3,184 boats for rent in Croatia

How to use the boat search

Start with your dates. Most Croatian fleets run Saturday to Saturday, so the calendar highlights Saturdays (and the few Wednesday changeovers) — but no date is ever blocked: if you ask for Tuesday to Tuesday, we search exactly that. Outside July and August, shorter and shifted weeks get much easier to find.

Then narrow the water. Choose a departure region or a specific marina — Split and Šibenik put you closest to the central Dalmatian islands, Zadar opens the Kornati archipelago, Dubrovnik the Elaphiti — and the result count updates the moment you choose.

Pick a boat type and how you want to sail it: without a skipper if someone aboard holds a licence, or with a skipper if you would rather arrive as a guest. The remaining filters — cabins, berths, budget, build year, equipment — trim the list down to boats genuinely worth comparing.

When two or three boats look right, open each one for full photos, the equipment list and week-by-week prices, then book online — or send one enquiry: a recap arrives at once, boats checked live with the charter companies follow within minutes, and a person answers your reply.

What happens after you choose — the option on the boat, the payment, the documents — is in how booking a boat works, step by step.

What each filter actually does

Dates and duration

A dated search prices exactly the stay you asked for, shows what each boat costs per week over those dates, and leaves out a boat whose charter company does not take that stay. Undated, every boat shows its cheapest published week across the coming year instead — the price of a real charter week, not a teaser.

Destination

The destination box searches countries, regions, islands, towns and marinas by name, in any spelling — Sibenik finds Šibenik. Choosing a region searches everything in it; choosing one marina searches just that marina, so the results always mean exactly what you picked.

Boat type and crew

Catamaran, sailboat, motor yacht, power catamaran, gulet or luxury yacht — and with or without a skipper. If you are torn between a catamaran and a monohull, the boat-type guides linked below compare them honestly, prices included.

Size, budget and equipment

Cabins and berths decide comfort more than length does — “4 + 2 crew” on a boat page means four guest cabins plus two small crew cabins, counted the way charter companies count them. The price filter works on the weekly rate, and the equipment filters cover what crews actually ask for: air conditioning, generator, watermaker, bow thruster, solar panels, Wi-Fi.

Types of boats you can search

The search covers every category of charter boat working the Croatian coast. If you are still deciding what to sail, each type has its own guide with prices, pros and cons:

• Catamarans — space and stability, the family favourite on the Adriatic
• Sailboats — the authentic way to sail Croatia, and the budget-friendly one
• Motor yachts — cover more islands in less time
• Power catamarans — motor-yacht pace with catamaran living space
• Gulets & motorsailers — traditional wooden cruising with a crew that does the work
• Luxury yachts — fully crewed, hotel-grade service afloat

Or start from the Find a Yacht overview and work your way in.

Charter bases and destinations

Where you start shapes the whole week. These are the bases the search covers most densely, each with its own destination guide:

• Split — the busiest charter hub in Croatia, gateway to Brač, Hvar and Vis
• Zadar — the closest base to the Kornati archipelago
• Šibenik — quiet marinas beside the Krka river and the central islands
• Dubrovnik — the Elaphiti islands, Mljet and the far south
• Istria — Venetian harbour towns and the Brijuni islands
• Kvarner — Cres, Krk and Lošinj in the northern Adriatic

How the prices in the search work

Every figure comes from the charter company’s own price list and its current discounts for the period shown — never our estimate, and never more than booking with the charter company directly; a SkipperCity discount may take a little off. When a discount applies to your dates, the card shows the discounted price with the regular rate struck through: a discount actually applied right now, not a hypothetical best case.

The weekly rate covers the boat itself. On top come the obligatory extras — typically a charter pack or transit log, final cleaning and tourist tax, some paid before arrival and some at the base — a refundable security deposit, and any optional extras you choose, such as our skipper (from 2.100 € a week plus food) or water toys. Each boat’s page lists its own extras with exact amounts and shows what you pay when, before you book.

If you pick dates further ahead than the charter companies have priced, the search says so and offers one email when prices for your dates arrive — common for seasons far ahead. Every boat stays listed meanwhile, and an enquiry still reaches a person.

Tips from a professional skipper

Don’t shop by length alone. A newer 42-footer with a clean layout beats a tired 50-footer for most crews — and every extra metre costs you in port, because Croatian marinas charge berthing by boat length (and catamarans usually pay a surcharge on top).

Be realistic about experience. If your licence is fresh or your crew is green, a slightly smaller boat — or a skipper for the week — turns docking in a crowded ACI marina from stress into sport.

Look past the first page. Sort by price or year and scan a few pages deep: the best-value boats are often mid-list, and we are happy to point out the hidden gems if you ask us.

Boat search FAQ

Found something you like — or nothing at all? Get a free offer or talk to us directly. No obligation and no call centre: a person answers.