BELLKARA

Marina Baotic at Seget Donji, the Split area, year-round Adriatic. BELLKARA is a 26-metre Conrad performance sailing yacht from 2016, refit in 2024, sailing under Maltese flag with the Dalmatian islands as her home programme.

She is an aluminium-hulled sloop with new sails since the refit and a Cummins QSB 5.9 turning her at eight knots under engine. The Conrad shipyard in Gdańsk delivers performance-oriented aluminium sailing yachts as a core line, and BELLKARA carries that signature in rigging, deck plan, and interior fit-out. The hull beam of 7.46 metres and draft of 3 metres give her stiffness through the chop between Hvar and Vis and shallow enough access to the small Croatian coves.

Six guests sleep in three cabins below. The master, the VIP convertible, and the third double all carry their own en-suite, with bed sizes that fit two adults comfortably across the layout. A crew of four runs the boat: captain, mate, chef, and hostess.

The summer programme starts in Šibenik or Split, then south through the Pakleni islands, Hvar town, Vis, Korčula, Mljet, and on to Dubrovnik for the longer charters. She winters back in Seget Donji.

Toys include a four-metre tender with a 40-horsepower Yamaha for the shore runs, plus water skis, a donut, a paddleboard, and snorkel gear. The combination of a Conrad aluminium hull, a 2024 refit, and a Šibenik-to-Dubrovnik sailing programme covers the standard Dalmatian charter week with room for the rougher weeks of the season.