Frequently Asked Yacht Charter Questions

Salty Miles is Croatian online agency. We provide yacht and catamaran selection and booking services, we make individual tours and we give advice about spending your leisure time in Croatia. Our mission is to let as many people as possible feel the charm of the sea tourism. We are sure that Croatia is perfect for meeting yachting. Sea routes cross inhabited and deserted islands, ancient towns with surviving architectural masterpieces, national parks inhabited by rare species of animals and birds. The Adriatic is in the TOP-10 list on water quality and every year it gives to its guests the freshest catch of fish and seafood and an opportunity to plunge into the transparent green-blue sea.

If you feel like going on a voyage and you do not know what to start with or you are looking for a suitable boat for your next cruise, we will be glad to help you. All the consultation services are free for our clients.

Just send us a request for a free consultation by clicking "Send a request" in the upper corner of our website. Add your name and email to the form and make your comments (yacht/catamaran, approximate/precise dates of the cruise, the number of adults and children on board, additional services that you need, approximate budget). After sending the request we will contact you to confirm the receipt of the email, and within 24 hours, we will suggest you the first possible options.

Charter payment is made directly to the charter company: 50% for the preliminary booking of a yacht/catamaran, and the remaining 50% as well as additional services are paid on a same day basis, before standing out to sea. For our part, we will be in charge of payment management; we will contact the charter company to prepare the bill for the services accorded with you, we will pass it on to you for the payment, and we will control the receipt of the payment by the charter.

24 hours since the receipt of the request.

Anyone who drives a boat in the territorial waters of the Republic of Croatia must be in possession of a valid license navigation which must include VHF radio license as well. The yacht license can be international (ICC, RYA, IYT), or a license of a country obtained according to law, or Croatian. Check out the full list of accepted licenses.

After the confirmation of the booking we will email you all details about your charter such as: base info, contacts of a Base Manager, name of the sailboat/catamaran. We also will help to book a transfer from an airport if needed.

Yes, it can. Like in the case of booking a hotel room, charter price can vary depending on a number of factors, e.g. if it is an early or a late booking. If you are interested in a certain model of a yacht/catamaran, write to us and we will monitor the prices and inform you about special offers.

In each quotation for a yacht that you will get, there is a description of all the non-discretionary expenses and additional charges. Non-discretionary expenses comprise the rent of a yacht/catamaran, transit log, bank deposit, taxes, fuel and water, food for the staff. Additional charges comprise skipper's services (often included in the non-discretionary expenses), a hostess or a chef, anchorage in marinas, equipment for active leisure.

It is a document giving permission for being and freewheeling in territorial waters of a certain country given by the customs. In Croatia you can pay it directly to the charter company which will be in charge of preparation of documents.

A security deposit is needed in case of breakages found at the moment of return of the boat to the charter. If there are no breakages, a security deposit is fully reimbursed. To avoid any problems, a shipman must thoroughly examine the technical condition of a yacht at the moment of acceptance and note the existing defects in order not to take them into account in future.

Yes, you can. When you make up your mind, inform the booking manager that you need additional equipment or services so that everything can be prepared for your arrival. The payment can be made in marina.

A representative of the charter company should supply a checklist to carry out the acceptance inspection of the yacht. Then the skipper will thoroughly examine the yacht condition, compare it to the list and put a check mark next to each item in the list. This list includes all the property of the charter company from blankets and pillows to items on the deck and kit lockers in the cockpit.


A yacht hull and the bottom of the yacht should be examined separately for the presence of splits and scratches. For this purpose a diving log should be requested or an examination and taking photos should be demanded. Information should be relevant at the moment of standing out to sea.


When this stage of the acceptance inspection is finished, the engine block, the engine, the sails, and the spars should be examined. Everything should be intact and in a good state of repair.


After the completion of the checklist and a detailed examination of the yacht, the technical representative of the company should provide instruction on the use of the control board, switching the water supply from one tank to the other, the safety system for the crew as well as to check the engine health together, etc.

The most important thing is that the number of people does not exceed the established parameters. Contact the booking manager in order to change the crew list.

Yes, you can, unless a skipper is not provided with the charter of a chosen yacht. It is indicated in the description of a boat. You should also pay attention to the fact that for driving a certain yacht/catamaran (of a large dimension) a charter company can not only demand a certificate from the skipper but ask for one more person, having the basic certificate of driving a yacht, to be present on the deck. If you have any questions or doubts, contact your booking manager to confirm details of your booking.

Each charter company offers its conditions regarding the booking cancellation. Contact us to deal with this issue.

Contact us in any convenient way:
by phone +385 97 714 7132
by email info@saltymiles.com or by means of feedback communication.