Šibenik Archipelago
sailing route.

Short, gentle hops and calm anchorages from Pirovac, Krka waterfalls, fortified Šibenik and sandy Murter beaches. Our easiest week.

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Duration

3–5 nights

Distance

~70 NM

Difficulty

Easy

Best for

families

Distance

Pirovac

Five gentle stops, no rush.

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.

Krka National Park swim above the falls at Skradin

2 UNESCO sites in Šibenik, the cathedral & fortresses

~70 NM total, the easiest week we run

3 nights at anchor, 2 on town quays

The route · Pirovac · Skradin · Šibenik · Zlarin & Prvić · Kaprije

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What to see, day by day.

A relaxed five-day sample, short hops, calm bays and a waterfall. Easily shortened to a long weekend, or stretched with extra swim days. We fine-tune it to your crew before you sail.

Day 1
Pirovac, board & first swim
Marina Pirovac · short evening hop · 0–4 nm
Check-in from 17:00, an unhurried briefing, and a five-minute walk to Tommy for provisions. If there’s light left, drift across to the Murter channel for a first swim and dinner back in the old town.
Marina Pirovac
Provisioning
Day 2
Pirovac → Skradin & Krka NP
Pirovac → Šibenik channel → Skradin · ~18 nm · ~3.5 hrs
Motor-sail up the green Krka river to Skradin’s pretty marina, then take the national-park boat up to the waterfalls, boardwalks, mill museums and quiet swim spots above the cascades. Riverside dinner in town.
18 nm
Krka National Park
Day 3
Skradin → Šibenik
Skradin → St Anthony channel → Šibenik · ~12 nm · ~2.5 hrs
Drift back down the river and through the dramatic St Anthony channel into Šibenik. Moor on the quay and walk straight up to the UNESCO Cathedral of St James, the Barone and St Nicholas fortresses. Gelato on the waterfront for the crew.
12 nm
2 UNESCO sites
Day 4
Šibenik → Zlarin & Prvić
Šibenik → Zlarin → Prvić Luka · ~10 nm · ~2 hrs
Two car-free islands a short hop apart. Swim off Zlarin, the old coral-divers’ island, then moor at sleepy Prvić Luka, the Faust Vrančić museum, a gelato, and a slow konoba dinner with no engines anywhere.
10 nm
Car-free islands
Day 5
Prvić → Kaprije → Pirovac
Prvić → Kaprije swim → Pirovac · ~16 nm · ~3 hrs
One last island morning at Kaprije, clear water, a fig-tree konoba, before the easy reach home. Back at the base by mid-afternoon, with time to rinse off and pack at your own pace.
16 nm
Pirovac

What you'll remember.

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

Krka waterfalls

Anchor up the river and swim beneath the falls in the morning quiet.

Šibenik old town

Two UNESCO fortresses and the cathedral, all walkable from the quay.

Žirje & Kaprije

Tiny islands, family konobas, and water you can see the bottom of.

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.