Experience report 23 -YACHTLINE – Croatia

No vacation has ever been better than the last

My family and I go on vacation every year. Once after Pentecost and once in August. I still believe that no vacation is better than the previous one.

It all started when we went to the “Interboot” trade fair on Lake Constance – just to “look” of course. At that time we had a smaller boat, but then we discovered the company “Öchsner” at the Interboot fair and immediately fell in love with the model “Yachtline 6 Yachtline 240 with Volvo Penta V6 240 DP”. And just like when you go somewhere just to “look”, we bought it.

The handover went very smoothly. Mr. Öchsner took the whole day to explain everything to us in detail.

Back to a magical place in Croatia

After a short additional test drive on the main Danube Canal, we drove to Croatia with a brand new boat in tow. To be more precise, we took a boat to Sibenik, a really picturesque city with incredible buildings, to a ‘lonely’ island.

We had discovered this magical little spot last year. At that time we wandered around a bit with our other boat to explore the landscape and the islands and then we found – hidden in the middle of the ocean – a small harbor. We asked around a bit and then rented an apartment overlooking the lake.

So we were really looking forward to this vacation. But first of all of course because of the new boat.

Adventure in and on the water

The water was crystal clear – you could see every single fish swimming! We often went snorkeling on the shore and tried to fish – often unsuccessfully of course

The good thing about this small island is that it is surrounded by many other small and medium-sized islands, so there was plenty to explore. It was a lot of fun exploring the landscapes and also crossing the land. Once we were on the boat and my little sister saw a cave on a remote island. Of course we immediately went there and it turned out that the cave was not a real cave, but a great shelter for wartime submarines! Maybe that was exciting! Unfortunately we couldn’t take a photo of it because it was too dark.

We came to many different corners of Croatia, saw beautiful bays, crystal clear water and also real wrecks! We tied our boat to a buoy and started diving right above the wreck!

Personally I was not that comfortable and always stayed close to our boat but my family was almost completely lost in the wreck. It was really adventurous!

The ride itself was also a lot of fun as the boat really had power and could accelerate properly. At the same time, mom is very stable in the water, although she is still afraid that we might fall off the boat because of dad’s sometimes daring maneuvers.

The best experience of the whole vacation was when we saw dolphins! Not one, not two, but a whole school of dolphins roaming in the water next to us and playing in the rough waves of the boat. We had never seen dolphins in the wild, so it was a great experience to see them up close! They followed us for a while and it was really nice to see these beautiful animals playing alongside us.
Conclusion about 23-YACHTLINE-

In summary, I can say that it was one of the best vacations we have had in a long time. Our decision to buy Yachtline 23 from Öchsner-Boote was a good one. The service of the whole team continues even after the purchase, which is great! The staff always listen openly to any questions that may arise.