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Sukošan via Pag.

Sail this 7-day yacht charter from Sukošan out to Molat, Silba, Ilovik and Pag, then home via Olib and Iž, with quiet anchorages, sandy bays and konobas.

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Ždrelac
Day 1

Sukosan → Ždrelac Bay

A short 4 nm shake-down north from Marina Dalmacija into the calm Pašman channel, time to find the winches before dark.

Distance

5 NM

Sailing

~1h at 5 kn

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Route at a glance

Best season

May – early October (peak Jun – Sep)

Duration

7 days

Departure

Sukošan

Sailing area

Zadar

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Day 1 / 7
Ždrelac
1
Day 1

Sukosan → Ždrelac Bay

Most crews are still stowing fenders when the lines come off in Sukošan, so keep this first leg gentle. Marina Dalmacija is one of the largest charter bases in Croatia, and the exit can feel busy, but once you clear the breakwater the Pašman channel opens flat and green ahead. We usually motor the four miles north and get the sails up halfway across, just to shake the system out. Ždrelac sits at the top of the channel, near the low road bridge linking Ugljan and Pašman. Drop the hook over sand, swim before the light goes, then row ashore for brudet at one of the stone konobas. The water settles glassy after sunset. A quiet first night, with the rigging still smelling of the chandlery.

Things to do

Swim off the sand at Ždrelac

Brudet fish stew at a stone konoba

Watch boats pass under the Ždrelac bridge

Sundowner on the Sukošan riva before leaving

Mooring tip

Anchor on sand in 5–7 m, well sheltered from the N and NW; the town quay is short-stay only, so plan to swing on your own hook overnight.

Molat
2
Day 2

Ždrelac → Molat

Molat rewards an early start. Leave Ždrelac by nine and you carry the morning calm most of the way, the afternoon maestral filling in behind you as you close the coast. Three small villages share the island, Molat, Zapuntel and Brgulje, and their combined population would barely fill a café. Brgulje makes the natural anchorage: a wide southern bay with sand and patchy seagrass, decent holding once you find a clear patch. Ashore, a rough lane links the hamlets past dry-stone walls and a shuttered school. Molat is a designated Important Bird Area with almost no light pollution, so on a clear night, stay up on deck. I have rarely seen the Milky Way this crisp from a cockpit. Bring provisions; the shops here amount to a counter.

Things to do

Walk the lane between all three hamlets

Anchor and swim in Brgulje Bay

Stargaze from the cockpit after dark

Beach afternoon below Zapuntel

Mooring tip

Anchor over sand and seagrass in 5–8 m in Brgulje Bay; hold off the village if you want a restaurant mooring. Good shelter from the N, exposed if the sirocco gets up.

Silba
3
Day 3

Molat → Silba

This is the longest day of the week, roughly eighteen miles, so top up water and leave in good time. Silba comes first. No cars run here, only footpaths and the odd wheelbarrow, and the village keeps its old sandstone houses and the hexagonal Toreta tower above the main street. Anchor off Sotorišće or tuck into Sv. Ante on the south side for lunch and a swim over pale sand. By mid-afternoon we push on to Ilovik, an hour or so south. The channel between Ilovik and the Sveti Petar islet is one of the best natural harbours out here, protected from almost every direction. Oleander lines the village path, the shop sells the basics, and the local grill does a good lamb. Settle in early; the anchorage fills fast in July.

Things to do

Swim at Sotorišće beach on Silba

Climb to the Toreta tower viewpoint

Walk Silba's car-free stone lanes

Overnight in the Ilovik–Sveti Petar channel

Lamb at the Ilovik village grill

Mooring tip

At Ilovik, pick up a restaurant buoy in the channel and book ahead in season; it packs out by early evening. If you prefer to anchor, the sand off Sveti Petar holds well in 5–8 m.

Šimuni
4
Day 4

Ilovik → Šimuni (Pag)

Pag looks like nowhere else on the coast, a long spine of bare grey stone scoured by the bura. The crossing east is usually straightforward, but keep an eye on the forecast, because when the bura runs off the Velebit it funnels hard down this channel. Šimuni sits about midway along the island, a small ACI marina and a handful of fishing boats. The wild olive grove up at Lun is why many people stop here, thousands of gnarled trees, some reckoned well past a thousand years old, though it is a proper ride or a taxi to reach the northern tip. Closer to hand, ask for Paški sir, the hard sheep cheese from the Gligora dairy at Kolan, and grill some Pag lamb. Salt has been worked on this island for centuries.

Things to do

Day-trip to the ancient Lun olive grove

Taste Paški sir from Gligora dairy

Grill Pag lamb by the water

Wander Šimuni's small fishing harbour

Mooring tip

ACI Marina Šimuni is small, so book ahead in July and August. For a quieter night, anchor in a cove just north or south of the marina over sand in 5–7 m, watching for bura gusts.

Olib
5
Day 5

Šimuni → Olib

Olib is the sort of place people mean when they say they want to get away from it all. Ten miles is a lazy morning, so there is no rush off the Pag channel. The island runs flat and low, ringed by sand rather than rock, and cars stay parked by the harbour. Slatina and Banve are the swim bays worth rowing to, shallow and soft underfoot. Behind the shore, footpaths thread through old stone hamlets and olive terraces that have half gone back to scrub. Barely a hundred people live here year round, and the harbour has room for only a few visiting boats. Ask around for the island's hand-rolled makaruni pasta and a glass of the local wine. It stays dark and silent after nine.

Things to do

Row to sandy Slatina Bay for a swim

Walk the footpaths past old stone hamlets

Try Olib's hand-rolled makaruni pasta

Beach afternoon at Banve

Mooring tip

The fishing port has only a handful of slots, so most crews anchor. Slatina Bay holds well over sand in 4–6 m and shelters you from the N and NE; give the shallows a wide berth on the way in.

Iž
6
Day 6

Olib → Iž

The run back to Iž is a proper sail if the maestral cooperates, sixteen miles of open water with the Kornati laid out to the south. Iž is long and thin, greener than the outer islands, and it has kept a craft most places lost. Veli Iž potters still throw the heavy clay bells used for cooking peka, and the village ethnographic collection is worth an hour if the pottery interests you. There is a small marina, well tucked in and protected. If you would rather swing at anchor, Knež Bay on the south side is calm and has a konoba right on the water. We tend to arrive by late afternoon, walk up to the old church, and let the evening go slowly. Watch for a village fjera if your dates line up.

Things to do

See the peka bell potters at Veli Iž

Visit the village ethnographic collection

Anchor and swim in Knež Bay

Walk up to the old village church

Catch a fjera village fair if timed right

Mooring tip

ACI Marina Iž at Veli Iž is small but well protected, a safe bet if the wind is up. For a quieter night, anchor in Knež Bay over sand in 5–8 m, with a konoba ashore for dinner.

Sukošan
7
Day 7

Iž → Sukosan

Twelve miles stand between you and the handover, so there is time for one more swim. We usually cut in along Ugljan and drop the hook off Veli Školj for an hour, a last plunge before the marina swallows you again. Then it is a straight run back down the Pašman channel to Sukošan. Marina Dalmacija turns over more charter boats than anywhere in the country, and Saturday mornings are chaos, so sort your fuel and your paperwork the evening before. Call ahead for a fuel slot and confirm your berth assignment. Ashore, book a table for crni rižot, the black cuttlefish risotto, and toast a week of empty anchorages. Rinse the salt off, pack slowly, and leave the boat the way you would want to find her.

Things to do

Final swim off Ugljan at Veli Školj

Fuel and paperwork the night before

Crni rižot dinner at the marina

Browse the Marina Dalmacija waterfront

Mooring tip

At Marina Dalmacija, confirm your berth assignment and reserve a fuel slot 24 hours ahead; the Saturday turnover is heavy and the fuel dock backs up early. Clean and pack the night before to make the morning handover painless.

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