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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 13th, 2009


An American actor of Italian origin, Armand Assante visited Split on 1st of July, as reported by croatiantimes.com.
Armand Assante went sightseeing accompanied by his friend Croatian film director Jakov Sedlar and was especially interested in the palace built at the end of the third century AD by Roman Emperor Diocletian. Assante was also a guest [...]

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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 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 20th, 2009

Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 50 DS
The interior design for Sun Odyssey 50 DS has been made by Philippe Briand and cockpit and stylish deck design by Garroni Design. Sun Odyssey 50 DS by Jeanneau delivers comfort and style incomparable by the competition.

Built: 2009
Length over all: 15.07 m
Beam: 4,49 m
Draught: 2,15 m
Water tank: 615 l
Fuel [...]

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Andrea|SailingInCroatia on May 18th, 2009

Elan 514 Impression

Built: 2007, 2008
Length over all: 16.1 m
Beam: 4,68 m
Draught: 2,2 m
Displacement: 18 000 kg
Water tank: 780 l
Fuel tank: 440 l
Engine: 75 HP
Mainsail/m2: roll
Genoa/m2: furling
Cabins: 4+1
Berths: 8+1+2
Toilets: 5
Elan 514 Impression weekly charter prices in EURO:
01.01. - 25.04. - €3200
25.04. - 09.05. - €3900
09.05. - 30.05. - [...]

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Andrea|SailingInCroatia on May 18th, 2009

Sunseeker 75 Luxury Yacht
The core of the philosophy that guided the founders of the Sunseeker Yacht 75 consists in the thought that a sea voyage should and may bring only pleasant emotions. Everything on board of this yacht is to provide maximum comfort and safety for you and your guests. Sunseeker 75 is available for [...]

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Andrea|SailingInCroatia on March 19th, 2009

If there ever was a perfect gift for a skipper or keen sailor then surely it is a 3D nautical chart or coastal light chart hand-crafted by Latitude Kinsale.

Using nautical charts of the coastline anywhere in the World, a relief 3D nautical chart is created showing the various depths and coastline contours.

Surround lighting [...]

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Andrea|SailingInCroatia on February 19th, 2009

The unavoidable weather question has a region-specific answer as Croatia’s climate is determined by its geography which is a mixture of a long littoral, high mountains and plains.
There are predominantly two climate regions with some variations: Continental and Mediterranean. A chain of high Dinaric Mountains separates the two and can also be separated as [...]

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