Hvar & Vis sailing route.
The classic southern run from Pirovac, Hvar's lavender hills, the Blue Cave at Biševo, and konoba dinners worth the extra miles.
The classic southern run from Pirovac, Hvar's lavender hills, the Blue Cave at Biševo, and konoba dinners worth the extra miles.
One proper offshore day, rewarded by the wildest and most glamorous islands in the south, the Blue Cave, remote Vis, Hvar town and the turquoise Pakleni.
The route · Pirovac · Žirje · Vis · Komiža · Hvar · Šolta · Primošten
Book this routeA seven-night southern run with two longer passages and a lot of payoff, Vis, the Blue Cave, Hvar town and the Pakleni coves. Confident crew or add a skipper; we’ll tune the legs to the forecast.
Board, provision, evening sail to Žirje · ~18 nm · ~3.5 hrs
Check-in, briefing and a good provisioning stop, you’ll be more self-sufficient down south. Drop the lines and sail to Žirje for the first night, anchored in Mul cove with an early dinner ashore.
Open-water passage south to Vis · ~45 nm · ~7 hrs
The big one, an early start and a proper offshore day across to remote, wine-soaked Vis. Moor in Vis town: military tunnels, Fort George, and a long dinner of fresh fish and Vugava white in the Kut quarter.
Vis → Biševo → Komiža · ~14 nm · ~3 hrs
Go early to beat the tour boats: a small tender slips into the Blue Cave when the light turns the whole grotto electric blue. Anchor off Biševo for a swim, then round to fishermen’s Komiža for a sunset bell-tower aperitif.
Komiža → Palmižana (Pakleni) · ~25 nm · ~4.5 hrs
A satisfying reach north-east to the Pakleni archipelago off Hvar. Pick up a buoy at Palmižana, swim the afternoon away in turquoise water, then tender across to Hvar town for the evening passeggiata.
Pakleni base day · short hops · ~6 nm
A day for Hvar itself: the hilltop Spanish fortress at golden hour, lavender and old-town lanes, and a choice of buzzing harbour bars or a silent Pakleni cove to retreat to after dark. Whichever crew you have, both are ten minutes away.
Hvar → Maslinica, Šolta · ~28 nm · ~5 hrs
Begin the curve home with a beam reach to pretty Maslinica on Šolta, a horseshoe harbour, a castle-hotel, and seven little islets to swim around. Quieter than Hvar, and a fine last island dinner before the run north.
Maslinica → Primošten swim → Pirovac · ~40 nm · split over the day
The longest reach home, broken by a lunch swim under photogenic Primošten. Back in Pirovac by early evening so you can hand the boat over relaxed, sleep aboard, and disembark Saturday morning.
The handful of moments guests bring up again and again on this route.
Buzzing harbour by night, empty turquoise coves a short hop away.
An early start and a small tender ride into glowing blue water.
The most unspoiled of the big islands, fishing villages and quiet bays.
The most-booked boats for this itinerary. Any of the fleet will sail it, these just fit best. Prefer to arrive to a stocked boat? See Provisioning & transfers.
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A taste of what the week looks like. Drop in your own shots any time.
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