
Kaštela → Maslinica (Šolta)
Saturday turn-around at Marina Kaštela clears the outgoing column by about 16:30, so our base team sets the on-board briefing for 15:30 and slips charters out behind the rush. Thirteen miles south-southwest takes you across the Split Channel to Maslinica on the western tip of Šolta. The seven-islet chain across the entrance kills any open-Adriatic swell and makes the approach unmistakable from two miles offshore. Two berthings share the bay: Martinis Marchi Marina on the south side runs lazy lines and a working 18th-century baroque-castle hotel; the village quay on the north side takes stern-to with own anchor at a modest harbour fee. Šolta runs quieter than Brač or Hvar by an order of magnitude — no day-tripper ferries, three konobas around the village square, one bakery, one small grocer. The standing pairing is the indigenous Dobričić red against Šoltansko olive oil; both stocked at the corner shop next to the parish church.
Aktivitäten
Walk the Martinis Marchi castle courtyard and the chapel ruins on the rise above it
Pour the Dobričić — Šolta's indigenous red — at Konoba Šišmiš in the village square
Snorkel the channel between Polebrnjak and Stipanska islets at the bay mouth
Sit on the headland west of the village for the open-Adriatic sunset
Pick up two litres of Šoltansko olive oil before the morning departure
Liegeplatz-Tipp
Martinis Marchi Marina on the south side has lazy lines, water and power, plus a full-service block — summer rate around €100/night for a 50 ft mono, online booking essential in July–August. Village quay on the north side accepts stern-to with own anchor at a modest harbour fee (water tap on the central section, no power). The seven-islet chain at the entrance blocks all S, SW, W and NW swell; only N gradient pushes chop in, and that's rare in summer. Anchorage holding in the centre is sand-and-weed in 5–8 m, mostly good with a second pass to set.













