45 Degrees Sailing

Name: 45 Degrees Sailing
Address: Trogir, 21220, HR
Telephone: +385957426164
Price range: $$$$
Rating: 5

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We are passionate about helping others come to Croatia for an amazing sailing adventure I fell in love with the thrill immediately. It just made sense.
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My name is Nick Hathaway and I was born to sail, although I did not discover this until my twenties! My first sailing experience was being thrown on to the bow of a 35ft racing yacht in the Bay Of Islands for one of the biggest racing weeks of the year in New Zealand. Since then my life has revolved around sailing. I started sailing seriously a year later when I traded in the power boat and bought

my first yacht. From there I threw myself into racing and sailing whenever I could. I met my partner in crime Candyce (she also goes by Mahina) and the only way she could spend time with me was to jump on board! So she did. Which was no mean feat for this fresh water girl from Taupo. She was hesitant at first, getting used to the ropes (literally). It was a steep learning curve! We began racing our 26ft Gazelle with my father, and we both caught the sailing 'bug'. Now sailing is a way of life. For both of us. It's our business and it's our pleasure. We use it for team building, holidays, family get togethers... You name it, we can incorporate sailing into it! We have sailed extensively in the Lesser Antilles of the Caribbean, throughout New Zealand and have spent a year getting to know Sydney Harbour. And we want you to come sailing with us. Whether its casual cruising as a family, an exotic holiday spent sunning yourself or an action packed race training experience, we want to get you hooked! Come sailing with us and see for yourself!

11/06/2024

What a way to end another amazing day on the Adriatic.
Chris & Helen

11/06/2024

Delivery Begins
Slovenia to Trogir
Brand new yacht
Covering new ground

We have a brand New Hanse 508 to pick up from Portorož in Slovenia and bring to Trogir. This delivery of the Hanse 508 is Slovenia to Trogir is part one in t...

11/06/2024

This weeks shots from crews on the water.

All making unforgettable memories on the beautiful waters of Croatia!

10/06/2024

Thank you so much Debbie and Randy for your wonderful review!

We're thrilled to hear you had a fantastic experience and appreciate your kind words.

Your satisfaction means the world to us and makes everything we do totally worthwhile! ⛵️✨

See you in 2025 :)

10/06/2024

Who is interested in chartering or buying this beauty - BRAND NEW HANSE 508 ... "Bright Future" - For an insiders view write GOTTA TALK in the comments and talk to Nick now :)

10/06/2024

LIVE - leaving the dock lesson with Chris :)

Join us now!

08/06/2024

Sailing on the ocean, wherever you may be, look after it. 🌊

07/06/2024

***NOT A STOCK IMAGE***

The photos that we use on our website, our social media and all our mail outs are ours. Taken by either one of the 45D team or our wonderful 45D clients. Our POV is that we do not need to use stock images to show you how amazing a sailing holiday in Croatia looks. We have plenty of real-life, candid shots to show you the reality. We also do not over saturate or otherwise digitally alter our images. And why would we?! Have you SEEN how stunning this corner of the world is?!?!

Here is an image Nick took today of him and his First Mate sailing a gorgeous 508 model called Bright Future near island Drvenik Mali. Isn’t she a stunner?!?! Check her out for charter with .explorer this summer!

06/06/2024

As last weeks crews start heading for home base our next crews are arriving. Welcome Chris and Helen🙂

06/06/2024

What a beautiful evening for the last night before heading back to base.

04/06/2024

Live in 3 minutes from somewhere on the Adriatic

04/06/2024

Thank you Debbie & Randy for the gift following your charter week. Enjoyable read and looking forward to sharing some of your musings online

03/06/2024

Sharpen Up Flotilla - Expectations v. Reality
Wallis Crofton

02/06/2024

Visiting Croatia - A Practical Travel Series
PART THREE: CROATIA COASTAL WEATHER INSIGHTS

We get asked about weather a lot. I see questions about whether the sea is warm enough to swim in in May, in September, in November. These questions always amuse me because the concepts of “warm enough”, “too cold” “too hot” are so subjective.

Our Australian guests always comment on how chilly the Adriatic sea is. And yet our British guests always bask in the warmth of the sea. The same sea at the same time of year. Likewise, guests from Hong Kong were wrapping up in jackets. Where as guests from the South Island of New Zealand struggled with the heat and humidity.

I grew up on the shores of a lake fed by the snow melting on the adjacent mountains. I used to swim in that lake and in the nearby rivers as a child, LOVING the icy temperatures, even during summer. Now we live in Croatia, Nick loves to swim most of the year. We have been known to take a boat out on New Years Day, anchor up and jump in for a swim! One winter, he formed what we jokingly called the Kaštela Swim Club with my parents and a couple of our friends where they swam once a week right through winter. So asking us if it’s too cold to swim in May probably isn’t going to be helpful!

I always prefer to talk about the weather and the temperatures in numbers. Compare it with what you’re used to where you are coming from. I have had a nosy on the inter webs and found the average air temperatures and sea temperatures during the shoulder and summer months here in Croatia. So, what are my opinions on these months?

April is pretty cool. Spring is well and truly in force and we get plenty of sun during this time of year. It is a great time for hiking and exploring fortresses and other derelict monuments of days long gone. Take a picnic. Enjoy the sun. And be warned, we also get some epic spring storms. March is well-known for bura winds, a dry NNE wind that barrels down from the mountain ranges and is often bone-chillingly cold at this time of year. This means that the sea temperature is still low from the effects of these winds and the general cooler temps throughout the winter months.

May and June is when summer begins. The sun gets strong and it starts to heat up the Adriatic. There can still be rain, but sun is much more likely.

The thick of summer really hits in July and August. The days are often still and bright, without a cloud in the sky. Summer squalls do sometimes occur, and they are short and sharp when they hit, moving on very quickly and leaving the sun to dry everything out as if they were never even there. Days and nights are HOT. And the Adriatic Sea really begins to warm up. It feels like bathwater to me, unless you’re lucky enough to be swimming near a fresh-water spring (hahah that’s the lake girl in me talking!).

On summer days, most of us are hunting for shade and breeze and hiding from the heat of the sun. Being out at anchor tends to be far more comfortable than being docked if you don’t have air-con on the boat. And if you do have air-con on-board? Make the most of it and take an afternoon nap!

September is still hot but not as brutally as July and August. You mainly feel it at night. The heat of the day actually subsides and it tends to be much more comfortable after the sun sets. As we move into October. sometimes you might even need and extra layer when the sun dips below the horizon. But the Adriatic isn’t that quick to cool down. Swimming is still very comfortable, as the summer heat can still be felt in the water.

Often, we still tend to swim well into November and sometimes even December.

And this is my version of how the weather goes over spring, summer and into autumn here on the Dalmatian Coast. Personally, I love the cooler months of March and April for getting outside to explore. And October is probably my favourite month here, with it’s sunny clear days and cooler nights. It’s the best of both worlds to me!

It might be different for you. I would love to hear about it. What months are your favourite to visit and spend time here in the Dalmatian Coast?

And because of all the weather questions we get here are a couple of resource we have created just for you.

1. Weather updates - whenever he can over the summer season Nick is going live with the weather. Subscribe to our youtube channel and keep informed over the season.

2. We have created a reference sheet that shows the temperatures for each month. If you would like us to send you this, simply write WEATHER in the comments and we will get it out to you.

Next in our series: Croatia versus the Caribbean

How chartering in Croatia is different from the BVI's

31/05/2024

Great week on the water.
Different crews - different views.

26/05/2024

Early morning coffee stop (and swim ???)

26/05/2024

Welcome to Croatia - on the water this week

26/05/2024

One of our bareboat assist clients, heading out from Marina Kaštela, experiencing their first sunset of the week. First of many we are sure! Thanks for the photos crew :)

25/05/2024

Lets look at the charter week! Weather Update: Central Dalmatia live with Nick

24/05/2024

Friday night at Marina Baotič, as one charter week finishes and another is about to begin ...

Photo Credit: Tim Olding

21/05/2024

Personalised services (often referred to as concierge services) are usually associated with the rich and famous on their luxury yacht charters.

45D wants to turn this around and make personalised services affordable and available for everyone. Because everyone deserves support on their sailing holiday in Croatia.

21/05/2024

Hugo is coming! Tune in for the update

18/05/2024

Big shout out to our top fans this week! 💎

Martina
Marijana Ćorluka
Marleen Roijen-Gonlag
Tomislav Radić

Thank you all for your support.

Looking forward to an amazing season together.

Photo Credit: Iwona Blaz

18/05/2024

Felt super happy to welcome Jeremiah and crew all the way from New York.

Winners of our 45D Free Charter Competition. Have an amazing week 🙂

16/05/2024

Our little mascot haha

16/05/2024

Weather update live from Trogir and the seaaaaa

14/05/2024

il Ponte the place to be this summer with friends. welcome to Trogir Anna

14/05/2024

Join me live for a quick chin wag

12/05/2024

Thank you everyone for another super successful Sharpen Up Flotilla. Awesome crews. Fantastic week. Amazing community growing.

We couldn’t have done it without you all!

10/05/2024

SHARPEN UP FLOTILLA
Final day on the water and it's a beautiful day ....

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Quick Live Q&A from the video comments!

Join me for a Quick Q&A from the video comments that have been coming through. And ask any others you have! Will cover Weather right now and my thoughts Docking questions Other stuff! Whatever you ask during the live See you there!

Summer season sailing in Croatia ... come join us

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Determining whether customer service is "good" in Croatia or anywhere in the world, can depend on various factors, including personal experiences, industry standards, and cultural expectations. And, what we do know is that creating a personalised service for our clients here in Croatia, is what will set our business apart and create a memorable experience (for all the right reasons). In turn we want to foster loyalty, build trust and establish a strong reputation, simply because that's how we want to do business🤩

Nevera? Raging 40knots in Milna. docking in the dark

First things first

Priorities first … coffee then sailing ⛵️

BOOT TULLN 2024 Nick got an exclusive look at the brand new Hanse 410 Here’s his walk through in 1 minute. GO! #boottulln2024 #hanseyachts #hanse410 #walkthrough #45D #45degreessailing

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Sharpen Up! Many of us are in the beginning stages of our sailing journey. This can be overwhelming and scary! Are you a little scared of chartering? Being the skipper and the one in charge? Join us in May or October and Sharpen up your skills on our Premium Flotilla.

Winters are too harsh for sailing, they said. It’s too cold, they said. You definitely cannot swim in February, they said. And yet here we are. February 2024. What a wonderful way to spend a winters day here in Dalmatia. #winter2024 #svnutka #bettytheboaycat #comesailingwith45D #45D #wintersailing #45degreessailing

How popular are yacht charters? Sailing Today, using yacht charter booking data from Online Booking Systems, MMK and Nausys, show there is a clear demand for sailing global, with over 27,000 average monthly searches for the keyword "Yacht Charter" ResearchAndMarkets.com's Yacht Charters Global Market Report 2023 states that the global yacht charters market is expected to grow from $14.42 billion in 2022 to $21.69 billion in 2027 at a CAGR of 8.4%. Why a sailing holiday? - utilise the power of the wind - immerse yourself in the beauty of the sea - soak in the invigorating warmth of the sun Sailing has so much to offer those who love to set sail. So, if you're ready to sail away on your own premium charter adventure in Croatia? Call us now to book your premium yacht charter and be part of the sailing phenomenon in 2024! 🚤✨

We've just been told that three of our favourite charter options for 2024 have a 20% discount for February bookings. If you've been watching these yachts, nows the time to book! Message us today and lets see if your preferred dates are free!

And the WINNER is... 45D WEEKLY

TO EVERYONE - THANK YOU - And the WINNER is... 45D WEEKLY Thanks for your amazing support AND we are thrilled to announce that YOU are now automatically entered into the DRAW 🌟 Prize: Win Your Charter for Free! One lucky client will win their charter for free (up to 5000euros) 🗓️ Announcement Date: Friday, February 9, 2024 Mark your calendars! The winner will be announced LIVE on Friday, February 9, 2024. 👀 Call to Action: Watch the Live Announcement We invite each one of you to join us for the exciting live announcement. Tune in to our YOUTUBE LIVE on Friday Will YOU be THE WINNER!?!? Thank you all for choosing 45D for your charter adventures. Good luck to everyone Four feet under the keel Team@45D PS: Be on the LIVE STREAM and WIN 45D Merch Hoodies | Teeshirts | Flags Only those on the Live Stream will be in to WIN

Aboard your yacht, each new island destination transforms your day into an amazingly new experience.

Cannot wait! Charter comp last chance

Looking for the best holiday ever … message us to book it now for 2024. When are you coming back Mitchell family?

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Our Story

Nick and Mahina are the husband and wife team behind 45 Degrees Sailing. The company is named for their love of heeling and sailing hard into the winds of Wellington down in the low latitudes of the southern hemisphere in New Zealand. 45 Degrees Sailing are proud to offer comfortable sailing holidays here in Croatia that are about two things: sailing and Croatia! We want to introduce you to real Croatian experiences, people and gastronomy. Being passionate about what we do is important, we have had the incredible luxury of being able to CHOOSE the best place to introduce you to this life of sun, water and amazing cultural experience. We chose Croatia for a reason. And we love sharing this incredible country with others. We have sailed extensively in the Lesser Antilles of the Caribbean, throughout New Zealand and have spent a year getting to know Sydney Harbour. And we want you to come sailing with us. Whether its casual cruising as a family, an exotic holiday spent sunning yourself or an action packed race training experience, we want to get you hooked! Come sailing with us and see for yourself!