Croatia

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 July 27th, 2009


Armani visited Croatia on his 65 meters long yacht Main
Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani cruised along the Adriatic coast from Split to Dubrovnik and Cavtat, visiting some of Croatian Islands such as Brac, Hvar and Korcula, following the same route as Bernie Ecclestone.

The daily newspaper 24 sata has reported he said he had always wanted [...]

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Andrea|SailingInCroatia on July 25th, 2009

Sailing holidays and summer festivals
In many old towns along the Adriatic coast during the summer months streets, piazzas and old castles become a stage for a variety of live performances ranging from the folklore ensembles, world-famous rock bands, jazz, opera or classical concerts, to ballet and theatre. Most known festivals are Dubrovnik summer festival (Dubrovacke [...]

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Andrea|SailingInCroatia on July 25th, 2009


Ecclestone still in love with Croatia
Although now divorced from his Croatian wife Slavica, F1 owner Bernie Ecclestone is still in love with Croatia. He arrived to his favourite Trogir last week where his 60m yacht Petara (named after his two daughters Petra and Tamara) was already awaiting. Ecclestone feels very much at home in Trogir, [...]

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Andrea|SailingInCroatia on July 24th, 2009

Zlatni Rat (Golden horn or Golden Cape) beach near Bol on the Island of Brač
For many there is no place like this - a light breeze swiping through the pine trees and the soothing sound of vawes crushing against a v-shaped golden pebble & sand bar that changes the shape and direction with the wind.  [...]

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Andrea|SailingInCroatia on July 13th, 2009

Fishing and angling in the Croatian Adriatic
Recreational and sports fishing - angling in Croatia is regulated by the Marine Fishing Law (Croatian Official Papers - „Narodne novine“, No. 46/97, 57/96, 46/97, 48/05), as well as the Marine Recreational Fishing Act (Sub-law-„Narodne novine“, No. 137/05) and Marine Sports Fishing Act (Sub-Law- „Narodne novine“, No. 137/05).
The following [...]

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Win a holiday in Croatia
Croatian National Tourist Board has launched a funky new site Welcome to Croatia where you can take a quiz a find your perfect Croatian holiday destination, win a holiday in Croatia, see home video invitations and some video messages from celebrities.

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Andrea|SailingInCroatia on June 26th, 2009

List of Sailing Regattas in Croatia 2009
Here is a comprehensive list of all sailing regattas registered with Croatian Sailing Federation (Hrvatski Jedrilicarski Savez - HJS) for 2009. For any possible updates please visit HJS site.
 

Date
Name
Organizer
Location
Class

15.05.
17.05.
Regata Zadarskog kanala
JK Uskok, Zadar
Zadar
LAS LRD L4.7 420

30.05.
30.05.
Memorijal Nerio Vok
JK Histria, Umag
Umaški akvatorij
OPEN

22.05.
24.05.
ACI Women & Men Match Race
YC Croatia, Opatija
ACI marina [...]

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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 8th, 2009

A peaceful sandy lagoon on the Island of Mljet
The Island of Mljet in Croatia is well known for its National Park, a beautiful display of nature that rejuvenates the body and mid with peaceful pine forests, scenic coastline and magnificent sea lakes.
 
To take it even a step further, set sail to the very south-eastern point [...]

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