Andrea|SailingInCroatia on July 30th, 2009


Sea Help emergency services - AA on sea
Sea Help offers emergency services to boat or yacht owners as well as to charter boat users, covering the Croatian Adriatic, as well as Italian northern Adriatic coast from Croatia and Slovenia to Venice, planning to expand into the Mediterranean (Italy, France and Spain).
Memberships for commercially used boats [...]

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Andrea|SailingInCroatia on June 18th, 2009


If you had enough of the Jet-Set scene of the old town of Hvar, sail around to the northern side of Hvar Island and visit Vrboska. Or even better, set your course directly to this lovely town!

Vrboska is the smallest town on the sunny Island of Hvar and is special because of its geographical location, well [...]

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Andrea|SailingInCroatia on June 15th, 2009

470 European Championships 2009
Croatian sailors Šime Fantela and Igor Marenić won the men’s 470 class at the European championships at Traunsee Lake, Upper Austria on Sunday 14th of June.
Fantela and Marenić are members of Sv. Krševan Club (Zadar, Croatia) and are the first Croatian gold-medal winners in an Olympic class in more than 30 years.
A [...]

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Andrea|SailingInCroatia on June 15th, 2009


Catching a big fish in Croatian Adriatic
While sailing the Adriatic, it only makes sense to try fishing. Nothing compares to a freshly caught dinner. Once we timed 90 minutes between catching a Palamida (Atlantic Bonito) and throwing the bare bones back into the sea.
One lazy afternoon, while sailing at 6 knots on Bavaria 49 and [...]

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Andrea|SailingInCroatia on May 28th, 2009

Catamaran Lagoon 570 Sailing Yacht

Built: 2008
Length over all: 17.06 m
Beam: 9,15 m
Draught: 1,4 m
Water tank: 1 000 l
Fuel tank: 750 l
Engine: 2 x 55 HP Volvo Diesel
Genoa/m2: roll
Cabins: 4
Berths: 8
Toilets: 4
Crew: 2
Lagoon 570 weekly charter prices in EURO:
 01.01. - 16.05.   - €   9000
16.05. - 06.06.    - € 11400
06.06. - 04.07.   - € 13400
04.07. - 18.07.  - [...]

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Andrea|SailingInCroatia on May 15th, 2009

IPhone to measure wind http://bit.ly/17ShTY

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Andrea|SailingInCroatia on May 15th, 2009

For all the keen sailors, skippers, sport enthusiasts and outdoorsy types the iPhone Wind Meter application is now available so you can use your iPhone to measure wind speed!
Now, how cool is that? Anemometer iPhone application costs $0.99 USD.
iPhone Wind Meter works by measuring the volume of the wind on your iPhone microphone and converts [...]

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Andrea|SailingInCroatia on May 15th, 2009

Green Dragon to be in Galway ahead Delta Lloyd says the www.Afloat.ie pole.

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Andrea|SailingInCroatia on May 12th, 2009

What to pack when going on a sailing holiday? Here are just a few pointers to help you making your own list before going on a sailing holiday.

Luggage
Use lightweight and foldable sports bags that can be stored below deck. Suitcases take a lot of space and cannot be properly stored.
Paperwork

Personal documents: passport, personal ID card, [...]

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Andrea|SailingInCroatia on May 12th, 2009

Looking to charter a sailing boat in Croatia, http://www.adriaticholidays.co.uk seem to have a good choice. Anyone booked with them yet?

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