ACI Marinas in Croatia

 When you charter a luxury boat (Yacht, Sailboat or Gullet) in Croatia people would like also some good service when you visit marinas. This is why was in the year 1983 established first ACI Marina in Croatia and is still setting high standards for all other marinas.

Today there are 21 marinas from North (ACI marina Umag) till South (ACI marina Dubrovnik). ACI Marinas offer modern and safety berths close to the restaurant with local cosine – Mediterranean food. Quality of the marinas is regularly checked and are valued from helpfulness of the stuff till the appearance of marina.

ACI Marinas are valued as one of the best marinas not only in Croatia but around the whole world. All Marinas offer good infrastructure where you can refill fuel all do all necessary quick repairs. Marinas are located in center of bigger towns or in the untouched nature. This is why they are so popular when people are visiting Croatia with charter Yacht or Sailboat.

Team that took care of ACI marinas is regularly organizing various regattas and other events where you can check you knowledge of your sailing skills or test your yacht how fast can it go compare to the other boats.

ACI Marina is popular place also for charter companies. Although they are expensive compare to other marinas, ACI gives standard and deliver always what is promised.

All ACI marinas are: Umag, Rovinj, Pula, Pomer, Opatija, Cres, Supetarska Draga, Rab, Šimuni, Žut, Jezera, Vodice, Škradin, Trogir, Split, Milna, Vrboska, Palmizana, Korčula and Dubrovnik.

Charter a bare boat or skippered Yacht?

How do you charter a bare boat or what is the procedure to find a skippered yacht? What kind of license is needed to cruise without a skipper on a yacht you have rented? Is skippered boat expensive then bare boat? How do you find a good skipper? This are all the questions that I would like to answer in this post.

Whenever you charter a boat it is advisable to mentioned at the beginning procedure if you would like to charter a boat with skipper or just a yacht without any crew. The procedure is not that different but charter company would try to find you a better skipper in a shorter time. You can take also a yacht with other crew then just skipper. If the yacht needs more people to control and there are also hostess and cook that will make you delicious meals.

When you are considering to rent a boat without a crew you need to check if you have license that will cover of controlling with the length of the vessel. Usually basics permission for controlling boats covers all boats until 25 meters or less then 90 feet. There is also different restrictions for more powerful boats. If you are unsure if your permission covers it ask charter company at the begging of the charter procedure.

Skippered boat is a bit expensive then bare boat. However this cost is not that big if you considered in percentage of the rent of the yacht or sailboat. Depending of the experience of the skipper, skipper cost from 100€ to 150€ per day. You need to cover also his meals for all the time that he will be on the boat. Same goes for the other crew. And if you hire bigger and more luxurious yacht, price for the staff will go even higher.

Charter companies usually have their own skippers that will recommended to you. This skippers usually drives same yacht for the whole season. If you have any special request regarding skipper please ask charter company. Request such as language spoken by skipper and various communication skills are acceptable and executable if possible.