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Sukošan via Vis & Hvar.

Sail a seven-day loop from Sukošan out to Vis and Hvar, taking in Primošten, Komiža, Šolta and Šibenik's stone cathedral along the way.

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Ždrelac
Day 1

Sukosan → Ždrelac Bay

A relaxed four-mile shake-down from Croatia's biggest charter base up to the Ždrelac strait, with a swim and an early night.

Distance

5 NM

Sailing

~1h at 5 kn

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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

A gentle first leg while you learn the boat. We usually motor out of Marina Dalmacija mid-morning, once the paperwork and provisioning are done, and point north up the Pašman channel. It is barely four miles to the Ždrelac strait, the shallow gap where the road bridge links Ugljan to Pašman. Drop the hook on sand behind the village and the afternoon is yours: a swim in warm, waist-deep water, a paddle to shore, an early check that every winch and reef line works before you commit to longer passages. Evenings here are quiet. Fishing boats come and go, the light turns amber over the pines, and dinner is whatever the local grill has landed that day. A shake-down leg with no pressure, which is exactly what the first night should be.

Things to do

Cross the Ždrelac bridge on foot

Anchor swim in the Pašman shallows

Provision at Marina Dalmacija

Grilled fish at a Ždrelac grill

Mooring tip

The strait is shallow and narrow, so hold the marked channel and mind the bridge clearance of roughly 16.5 m if you carry a tall rig. Anchor on sand in 4-6 m with good holding and shelter from the bura, but keep the fairway clear.

Primosten
2
Day 2

Ždrelac Bay → Primošten

The longest haul of the week, so we like to slip the anchor by nine. Once clear of the strait you can lay a course south past the Šibenik approaches, and with the summer maestral filling in from the northwest most afternoons, it often turns into a proper sail rather than a motor. Primošten earns the miles. The old town sits on a rounded headland, lanes climbing to the church of St. George at the crown, and the drystone Bucavac vineyards fan out across the slopes behind it. This is Babić country, a dense red worth an hour in a cellar. Berth down at Marina Kremik, walk back for dinner, and if anyone still has energy the open-air Aurora club runs late through July and August. A long day that pays off.

Things to do

Walk the Bucavac drystone vineyards

Climb to St. George's hilltop church

Taste Babić red in a cellar

Berth and dine at Marina Kremik

Late night at Aurora club

Mooring tip

The town mole is exposed and short-stay only. Marina Kremik, about 1.5 nm south, is the dependable berth and fills fast in high summer, so reserve ahead.

Komiza
3
Day 3

Primošten → Komiža

Now you go offshore. Vis lies farther out than any other inhabited island in this part of Dalmatia, closed to visitors until 1989 and still refreshingly unhurried. Expect open water and a real swell if the maestral is up, so reef early and keep the crew fed. Komiža appears as a tight bowl of stone houses around a working fishing harbour, the old Venetian tower squat on the quay. Climb to the Muster monastery above the town for the light going down over Biševo, then eat komiška pogača, the local anchovy and tomato flatbread, straight from the oven. If the morning is calm, run the five miles southwest to the Blue Cave on Biševo before the tour boats arrive. Pour a glass of Vugava, the island's honeyed white, and let the passage settle.

Things to do

Day-trip to the Blue Cave, Biševo

Climb to the Muster monastery

Komiška pogača on the quay

Visit the Fishing Museum tower

Taste Vugava white wine

Mooring tip

Komiža's outer mole takes swell whenever the afternoon maestral blows in from the west. For a settled night, book ACI Marina Vis across the island at Kut, or tuck into a lee cove instead.

Hvar
4
Day 4

Komiža → Hvar Town

An easier reach northeast brings you to the busiest, most polished port on the coast. Hvar Town wears its Venetian past well: the wide St. Stephen's Square, the cathedral at its head, and the Fortica fortress standing guard on the hill above. Leave time to walk up before sunset, when the Pakleni Islands lay out in silhouette across the channel. The town itself runs at two speeds. By day it is cafés and market stalls; after dark the beach clubs take over, and a sundowner at Hula-Hula on the western shore is close to compulsory. Berthing in town is a scrum in season, so we usually cross to Palmižana for the night and dinghy back for dinner. Truffle pasta, cold Pošip, and the hum of the old stone streets carrying down to the water.

Things to do

Climb to Fortica fortress at sunset

Cross to Palmižana, Pakleni Islands

Sundowners at Hula-Hula beach bar

Wander St. Stephen's Square

Mooring tip

Hvar Town's quay is stern-to, pricey and open to the sirocco. ACI Marina Palmižana on Sveti Klement, about 2 nm across, is calmer and worth reserving; the Pakleni buoy fields fill by early afternoon.

Veli Drvenik
5
Day 5

Hvar → Maslinica (Šolta)

A short, unhurried hop north to Šolta, the island Split sailors keep for themselves. Maslinica sits on the western tip, looking out at a scatter of seven small islets that make for a lazy afternoon of dinghy exploring and quiet swimming. The Martinis-Marchi castle anchors the village, restored now as a hotel and marina. If the basin is full, Šešula bay just around the corner is deeper and better protected, with laid moorings off a couple of konobas. This is olive-oil country, so pick up a bottle of the local Levantinka pressing and some Šolta honey while you can. Evenings are slow. A plate of lamb, a glass of the native Dobričić red, and not much to do but watch the light drain out of the bay. After Hvar, the calm is welcome.

Things to do

Dinghy the seven Maslinica islets

Tour the Martinis-Marchi castle

Anchor lunch in Šešula bay

Buy Šolta olive oil and honey

Mooring tip

The Martinis-Marchi basin is small and books out in season. Šešula bay just south has laid moorings off the restaurants and better all-round shelter if you arrive to a full marina.

Šibenik
6
Day 6

Maslinica → Šibenik

Turn back northwest for the mainland and one of the finest harbour approaches in Croatia. The entrance threads the narrow St. Anthony's Channel, walls of rock close on either side, before Šibenik opens up ahead. The Cathedral of St. James is the reason to come: built entirely of stone, no timber, no mortar, and ringed with a frieze of local faces around the apse. Climb St. Michael's Fortress for the view over the red roofs and the delta. With a spare afternoon, the boat trip up to the Krka waterfalls at Skradinski buk is well worth the detour. Berth at Mandalina and eat along the river, finishing with fritule, the little sugared doughnuts sold warm from a stall on the Riva. A working city with real history, not a resort dressed up as one.

Things to do

Enter via St. Anthony's Channel

Tour the Cathedral of St. James

Climb St. Michael's Fortress ramparts

Krka waterfalls trip from Skradin

Warm fritule on the Riva

Mooring tip

Approach through the narrow St. Anthony's Channel under power. D-Marin Mandalina is the standard charter berth; ACI Skradin upriver puts you at the Krka gateway but needs booking in season.

Sukošan
7
Day 7

Šibenik → Sukosan

The run home. Ease back up the coast and into the Pašman channel, with time for one last anchor stop in a quiet cove for a swim before the marina swallows you again. We aim to be alongside at Marina Dalmacija by late afternoon, which leaves the evening free and the handover unhurried. Fuel up on the way in, rinse the salt off, and stow the boat while there is still light. Dinner ashore is an easy call in Sukošan: a black cuttlefish risotto, a bottle of something Dalmatian, and the slow accounting of the week's best moments. The marina strip is busy on a Saturday changeover, so confirm your berth and fuel slot the day before. A gentle last leg, more about winding down than pushing on.

Things to do

Last swim in a Pašman cove

Cuttlefish black risotto ashore

Stroll the Marina Dalmacija promenade

Fuel and rinse for handover

Mooring tip

Confirm your berth assignment and a fuel-dock slot at Marina Dalmacija a day ahead, since the base is large and Saturday turnaround is hectic. Come in with a near-full tank to speed the handover.

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