IF YOU MUST MOOR IN A SEAGRASS AREA, BE SURE TO USE THE APPROPRIATE LENGTH OF CHAIN TO AVOID DRAG. USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN LIFTING THE ANCHOR
sea. Grey and black water tanks have to be emptied in marinas by truck and not in the middle of the sea. Bourinakis at Mouratti Marine says ideally yachts should try to anchor in sandy areas to avoid any risk of disrupting the seagrass.
However, if you must moor in a seagrass area, be sure to use the appropriate length of chain to avoid drag. Use extreme caution when lifting the anchor and clean your anchor after use so as not to introduce invasive species to your next anchor spot.
WORTH HANGING AROUND FOR Says Kostas at Alpha Marine Group, “At the end of summer, towards September when the weather is sweeter and the crazy traffic of the yachts has gone away, on Spetses island the celebration of ‘Armata’ takes place. It is to mark the battle in the strait between Spetses Island and Kosta during the revolution of 1821. The fireworks on the last night of the event will leave you with the best memories. This is an event you shouldn’t miss!”
CROATIA WHERE TO GO
Maja Ban is Director of MYS Yachting in Croatia. She would steer yachts towards the middle and south Dalmatia for terrific anchorages with many islands to visit, the national parks of Brijuni and Mljet and nature parks of Telascica and Lastovo. “But the North has also some beautiful places to offer, so it’s hard to say really,” she says.
GOOD TO KNOW There are no changes to legislation affecting cruising in Croatian waters this year but Maja points out that the EU regulation 2018 /886 from June 2018 is definitely also in force in Croatia. This new custom regulation effects USA build yachts which since June 2018 must pay an extra 25% of custom duties when imported into EU.
Another helpful reminder; even though Croatia is an EU member, it is not part of Schengen territory yet. So each time a yacht
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enters or exits Croatia the Captain must do ‘clear in/out’ of the country. “Basically this means Captains must cruise to the nearest entry port and complete police and customs control for which they must provide certain personal and yacht documents.
An owner’s authorisation that the Captain can navigate the yacht must be approved by a public notary.” Crew should make sure that they have their passports stamped by police when arriving and departing Croatia.
Another point; Croatia’s implementation of Directive 2002/59/EC (improvement of maritime safety, port and maritime security, environmental protection and pollution preparedness by efficiently monitoring maritime traffic and transport) means yachts over 45m in LOA must be monitored by the Croatian Maritime Information System (CIMIS), which can only be used by registered Croatian marine agents. So,
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