STELLA MARIS

## Stella Maris — 45m Gulet, Croatia & the Adriatic At 45 metres, Stella Maris is the largest wooden sail yacht in Croatia — a distinction that says as much about her scale as about the craftsmanship behind her. Built in 2004 and refitted in 2024, she carries the proportions and warmth of traditional gulet building, brought up to a standard of comfort that suits the way charter guests actually live aboard today. ### Accommodation Eight cabins host up to 16 guests, each with an en suite bathroom. Six are arranged with a double bed; two are fitted with twin beds, which makes the layout equally workable for couples travelling together, extended families, or a group of friends who value having their own space at the end of the day. The interior detailing keeps the classic register — timber, restrained lines — without the compromises on comfort that older gulets sometimes ask you to accept. ### Life on board A gulet of this size lives outdoors, and Stella Maris is laid out for exactly that: long lunches in the shade, afternoons spread out on deck, evenings that drift on well past dinner. The transition between the saloon and the exterior spaces is easy and unforced, which matters over a full week aboard. Inside, WiFi keeps you connected when you want to be, and there's a television, a Bluetooth sound system for setting the tone of an evening, and a PS4 that tends to find its audience on the crossing between islands. The onboard library is a quieter pleasure — the kind of detail that suggests someone thought about how time is really spent at anchor. ### Cruising ground The Croatian coast and the wider Adriatic are her home waters: sheltered channels, walled harbour towns, anchorages reachable in an easy morning's passage. Her crew know the ground and handle the practical side of the day — the timing, the table, the tender runs — so the itinerary can bend to how the group is feeling rather than the reverse. Whether the week calls for stillness or for a busier family rhythm, Stella Maris accommodates both without strain.