It turns out that our stopover in Vis was our furthest point from the charter base this sailing vacation. Virtually all next steps bring us closer to our point of departure. We leave Vis at around 11 am and a few minutes later we start to congratulate ourselves for our luck of staying last night … Continue reading #10: first leg back towards mainland
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#9: attempting an excursion
Today, we leave Komiza only for a short leg to the other side of the island, it's main town Vis. Before we head over, we want to visit the famous Blue Grotto. It's only one hour away from Komiza with our boat and we manage to leave reasonably early. We reach there between 9 and … Continue reading #9: attempting an excursion
#8: sailing at its finest
We decide to swim in the morning and leave before noon. After leaving the blue lagoon we set sails for Vis island. The wind is constant at around 12 kts from NW picking up considerably in the afternoon. That means: set course 190º once and sail for 4 hours and 25 nm straight. "Cash" sails … Continue reading #8: sailing at its finest
#7: Blue Lagoon
Our departure from Sibenik is smooth. We set sails after leaving the river Krka. Today we have our longest distance yet. With the good wind we are having not a problem. We pass by many coves, bays and small towns on the way that are most certainly worth visiting. Our goal, however, is the blue … Continue reading #7: Blue Lagoon
#6: meeting the sail maker in Šibenik
Instead of sailing down the coast as we had originally planned we stopped early today at Šibenik harbour for repairs to the bimini. The bimini had unfortunately started to rip and we wanted to prevent further damage. We decided to moor at the city harbour. No shore power, just water. Plus we're in the middle … Continue reading #6: meeting the sail maker in Šibenik
#5: fresh mussels on the way to Skradin
Today's leg brings us along the Krka river. The first thing we notice are mussel and oyster farms. They sell directly to the boat! Quickly we exchange 50kn with a bag of 2kg fresh mussels and off we go. There is still time for a short stopover for bathing and we reach picturesque Skradin in … Continue reading #5: fresh mussels on the way to Skradin
#4: a long wait for the mooring spot and an unexpected find
We arrived at Tribunj in the mid afternoon. There was still quite a breeze going, so we quickly decided against mooring directly at the old town. The transit pier of the marina is just opposite of the fisherman's pier. A catamaran and a monohull were first. The catamaran took considerable effort to moor so we … Continue reading #4: a long wait for the mooring spot and an unexpected find
#3: Stopover in Biograd
On the way, we practice man-over-board under full sails with a fender in the water as "man" over board. It takes us several attempts to reach and pick up the fender. Each time about 3 minutes pass until we are close by - a long wait for someone over board even with life vest... Distance … Continue reading #3: Stopover in Biograd
#2: First night ⚓ anchoring
On our second day, we move SE to the small island 🏝️ called Babac for swimming in the afternoon. We also find out that the dinghi is leaking... I come back to the yacht with the two kids almost in a bathtub with a motor... In the evening we change our position to the other … Continue reading #2: First night ⚓ anchoring
#1: Tropical nights
Our first day at sea! We take baby steps with just a bit more than an hour of moving the boat. But we start to feel comfortable. We know what the kids are doing (besides wearing life vests) and we get to know the boat. It sails nicely. Almost no wind and 27°C past 10pm … Continue reading #1: Tropical nights