Hvar & Vis
sailing route.

The classic southern run from Pirovac, Hvar's lavender hills, the Blue Cave at Biševo, and konoba dinners worth the extra miles.

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Duration

7 nights

Distance

~210 NM

Difficulty

Intermediate

Best for

food & culture

Distance

Pirovac

Seven stops, one big reach.

Average 17 nm a day, 4 to 6 hours under sail, plenty of time for lunch swims, hikes ashore, and an early aperol on the foredeck. The loop fits any of our yachts from Selene to Mirjana.

Blue Cave at Biševo, slip in at first light

Vis & Hvar old towns, the best food and wine south

Pakleni Islands, turquoise swim stops off Hvar

~210 NM, intermediate, with one 45 nm passage

The route · Pirovac · Žirje · Vis · Komiža · Hvar · Šolta · Primošten

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What to see, day by day.

A seven-night southern run with two longer passages and a lot of payoff, Vis, the Blue Cave, Hvar town and the Pakleni coves. Confident crew or add a skipper; we’ll tune the legs to the forecast.

Day 1
Pirovac → Žirje
Board, provision, evening sail to Žirje · ~18 nm · ~3.5 hrs
Check-in, briefing and a good provisioning stop, you’ll be more self-sufficient down south. Drop the lines and sail to Žirje for the first night, anchored in Mul cove with an early dinner ashore.
18 nm
Anchorage
Day 2
Žirje → Vis
Open-water passage south to Vis · ~45 nm · ~7 hrs
The big one, an early start and a proper offshore day across to remote, wine-soaked Vis. Moor in Vis town: military tunnels, Fort George, and a long dinner of fresh fish and Vugava white in the Kut quarter.
45 nm
Longest leg
Day 3
Vis → Biševo Blue Cave → Komiža
Vis → Biševo → Komiža · ~14 nm · ~3 hrs
Go early to beat the tour boats: a small tender slips into the Blue Cave when the light turns the whole grotto electric blue. Anchor off Biševo for a swim, then round to fishermen’s Komiža for a sunset bell-tower aperitif.
Blue Cave
14 nm
Day 4
Vis → Pakleni Islands
Komiža → Palmižana (Pakleni) · ~25 nm · ~4.5 hrs
A satisfying reach north-east to the Pakleni archipelago off Hvar. Pick up a buoy at Palmižana, swim the afternoon away in turquoise water, then tender across to Hvar town for the evening passeggiata.
25 nm
Buoy mooring
Day 5
Replace Remove Hvar town & the lavender hills
Pakleni base day · short hops · ~6 nm
A day for Hvar itself: the hilltop Spanish fortress at golden hour, lavender and old-town lanes, and a choice of buzzing harbour bars or a silent Pakleni cove to retreat to after dark. Whichever crew you have, both are ten minutes away.
Hvar old town
Slow day
Day 6
Hvar → Maslinica (Šolta)
Hvar → Maslinica, Šolta · ~28 nm · ~5 hrs
Begin the curve home with a beam reach to pretty Maslinica on Šolta, a horseshoe harbour, a castle-hotel, and seven little islets to swim around. Quieter than Hvar, and a fine last island dinner before the run north.
28 nm
Konoba dinner
Day 7
Šolta → Primošten → Pirovac
Maslinica → Primošten swim → Pirovac · ~40 nm · split over the day
The longest reach home, broken by a lunch swim under photogenic Primošten. Back in Pirovac by early evening so you can hand the boat over relaxed, sleep aboard, and disembark Saturday morning.
40 nm
Pirovac

What you'll remember.

The handful of moments guests bring up again and again on this route.

Hvar town & Pakleni

Buzzing harbour by night, empty turquoise coves a short hop away.

The Blue Cave, Biševo

An early start and a small tender ride into glowing blue water.

Vis island

The most unspoiled of the big islands, fishing villages and quiet bays.

Best yachts for this route.

The most-booked boats for this itinerary. Any of the fleet will sail it, these just fit best. Prefer to arrive to a stocked boat? See Provisioning & transfers.