General Fly + drive options

Chartering a boat from one of the marinas in the North Adriatic? 

- Look for flights to Trieste, Venice, Pula or Rijeka then drive a rental car or take a taxi to your chosen marina.

Chartering a boat from one of the marinas in the Mid and South Adriatic?

- Fly directly to Zadar, Split or Dubrovnik then drive a rental car or take a taxi to your chosen base,

- Fly to Zagreb or Ljubljana and look for connecting flights to Zadar, Split or Dubrovnik,

- Fly to Vienna, Budapest or Bratislava and look for connecting flights to Zadar, Split or Dubrovnik,

- Fly to Ancona or Pescara (in Italy), take a ferry to Zadar, Split or Dubrovnik and drive a rental car or take a taxi to your chosen marina.

Transfers can be arranged from and to all regional airports.

Skipper Requirements

When booking a bareboat charter, you do not have to have any sailing qualifications yourself, but you do have to ensure that at least one member of your crew is qualified to skipper your chosen charter boat.

This condition is an integral part of your charter boat agreement.

When navigating in Croatian waters, your designated skipper must have a certificate (or navigation licence) issued according to the regulations pertaining to navigation in similar waters in their country of origin.

If you believe you have basic skills and knowledge required to pass an equivalent of a day skipper or coastal skipper test you can obtain your licence in Croatia. Navigation licences obtained by foreigners in Croatia are recognised in Croatia but not in their country of origin. Skippers who do not have a certificate (coastal) may be given a navigation test by the harbourmaster, for which they must pay. In the test, they will be required to prove their knowledge of the rules of the road, meteorology, navigation and seamanship. If they pass the test, they will be issued with a licence, the validity of which is limited to the duration of their stay in Croatia.