Croatia?

[CptCrunchie]

I've spent much of the morning looking at sailboats on YachtWorld. There are a veritable ton of boats in Croatia. Seems a strange place to keep a boat until it sells. Some are flying the Croatian flag, so maybe it's like our Cayman Island registration. Anyone know why?

[LongRange]

Originally Posted by CptCrunchie

I've spent much of the morning looking at sailboats on YachtWorld. There are a veritable ton of boats in Croatia. Seems a strange place to keep a boat until it sells. Some are flying the Croatian flag, so maybe it's like our Cayman Island registration. Anyone know why?

It is one if the world's premier sailing and chartering destinations, possibly unmatched in terms of its many small islands in close proximity, and relatively benign weather. (Of course, like all the best places it is literally overrun, and most of us are about 30 years too late to see it at its best.)

There are a metric crudload of ex-charter boats for sale in Croatia, and many private yachts are also based there. It is not a "flag of convenience". On the contrary

[roverhi]

Just took a non sailing vacation to Croatia. One of the B&B's we stayed at had a small novel sized directory book of Charter Companies in the country. Must be hundreds of charter operations offshore. Almost the entire coastline of Croatia has a string of small and some not so small islands. Possibly the best cruising grounds I've seen if it weren't for the million other boats cruising the area. One thing about ex charter boats, the rigging should be in excellent shape as most boats didn't have sails up.