A skipper in Croatia is not bought for the sailing. The passages are short, the islands are sheltered and the pilotage is straightforward, and a competent crew manages all of it. What a skipper is bought for is the town quay at six in the evening, stern to, in a cross wind, with a catamaran's beam and an audience, and that is worth more than most people expect.
What the week costs
Read on 11 September 2026, Croatia Yachting publishes weeks from 600 EUR at Trogir and Dubrovnik, 690 at Sukosan and 752 at Sibenik, and The Moorings starts a seven day Croatian charter for two at 1,885 USD. A catamaran is roughly double a comparable monohull. Sailing Holidays in Croatia states that a skipper is paid separately at embarkation rather than being folded into the charter fee, which is the Croatian norm.
What the skipper is for
Mooring, above everything. Croatian harbours fill from mid afternoon, the standard berth is stern to on a laid line, and a catamaran needs twice the frontage. A skipper who knows which quays take beam and which do not, and who has done the manoeuvre a thousand times, removes the single largest source of charter damage. Second comes the bora, which arrives fast off the mountains and is a local phenomenon rather than a forecast one.
What is not in the price
Sailing Holidays in Croatia publishes the Croatian extras where most companies do not: fuel around 100 EUR a week on a sailboat, marina and port fees averaging 450 EUR a week, and a tourist tax of 1.35 EUR per person per day. A catamaran pays the higher end of the marina line. The skipper's own food and a berth for him are customarily the charterer's, and it is worth settling that in writing.
Questions people ask about Croatia catamaran charter with skipper
How much does a skipper add in Croatia?
It is quoted per day and paid separately at embarkation rather than inside the charter fee, which Sailing Holidays in Croatia states explicitly. The boat itself starts at 600 EUR a week at Trogir with Croatia Yachting.
Do you need one for a catamaran?
Not for the sailing, which is short sheltered hops. For the mooring: Croatian harbours are stern to on laid lines, they fill from mid afternoon, and a catamaran needs twice the frontage.
What extras should you budget?
Fuel at around 100 EUR a week, marina and port fees averaging 450 a week and tourist tax at 1.35 per person per day, all published by Sailing Holidays in Croatia, plus the skipper's food and berth by custom.