for yacht
chartering in the Mediterranean.
- Euro
Agent - Split based charter. Good sailing
info.
- Istra
Yachting - Charter company.
- Sailing
Holidays - UK based charter company.
- OceanBLUE
Yacht Charter Agents - U.K based Yacht charter
agent specialising in Bareboat & Skippered yachts
in Croatia
- Evasion
Location - French based charter. French and
English versions.
- Project
Adriatic - An internet-wired multimedia sailing
project in the Croatian Adriatic Sea.
Read more about sailing
in Croatia in the Trip Reports section of this site:
Central
and South Dalmatia sailing holiday
Sailing
round Krk Island
Sailing
in Dalmatia
List
of all reports in the Trip
Reports section.
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