For months, Croatia has been infuriating the majority of German sailors with moorings on the Adriatic with its restrictions on the use of yachts. As of this year, they are no longer allowed to use their boats with as many guests as they like:
This is because a list with the names of the sailors for the year must be submitted at the start of the season, and their number is limited to twice the permitted number of people plus 30 per cent on special request.
For owners' associations and club yachts, on which dozens of different crew members travel every year, this was practically the end for the use of their own yacht. Until a few weeks ago, the responsible ministry in Zagreb announced an exception to this rule at the request of YACHT: club yachts were to be exempted from the person limit upon application to a Croatian ambassador in their vicinity, and owner groups were to be able to utilise the upper limit of twice the number of berths plus 30 per owner.
The state secretary responsible, Robert Bacac, completely and surprisingly cancelled these exemptions without any further explanation to YACHT Croatia correspondent Karl-Heinz Beständig! There are no exceptions to the legal regulation, and there are no references to owners' associations and club yachts.
According to him, this would also be the final decision after the government's constant dithering since the new law on the use of recreational boats was published in February. A hard blow for all owners' associations and clubs on the Croatian Adriatic, who will now have to seriously consider withdrawing their boats from the area.
Important note:
The latest version of the Croatian regulation on the use of recreational craft can be found at downloaded here become.
Andreas Fritsch
Editor Travel
