Winds are fickle, constantly changing direction and strength from drifting to honking in 10 minutes. Some of the locals and all of the charters carry only a big jib with no main and motor a lot. This is new style of sailing for us and admittedly leaves us felling a bit nervous. It doesn't feel right having such large single units of sail to deal with. At the moment we are wintering in Venice.
Winter is the operative word.
It's been blowing 35-40 all night and all day with heavy wet snow clumps. None of us were built for these conditions. Happily, a 1000-watt heater and the warm welcome in the Deport Velcro Venetian compensate the discomfort. Still we look forward to summer in Croatia. The Adriatic offers the best cruising since Thailand and Malaysia.