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You will have to set off in the early hours of the morning in order to continue sailing parallel to the north shores of the elongated island of Hvar. If there is no wind (if any, it is most likely to be an easterly or northerly breeze), you will have to motor to Hvar's easternmost tip - Sucuraj. In the course of these first twenty miles of sailing, you can take a break to have a swim in Vela Stiniva or Pokrivenik, two nice coves rimmed with steep precipices. In Stiniva, which is the harbor of the village of Poljica, there is a pier with a breakwater. At the head of the pier, the depth is 5 meters.
In the Neretva Channel, you might run into the maestral; a sirocco would also be fine for your ten-mile leg to Loviste, which is next to the tip of the peninsula of Peljesac. If you would like a swimming break, you could choose the cove of Przina off the southernmost tip in the cove of Loviste, the promontory of Osisac. Alternatively, you could stop off in the bay outside the village of Loviste if you decide to wait for a while until the sun eases off later on in the afternoon.
There are another seven miles to be sailed along the windy channel of Peljesac to reach Korcula, the third architectural pearl along our route. If you put your visit to the town off until the next morning, you can spend the night at anchor in the cove of Banj, a mile away from the town, or else carry on to southeast and weigh anchor in the idyllic scenery around one of the islets called Skoji by locals. Beware the numerous shoals and reefs around the islets! In Korcula, you can choose from two harbors. In the west harbor, where there is enough room to moor along the pier and the long seafront, it gets choppy if the maestral or tramontana blows, while it is outright dangerous when any kind of summer storm (nevera) hits. Berthing along the quayside in the eastern harbor can be done only for a limited time as there is considerable commercial traffic. Next to this, however, is the Marina Korcula. If the harbors are too crowded, head for the well-protected cove of Luka behind the first promontory and anchor there (there is a petrol station behind the eastern promontory of this cove in the passage leading to the island of Badija).
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