Krk is the largest island in the Adriatic, and it is connected to the mainland by a bridge — which means you can drive onto it and still sail away from it. Your week starts on an island most visitors only see from a car window.

The Kvarner Gulf is where the Adriatic narrows and the wind gets serious — but it is also where the swimming is warmest and the coves are greenest. Sail a few hours from Punat and you can anchor off a pebble beach with pine trees leaning over the water and nobody else in sight.

Croatian sailors will tell you the real secret of the Kvarner is the afternoon breeze: it arrives almost like clockwork, gives you a few hours of perfect sailing, then dies at sunset. Plan your hops around it and you will look like a genius in front of your whole group.

Cres and Lošinj, just a day’s sail from Punat, are home to some of the last griffon vultures in Croatia — and the water around them is so clear you can watch the seabed from the deck. Your morning coffee stays in the cup, your guests stay in a good mood.

A catamaran this size does not heel and does not rush. Your glass stays full, your guests stay comfortable, and the skipper gets to look like the calmest person in the Adriatic — which is exactly what you paid for.