Interesting tale!! I have seen the Lazy Winch sailing holidays in Croatia advertised on the net and thinking of booking with them. I wonder if you could give some more details and your opinions of the yacht food service the route sailed etc. many thanks.

Put it all in writing to the Croatian Tourist office so that they are aware that a Croatian agent is giving the country a bad name. You might be surprised at how high some people jump when prodded.

My wife and I were two of the eight, and we will second the kudos for www.lazywinch.com and skipper Paul. He was great, the country was beautiful, the food was outstanding.

Coming up on two months since www.navicula.hr cancelled our original charter and no refund. Watch who you deal with.....

I, too, can confirm that Navicula is not to be trusted and would urge people to avoid doing business with them. After the boat we chartered mysteriously became unavailable the day before our scheduled departure, they not only refused to provide alternative accommodations, but failed to respond to my email inquiries re: a refund.

That said, Croatia is a beautiful country and I cannot speak highly enough of Captain Paul and his First Mate, Tea - the folks from Lazy Winch who came to our rescue. Euroyank - these two are completely accommodating, and will cook fabulous meals on board and/or point you in the direction of the best local dining spots ashore. We elected to pick the boat up in the town of Marina and then sail south along the shore, back to Dubrovnik - spending each afternoon and evening on a different island. It was a fantastic way to experience the country.

Balken - good advice; we'll pass on our feedback to the Tourist Board.

My husband and I have just returned from a week 'cabin charter' early June with Lazy Winch and our skipper was Simon. There was one other couple(from England)with us so a large yacht just for 5. We highly recommend this experience for those like us who wanted to sail but did not want to charter on our own. Several weeks each season, Lazy Winch offer the cabin charter(with a maximum of 4 couples, and each cabin with ensuite facility). They are 51ft Jeanneau and fabulous. You can also book the entire boat yourself with your own party of 8. We too sailed from Marina(just north of Trogir)and went to Solta, Vis, Pakleni Islands, Hvar. We ate Breakfast and Lunch on board(very ably prerpared by Simon). Lunch was usually a salad with soem sort of meat or chicken. Each night when we anchored up Simon would ask what we felt like eating or recommend a great restaurant. Every single place he took us to was memorable for all the right reasons. We loved the 'lamb peka' at Konoba Sesula on Solta and had a very special meal at Villa Kaliopa on Viz. We cant wait to go back and do this again. We can not speak highly enough of Lazywinch.

I am so sorry that your initial booking was so poor but are pleased that you were still able to enjoy Croatia.

Cheers

Me and 7 other mates have just returned from Croatia, sailing for a week onboard the Teja with skipper Paul Scowen from Lazy Winch Sailing - and it was an amaaaazing experience! Couldn't recommend them more highly enough.

It was a fantastic experience complete with sailing, sun and great food. We were given various options for the itinerary depending on the weather and how much sailing people wanted to do each day. We could be as involved as we wanted with the actual sailing of the boat - so each day you had the option of either soaking up some rays or pulling ropes and turning winches... not a bad choice to be making each day!

Would definitely recommend Paul and Lazy Winch if you're looking for a more unique/boutique sailing experience in Croatia!