Property owner in Croatia?

Many yachters are also property owner in Croatia.

There are important changes in law regarding real estate construction. As bureaucracy was to complicated, many people built their homes with out proper construction permit.

Croatian Government has stopped demolition and gave final deadline to legalize those buildings. It is set on June 2013 - 7 months from now. Since there are a lot of documents to obtain and number of authorized architects is limited, it is very short time and you should act now and make sure that you have "Uporabna dozvola" - Usage permit which confirms that building was built exactly as construction permit allowed.

If you have built few square feet more, your entire house might be demolished!

We recommend to contact Tana Imobilia for Legalizacija, as they cover entire Croatia with their services and it can all be done at same place.

New sail boat from Croatia

Famous Croatian sailboat manufacturer in early April for the first time presented his boat at a fair in China, reported from AD yachts.

Salona 41 IBC was exposed to traditional fair Hainan RandesVous not only the largest fair of Chinese ships and mega yachts already become a "luxury fair" where they presented and expensive cars, luxury property and even jet airplanes and helicopters for personal use.

Solin is a producer of last season their boat exhibited at the fair in Hon Kong, Yokohama and South Korea.

As pointed out in the Asia AD Ships sailing and growing market is China and one of the countries where growth is expected in the next few years. At the fair in Hainan (Sanya) is a Croatian manufacturer of the French group BENNETAU and American Hunter was the only manufacturer who has exhibited sailing ship at sea.

"During the fair, attendance at board and the number of inquiries were above expectations", said the ships in the AD.

In March, the Salon was present at fairs and Port Camargue and La Ciotat, France.

After the fair, the Salon will be exhibited in Hainan and the fair in Shanghai from 19 to 22 April, and now traditionally in South Korea Boat Show at Hwaseong even with two ships in the sea.

First Salona 41 IBC was delivered in spring 2011. and the successor of the Salona 42 IBC with which Karlo Kuret won more races

Its length is 12.50 meters. The hull is designed SLOVENSK J & J design, and optimized (mast, sail and keel) by Italian designer Maurizio Cossuttija, and interior and functional details are designed into the parent shipyard (R & D department of Shipping AD).

By exhibiting at local fairs show will round off a very successful season and to announce a new major project for next season, when it will mark the tenth birthday of the shipyard in Solin.

Croatian yachting companies

We are starting with a series of articles about Croatian yacht charter companies.
First one to mention is Starac - you can find more on theirs web site: www.starac.hr


They where established in 2006. with headquarters in Kastela near Split - largest city on Adriatic coast and second largest in Croatia (after capital Zagreb).

They specialized for yacht charter and villa rentals, thus rounding offer to clients that might be interested in both.
Vacations in Croatia are tailored just for guest based on needs and all yachts in offer meet high standards.
They are based in center of Dalmatian coast, between Split and Trogir, giving you the best starting point, whether you are interested in visiting North or South Adriatic. Imagine spending every day on a different place, sleeping in the center of every beautiful Croatian town on a five star accommodation. That is luxury vacation in Croatia.

To complete offer and provide you with any accommodation as requested or perhaps take part in expanding you business, they can arrange  construction of buildings such as villas, family houses with pools, residential and commercial buildings or just do interior design, repairs and reconstruction.

Croatia Boat Show 2012

The just opened 21st Zagreb Boat Show in  Zagreb exhibited expensive yacht worth 164 438 euros from the French manufacturer, is the company's booth Euromarine. Exposed vessel is still before the fair, bought by customer from Croatian, while four more such previously purchased the same party.

Due to the high excise duty or excise tax in the last three years, sales of vessels was reduced by 90 percent, according to the Association of nautical sectors of the Croatian Employers' Association, which are at the fair held a press conference. He adds that most of the exhibition because the vessel was sold before the fair, and because there is no new customers. The fair presents almost all the small Croatian shipbuilders. Yet there are also prime, and that the speedboats Atlantic and Big Foot, while the boat Four Winns S-215 was crowned "European Motor Boat of the Year 2012."

On Boat Show organizers say that the occupation is equal to last year, performing 290 exhibitors from 27 countries in four fair pavilion. Years of membership in the International Fair Association Boat Show, is a confirmation of that as an organizer, despite the global recession and a number of problems in the domestic boating market, successfully adapting to new situations, said Milan Trbojevic, the new head of the Zagreb Fair, Zagreb Holding Subsidiaries.

Opening the Boat Show Assistant Minister of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Infrastructure, Captain Nicholas Mendrila said among other things to be happy that nautical tourism is growing despite the recession, and thus demonstrates that this type of tourism the most stable and promising Croatian tourist product. Show that the data from last year, he added, when the Croatian Adriatic visited about 60,000 foreign yachts and boats, an increase of 3% from a year earlier, on which was around 322,000 sailors, or 5% more than 2010 year.

In Croatia, the charter company has recorded a steady growth and guests rented boats and yachts. Thus, in the Croatian ports of nautical tourism in the last year visited 340 641 charter guests, an increase of 4.5% from a year earlier. Mendrila further recalls that in 1855 Croatia registered yachts and 125 000 thousands of boats, which proves that Croatia is a true country of nautical tourism.

Short season in Croatia?

Hvar, Croatia

PORTAL Digital Journal addressed the question of why the Croatian tourist season so short. According to official statistics, Croatian tourism in recent years and increased since 2009. year attracts more than 1.2 million tourists annually. Consequently, a larger number of visitors indicated a greater inflow of money from tourism to the state budget. British writing about the beauty of the Dalmatian coast, as the basis of tourism in Croatia.

"Croatia is the second most popular tourist destinations in the UK"

"The basis of Croatian tourism is a beautiful Dalmatian coastline, 1185 islands, including the famous Hvar, Brac and Korcula, and some of the most beautiful cities such as Zadar, Sibenik, Split and Dubrovnik. Croatia is the second most popular destination for Britons, soon after Spain and it is estimated that annually visited by more than 400 thousand visitors, "says Digital Journal. They praised the British and the promotional campaign of the tourist board.

Why is the season just gone down to the summer months?

"The campaign has had spectacular success, but the emphasis is on the beach, sea and sun limited the perception of Croatia as a place that can be visited only in summer. Many owners of cafes and restaurants, and private accommodation with skepticism looking at a big profit from tourism, since the effective work only during the summer months, especially July and August. It is sad that the owners are satisfied if a 10 to 12 weeks rented accommodation every year, "continued list. The question is why Croatia is only a summer, if the tourist season could last a whole year. The British believe that Croatia is much more than beaches and nightlife.

Hvar offers nightlife and beaches, but there are more potential

"The island of Hvar, named as one of five destinations to see in 2012. Perhaps the best place where you can analyze and offer a rich potential of the Croatian coast. Variant is hidden under the stereotype of sun, beaches and nightlife, and celebrities who do the the visit. sunniest island in Croatia attracts numerous celebrities such as Beyonce and Prince Harry, "said Brits.

"The sunniest island suffers from its own ailments"

Charter Boat Types

Sailing - sailboat management skills, a passion for those who want to enjoy the sea, wind and waves. Historically used as the basic skills needed to manage the war, commercial and tourist ships, today, for most people, recreation and entertainment, and a very popular and widespread sport.

Rent a boat in the Adriatic Sea offers luxury boats, luxury yachts and luxury mega yachts for individual cruises with private crew for people who want to spend your vacation at sea, without thinking about food, cleaning or any other daily activities.

Catamaran is choice for you if you love the speed. Catamaran Charter has recently become a very popular choice of charter boats in the Adriatic. From the littlest to the largest main characteristic is that they achieve much greater speeds at the same strength of wind sailing with one hull. It was sailing catamarans in which both men and women go around the world completely alone.

Gulets are wooden motor boats, a modern version of the ancient ships carrying cargo and trade along the coast of Turkey. The original design has the modern and the ancient builders of merchant ships and an ideal charter boat with spacious booths inside and a beautiful old-fashioned exterior.

First local marina for mega yachts

Completion of the first mega-yacht marina in Croatia, which is being built in Mandalina near Sibenik, announced for February next year.

"Berths will be filled at the start because we spent months working on the marketing and all the analysis about the huge demand for berths for large luxury yachts in the marina which will be the first Mandalina real host," said Burak, project manager for the investment of renowned Turkish company Dogus group, which in addition to 76 percent ownership in the new marina soon acquires a 50 per cent in another two Zadar Marina - Dalmatia and pine. Total investment of the Group's three marinas weigh around 100 million euros.

In fact, however, will not stop because the planning and purchase of another Marine in Istria and the construction of tourist complex in Kulin in Mandalina.

2000 megayachts are looking for a berth
Increasing consumer demand for large luxury cruise ships talking about the explosive growth of industry mega yacht in the world, and such production requires new quality moorings for floating hotels. Croatia does not have such a marina, and the completion of the Mandalina be a major step forward in the tourism sector from which much is expected. It is calculated that only one year of the Mediterranean circulation to 2,000 mega-yachts whose owners struggle with finding a quality service and moorings, writes Journal.

In the first marina for luxury boats has already been set up 470 meters of new quay, two pontoon berth by 120 meters long and the inland part of the three facilities that will be regulated according to the highest standards of the receiving part, the space for the charter and the store and toilet block. All facilities and services will be the highest category.