NOMAD

Set up for Dalmatian island charters out of Trogir, with a crew of two aboard. NOMAD is a Lagoon 55 sailing catamaran, with naval architecture by VPLP, exterior lines by Patrick le Quément, and an interior by Nauta Design.

Captain Damir Vrbanac started sailing at ten, raced for Croatia at state, European and world championships, and has worked as a professional skipper since 2004 on monohulls, motor boats and catamarans. He is a certified Yacht Master and holds GMDSS and ECDIS tickets, and he knows the Adriatic coast well enough to be useful on restaurants and wine routes. Marija Mimica Špoljar runs the interior and does the cooking, with a master's degree in marketing and communications behind her and a culinary qualification earned in Split.

Four double cabins each have a private head and shower, and the crew have their own quarters in the forepeak. A forward cockpit and a flybridge add two more places to sit away from the main aft cockpit. Air conditioning is fitted throughout, and a water maker, barbecue and WiFi fill out the equipment list.

She cruises at eight knots. A 1.55-metre draft lets her tuck into the shallower Dalmatian coves. Two sea scooters, two paddleboards, a wakeboard, water skis, a donut and snorkel gear round out the kit. A 4.2-metre RIB with a 60 hp outboard, run by the skipper, tows the wakeboarders and water skiers.

Children are welcome on board, and Damir takes them out with the toys himself.