Primošten
via Dubrovnik & 14 Days.
14-day yacht route from ACI Marina Kremik (Primošten) south to Dubrovnik via Brač, Hvar, Vis, Lastovo & Mljet — return via Korčula & Šolta. Sailor brief with NM.
Day-by-day route
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Primošten → Veli Drvenik (Krknjaši Bay)
15 nm southeast from ACI Marina Kremik to Krknjaši Bay between the two Drvenik islands — glass-water swim anchorage 4 nm west of Trogir, ideal first-day quiet.
Distance
12 NM
Sailing
~2.4h at 5 kn
Route at a glance
Route summary
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Day-by-day journey
Named anchorages, restaurants, and route notes for every leg of the week — written by sailors who've actually run this passage.
Primošten → Veli Drvenik (Krknjaši Bay)
Out of ACI Marina Kremik (Primošten's overnight base, two miles south of the peninsula town), the opening leg is 15 miles southeast along the open coast and into the channel between Veli Drvenik and Mali Drvenik. Krknjaši is a swim anchorage rather than a destination: shallow with a pale sand floor at 3–6 metres, holding excellent, water turning turquoise on a calm day. Three small restaurants on Veli Drvenik (no road access — boat or foot from the south-coast village only) lay free mooring buoys for guests, but anchoring on the sand floor is the more common choice. The point of stopping here on Day 1 is operational: it gets the boat off the open coast, lets the crew settle into the boat, and delivers a quiet first night before the route turns south for serious miles.
Things to do
Anchor on the sand floor in 4–6 m and swim
Walk the 30-minute headland loop on Veli Drvenik
Order grilled fish at a Veli Drvenik beach restaurant
Check sail trim and reefing in light open-sea air
Watch the open-Adriatic sunset from the deck
Mooring tip
Anchor in 4–6 m on excellent sand holding. Free restaurant buoys also available with dinner ashore. Bay is sheltered from N, NE, E, S and SE; exposed only to W and NW. If W gradient forecast above 18 kn, push 2 nm into ACI Marina Trogir.
Veli Drvenik → Milna, Brač
Twelve miles east-southeast takes you across the Brač Channel into Milna, the deep, narrow inlet on Brač's western coast. The bay has been a working harbour since the Venetian era and the entrance is unmistakable — the 17th-century parish church on the inner quay, stone houses stepping back from the water. Stern-to mooring with own anchor on the inner town quay for a modest harbour fee, water and power on the central section. Brač is famous for the white limestone (the same stone used for Diocletian's Palace) and lamb under the peka, the village's three-hour Sunday lunch tradition. Order the peka the moment you tie up.
Things to do
Order lamb under the peka three hours before dinner
Walk to the parish church on the inner quay
Anchor with stern line to rocks in the outer bay
Sample Brač olive oil at the village agricultural cooperative
Dinghy 3 nm north to Bobovišća for a glassy sunset swim
Mooring tip
Stern-to on the inner town quay with own anchor — modest harbour fee, water and power on the central stretch. Open SW to W; if afternoon Maestral builds above 15 kn, the inner quay stays comfortable.
Milna → Palmižana, Hvar
Fifteen miles southeast across the Hvar Channel into the Pakleni Islands. Palmižana sits on the eastern side of Sv. Klement, the largest islet in the cluster, and is the only one with a marina — Palmižana ACI Marina, with stern-to lazy-line slots and limited summer capacity (book online for July–August or expect to anchor). The main bay holds in 5–10 metres on sand-and-weed but turns rolly when the Maestral funnel kicks in around 14:00, so the comfortable overnight options are the south-side coves Vinogradišće and Tarsce. The afternoon ritual is the Meneghello family's 1906 botanical garden, dinner at one of the four konobas, and snorkelling over the submerged Roman amphorae off the western shore.
Things to do
Snorkel over the Roman amphora field on the western shore
Walk Meneghello's 1906 botanical garden
Anchor with line ashore in Vinogradišće if the marina is full
Take the water taxi across to Hvar Town for the evening
Walk the path across Sv. Klement to Vlaka Bay
Mooring tip
ACI Marina Palmižana stern-to with lazy lines, online booking essential for July–August. If full, anchor in Vinogradišće cove (south side, sand and weed, line ashore standard).
Palmižana → Komiža
Twenty miles southwest takes you to Komiža, the working fishing port on the western side of Vis. Vis is the most westerly inhabited Croatian island and the 1989 lifting of its closed-zone military status is still visible. Stern-to with own anchor on the inner basin (sand and weed, mostly good holding) — outer wall is open to SW swell. Konoba scene runs to grilled bogueroni and the indigenous Vugava white. Vis is also where the British SOE and Tito's Partisans coordinated WWII operations — Tito's Cave on Mount Hum is open as a site, and the hike up gets you the best 360° view in central Dalmatia.
Things to do
Hike up Mount Hum (587 m) to Tito's WWII cave
Walk the working fishing fleet on the eastern harbour
Order grilled bogueroni and a glass of Vugava at a konoba
Visit the Fishermen's Museum in the Venetian tower
Watch the open-Adriatic sunset from the harbour wall
Mooring tip
Stern-to with own anchor on the inner basin of Komiža town quay — sand and weed, mostly good holding, harbour fee. Outer wall is exposed to SW swell. If SW gradient above 15 kn, push 6 nm north to Vis Town in St. George Bay.
Komiža → Vela Luka (Korčula)
The day is dictated by the sun angle inside the Blue Cave on Biševo: the underwater opening lights the cavern interior an unreal ultramarine only between roughly 09:00 and 11:00. Tie alongside the small concession quay outside (no overnight, lunchtime fee) and queue for one of the official tenders that ferry visitors inside. Forty minutes in and out, then push 18 miles east to Vela Luka. Excellent shelter from N to E, full town services, fuel pump at the western end of the quay. Konoba dinner runs on žrnovski makaruni.
Things to do
Queue for the Blue Cave tender between 09:00 and 10:30
Dinghy into the Green Cave at Ravnik
Sail past the south face of Vis on the leg east
Order žrnovski makaruni at a Vela Luka konoba
Walk the Vela Luka waterfront promenade at dusk
Mooring tip
Vela Luka offers stern-to with own anchor on the long town quay — modest fee, water and power, fuel pump at the western end. Bay is fully sheltered from N, NE and E.
Vela Luka → Lastovo (Zaklopatica Bay)
Fourteen miles south takes you to Lastovo. Zaklopatica is the natural overnight: a U-shaped bay carved into the north coast with five family-run konobas that each maintain a string of free mooring buoys for guests who eat ashore. Lastovo's signature dishes are the local lobster (jastog) and šporki makaruli. On a clear August evening the Milky Way is visible directly overhead before midnight.
Things to do
Pick up a konoba's free buoy in exchange for dinner
Order Lastovo lobster (jastog) or šporki makaruli
Walk the path inland to the Lastovo Town fumari (chimney stacks)
Snorkel the islet at the bay entrance
Stay on deck for the Milky Way after midnight
Mooring tip
Free konoba mooring buoys at Zaklopatica — confirm with the konoba on arrival, dinner reservation locks the buoy. Bay is fully sheltered from N to W; if SE forecast above 15 kn, move 4 nm south to Skrivena Luka.
Lastovo → Mljet (Polače)
Twenty-two miles northeast takes you to Polače, the long fjord-like inlet on Mljet's north coast. The bay is one of the best-sheltered overnight options on the entire south Croatian coast. Pick up one of the green Park mooring buoys (overnight fee paid at the ranger kiosk, includes Park entry for the crew). The remains of a 4th-century Roman complex sit metres from the waterfront. From Polače a 30-minute walk leads to Veliko Jezero, where a small Park ferry runs out to the 12th-century Benedictine monastery on St. Mary's islet.
Things to do
Pick up a Park buoy and pay the ranger on arrival
Walk through the 4th-century Roman complex on the waterfront
Take the Park ferry to St. Mary's monastery on Veliko Jezero
Hike the 9 km lake-loop trail through the National Park
Swim in the saltwater lakes
Mooring tip
Polače uses paid Park mooring buoys (current 2025 rate around €40/night including crew Park entry) — pay the ranger on arrival.
Mljet → Dubrovnik
Twenty-four miles southeast brings you to Dubrovnik — but operationally to ACI Marina Dubrovnik in Komolac, set up the long fjord-like Rijeka Dubrovačka river estuary. The marina has lazy lines, water and power on every berth, fuel pontoon. Old Port on the seafront is a daytime tender stop only — exposed to S gradient. Bus 1A or a taxi takes you to the Pile Gate of the Old City in 15 minutes. The walls walk is mandatory: 1.94 km circuit, 90 minutes.
Things to do
Walk the 1.94 km Old City wall circuit before sunset
Take the cable car up to Mt. Srđ for the panorama
Eat down a Prijeko side street, off the main Stradun
Visit the Rector's Palace and the Franciscan cloister
Stand a drink at Buža bar, on the rocks outside the south wall
Mooring tip
ACI Marina Dubrovnik in Komolac is the only practical overnight — book ahead in season, lazy lines, full services. Old Port is a daytime tender stop only.
Dubrovnik → Mljet (Okuklje)
Twenty miles northwest takes you to Okuklje on Mljet's southeast coast — outside the National Park boundary, no Park fees, three family konobas and a tight U-shaped bay that takes maybe twenty boats. The konobas hang their own free mooring buoys for guests who eat ashore. Black risotto cooked with cuttlefish ink is the standby. The bay is shaped like a long crescent walled by 100-metre hills on three sides, so the wind drops dead at sunset regardless of the gradient outside.
Things to do
Pick up a free konoba buoy and book dinner ashore
Order black risotto (crni rižot) cooked with cuttlefish ink
Walk the headland path for the view down to Korčula
Swim straight from the boat in flat water
Sleep with no town noise — the quietest stop of the route
Mooring tip
Free konoba buoys at Okuklje, dinner reservation locks the buoy. Bay is fully sheltered N, E and S; only NW gradient above 18 kn pushes any noticeable swell.
Okuklje → Korčula Town
Fifteen miles northwest along the Pelješac Channel takes you to Korčula Town. ACI Marina Korčula on the eastern side of the peninsula offers full services with lazy lines; the town quay on the western side accepts stern-to with own anchor for a harbour fee but is exposed to W Maestral. The Old Town fits in the palm of your hand but the layout is famously the precursor to Venetian radial grids. The Moreška sword-dance performance runs Mon and Thu evenings 21:00 in season.
Things to do
Watch the Moreška sword dance (Mon and Thu evenings in season)
Walk the Old Town at dusk after the ferries leave
Climb the bell tower of St. Mark's Cathedral
Visit the (debated) Marco Polo House
Pair dinner with a glass of indigenous Grk white from Lumbarda
Mooring tip
ACI Marina Korčula on the eastern side is the all-weather option — lazy lines, water, power, full services. Town quay is exposed to W Maestral.
Korčula → Jelsa
Twenty-three miles northwest from Korčula across the Hvar Channel into Jelsa. The town quay accepts stern-to with own anchor (good holding in mud and sand), and a small marina on the eastern side handles boats that need lazy lines. Jelsa is the working heart of Hvar's interior agriculture: the lavender belt that fills the road inland to Vrboska and Stari Grad still produces commercial yields each July, and the konobas in the back lanes lean on the local Bogdanjuša white wine.
Things to do
Bike the 3 nm coast road to Vrboska’s canal-bridged old centre
Walk inland through the UNESCO Stari Grad Plain
Order Bogdanjuša white at a back-lane konoba
Sample Hvar lavender oil at a producer in season
Climb up to the Tor watchtower for the channel view
Mooring tip
Stern-to on the Jelsa town quay with own anchor — modest harbour fee, water and power on the central section. Small marina on the eastern side has lazy lines.
Jelsa → Lučice Bay (Brač)
Ten miles north across the Brač Channel takes you to the south coast of Brač and the chain of small adjoining bays at Lučice, immediately east of Pučišća. There is no town — the headland is uninhabited, walled by white limestone cliffs and pine forest. The two restaurants do simple grilled fish and the local Plavac Mali red. The white limestone of Brač gives the seabed its characteristic pale floor, visibility runs to 20 metres on a calm summer day.
Things to do
Pick up a free restaurant buoy in the central cove
Snorkel over the white limestone seabed (20 m visibility)
Order grilled fish and Plavac Mali ashore
Dinghy 1 nm west into Pučišća to see the working stone-mason yards
Stand-up paddle the headland coast at sunrise
Mooring tip
Free restaurant buoys at Lučice — dinner ashore secures the buoy. Anchoring on bottom possible (8–12 m, sand and weed) if buoys are full. Bays are sheltered from N, NE and E; exposed to S gradient.
Lučice Bay → Maslinica
Fourteen miles northwest to Maslinica, the deep S-shaped natural harbour at the western tip of Šolta. The chain of seven islets at the entrance kills any swell from the open Adriatic. Mooring is split between Martinis Marchi Marina on the south side (lazy lines, 18th-century baroque-castle hotel attached) and the village quay on the north side (stern-to with own anchor for a modest fee). Šolta is the closest island to Split (15 miles out) but the quietest in the central Dalmatian group.
Things to do
Walk into the Martinis Marchi castle courtyard
Order the Dobričić red, Šolta’s indigenous grape
Dinghy across to Stipanska island for the swim path
Sample Šoltansko olive oil at the village shop
Watch the sunset from Polebrnjak islet at the bay entrance
Mooring tip
Martinis Marchi Marina (south side) has lazy lines and full services — book ahead. Village quay (north side) takes stern-to with own anchor. Bay is fully sheltered from S, SW, W and NW.
Maslinica → Primošten
The final leg is twenty miles northwest from Maslinica back into ACI Marina Kremik — Primošten's overnight base, two miles south of the peninsula town. Saturday handover protocol applies: the boat must be back at base by 09:00 with fuel topped, holding tanks emptied, decks rinsed and inventory checked. The course passes the south coast of Šolta and the Drvenik islands on the way north. With fuel pumped and inspection clear, walk the path up to the 16th-century St. George church on the peak of the Primošten peninsula one last time, or stand a long lunch on the harbour wall before the airport transfer (Split airport 45 minutes north).
Things to do
Top up fuel and pump out before the 09:00 inspection
Walk up to St. George church on the Primošten peninsula
Stand a long lunch on the Primošten harbour wall
Sample Babić red one last time at a peninsula konoba
Take the shuttle from Marina Kremik to Primošten old town
Mooring tip
Return into ACI Marina Kremik per your charter contract — base manager directs the slot. Saturday handover window 08:00–09:00; arrive by 17:00 Friday if your contract specifies night-before return.
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