Yacht charter Petrcane

Region around Zadar is famous among sailors and by many called a chartering center of Croatia. It is here where you can find majority of yachts chartered in Dalmatia. Zadar itself is close to the airport, so renting a boats here is comfortable, quite cheap in comparison to other regions, but still close to many Croatian attractions, such as Kornati Islands for example. From Zadar you can also easily get to the Dugi Otok by ferry, where also part of the chartered fleet is located.

Fleet around Zadar region

Around Zadar you can charter yacht from the following places:

• Sukosan, marina Dalmacija / D-Marin Borik, which is the biggest marina in the whole Croatia and has the biggest number of berths (more than 1200 berths available), boats available for charters and biggest area around it for wintering the vessels, service and maintenance and car parking for clients renting the yachts
• Biograd with its 2 marinas: marina Kornati and marina Sangulin. Both harbours are really big and are serving hundrets of charterers each sailing season
• Zadar with marina Tankerkomerc
• Olive Island marina and marina Preko on the Dugi Otok Island, which is easily accessible by ferry going from Zadar to the island every half an hour during the summer season

Marina Tankerkomerc

For sailors, who want to go aboard directly from Zadar city, we recommend marina Tankerkomerc. It is situated exactly in the center of Zadar so after the check-in you can enjoy restaurants in Zadar and go for small sighseeing. You can visit: Sea Organ, The Forum situated in front of the Archbishop´s Palace and church of Saint Donat, Narodni trg, famous Foša, Kalelarga and the Armory. City in general has great atmosphere and skippers with their crews like spending time in Zadar. In the marina there is a gas station, parking just next to it and many shops around. Harbour is equipped with all facilities such toilettes, showers, electricity.

Skipper charters a yacht and sails around

Zadar is a great starting point for all sailors. For those that dream about northern Croatia, they can sail northwards and see the Krk island, Pula and sail around Istria. All those that chartered a yacht to see Sibenik or Hvar, should sail between Kornati Islands. Please only remember that there is a bridge in Dugi Otok, where only yachts with short masts can go under. Before setting sails you should ask the base manager if the rented boat has permission for sailing under this bridge. But if not, you can sail to the south and then go to Telascica, the Salt Lake and see the great views from the slopes of Kornati.

Prices of chartered yachts

Bareboat yacht charter in Zadar is really cheap and when you make a ranking of the prices, you will that this region is one of the cheapest. Great choice of sailboats makes strong competition among the Chartering companies, so client can only choose between the best offers. It is here where you can find monohulls and multihulls, where sailors can rent big vessels and really small units. The choice of boats is really great. Try using different search criteria to find the best deals. Take advantage of Last Minute and First Minute discounts. And book the yacht just when the pricelists are published, because then you can find the best offers. It is usually in October on the previous year. Regular skipper make bookings then and they have full year to plan the cruise, gather the crew and prepare for the great sailing around Zadar.