Almost every group pricing a Croatian week starts by asking about catamarans, and for two or four people the monohull is usually the better boat. It costs less to hire, costs materially less to berth on a coast where you will berth most nights, and is far easier to put stern-to in a crosswind, which is the skill a Croatian week actually demands.
What a monohull saves you
Sailing Holidays in Croatia publishes small bareboat sailboats from about 2.000 EUR a week against 4.000 to 6.000 EUR for four and five cabin boats, most of which are catamarans. Then the berthing: Croatian marinas charge for the space a boat occupies and a catamaran takes roughly two monohull berths, inside a marina and port bill the same source averages at 450 EUR a week.
What it costs you
Space and stability. Two hulls give four cabins with doors, a cockpit that seats eight and a boat that stays flat while somebody makes lunch. For six or eight people that is worth the money and usually cheaper per head than two boats. For two or four it is a large boat to park for benefits nobody uses.
The Croatian week rewards a boat you can berth
The evenings that make a Croatian charter happen on town quays at Hvar, Korcula, Trogir and Vis, stern-to with the passerelle down. That is med-mooring in a crosswind several nights a week, and a 40-foot monohull is a considerably more forgiving thing to do it in than a 45-foot catamaran. If nobody aboard has done it before, that argues for the monohull or for a skipper at the published 1.260 EUR a week.
Questions people ask about croatia sailboat charter
Is a monohull cheaper in Croatia?
Yes, twice over. Sailing Holidays in Croatia publishes small sailboats from about 2.000 EUR a week against 4.000 to 6.000 EUR for four and five cabin boats, and a monohull takes half the berth.
When is a catamaran worth it?
For six or eight people, where four cabins with doors and a flat boat at anchor are used. For two or four it usually is not.
What does berthing cost in Croatia?
Sailing Holidays in Croatia publishes marina and port fees averaging 450 EUR a week, and a catamaran sits at the top of that because marinas charge by space occupied.