Looks like quite the beautiful area, and the pics in the link probably don't do it justice . . . ----- Original Message ----- From: chbenneck@juno.com To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 11:35 AM Subject: Sailing in Croatia Hi Craig, Yes, we used to sail the upper Yugoslavian coast and the islands. I would get our 29 footer trucked across the Alps to Grado,Italy, from our home base, the Chiemsee - a large lake between Munich and Salzburg. After stepping the mast and getting shipshape again, we'd sail across the Adriatic to Piran, Yugoslavia, clearing customs, (and loading up on Duty Free ..........) before heading down the Istrian Peninsula to Pula, and then down into the islands; Mali Losin, Susak, Dugi Otok, to Zadar. We got as far south as Siebenik, before our -then good old two week long vacations ended, and we had to head home again. A spectacular geographic area. The Italian side of the Adriatic is quite shoal, but drops off as you head East and you get to the Yugoslavian coast. Then it's steep to rocky shores and islands. The major problem (in '73 - the last time we sailed there) was no supplies available outside of major cities. The islands have nothing - no fuel, no food, and hardly any water. (cistern under the church at the top of the island) ................and you'd better have a diesel (which I didn't!) because diesel fuel is all that is available in harbors pretty much throughout Europe (diesel is tax free). If you need gasoline, then you have to hike to the gas station at the edge of town (90 degrees - not a cloud in the sky) and pay automobile prices for fuel. Connie