Top 7 places to sail in Croatia

Dubrovnik is a city, port and tourist centre of the Southern Dalmatia. The intended coast offers tourists secluded bays with exotic pebbled beaches as well as steep cliffs exposed to the open sea.
The city is listed in the UNESCO World Heritage register, and with its preserved stone city walls and rich heritage is one of the most attractive and famous Mediterranean cities.
The ACI-Marina Dubrovnik is situated only 6 kilometres away from the old city nucleus and is open throughout the whole year.

Suggested sailing rute:
Day 1 : Dubrovnik - Lopud
Day 2 : Lopud - Saplunara bay (Mljet)
Day 3 : Saplunara bay - Pomena, NP Mljet
Day 4 : Pomena - Lastovo, Zaklopatica bay
Day 5 : Zaklopatica bay - Korcula
Day 6 : Korcula - Polace (Mljet)
Day 7 : Polace - Dubrovnik

The National park of Mljet is one of the oldest national parks in Croatia and is famous for its world-unique salt lakes. On one of them the islet of Saint Mary is situated with its ancient Benedictine monastery.

Day 1: Dubrovnik - Sipan
Day 2: Sipan - Polace (Mljet)
Day 3: Polace - Korcula, town
Day 4: Korcula - Scedro
Day 5: Scedro - Vis, town
Day 6: Vis - Komiza
Day 7: Komiza, Bisevo - Stari Grad
Day 8: Stari Grad - Hvar (Palmizana)
Day 9: Hvar - Proizd - Vela Luka
Day 10: Vela Luka - Lastovo (Zaklopatica)
Day 11: Lastovo - Pomena
Day 12: Pomena, NP Mljet - Saplunara bay (Mljet)
Day 13: Saplunara bay - Lopud
Day 14: Lopud - Dubrovnik

Take a walk in the town of Hvar in the morning, have your morning coffee on the main city square or stroll the Hvar Fort, which was built in the 16th century, during the Venetian rule. Then sail towards the most another UNESCO World Heritage Site - the Stari grad Plain. This mystical site which dates from the 4th century, the largest and best preserved plain on the Adriatic islands, is the best preserved cadastral system not only in the Mediterranean but in the whole of Europe.

Day 1 : Baska Voda - Sumartin (Brac)
Day 2 : Sumartin (Brac) - Stari Grad (Hvar)
Day 3 : Stari Grad - Komiza
Day 4 : Komiza - Bisevo - Vela Luka
Day 5 : Vela Luka - Proizd - Hvar (Palmizana)
Day 6 : Hvar - Jelsa
Day 7 : Jelsa - Baska Voda

This island is one of the most popular sailing destinations on the Adriatic. In the ancient times the island was famous for its wines and today they are filled with small fish restaurants. When sailing around the island of Vis do not miss Bisevo, a small island west of Komiza with its famous Blue cave.

Day 1 : Kastela - Maslinica bay
Day 2 : Maslinica bay - Komiza
Day 3 : Komiza - Bisevo (5 NM) - islet Budihovac - Vis or Stoncica
Day 4 : Vis (Stoncica) - Hvar (Palmizana)
Day 5 : Hvar (Palmizana) - Stari Grad
Day 6 : Stari Grad - Milna
Day 7 : Milna - Kastela

1700 years old city of Split grew both within and outside the walls of the palace of the Roman emperor Diocletian. The interwoven historical monuments of Roman, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque era where reason why Split was listed as a UNESCO heritage site.
Protected and secluded from the continental hinterland by mountains Split is a safe harbour, and its mild Mediterranean climate with 2700 hours of sunshine per year makes it a pleasant oasis even in the winter.

Day 1 : Split - Milna, Brac
Day 2 : Milna, Brac - Palmizana, Hvar
Day 3 : Milna - Palmizana (Hvar)
Day 4 : Palmizana - Komiza
Day 5 : Komiza - Bisevo - Ravnik - Vela Luka (Korcula)
Day 6 : Vela Luka - Lastovo (Zaklopatica)
Day 7 : Lastovo - Mljet (Polace)
Day 8 : Polace, NP Mljet - Dubrovnik
Day 9 : Dubrovnik - Okuklje (Mljet)
Day 10 : Okuklje - Korcula, city
Day 11 : Korcula - Jelsa
Day 12 : Jelsa - Lucice bay (Brac)
Day 13 : Lucice bay (Brac) - Maslinica (Solta)
Day 14 : Maslinica - Split

This archipelago is truly a sailing paradise - 152 islands, isles and reefs are the he most densely grouped cluster of islands in the Mediterranean. According to a legend, Kornati, a maze of sea passages and islets, were created from a number of rocks God had left over after creating the world. He tossed them into the sea, looked at them, and decided nothing else needed to be corrected.
The islands are uninhabited, and when sailing there make sure you fill your water tanks. But, during the sailing season (April-October) there are restaurants open in secluded bays on larger islands like Kornat, Vela Smokvica and Katina

Day 1 : Biograd - island Ugljan - Bozava bay (Dugi Otok)
Day 2 : Bozava - Telascica bay (nature park)
Day 3 : Telascica bay - NP Kornati ( otoci Levrnaka, Piskera)
Day 4 : NP Kornati - Zlarin
Day 5 : Zlarin - Skradin (NP Krka)
Day 6 : Skradin - Vrgada island
Day 7 : Vrgada - Biograd

For centuries, Zadar was the capital of Dalmatia, ruled by the Romans, French, Byzantium, Venice as well as Croatian rulers. Nowadays, it is a city with rich cultural heritage, well-known worldwide, that can be seen at every step: the Roman Forum from the 1 century, St. Donatus' Church from the 9 century - the most famous medieval basilica and trademark of the city, St. Mary's bell tower from the year 1105 and many more. Marina Zadar is situated close to the city centre, it is open all year round and is well protected from the predominant winds.

Day 1 : Zadar - Sutomiscica bay
Day 2 : Sutomiscica bay - Molat
Day 3 : Molat - Ilovik
Day 4 : Ilovik - Veli Losinj
Day 5 : Veli Losinj -Rab
Day 6 : Rab - Olib
Day 7 : Olib - Zadar