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Sailing with children is real family holiday, and if you prepare everything in advance- it can be time of your lives, and something that both children and parents will talk about the whole year! When sailing with children, good preparation is key of relaxed and stress- free holidays! If you ensure enough fun for your kids, you will also have enough time for relaxation. Doesnt mater what age are children- todlers, kids 6-7 years old or tennagers- you should prepare both water fun toys and alternative as board games or books, in case weather is not so good as expected. Make sure that you take various water fun toys- inflatables, snorkleing equipment, towables, so they have plenty of new stuff, cause even the most energetic kids wont be bored. When sailing with children safety comes first- children should be having life vests, according to their age and size. Please do inform us about children on board, so we can check if your provider is having needed sizes of life vests, and if not, you should bring your own life vest. If your children are todlers, we recommend installing security reling net, please do inform us if you need this in...

Every dog owner would like to spend most of the free time with own pet. As we heard from our customers- some of them simply left dog at home- since they were concerned about several aspects of sailing with dog on board.And that is alright if you would like to go on holidays alone, and you are having adequate person to take care about your pet while you are sailing- since as a dog owner I can say when bringing dogs with - requires some extra efforts. But if you like to bring your dog with on your sailing trip- you should bring it- with just checking some things prior of your departure.1.) check legal requirements to leave your country - for entering Croatia- your dog will need to have valid passport. More details for traveling with your dog abroad you can check with your vet.2.) check with us- is your charter company pet friendly, or if you are just planing your holidays please send us request with note that you would like to bring your dog with Most of the yacht charter companies are pet friendly, and we will find adequate boat for you and your pet, but however...

Croatia, a land with more than 1100 islands is also a land with more than 1100 taverns, restaurants and “konobas” offering spectacular local food. There is no better chance to explore Croatian gastronomy than sailing to beautiful Croatian islands, and eating in great local taverns. Some of this great spots are reserved only for sailors, since you are not able to reach them by car or any other way except by boat.Many of local restaurants are offering free mooring spot or providing payed jetty with electricity and water for its sailing customers. Not to mention that ones offering free buoy will in the most of the cases wait for you with the rib boat, and help you with your mooring.Fresh fish, great local dishes, fresh salads- some of them directly from the garden of your host, together with great local vines are dream come true for every gourmet!A good variety - from very traditional restaurants as Pojoda in island Vis- offering local and traditional food of highest quality to modern menus as in Konoba Šakajet in Maslinica- island Šolta where you can try more modern menu by having monkfish in curry sauce with veggies or eating great sea pasta on...

Every year when my sailing holidays are close, as born organizer- I am organizing things few weeks ahead - and always I forget some small thing if I don't have my reminder list.So that’s why I have prepared small list for you, and you can print it and use it as check list when packing your sailing bag! It is easy to buy most of the things on the list anywhere in shops even on islands, but some of the things are quite annoying if you forget to take them with. From the personal care, it is very important to take your personal medicine on board, mostly because some of the things your are not able to find in local pharmacy / or you don't know what do you actually need if medicine is not same. I am always taking paracetamol just in case someone has temperature, and TUMS or other medicine for heartburn - especially if some from the crew may not be moderate with food or drink as it is at home. One thing what is also very important (or most important) is a good sunscreen! I am always taking SPF 50 for my face, and several products...

We have prepared phone numbers and esential information for your sailing trip in Croatia. No matter wich boat have you booked, bareboat or skippered, these information are very important for all tourist and locals sailing in Croatia. IMPORTANT TELEPHONE NUMBERS WITHIN CROATIA 112- All services emergency central number 115- National Maritime Search 192- Police 193 - Fire department 194- Ambulance PORTH AUTHORITIES (dial +385 if you are using your mobile phone) Pula 052 222 037 Rijeka 051 214 031 Zadar 023 254 880 Šibenik 022 217 214 Split 021 362 436 Dubrovnik 020 418 989 or VHF Channels 10, 16 and 70 DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR POLICE/ HARBOUR MASTERS In case of any control at the sea, you should have your ID or Passport and original sailing License, as well as VHF license. Copies are not valid documents. Regarding the boat documents you should have; crew list, tourist tax invoice, certificate of register and certificate of yacht ability for navigation from the country of origin, VHF license, and insurance documents. If the boat is not sailing under Croatian flag, then confirmation about paid vignetta should be also in boat documents. WEATHER FORECAST Sometimes, especially in the low season, weather can be...