- Sailing Croatia tips
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by Ultra Sailing Team
In this blog we’ve listed some smartphone apps that you can download before or during your sailing trip to find easier a bay, marina or harbor for berth.
We show you what each app offers and what you can expect. All mentioned apps are free of charge and can be downloaded from Google Play or the App Store and if they don’t meet your expectations, you can simply uninstall them later.
Of course, usually all charter boats should have charter plotter with current maps with which you can plan your sailing route, but charter plotter doesn’t provide you information about berth possibilities, how many mooring buoys are in the bay, prices or shelter possibilities. Our charter guests also receive “777 harbours and anchorage Eastern Adriatic” pilot book, which serves to get information in detail of the bays and fees for berths with contact numbers in Croatia.
Weather reports are also available in some of the apps, although we always suggest checking the weather conditions on several sites and partially comparing them, to get better insight.
Navily
Navily is one of the most popular apps among boaters who enjoy sailing in the Mediterranean. This App offers a lot of useful information about numerous bays, anchorages and marinas in Croatia.
The free version already offers most of information what you may need during your 7 or 14 days sailing vacation, especially telephone numbers, what wind conditions the bay or harbor is suitable for, and testimonials from other guests about costs and services in the harbor or marina, so you know what to expect.
For some harbors it is suitable to book the berth through the Navily App.
The premium version of the app also has a weather forecast, sailing route suggestions, etc.
Testimonials from guests 
Anchorage, buoys, harbor, marina 
Pictures of the harbor 
Navily score 
Wind protection in the particular bay 
Details for the bay
NIS – Nautical Information Service Croatia
The NIS app was published by the Croatian Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Infrastructure and is available in 12 languages.
The app contains useful information about:
- Navigation rules (equipment of watercraft, radio service, shipping signs …)
- Weather reports (for next 3 days), the data are downloaded from the Croatian Maritime Weather Center DHMZ-Aladin.
- Information for seafarers (emergency services, health facilities, port authorities contact)
- Overview of marinas, ports, anchorages and petrol stations with telephone numbers and email for reservations.
Nautical Info Service Croatia – Home Screen 
Weather forecast issued by Croatian meteorological and Hydrological Service 
Choose a berth in port, bay(buoy) or marina 
Contact details for berths on mooring buoy 
Info about fees and service 
Choose a bay/marina or port on the map. 
Navigation rules and information 
Public service contacts
Porthop
Porthop is a pure berths booking app with a lot of information about individual bays, ports and marinas.
For numerous bays you will find information about the particular bay, as well as useful information from which winds the bay is not secure, as well for which winds the bay offer good protection. Whether it is better to stay closer to the shore, if there are houses, public beaches, how is the shoreline and much more.
For some bays it offers the possibility to reserve the berth directly via the app or otherwise you have a contact number and email so you can contact the berth owner (buoy) and check the possibility and available berth for your arrival.
Porthop Home screen Choose between bays/port or marina 
You can book directly a berth through the App 
Contact details (Tel. & E-Mail) for berth owner. 
Description of each bay and possibility to moor 
Except bays, also information about restaurants with mooring buoys.
Destinations – Bayfinder
This app was developed by Sentinel Marine Solutions and will soon be ready to use, what we have checked so far about the app, it will have detailed information about individual sailing areas, bays and ports, as well as weather conditions.
Weather forecast
In which bay you’ll stay mostly depends of the weather conditions. If it is to windy or some summer storm predicted, we always recommend a safe berth in a marina or harbor. Otherwise mooring buoys or anchorage are great choice.
We recommend checking the weather conditions on a daily basis and on a few sites, such as: Windfinder.com, windy.com or meteo.hr so you can compare the predictions. Also if there is any sudden worsening of the weather or similar announced we will call you and warn you about it, and help you find a safe berth or suggest you where to stay.
