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Yacht charter in Slovenia

Choose from 32 yachts across Slovenia. Spread over 1 sailing regions. Prices from €1,130 per week.

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Why this country

Sailing in Slovenia

Slovenia has forty-six kilometres of coast — less than an hour under sail from end to end — and it would be dishonest to present a week here as a tour of the country. What Slovenia actually offers is a starting point: thirty-one sailing yachts at Marina Izola, the largest marina in the country, a short hop from the Croatian border and the whole of Istria beyond it.

Used that way it is a genuinely good base. Prices start around €1,130 a week, which is among the cheapest sailing in the Adriatic, and the three coastal towns — Izola, Piran and Portorož — are Venetian in character, compact and pleasant to come back to. Piran in particular, on its narrow peninsula with a campanile copied from St Mark's, is worth timing your arrival for.

The season runs April to October. The wind to know is the bora, the cold north-easterly that comes down off the mountains; it is less frequent here than further down the Croatian coast and most common in spring and autumn, but it arrives suddenly and is worth building a forecast check into the day. The paperwork is Adriatic-standard: a recognised certificate plus a VHF licence, or a skipper if you would rather not.

On the water

Sailing conditions in Slovenia

The honest scale
46 km of coast

Less than an hour of sailing end to end. Slovenia works as a base for Istria and the northern Adriatic, not as a week in itself.

Where the fleet is
Marina Izola

All 32 boats, 31 of them sailing yachts averaging 12 m. The largest marina in the country.

Wind to watch
Bora, NE

Cold and sudden, off the mountains. Less frequent here than further south, most common in spring and autumn.

Season and price
April – October, from €1,130

Among the least expensive sailing in the Adriatic.

Worth the detour

Where to drop anchor in Slovenia

  • 1

    Piran

    A Venetian town packed onto a narrow peninsula, with Tartini Square at its centre and a campanile modelled on the one in St Mark's. The best arrival on this coast.

  • 2

    Izola

    A former fishing island, now joined to the mainland, and the base for most of the fleet. Quieter than Piran and better for provisioning.

  • 3

    Portorož

    The resort town next to Piran, with the second marina and the salt pans of Sečovlje just south.

  • 4

    Sečovlje salt pans

    A working saltworks on the Croatian border, unchanged in method for seven centuries, and a nature park full of wading birds.

  • 5

    Umag and Novigrad, Croatia

    The first Croatian ports south of the border, an easy first leg and where most Slovenian charters actually head.

  • 6

    Rovinj, Croatia

    The best-known town in Istria, with its church on the hilltop above a tight old quarter. Comfortably reachable in a day from Izola.

  • 7

    Brijuni islands, Croatia

    A national park archipelago off the southern tip of Istria, once Tito's summer residence. Mooring is regulated and worth arranging ahead.

  • 8

    Trieste, Italy

    The other direction — half a day north, with the Austro-Hungarian waterfront and Miramare castle on the headland before it.

Suggested routes

Where a week in Slovenia could take you

Izola to Istria

7 days

What a Slovenian charter really looks like: one night at home, then south into Croatia. Short legs and a town every evening.

  1. 1

    Izola

    Handover; a short sail to Piran for the first night.

  2. 2

    Umag or Novigrad, Croatia

    Across the border — clear in on arrival.

  3. 3

    Poreč

    The Euphrasian basilica mosaics are a short walk from the quay.

  4. 4

    Rovinj

    The centrepiece of the Istrian coast.

  5. 5

    Brijuni or Pula

    The southern tip; Pula has a Roman amphitheatre on the waterfront.

  6. 6

    Back north — Poreč or Novigrad

    Return up the coast.

  7. 7

    Izola

    Clear back into Slovenia and finish at base.

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Before you book

Local rules and paperwork in Slovenia

Skipper certificate
A recognised certificate plus VHF. Adriatic-standard requirements. If you do not hold one, booking a skipper is the normal alternative here rather than an upsell.
Crossing to Croatia
Routine, but it is a border. Most charters from Izola sail into Croatia on day one or two. Clearing in and out is straightforward; allow time for it.
Bora
Sudden rather than frequent. Check the forecast before each leg in spring and autumn. It is less of a feature here than on the Kvarner coast but no gentler when it arrives.
Brijuni national park
Mooring is regulated. Arrange in advance rather than arriving and hoping. Fees apply per boat.
Plan beyond the border
Treat Slovenia as the start, not the itinerary. With 46 km of coast, a week spent only in Slovenian water would be a short week. Every realistic route heads south into Istria.

Checked October 2026. Rules change — confirm the detail that matters for your trip when you book.

What is here

The Slovenia fleet at a glance

The fleet in Slovenia is made up of 31 sailing yachts and 1 catamarans.

Most boats here are sailing yachts, averaging 12 metres.

Weekly prices start in the under €1,500 range, where 8 boats are listed.

Boats sleep between 6 and 11 guests, with cabins up to 5.

The most common size band is 10 – 13 m, with 19 boats.

1 boats can be chartered with a skipper; 31 are available bareboat.

The fullest month on the calendar right now is Oct 2026: 91% of the fleet already has at least one booking, while 3 boats are still completely open.

31
Sailing yachts
from €1.130
1
Catamarans
from €2.540

Budget

Charter prices in Slovenia

Weekly rate, set by the operator. No booking fee.

Space on board

Boat sizes

Sleeping 6–11 guests

  • under 10 m 5
  • 10 – 13 m 19
  • 13 – 16 m 7
  • 16 – 20 m 1

Availability

How full is the calendar in Slovenia?

Share of the Slovenia fleet that already holds at least one reservation, for each of the next twelve months. Taken from the operators' own calendars and refreshed daily — a boat with one week booked can still be chartered in the others.

Months further out look emptier simply because they are further away — most charters are booked a few months ahead, not a year.

Most booked month

Oct 2026

91% of the fleet already booked

Most still open

Nov 2026

31 boats with no booking yet

Pick a month to see what is still open that week.

  • Quiet
  • Picking up
  • Busy
  • Peak
91%
Oct
’26
3 open
3%
Nov
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31 open
0%
Dec
’26
32 open
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Jan
’27
32 open
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Feb
’27
32 open
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Mar
’27
32 open
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Apr
’27
32 open
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May
’27
32 open
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Jun
’27
32 open
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Jul
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32 open
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Aug
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32 open
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32 open

Most common models in Slovenia

Counted from our live catalogue.

AD Boats Salona 38
3 available · from €1.780
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 37
2 available · from €1.320
Elan Impression 40
2 available · from €1.840
Dufour Yachts Dufour 350
2 available · from €1.610

The fleet

Yachts in Slovenia

32 yachts available · from €161 / day

6
sailboat

Hope I.

Izola

3 cabins 8 guests 12.4 m 2023
From €357 / day €2.500 / week
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5
sailboat

Briganti

Izola

4 cabins 10 guests 13.85 m 2021
From €414 / day €2.900 / week
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6
sailboat

Una Bella Ria

Izola

4 cabins 10 guests 13.76 m 2018
From €329 / day €2.300 / week
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6
sailboat

Hope E.

Izola

3 cabins 8 guests 11.9 m 2017
From €263 / day €1.840 / week
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Where to sail

The one sailing region in Slovenia

Every region we have boats in, largest fleet first — with the number of departure bases so you can see where a week actually starts.

Istria / Kvarner

Mostly Sailboats — 97% of the local fleet.

Yachts
32
Bases
1
From
From €161 / day €1.130 / week

Good to know

Frequently asked questions

Weekly prices in our catalogue break down as: under €1,500 (8), €1,500 – €3,000 (18), €3,000 – €6,000 (3). The lowest published weekly rate is €1,130. These are the operators' own prices — we add no booking fee.
Our Slovenia catalogue currently lists 31 sailing yachts, 1 catamarans.
31 of the 32 boats we list in Slovenia are available bareboat, meaning you sail them yourself. A recognised licence is required; the listing states which. 1 boats can be chartered with a skipper.
Boats in Slovenia sleep from 6 up to 11 guests, with the largest offering 5 cabins. Most groups book a boat in the 10 – 13 m size band.

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