Astréa 42 · MAGIC SUMMER

Around 86% of our charters go bareboat. If you are licensed and confident with stern-to mooring, sand anchoring and reading a Bura forecast, the central-Dalmatia island hops are very manageable. If not — or if it is your first Adriatic week — a skipper (€170–€220/day plus food) removes the licensing question and brings the local knowledge that counts here: Bura-proof bays, Maestral timing for the Vis crossing, and park and harbour-master admin done for you. A fully crewed cat with captain and hostess or cook sits at the luxury end.

Croatian bareboat charters run almost universally on a fixed Saturday-to-Saturday week — it is how bases stagger hundreds of handovers on the same weekend. Board Saturday from 17:00 once the boat is cleaned and checked, sleep aboard the final Friday night, and disembark by 09:00 Saturday for the next crew. Mid-week starts exist only on a few boats and late availability; we flag anything that breaks the norm when we quote.

Yes, and all are modest and itemised. Croatia charges a per-person sojourn (tourist) tax for the days aboard plus a coastal safety-of-navigation vignette scaled to boat length and duration — usually settled by the base and shown on the contract. National-park entry is separate and per-day: Kornati, Telašćica, Mljet and Brijuni are entered by boat (buy ahead — on-site is dearer), while Krka is reached on foot via the park shuttle from Skradin. We block the permits your route needs as part of the booking.

They are the ideal Adriatic family platform. The shallow ~1.2 m draft lets a wide-beam cat anchor in sandy bays monohulls cannot reach — Pakleni coves, the Mljet lakes, calm Kornati moorings — with a level deck, walk-in swim platforms and separate cabins fore and aft. The sheltered channels between Brač, Hvar and Korčula keep daily passages short (2–4 hours) and the seas flat. Lifeline netting and child vests are available on request.