Well it's been a glorious summer in Croatia

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I just thought I'd cheer up all you boating guys and gals who've suffered in the usual rubbish UK summer weather by telling you what a terrible summer we've had too. Since Easter, we've enjoyed 41 consecutive days of excellent boating weather in Croatia. According to my logbook, all of those 41 days have been wall to wall sunshine except for 2 which were a bit cloudy. We've had 3 days when its been a bit windy but all the other days have been F4 or less with by far the most predominant wind direction being northwesterly. OK, so it blew up a bit on my 42nd boating day this summer (last Monday) but I'm not complaining because that was the first day I've experienced this summer when the weather really was too bad to go out to sea. Ho hum

Anyway here are a few pics to prove it

Dismal day moored at the Festa restaurant quay on the island of Zut



Another dreary day at the ACI marina on Zut



Negotiating the scaryingly shallow passage from Zut towards the island of Dugi Otok (not scary because its actually shallow but scary because the water is so clear and you can see the boulders about to rip your props off)



Holed up in port due to bad weather in Maslinica on the island of Solta



Another overcrowded marina, this time at ACI Piskera in the Kornati islands (this was August!)



The end of another awful day, this time anchored off the island of Kaprije



Battling horrendous sea conditions whilst cruising through the Kornati islands



Cheek to jowl in another overcrowded anchorage (also August), this time in Luka Telascica on the island of Dugi Otok



Private enterprise flourishing in ex communistical Croatia



Another boringly glorious sunset whilst on a buoy in Vrulje in the Kornati islands



And another ho hum sunset back on Zut again



And this is where the locals come to offer prayers for wind and rain



As you can see we had a really awful boating summer:D
 
Deleted User said:
I just thought I'd cheer up all you boating guys and gals who've suffered in the usual rubbish UK summer weather
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Git :p






Seriously, great post Mike, lovely photos :)

I tried a year in CI , agreed the time we spent on the boat was greater quality but we found the travelling spoiled it and it was abruptly terminated when the flights home were cancelled due to Volcanic ash , we had to return on the boat.

It would be interesting to read a thread on how it works, I presume weekends are at home and the boat is visited during holidays and occasional long weekends only , perhaps something I can look forward to in retirement .
 
Ok ok, we're jealous...

Looking forward to this local holiday weekend at the boat, winds gusting to 45mph rain, thunder, maybe some chance of sunshine too. Never mind at least I'll not be working.

How much would it cost me to motor round to your area?

Wish I was there..
 
The conditions look fantastic, the water so calm and clean looking. But, is it just me, or is the scenery very barren and uninspiring?:confused:
 
DAKA said:
It would be interesting to read a thread on how it works, I presume weekends are at home and the boat is visited during holidays and occasional long weekends only , perhaps something I can look forward to in retirement .
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Well thats the problem. Its different to UK boating in that you simply aren't going to be on your boat as much as in the UK but (usually) the quality of that reduced time spent on the boat in the Med is better because the weather is better. There is no such thing as zipping down to the boat in the Solent (as I used to do) on a whim if the weather looks good. If you've got kids at school and limited holiday time, then you have to plan your trips weeks in advance, not least because flight costs are cheaper than booking last minute. I used to think that we would visit our boat in the Med even just for a weekend but flying out Friday night/ flying back Sunday night is just too much hassle so our trips are minimum 4-5nights for short trips and upto 3weeks for summer hols. If you are retired and have no dependents, then its completely different. You can plan to be on your boat in the Med when the kids are at school and you can spend months on your boat. We have met many retired or semi retired couples boating in the Med who live on their boats from around May to mid July and then from early Sept to end October which are the best times to go Med boating
 
MrB said:
The conditions look fantastic, the water so calm and clean looking. But, is it just me, or is the scenery very barren and uninspiring?:confused:
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Well, yes, I suppose some of the islands are a bit barren (Yorkshire Dales plonked in the Med according to my SWMBO) but others, especially further south, are more lush.
 
Looks absolutely superb. We have been thinking loosely of this type of boating for the future too (as no doubt many others have!) in semi-retirement. I think thoughts start to wonder towards moving to foreign shores when the UK weather misbehaves and ruins your plans so often.
 
Looks terrible: no idea how you can cope with all that flat blue water, clear skies, open space. Of course, you have treated your hull to be resistant to Croatian Fibrevasvermis, haven't you? Those critters can turn a Ferretti into Swiss cheese within a season.
 
Don't let him fool you, I took all those photos.

Mike has spent the whole summer in Chesham decorating and doing the garden.

Pah, last time I do you a favour.
 
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Superb. I love it. Great post Mike. A Classic. Wonderful pics.

Ps. Any pics of the low cost airlines on route ;)
 
FlowerPower said:
Looks terrible: no idea how you can cope with all that flat blue water, clear skies, open space. Of course, you have treated your hull to be resistant to Croatian Fibrevasvermis, haven't you? Those critters can turn a Ferretti into Swiss cheese within a season.
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Actually the biggest danger is alcohol because its relatively cheap. On my annual boys boat trip last week, on a night out in Korcula, we were given a couple of shots of heaven knows what in a bar which later turned out to be 90 proof. That was on top of a couple of Mojitos, several bottles of wine with dinner washed down with a few whiskies. The shots burnt a hole in my stomach and I'm still suffering now:eek:
 
whilst it would be eay to add to the 'b*st*rd' comments (light hearted of course..... I wonder if this thread could help those that are retired, have a small'ish boat suitable for a couple to spend some time on in good weather, understand if there really is a practical option to keeping such a boat (dry stack or eq) in that area (where?)

because they no longer make that weekly run down the M3 because of weather, etc etc

it all looks wonderful - how do I get some!
 
I trust you have been taking water samples, because I think it is quite obvious that blue hue suggests some serious polution; dull grey is what is safe, I understand.
 
duncan said:
whilst it would be eay to add to the 'b*st*rd' comments
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Ok I'll admit to the "green eyed idol" but the summer is very quickly coming to an end. I think this year I may have had possibly, 15 days of blue skies and I was away cruising for near on 4months.

Very tempting to move the boat to the med and get some of that sunshine. Cost as for most would be a concern.

The ridiculas point for me is I dont really like being in the sun..... I just like having the sunshine around. Winter is coming and I'm already suffering from SAD syndrome.

like Duncan info on marina and flight costs would be appreciated by the Little Ship crew.

Tom:)

PS No offence was meant in the original post:o
 
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