New to Motor Boating in Croatia

BartW said:
have you considered / checked flights to Dubrovnic / porte Montenegro ?
in winter time ?
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Yes I have and Porto Montenegro would be very convenient because BA fly to Dubrovnik 3 times a week in winter. One of the problems I've had in Croatia is simply getting repair jobs done. The people are OK but they dont care when they finish a job and getting spare parts is a nightmare. I've been shipping parts from the UK but getting them customs cleared is a big problem apparently. I cannot imagine that it will be any better in Montenegro which is why I'm more thinking of Italy for the winter where I can be pretty sure that the boat will be looked after and any maintenance tasks carried out in reasonable time. Also I travel to Italy on business regularly so it would be easier for me to visit the boat during the winter
 
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Yes I have and Porto Montenegro would be very convenient because BA fly to Dubrovnik 3 times a week in winter. One of the problems I've had in Croatia is simply getting repair jobs done. The people are OK but they dont care when they finish a job and getting spare parts is a nightmare. I've been shipping parts from the UK but getting them customs cleared is a big problem apparently. I cannot imagine that it will be any better in Montenegro which is why I'm more thinking of Italy for the winter where I can be pretty sure that the boat will be looked after and any maintenance tasks carried out in reasonable time. Also I travel to Italy on business regularly so it would be easier for me to visit the boat during the winter
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well thats the reason that i will bring BA to Marseille, easy reach, but am seriously considering to bring her to HR next year, and forget about the diving and all that, but distance remains an issue, willl see, lets ejoy this summer first:)
 
BartW said:
he is a radio specialist, but not sure about SSB expertise.
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Aha, well, if he is a radio specialist, he's very likely an HF (=SSB) radio specialist. Other equipments are toys in comparison.
Oh, and Skanti is a top brand for these things, they used to make mainly (only?) professional equipment, IIRC.

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Hi,

Just to bring the thread back to Croatia a bit, I am looking to stake out interesting coves / places to explore around Lastovo and Peljesac? I've never been to Lastovo and know there is a 'hidden harbour' but besides that what are some cool achorages or places to go explore for a day?

Thanks
 
pred02 said:
I've never been to Lastovo and know there is a 'hidden harbour' but besides that what are some cool achorages or places to go explore for a day?
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I guess the hidden harbour you're talking about is Portoroz, in the southern area of the island.
Nice, and there's also a decent restaurant with a floating pontoon, though the bay is perfect for anchoring.
The nicest bays for anchoring are those in the western part of the island, though: plenty of space also for big boats, with a choice of either just dropping the hook or bring stern lines on the coast.
In the largest of these bays, there's a small village (Ubli) with a fuel dock, though it's a bit tight.
Oh, and in the northern coast, don't miss the Konoba Triton in Zaklopatica bay. You can anchor in front of the small island in the middle of the bay, bringing stern lines aground, if you're looking for a peaceful sleed.
But the restaurant is worth trying, and you can use their own dock.
Very convenient after the typical croatian dinner, where you won't be impressed by the wine quality, but possibly by its quantity...! :D
 
pred02 said:
I've never been to Lastovo and know there is a 'hidden harbour' but besides that what are some cool achorages or places to go explore for a day?
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You’re probably talking about this hidden harbour (?), this is a big boat shelter from the army, on the right of this pic,

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You can go in there, and moor on the side, its about 100m deep, but its old concrete, so no really interesting inside,
(you better go to the "green cave" near the island Vis )

Here it is in line with the bow of my (bleu) boat
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This is from the same position looking in the other direction, towards Ubli.
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And a few reastaurants at the far end, I’m not sure where Triton is, I believe on the other side of the bridge
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There is another bay, on the nord of this one., that one is very enclosed,
Due to that seawater temp is very warm, but the water is not very clean
(look on google maps)

For Peljesac, don’t forget to go to Kobas and Ston, coming from Korcula it’s a long trip, but really worth doing, and dinner at Nico’s , and overnight on his quay.

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And then do some side seeing and or shilling around Olipa, Jakljan and Sipan (nord side)

And why not go all the way down south to Dubrovnic :)

enjoy your holliday,
its the first year after 11years Croatia holliday that we won't be there, missing it now already,
luckyly we have found a good alternative, aswell for the wine :D
 
BartW said:
For Peljesac, don’t forget to go to Kobas and Ston, coming from Korcula it’s a long trip, but really worth doing, and dinner at Nico’s , and overnight on his quay.

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I'll second that. Here are we moored in Kobas 2 weeks ago

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and here is Niko with a few unlucky lobsters

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AndieMac said:
They are a pretty small example of the species. No size limits?
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I'm no expert but AFAIK, warm water lobsters dont grow as big as cold water ones. Actually there's quite a lot of meat in the body but virtually nothing in the claws. If there were regulations governing minimum size, I doubt there'd be anybody in Croatia to enforce them anyway
 
Any recommendations for sea tow service in Croatia? Don't plan on being stranded but in case of an engine failure or running out of fuel I think this is one event I'd like to be insured against.

Thanks,
George
 
pred02 said:
Any recommendations for sea tow service in Croatia? Don't plan on being stranded but in case of an engine failure or running out of fuel I think this is one event I'd like to be insured against.

Thanks,
George
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I've joined Seatow here http://www.seatow-europe.com/index_en.php?id=1. They cover Germany and the Croatian coast of the Adriatic. I can't say how good they are because I've never had to use them and I hope I never do:)
 
Hey guys,
3 more weeks to Croatia, I cannot wait. The boat made it safely to Korcula, I received an email on Thursday morning that it's all well. Overall, about 25 days door to door from Cape Code, MA, USA to Korcula, Croatia. Now that I've been through the shipping logistics if anyone needs helps regarding contacts or experiences, please do not hesitate to ask.

On another note - I am keen to organize my day trip from Korcula to Lastovo. As I have never been I am looking on the map and trying to figure out the best approach. Thinking of crossing over and starting with the lighthouse on the O. Glavat, then making way West via the Vrhovanjci islands and Lastovanci islands, looking for cool places to anchor, swim, snorkel, slowly making way back to the Hidden Harbour and then finally stopping of at the one restaurant in the afternoon that was recommended in the forums (do not have the name of the top of my head).

Any advice is appreciated!

Thanks
 
Sorry pred2, I cant help you on this as weve never been to Lastovo. Maybe mapism or BartW can help you? Might be worth a PM
 
pred02 said:
On another note - I am keen to organize my day trip from Korcula to Lastovo. As I have never been I am looking on the map and trying to figure out the best approach. Thinking of crossing over and starting with the lighthouse on the O. Glavat, then making way West via the Vrhovanjci islands and Lastovanci islands, looking for cool places to anchor, swim, snorkel, slowly making way back to the Hidden Harbour and then finally stopping of at the one restaurant in the afternoon that was recommended in the forums (do not have the name of the top of my head).
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Going via Glavat is always à save choice, Especially in à single engined boat, many other boats take this route, can't give advice About other routes

Have only been 3 times on lastovo, alway's on à passage, only know About the area see post #46 woud be worth Spending à day or two exploring all bay's and Coves
 
Besides local weather predictions, at harbour master or on HR websides, I alway's use windfinder.com gives a good vieuw on trends, and what's happening further away on the ocean,

Don't forget to check the forecast when your planning trips so far away, your boat can cope with some nasty waves, and i'm not questioning your boating skills, but think about the fun you or your guests will have:o in unexpected bad weather

While writing this post i deeply regret not to be there this summer, so wish you lots of good time over there

Put the Hvar and Vis trip on your list, greatly recommended !
Enjoy!
 
MapisM; said:
(in spite of the fact that I would also love a BA weekend! :))

PS: with apologies to the OP for the thread drift...
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You know you have a permanent invitation for that, next week tuesday BA will leave Rome for her trip to SOF, via porte Ercole, Elba, Corse, Toulon, Antibes, ...
Time scedule is tight, first kids, then guests, .... But i would certainly slow down if you would show up somewhere, will post full itinery later
If not, i can arrange a few day's in september if you like, but then in SOF,
 
I am T-minus 3 days, will be in Croatia on Friday, am trying to get arranged to get the boat dropped on Saturday morning! So excited.

Just had a quick question about moor-to-stern mooring technique. The Whaler has a fairly large outboard and most remote mooring facilities are like BartW indicated in post no 46 (the Mali Ston - last photo in the set), I am wondering how will it be practical to moor stern first in those situations as the engine will be either too close, or the boat will be too far to jump.

With the old boat in those situation we always drop the anchor from the stern of the boat and then inch in with the bow (it's easier to jump on the bow while maintaing distance between the ground and the boat). This was not an issue as the boat and the anchor was light and there was little risk of swamping.

Though most mooring techniques revolve around dropping the anchor from the bow and then backing in, for obvious reasons of the weight of the boat and swamping.

In large marinas they could have a bridge that would make it easy to connect to the boat, but as most small places in Croatia are unmanned I am wondering how this would work.

Thanks
 
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pred02, you need to get yourself a simple passarelle (or bridge as you call it), either a plank of wood or a folding metal ramp that you can buy from a local chandlery. Maybe in the long run you need to think about fitting a proper hydraulic pasarelle at the stern but this will cost a lot of money. The alternative is that you always go forwards into a mooring and get off the boat from the bow but this may not be easy for anyone old or with an injury
 
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