I sometimes answer the question “Where is the best place to start a cruise in Croatia?”. While the first thought that comes to my mind is that “all of Croatia is beautiful”, when I checked the list of my reservations, it turns out that I most often chose the area around Šibenik, especially marina Mandalina. When I think about it now, I come to the conclusion that this area meets all my criteria for a successful cruise.
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When someone asks you about the fuel consumption of a passenger car the issue is so common that the answer comes to you. A small and very economical one consumes 5l/100 km, a larger one 7.5l and a very large SUV 10-12l. To the question of how much a yacht consumes, that is, what is the fuel consumption of a yacht, the answer is more complicated. It all depends on the type and size of the vessel. Consumption is most often determined in operating hours, but this is not always the most practical, as you will read later ?
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When you spend your holidays in a hotel, you are used to the fact that there will always be electricity in the socket. When you enter a room, you look around the walls to plug in your computer, camera or other devices. Although you will find the same sockets on the yacht, electricity will not always be there. In the majority of cases, there is electricity 220V on the boat only when the boat is plugged in at the marina.
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When you book a room in a hotel, you are used to having everything prepared for you and not having to worry about anything. However, bed linen and towels on a yacht are not the rule, at least not everywhere. In addition to the yacht charter itself, you also pay a cleaning fee, and its range varies. It all depends on the offer of the operator, but mainly on the country where you charter the yacht.
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Offshore yachts are equipped with several devices and instruments that are powered by electricity. Throughout the voyage we must take care to ensure that it does not run out. Otherwise, problems can arise, which is something everyone prefers to avoid. The batteries on a yacht are the main source of power and it is good to have a basic knowledge of them.
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Using a mobile phone abroad and especially the internet on your phone can be very expensive. However, when cruising, the internet on a yacht is something that it is difficult to imagine functioning without today. From checking the weather, route details to simple entertainment (e.g. a movie during bad weather). That’s why, just like in homes, the internet has also arrived on yachts ?
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Despite the charm that Croatian waters give us, after many cruises and seasons do you dream of a variety? And here the question arises: Why not Montenegro?
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Usually in our point of view, the responsibility of the hired skipper is considered in terms of the deposit that we leave for the yacht. It is important to know that his responsibility is much greater, including the legal liability. Maybe you don’t think about it every day, but it’s similar when you drive a car, you are responsible not only for the vehicle, but also for the health and even life of the passengers. In case of the yacht it’s the same.
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Yachts are usually handed over on Saturdays in the late afternoon, and this does not always match your plan of getting to the marina – it often happens that you carrive there earlier. What to do to get a boat earlier than it has been scheduled before? There are two solutions.
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We have already discussed, in general and in a very simplified way, how to anchor safely. How to choose a place, how to approach the maneuver and how to control the position of a vessel? You can find the first part of an article here. And now just a few additional comments. Read more
