Unsettled Sailing: Croatia

We meet at the ACI Marina Dubrovnik. It's 5 KM or about 3 miles from central Dubrovnik. The base has wifi, an ATM, a pool, parking (about 60 euros per week), and other amenities. Plan to arrive here no later than 5 pm on June 11. We will return back here by 8 am on Saturday, June 18th. 

It varies each day. Actually sailing time is typially 3-5 hours per day, so come prepared to be involved! We sleep at anchor, on the boats, each night, usually 100 meters from shore.

 No! Most participants do not have any sailing experience, and many get to learn on the trip as it is a very hands-on experience!

We recommend arriving in Dubrovnik, Croatia as early as possible on Saturday, June 11. You can fly or take local transport from other cities in Croatia. The fun will begin early in the day on Saturday, June 11. We recommend arriving no later than 4 pm on June 11. We do not leave the port of Dubrovnik until early Sunday morning, June 12. You can depart anytime on June 18th, but we suggest scheduling flights for noon or later.

We anchor the boats in the calmest coves we can find. We anchor before sunset so we can relax, debrief, enjoy a happy hour toast, cook, and eat dinner.

Most people on an Unsettled retreat are professionals with multidimensional personalities and vast interests. This isn't a post-college party trip. Our average age of participants is mid 30's to mid 40's, but we've hosted folks of all ages. Living Unsettled is truly ageless.

We've hosted CEOs and entrepreneurs, artists and experience designers, and people who are active, even experts, in everything from transcendental meditation to CrossFit, from Bikram yoga to kiteboarding, and from diving to flying. On any given day however, most of us are content hanging out with each other, exploring new places and trying new things.

Since thinking big about our work and careers is one of the organizing principles of Unsettled, many participants are high achievers who organize major conferences, run businesses, or are recognized experts in their field. We have a lot of designers, developers, entrepreneurs, and startup enthusiasts on our trips.

All of this being said, it's not required to be working on something or have a "professional CV" in order live Unsettled with us. Many joining us are retired, taking a sabbatical, or deciding what comes next in life and looking for some inspiration.

At Unsettled, we truly focus on building retreats full of dynamic people who have much more to offer to the group than just work experience. These experiences are social by definition, and so one of our main qualifications is to look for people who share some simple principles:

• Open to spending time with people from different cultures with different value sets
• Curious about the people and the world around them
• Considerate of others
• Basically, as long as you're not an asshole, you'll fit right in.

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You'll be assigned to a boat and captain about a week before your trip. Your captain will reach out before the trip to gather info on what you'd like to cook, prep, and eat for the week. We go shopping as a group and split the bill among everyone on the boat. Shopping usually comes to around $200 per person for all you can eat and drink on the boat for a week. You also have opportunities to eat at amazing local restaurants. We suggest another $200 if you plan to eat and drink out during the week.

The boundaries between work, life, and travel are becoming blurred, fundamentally changing how we live today. Unsettled brings together groups of travelers and professionals from around the world for uniquely co-created experiences. Each one-week, two-week, or one month retreat is designed to break your routine and inspire a renewed sense of growth, meaning and adventure through transformational travel and peer-to-peer learning.

Whether you're working full time, or going through an intentional career transition, our retreats are designed to help you break out of your routine and explore a new destination with an incredible group of peers.