Sailing guides
Written for the questions people ask before they look for a boat. Every figure beside the words is live: the boats, the bases and the prices come from the operators’ booking systems today.
- Sailing from Split: a week in Central DalmatiaWhen to sail from Split, what the Maestral and the Bura do, a seven-day route through Brač, Hvar, Vis and Šolta, the bases the boats leave from, the papers Croatia asks for, and what a week costs today.Last revised 28 October 2026.
- Sailing from Athens: the Saronic Gulf and the Argolic coastA week from Alimos Marina through Aegina, Poros, Hydra and Spetses: when to go, what the Meltemi does here, the harbours, the papers Greece asks for, and what a week costs today.Last revised 28 October 2026.
- Sailing from Kos: the DodecaneseA week from Kos through Kalymnos, Leros, Lipsi and Patmos: when to go, what the Meltemi does in the Dodecanese, the harbours, the papers Greece asks for, and what a week costs today.Last revised 28 October 2026.
- Sailing around Ibiza and FormenteraA week from Ibiza round the island and Formentera: when to go, the winds, the anchoring rules that protect the seagrass, the marinas, the licence Spain asks for, and what a week costs today.Last revised 28 October 2026.
- Sailing in Montenegro: the Bay of Kotor and the coastA week from Tivat or Kotor through the Bay of Kotor and down the Budva Riviera: when to go, the winds, the bases, the papers Montenegro asks for, how a crossing to Dubrovnik works, and what a week costs today.Last revised 28 October 2026.