A short ferry trip away from coastal city Split, Brač is the largest of the central Dalmatian Islands, with a population of 13,956, its own airport (Bol), and the highest mountain on any Adriatic island. It attracts a less glitzy crowd than Hvar, and its main offering is its rich history (it’s been inhabited since the […]
When the Greeks that originally set up camp on this island first landed, they were so struck by the dense, dark forests there that they called it Korkyra Melaina – Black Korčula. Now its famed for its white wine (the crispest, coolest kind made from its endemic posip grape) but those enchanting woodlands still exist, […]
Sitting just off the northern coast, nestled in the Kvaner Bay, Rab is 22 km of tranquillity that forks out into the Adriatic sea. Its first taste of the limelight came when King Edward VIII took his new wife Wallis Simpson to the island in 1936. He soon cast off his regal garments and threw […]
The standout attraction here is not the island itself – although, as we’ve come to expect from Croatia, it is something of a dreamy haven – but the blue cave of Biševo that lurks, Aladdin-like, off its shores. Vis itself is the furthest afloat from the Croatian mainland, and from 1950 until 1989 it served […]
You’ve probably already heard of Hvar. If you’re a yacht-owner, you’ve probably spent a few summers bobbing around on its sun-soaked shores. But despite its reputation as the swankiest of Croatian destinations, Hvar is much more than just a magnet for the reasonably famous and unreasonably rich – err from the money-soaked town centre and […]
This morning, Dutch superyacht builder, Feadship unveiled its new 93m superyacht as the yacht was towed from the construction hall in Kaag. Designed by Michael Leach Design, the new striking yacht will now see further commissioning work in the months ahead; her completion is scheduled for delivery next spring. Although the finite details of the […]
The price-per-gross-ton metric has certainly become a limelight gauge of a brokerage yacht’s value proposition in recent years. And while the infatuation with gross tonnage is largely driven by the market to ensure building regulations are met, buyers want volume for the simple reason that they get a good amount of boat for their buck. […]
Italian yard Cantiere delle Marche has launched a new explorer yacht series called the Flexplorer. The yard has begun construction on the first 39.4 metre Flexplorer, which is due to be delivered to the owner in 2020. It comes after a new build 39 metre motor yacht listed under the project name of Flexplorer, was […]
Royal Huisman has released a new video of the 56 metre classic ketch sailing yacht Aquarius following the news that the yacht was delivered in January 2018. The video captures the classic ketch underway for the first time. Following her delivery earlier this year, Aquarius spent the winter cruising in the Caribbean before heading to […]