Tasty 300

Tasty 300 – Description

Inspired by the popular wish of our students to explore more of the beautiful Adriatic coast and excellent Croatian food while sailing we have created the “Tasty 300”.

A course that combines a 300 NM “mile builder” with a gastro-adventure in the beautiful Adriatic sea. So you ll get the opportunity to enjoy local food and wine in our top pick restaurants. All this visiting picturesque Dalmatian island villages and docking in a different port every night.

The Croatian cuisine has historically been influenced by the Italian, Austrian, Hungarian and Ottoman. Despite that it also developed a variety of stunning original recipes. The country has a relatively small area but is home to three different climate zones. Because of this an exciting, rich, diverse culinary tradition was created and is now waiting to be explored.

Among the most popular dishes along the coastline don’t miss the chance to taste the top ten.

For appetizer fans the Pršut (traditional ham), the famous Pag sheep Cheese and the popular octopus salad. Then the heart warming black cuttlefish risotto, the prawn risotto and the Skradin veal risotto. Don t miss the chance to try the mythical Brudet (a hearty fish stew-soup) or Gregada… Pasta lovers should taste the shrimp buzara spaghetti or lobster pasta. And then there is Peka – a traditional way of preparing food (fish, octopus or meat – lamb, veal, chicken with potatoes and vegetables) under a cast iron bell covered in hot charcoal….

Season this all with the excellent domestic olive oil and enjoy a sip of wine. Speaking about wine – Croatia is home to 250 grape types with 130 of them being indigenous. The most famous of them in Dalmatia being Plavac mali, Babic and Tribidrag (red) and Žlahtina, Bogdanuša, Pošip and Bugava (white).  Find the one you prefer – and toast to another exciting sailing day…

We’ll meet in Jezera on Saturday, check-in on our flagship the SY “Pisces” – an  extraordinary Beneteau Oceanis 51.1 First Line, buy our provisions and get ready for the cruise.

On Sunday, we’ll sail out for the first leg of our voyage. Our sailing area stretches from the islands of Vis, Korcula, Hvar, Lastovo up to the National Park Kornati islands and Telascica bay. The exact route is the instructors call – depending on the weather (safety always comes first).

We will be returning to Jezera, packed with new experiences next Friday afternoon/evening.

This is not a fixed program course like our RYA courses, since our primary goal is sailing and enjoying. Besides adding ca 300 sailing miles to your log-book, you’ll get plenty of opportunities to learn. The instructor will teach you the large boat sailing and safety basics, navigating with plotter and paper charts, trip planning and using radar and meteorological basics.

To be able to fully participate and enjoy the adventure, a minimum of basic sailing knowledge is required (RYA Competent Crew or a basic sailing course of a similar level).

This program does not include night sailing passages. We plan to sail quite some miles during the daytime and dock every night in a different port. This way we ll be able to relax and enjoy dinners and sundowners in lovely island towns of Croatia.