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Skipper for hire
Your holiday, day trip or delivery with a licensed skipper on board.
- Sailboats 40–45 ft: monohulls and catamarans
- Holiday charter · day trips · deliveries · onboard training
- Croatia now, other regions on request
- Price on request
Skipper · Boat repair · Croatia
Sail. Fix. Repeat.
Licensed skipper and boat fixer on the Adriatic. I sail your boat, fix it, and teach you to do both.
About
Mihail Veklenko
Skipper and boat fixer based in Croatia. Sailing since 2015 — ocean sailing and regattas near Recife, Brazil, then the Adriatic.
I skipper private and charter yachts, deliver boats between ports and race. I also own boats and repair and refit them with my own hands — mostly composite (GRP) work.
- Croatian Skipper Licence, Category C
- Sailing since 2015: Brazil and Croatia
- Skipper, co-skipper, deliveries, regattas
- Hands-on GRP repair and refit
- English · Russian · Croatian
Services
What I do
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Boat repair & refit
Fiberglass (GRP) work for owners, marinas and partners.
- Hull and deck damage repair, reinforcement with new laminate
- New moulds and GRP parts, made and fitted
- Gelcoat repair and painting · interior
- Electrics, wiring, equipment installation
- On-site at your marina or yard. Own workshop near Zagreb — opening soon
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Sailing courses
Floating Workshop school, together with instructor Ante Vidović — 10+ years of teaching. He trained me as a sailor and a professional skipper.
- Mostly off-season: autumn, winter, spring
- In English and Croatian
- Dates and formats — coming soon
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Boat rental
Sail on our boats — always with a skipper.
- Skipper on board, no bareboat
- Day trips and short cruises
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Boats for sale
Two Rivetto 750 sailboats in Croatia, on the water and ready to sail.
- White, 1985 — race-tuned, lively — 5 000 €
- Blue — easy and forgiving, new outboard (2026) — 4 800 €
- Great first boats on a small budget
Follow
Follow the workshop
Trips, repairs and honest results — on every network.
Contact
Get in touch
Write in English, Russian or Croatian. Tell me what you need, dates and where the boat is.
Send a request