Croatia is situated between central, southern, and eastern Europe. It has a rather peculiar shape that resembles a crescent or a horseshoe which helps account for its many neighbours: Slovenia, Hungary, the Serbian part of Serbia and Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Montenegrin part of Serbia and Montenegro, and Italy across the Adriatic. Its mainland territory is split in two non-contiguous parts by the short coastline of Bosnia and Herzegovina around Neum.
Its terrain is diverse, containing:
plains, lakes and rolling hills in the continental north and northeast (Central Croatia and Slavonia, part of the Pannonian plain); densely wooded mountains in Lika and Gorski Kotar, part of the Dinaric Alps; rocky coastlines on the Adriatic Sea (Istria, Northern Seacoast and Dalmatia).
The country is famous for it's many beautiful national parks. Croatia has an amazing 5,800km of coastline, of which 4,000km belong to islands, cliffs and reefs (Zlarin, Zirjz, Skradin, Vodice, Primosten, Drenik, Trogir, Split, Milna, Stari Grad, Hvar/ Palmezana, Rogac, Rogoznica).
Croatia offer all the types of yacht charter such as bareboat charter, skippered, crewed yachts, catamaran, sailboat, motoryacht and luxury yachts charter.
Climate in Croatia
The Croatia has a mixture of climates. In the north and east it is continental (hot summers, cold winters with snow), Mediterranean along the Adriatic coast (warm dry summers, mild winters) with 2,600 hours of sunlight on average yearly (one of the sunniest coastlines in Europe) and a semi-highland and highland climate in the south-central region.
Few navigators can boast of climatic conditions where winds blow gently and steadily from both unsual and wellknown directions, such as the summer mistral, and the winter north and south winds.
Yacht charter seasons
Low season : from October to April
Middle season : May, June and September
High season : July and August
Visa for Croatia
No visa necessary for the inhabitants of the European Union
Bareboat yacht charter qualifications
To charter a sailing yacht in Croatia it is necessary for one crew member to have sailing certificate or licence. If such document is not required in your country a reference from a yacht club verifying the competence of the skipper is acceptable. All you need to do is provide the base with the necessary information and all formalities will be dealt with for you.
Ferries from/to Croatia
All ferries from/to Croatia : click here.
Croatia Airports
Split Airport (SPU) :The airport is situated 16 miles (25km) west of Split, near Kastela Marina and Trogir. The local buses meets scheduled flights and runs between the airport and the main bus station. Taxis are also available.
Dubrovnik Airport (DBV) : The airport is situated 15 miles (24km) south of Dubrovnik. The local buses meets scheduled flights and runs between the airport and the main bus station. Taxis are also available.
Misc
Electricity : 220 V. Plugs have two round pins or three round pins for appliances that need to be earthed. If you need adapters or transformers (for USA equipment check things like notebooks or electric razors if they have a switch), inquire in bigger shops with electric supplies or in supermarkets.
Currency : The Croatian currency is the kuna, which is divided into 100 lipas. The kuna is overvalued but is a stable currency. The current rate of exchange stands at $1=6 kunas.
The health service is of a good standard. You have to pay for seeing a doctor or being treated in a hospital. Certain countries such as European countries have reciprocal medical arrangements whereby, in principal, you should not have to pay for any emergency treatment. It is therefore useful to wave you passport first and mention this.
