Press Coverage of Sail Croatia
Sail Croatia has been covered extensively in the national UK press. Why? We like to think it's because our customers and the press regard us as the UK experts on sailing in Croatia.Jugo was causing chaos. We were supposed to be catching our supper with a local spear fisherman and then cooking it, sizzling in a coating of gritty sea-salt over a driftwood fire on the shore. But a strong wind was buffeting us from the south-east ("Jugo" is a south-easterly, our skipper told us) and the weather was forecast to get even wilder. So, instead of anchoring off one of the deserted islands that make up Croatia's Kornati archipelago for the night, we had to sail back to the mainland and a sheltered marina.
Think of sailing holidays and Split probably isn't the first place that comes to mind. Despite boasting one of Europe's most attractive coastlines, a welcoming and consistent climate and the chance to explore an alternative Mediterranean culture, the Dalmatian stretch is still all too often overlooked. However, thanks to the arrival of budget flights in the area, and the country's appetite to embrace tourism, things are beginning to change.
Luka Grubor, director of Sail Croatia, rowed in the Sydney Olympics, winning gold, so he should know a thing or two on the subject. His company, which organises tailor-made sailing trips, has been growing steadily ever since its inception four years ago. As word spreads, Split and its adjacent islands are becoming an increasingly popular alternative for experienced sailors and landlubbers alike.
....Elsewhere, Sail Croatia has cut 25 per cent off the brochure price for sailing holidays in August. Charter a yacht with your own skipper and sail around the Adriatic coastline and islands. Seven nights on a boat sleeping eight now costs £423pp, including flights and transfers.
From "Food Travels" in The Guardian, March 2008
Croatia's beautiful coastline is lure enough in itself. But the fact that clued-up Italians now make food pilgrimages across the Adriatic for a taste of Dalmatian cuisine, a three-way split between Balkan, Mediterranean and central European influences, seals the deal. Island-and restaurant-hop your way from the roast lamb at Tri Maruna on Krk down to local oysters and risotto at Kapetanova Kúca on Peljesac, mooring up en route at Brac, Hvar, Vis and Korcula for more feasting or to get better acquainted with the country's highly drinkable wines.
ZORAN BRAJCIC slams his razor-sharp cleaver into a fresh lobster, drags on a high-tar cigarette and growls a line you're unlikely to hear from Nigella Lawson: "It is the tough destiny of the Croatian lobster." Brajcic will never be a doe-eyed domestic goddess, but he offers equally distinctive cookery lessons on the Adriatic island of Vis.
...SAILING, Croatia
Learn the ropes with a local skipper, island-hopping in the Adriatic as you sail from crystal cove to harbour cafe. Easter temperatures average about 20C, marinas are buzzing but uncrowded and winds are wonderfully consistent. Sail Croatia (0871 733 8686, www.sailcroatia.net ) has a four-cabin Jeanneau 45 (sleeps up to 8) from £2,495 for seven nights, including skipper and airport transfers from Split, served by Croatia Airlines (0870 410 0310, www.croatiaairlines.hr ) and British Airways (0870 850 9850, www.ba.com ).
...Croatia
A THOUSAND miles of mainland coast, a thousand islands and 500 ports of call: no wonder Croatia is the fastest-growing sailing destination in the Med. It's especially great if you like plenty of shore time, rather than dawdling away your days on the big blue. It's a good choice for families too, with modest-to-gentle winds and somewhere to tie up around every bend - especially handy if you've any "Are we nearly there yet?" mutineers aboard. And Croatia has more full-service marinas than any other country, with hot showers, restaurant food, mini marts and (if you're on a top-spec yacht) power points for firing up the air-con.
Taken from The Telegraph, November 2007
Confirmed landlubber Stephen Cooperhad big misgivings about a sailing holiday up and down Croatia's jagged coast, but with an experienced skipper to show him the ropes, he and his
family soon found their sea legs.
''Don't worry, you sail with us, you'll be happy,'' said Luka Grubor, the owner of SailCroatia at his Fulham office.
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