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Yacht charter route · Sibenik

Rogoznica
via Vis & Hvar.

7-day yacht route from Marina Frapa Rogoznica via Krknjaši, Komiža (Vis), Blue Cave, Hvar, Stari Grad & Maslinica (Šolta) — sailor brief with NM.

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krknjasi
Day 1

Rogoznica → Krknjaši Bay

15 nm southeast from Marina Frapa Rogoznica to Krknjaši Bay between Veli and Mali Drvenik — glass-water swim anchorage 4 nm west of Trogir, sand floor at 3–6 m, holding excellent. Three small Veli Drvenik restaurants hang free buoys with dinner ashore; ideal first-night settle before pushing south.

Distance

7 NM

Sailing

~1.4h at 5 kn

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Route at a glance

Best season
May – early October (peak Jun – Sep)
Duration
7 days · Sat – Sat
Departure
Rogoznica
Sailing area
Sibenik

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Day 1 / 7
krknjasi
1
Day 1

Rogoznica → Krknjaši Bay

Out of Marina Frapa Rogoznica, 15 miles southeast along the open coast and into the channel between Veli Drvenik and Mali Drvenik. Krknjaši is a swim anchorage: shallow with a pale sand floor at 3–6 metres, holding excellent. Three small restaurants on Veli Drvenik (no road access) lay free mooring buoys for guests, but anchoring on the sand floor is the more common choice. Day 1 is operational: settle the crew, deliver a quiet first night before the route turns south.

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

Sample the local Plavac Mali at a quayside table

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.

Komiza
2
Day 2

Krknjaši Bay → Komiža

Twenty-four miles southwest 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 open to SW swell. Konoba scene runs to grilled bogueroni and the indigenous Vugava white. 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. If SW gradient above 15 kn, push 6 nm north to Vis Town in St. George Bay.

Vis
3
Day 3

Komiža → Vis

The day starts at the Blue Cave on Biševo (sun-angle 09:00–11:00, official tender ferry only). Then south to Budihovac, a small twin-islet pair with one of the cleanest swim anchorages in central Dalmatia. The afternoon push is 6 miles clockwise to Vis Town in St. George Bay — fully sheltered from S, SW, W and NW. The bay holds the Roman colony of Issa from 397 BC, with surviving thermae and Hellenistic walls along the harbour promenade.

Things to do

Queue for the Blue Cave tender between 09:00 and 10:30

Swim at Budihovac twin islet on the southern coast

Walk the Hellenistic walls along the Vis Town harbour

Climb up to the Austro-Hungarian Fort George above the town

Order peka-cooked octopus at a Vis Town konoba (book 3 hours ahead)

Mooring tip

Stern-to with own anchor on the long Vis Town seafront promenade — modest fee, water and power on the central berths. Fully sheltered from S, SW, W and NW; the most reliable overnight on Vis.

Hvar
4
Day 4

Vis → Hvar

Twenty miles east-northeast to Hvar Town. ACI Marina Hvar is the only practical overnight option for a 12-metre yacht in anything more than a flat calm — book ahead, lazy lines, water and power. Town quay accepts boats by the hour for a stiff fee but is exposed to W gusts and crowded with tenders; not viable overnight. Climb the Fortica before the heat, walk the Arsenal and St. Stephen's, then settle in for the konoba dinner in the back lanes off the central square.

Things to do

Climb the Fortica before midday for the Pakleni view

Walk the Arsenal and St. Stephen's Cathedral on the main square

Stand a round at one of the back-lane konobas

Take the lavender shop tour off Trg Sv. Stjepana

Watch the harbour traffic from the marina seawall after dark

Mooring tip

ACI Marina Hvar is mandatory in any wind — book ahead, lazy lines, water and power. Town quay is not viable overnight in season.

Stari grad
5
Day 5

Hvar → Stari Grad

Twelve miles clockwise around the western tip of Hvar to Stari Grad. The town is the oldest in Croatia, founded as Greek Pharos in 384 BC; the original Greek street grid is still visible in the central old town, and the surrounding Stari Grad Plain — UNESCO-listed — is one of the oldest continuously cultivated landscapes in Europe. Town quay accepts stern-to with own anchor for a modest fee, ACI Marina Stari Grad on the eastern side has lazy lines.

Things to do

Walk inland through the UNESCO Stari Grad Plain

Visit Tvrdalj Castle and Hektorović's freshwater fishpond

Walk the Greek-grid streets in the central old town

Bike the lavender belt road east of Stari Grad

Order peka at a Stari Grad Plain konoba (book 3 hours ahead)

Mooring tip

Town quay stern-to with own anchor — modest harbour fee, water and power. ACI Marina Stari Grad on the eastern side has lazy lines. Bay is fjord-shaped and fully sheltered in any wind direction.

Maslinica
6
Day 6

Stari Grad → Maslinica

Twenty miles northwest to Maslinica, the deep S-shaped natural harbour at the western tip of Šolta. Mooring split between Martinis Marchi Marina on the south side (lazy lines, 18th-century baroque-castle hotel) and the village quay on the north side (stern-to with own anchor). Šolta is the closest island to Split (15 miles out) but the quietest in the central Dalmatian group — the konobas in the village square run on Šoltansko olive oil and the indigenous Dobričić red.

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.

Rogoznica
7
Day 7

Maslinica → Rogoznica

Final leg: 15 miles northwest from Maslinica back into Marina Frapa Rogoznica. Saturday handover protocol: boat back at base by 09:00, fuel topped, holding tanks emptied, decks rinsed, inventory checked. Course passes the Drvenik islands and the south coast of Šolta — final swim opportunity in any of the small bays on the way north. With fuel pumped and inspection clear, walk the path to the Dragon's Eye Lake on the southern tip of Rogoznica peninsula one last time.

Things to do

Top up fuel and pump out before the 09:00 inspection

Walk the path to the Dragon's Eye Lake

Stand a long lunch at the marina hotel restaurant

Walk the small old quarter on Rogoznica peninsula

Sample local olive oil at a village shop

Mooring tip

Return into Marina Frapa Rogoznica 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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