Last week we received the invitation from Plamenko Bavcevic to participate in the 2nd Rota Palagruzona – a traditional boat event starting on Hvar Island, crossing to Komiza, on Vis Island and then crossing to remote Palagruza Island. Professor Josko Bozanic started the regatta to honor the old fisherman who used to make the marathon [...]

Our crazy picigin (a type of Dalmatian water-based handball)-playing friend Julio Žuvela (pictured above playing the sport) was mentioned in the Daily Telegraph for a bicycle tour through the Croatian Islands that he leads. The article can be found here. Maybe ‘sport’ is the wrong term for picigin. It is not a competition – more [...]

Miquel Hudin, an American with Croatian heritage, and his wife have completed a handy guide to the wines of Dalmatia and Herzegovina. Hopefully this will lead to a greater appreciation for them, and the local producers will enjoy a little healthy criticism. You can find out how to purchase it here. They also publish an [...]

An old friend from New York City, the Gregster, dropped in to visit us this weekend. We hadn’t seen him in 7 years – it was great to catchup and talk about the days in NYC – the bars, restaurants and clubs, and playing for the NY Magpies. It was also an excellent opportunity to [...]

Tonight our friends Jane Cody and John Nash had the official Croatian launch of their book, Croatia Cruising Companion. Jane also did some writing for the new Timeout Croatia magazine, and she presented it as well to the audience of marina representatives and tourism agencies. The Cruising Companion took Jane and John several years to [...]

Above is one of the hardest working and most generous expats in Split, our friend Nigel Turnball. Several years ago he set up Sailing School Croatia. Its the only RYA approved sailing school in these parts, offering a range of courses for yachties in a beautiful location – the Dalmatian Islands. Together we enjoy the [...]

Some of our pictures.