To Uvala Lapad, 7 June 2023

Today we went from the bay of Cavtat to Uvala Lapad, through Dubrovnik. It was magical and moving. Cavtat Bay, where we moored yesterday, was founded by the Greeks in the VIth century BC and was called Epidaurus. It was plundered and destroyed by the Slavs in the VIIth century. The inhabitants of Epidaurus fled to Ragusa, which became Dubrovnik.   

Uvala Lapad, in the Northern outskirts of Dubrovnik

This is our first experience of sailing in Croatian waters and we are surprised to see how few boats there are around us. We feel lonely in the moorings we have been using lately. So what is the sailing season in Croatia?

To Cavtat, 6 June

On 6 June, we leave Molunat and sail North, along the coast for the bay of Cavtat where we anchor for the night. Look at the place! 

Picture by Marion

To Molunat, through Brindisi, 3-4 June

On the 2nd of June we left Otranto for Brindisi, where we changed crew. We stay overnight and leave at noon on the 3rd to cross the Adriatic to Molunat, the first shelter in the south of Croatia. We took advantage of the broad reach south-easterly wind to sail the 110 nautical miles under spinnaker.

The image below shows the moon rising on the night of 3 June. The "impression rising moon" was moving, although this iPhone image shows the limits of night photography with such equipment.