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A 50 to 60m motor yacht Hvar through the 2026 peak window (mid-July through end of August) runs $360,000 to $545,000 per week plus 26 to 28 percent APA, takes 10 to 12 guests on the 6-cabin standard, and carries 14 to 17 crew. Hvar Town itself holds no stern-to at the bracket: the inner ACI Marina Hvar runs structurally tight at 35 metres, and the 50 to 60m line bases overnight at ACI Marina Palmizana on the Pakleni Islands 1.5 nautical mile west across the channel, or at Split ACI Marina or the Mandalina-D Marin Sibenik to the north. The structural arrival runs Split airport (SPU) at 45 minutes by fast tender from Palmizana or 90 minutes from Split-side embarkation. Roughly 6 to 9 yachts in this LOA work the Hvar and Pakleni corridor through a typical August week.
Why the bracket works Hvar and the Pakleni Islands
ACI Marina Palmizana. The Pakleni Islands western marina on Sveti Klement holds the structural 50 to 60m allocation on the outer eastern T-pier on prior arrangement through the ACI central reservation. Palmizana runs the bracket-fit overnight as the closest legal stern-to to Hvar Town, with the 1.5 nautical mile primary-tender shuttle into Hvar Town for the dinner-and-night programme. The Palmizana shore programme runs the structural Toto's at Vinogradisce bay for the lunch tasting bench, Zori at the Vinogradisce eastern face for the seafood tasting menu, and the captain's prior reservation on both is the bracket-fit chief-stew brief at inquiry.
Hvar Town and the constraint. The Hvar Town inner harbour (Riva) holds the structural daylight call only at the bracket, on the seaward end at the outer mole with the captain's prior portmaster-side arrangement and the agency-side ATR (charter-permit) check. The Hvar Town shore programme runs the structural Pjaca square evening tour, the Fortress walk on the chief stew's captain-car arrangement, dinner at Gariful on the eastern Riva, and the Carpe Diem Beach Club tender shore brief on the Stipanska island 100 metres south of the Pakleni inner anchorage. The Carpe Diem CDB reservation through the chief stew is the structural August night question.
The Pakleni anchor sequence. The Pakleni archipelago runs the structural August daylight programme on the bracket-fit anchors. Mlini Bay on the southern Sveti Klement face holds the structural lunch anchor on the protected leeward swing through the prevailing southerly maestral. Vinogradisce Bay on the eastern Sveti Klement face holds the structural at-Toto's or at-Zori shore-tender lunch anchor. Stipanska Bay south of Hvar Town holds the structural Carpe Diem afternoon-into-evening anchor. Palmizana North Bay on the Sveti Klement northeastern face holds the supplementary calm-water lunch anchor on the maestral shadow.
Weekly rate map for the 2026 season
Rates below are for peak weeks (mid-July through end of August) for the 2026 Croatian charter season, before APA at 27 percent and gratuity at 10 to 15 percent. The Croatian charter VAT (PDV) at 13 percent on the charter fee, ACI Marina Palmizana or Split berth fees, the Hvar Town daylight-call portmaster fees, the Pakleni protected-area concession fees, and the bunker fuel allocation through the 35 nautical mile Split-to-Hvar corridor run through the APA.
| LOA bracket | Motor yacht (low to high) | Sailing yacht and large sailing tri (low to high) |
|---|---|---|
| 50 to 53m | $360K to $425K per week | $320K to $385K per week |
| 53 to 57m | $405K to $485K per week | $360K to $435K per week |
| 57 to 60m | $465K to $545K per week | $415K to $495K per week |
The 50 to 60m Hvar bracket prices 4 to 6 percent below the 50 to 60m Saint-Tropez at the same LOA because the Croatian August peak structure runs lighter than the western Mediterranean structural August peak window. For corridor context see the 50-60m Korcula bracket, the 50-60m Vis bracket, the 50-60m Brac bracket, the 50-60m Split bracket, and the 40-50m Hvar bracket for the smaller LOA shoulder.
What is in the bracket in this bracket on Hvar
Cabins. Six standard. The 6-cabin August week reads through the Hvar-and-Pakleni structural seven-night Dalmatian rotation, with three daylight calls into Hvar Town and the structural Palmizana or Vinogradisce overnight.
Crew. Fourteen to seventeen. Croatian and Maltese-flag charter list dominates the Dalmatian fleet at the bracket and the captain plus chief stew hold the Croatian-language operational fluency on the ACI Palmizana and Split portmasters and the Hvar Town daylight-call agency. The chief stew's prior bench on the Gariful Hvar, the Zori and Toto's Vinogradisce, the Carpe Diem Stipanska, and the Black Pepper Hvar reservations is the structural broker-side question at inquiry.
Tenders. Primary 11 to 12m for the Palmizana-to-Hvar Town 1.5 nautical mile shore shuttle and the Stipanska Carpe Diem brief, secondary 7 to 8m for the Vinogradisce shore-tender at Toto's and Zori, plus a chase boat for the Pakleni daylight water-sports rotation and the Mlini-to-Stipanska inter-anchor lateral shuttle. The Hvar tender programme runs through the August window at the bracket on the structural daylight-and-evening shore rhythm.
At-anchor stabilizers. Required. The Mlini Bay southern face, the Vinogradisce eastern face, and the Stipanska Carpe Diem anchor run the at-anchor stabilizers through the August maestral swing window, and the supplementary southerly jugo event (the structural three to four-day southerly summer system) holds the at-anchor load on the Palmizana leeward face. The 2018-and-newer hulls run the structural zero-speed product at the bracket.
Beach club. Required. The Mlini Bay, the Vinogradisce, the Stipanska, and the Palmizana North anchors run the beach club open hard through the structural August water band of 24 to 26 degrees, and the fold-out terraces run the daylight platform load through the bracket-fit Pakleni daytime programme.
Helipad. Cat A useful. The Split airport (SPU) 45 nautical mile transit holds the 18 to 25-minute helicopter leg to the Palmizana or Hvar Town heliports, and the Dubrovnik airport (DBV) 130 nautical mile transit runs the supplementary 45-minute leg for the southern-Dalmatian repositioning shape. The Croatian Civil Aviation Agency (CCAA) helicopter permit and the Hvar Town heliport pre-clearance are the bracket-fit captain-side questions at inquiry.
Trip shape that fits the bracket
The Hvar bracket reads through the Split-Hvar-Korcula-Dubrovnik structural Dalmatian seven-night southbound shape and the Split-Hvar-Vis-Korcula loop shape. The 7-night southbound shape runs Split embarkation (one night ACI Marina Split or D Marin Sibenik), Brac Bol Zlatni Rat daylight (one night Bol or Milna), Hvar Palmizana two nights (Hvar Town daylight, Stipanska Carpe Diem night, Vinogradisce Toto's lunch), Vis Stoncica or Vinicna bay one night, Korcula Lumbarda or Town two nights, Dubrovnik ACI Marina or Sunj Lopud one night. Seven nights. The Hvar shape suits the structural Split-anchored embarkation and the southbound rotation into Dubrovnik.
For the 10-night Split-to-Dubrovnik extended Dalmatian shape the bracket runs Split (one night) plus Brac (one night) plus Hvar Palmizana three nights with two Hvar Town daylight calls plus Vis (two nights) plus Korcula (two nights) plus Dubrovnik (one night). Ten nights. For destination context see Charter Croatia, Charter Split, and the Croatia charter weekly rates report.
What the bracket does not do well on Hvar
The Hvar Town inner harbour overnight at the bracket. The Hvar Town Riva runs structurally tight at the bracket and the inner mole holds the structural daylight call only, with the overnight reading through the Palmizana ACI eastern T-pier or the Vinogradisce protected anchor. We would pass on any broker representation of a Hvar Town Riva overnight at the 50 to 60m line and hold the Palmizana stern-to or the Vinogradisce anchor instead.
The Hvar Town stern-to at the bracket in the August jugo event. The structural southerly jugo summer system runs the Hvar Town Riva exposed to the southerly fetch and the bracket-fit overnight reads through the Palmizana ACI leeward face or the Vinogradisce protected swing. We would pass on any captain's plan that books a Hvar Town daylight call at the bracket through the jugo window.
The single-week Hvar-only charter at the bracket. The Pakleni programme reads through the Dalmatian wider rotation and the Hvar-only week runs structurally short on the bracket-fit night rotation. We would pass on a single-week Hvar-only booking and hold the Split-to-Dubrovnik or the Split-Hvar-Vis-Korcula loop shape instead.
The pick
For two couples, 7-night Split-to-Dubrovnik southbound shape in early August at the structural peak with Split embarkation, Brac Bol daylight, Hvar Palmizana two-night base, Vis Stoncica one, Korcula two, Dubrovnik one: a 52 to 54m motor yacht with the 6-cabin layout, full beach club, at-anchor stabilizers, primary plus secondary tender plus chase boat, captain holding prior Palmizana ACI berth tenure and Hvar Town daylight-call agency experience, and the Gariful Hvar plus the Zori Vinogradisce plus the Carpe Diem Stipanska reservations arranged at contract. Budget $405K per week, all-in roughly $530K including APA at 27 percent. Booking lead time: 9 to 12 months because the Palmizana ACI peak-week berth allocation is the binding constraint.
For a family of 10, 10-night extended Split-to-Dubrovnik shape in late July at the bracket peak with Hvar Palmizana as the central three-night base, the southbound progression through Vis and Korcula, and the Dubrovnik close: a 56 to 58m motor yacht with the 6-cabin layout, Cat A helipad for the Split or Dubrovnik transit, primary plus secondary tender plus chase boat, captain experience for the Split-Hvar-Vis-Korcula daylight crossings and the Palmizana berth pre-clearance, and the Gariful plus the Toto's plus the Carpe Diem reservations arranged at contract. Budget $480K per week, all-in for 10 nights roughly $895K. Booking lead time: 10 to 14 months.
For a multigenerational group of 12, 7-night Split-Hvar-Vis-Korcula loop shape in mid-September at the season close with the August jugo pressure easing, the Hvar Town daylight density lower, and the Palmizana berth more open: a 57 to 60m motor yacht with the 7-cabin layout, Cat A helipad, primary plus secondary tender plus chase boat, captain experience for the Vis Stoncica and the Korcula Lumbarda anchor work, and the Gariful plus the Zori Vinogradisce plus the Carpe Diem reservations arranged at contract. Budget $510K per week, all-in roughly $695K. Booking lead time: 8 to 11 months.
Inventory
The live 50 to 60m Hvar-and-Pakleni inventory through the 2026 season updates weekly.. For broker-side inquiry, see the brokers pillar and the Croatia charter weekly rates report.