Adriatic Croatia International Club

Adriatic Croatia International Club, commonly referred to as ACI Club or simply ACI, is a Croatian nautical tourism company based in Opatija which operates a marina chain along the Croatian part of the Adriatic coast. From the initial 16 marinas opened in 1986 they expanded to 22 in 2016, which makes it the largest chain of marinas in the Mediterranean as of 2022. ACI is also known for organizing the annual match racing sailing regatta called the "ACI Match Race Cup", first held in 1987.

Adriatic Croatia
International Club d.d.
TypePublic
ZSE: ACI
IndustryNautical tourism
Founded1 July 1983
HeadquartersRijeka, Croatia
Key people
Kristijan Pavić (Chairman of the Board)
HRK 13.335 million (2021) Increase[1]
Number of employees
334 (2021)[1]
Websitewww.aci-marinas.com

History

ACI was originally established on 1 July 1983 as a state-owned company with the aim of promoting nautical tourism. It was originally called Adriatic Club Yugoslavia (ACY), which was changed in 1991 to Adriatic Yacht Club (due to the breakup of Yugoslavia and Croatia's independence), although they continued using the ACY surname.[2] In June 1994, after it underwent privatization, the company was re-established as a joint-stock company, adopted its current name and changed their surname to ACI Club accordingly.[2]

ACI is also the biggest single member of the Croatian Association of Marinas (Croatian: Udruženje hrvatskih marina), the national trade association of around 50 individual marinas operating in Croatian waters, meaning that ACI controls nearly half of all marinas in the country.[3] The company's shares are listed on the Zagreb Stock Exchange (ZSE), although a 79% majority stake is held by the Republic of Croatia, more precisely Ministry of Construction, Spatial Planning and State Property as of January 2022.

Marinas

The company's initial 16 marinas were built between 1982 and 1985 and opened for visitors in the summer of 1986. The marinas in Korčula and Opatija followed and opened in 1989 and 1990. In January 1991 the independently operated Dubrovnik marina was integrated into the company's network and in 1994 marinas at Cres and Šimuni were added. In July 2016 the newest ACI marina opened in Slano, named by ACI's founder Veljko Barbieri. The company thus operates a total of 22 marinas as of 2016, making it the largest single marina chain in the entire Mediterranean.[4][5] Out of the 22 marinas 18 are open year-round while the remaining four (Palmižana, Piškera, Rab and Žut) operate during summer months only. The northernmost marina is in Umag while the southernmost is in Dubrovnik.

The following is the complete list of ACI marinas:[6]

ACI marina on the island of Žut.
Marina Location Region Open Berths(+Dry) Coordinates
ACI Cres Island of Cres Kvarner Year-round 440+70 44°57.00′N 14°24.00′E
ACI Dubrovnik Dubrovnik Dalmatia - Dubrovnik Year-round 380+120 42°40.30′N 18°07.00′E
ACI Jezera Island of Murter Dalmatia - Šibenik Year-round 212+40 43°47.10′N 15°39.20′E
ACI Korčula Island of Korčula Dalmatia - Dubrovnik Year-round 159+16 42°57.60′N 17°08.40′E
ACI Milna Island of Brač Dalmatia - Split Year-round 157+15 43°19.60′N 16°27.00′E
ACI Opatija Opatija Kvarner Year-round 283+35 45°19.00′N 14°17.70′E
ACI Palmižana Island of Sveti Klement Dalmatia - Split April–October 180+0 43°09.80′N 16°23.80′E
ACI Piškera Island of Piškera Dalmatia - Šibenik April–October 118+0 43°45.60′N 15°21.20′E
ACI Pomer Pula Istria Year-round 294+30 44°49.00′N 13°54.00′E
ACI Porto Baroš Rijeka Kvarner under construction 230+0 45°19.33′N 14°26.43′E
ACI Pula Pula Istria Year-round 192+0 44°52.60′N 13°50.00′E
ACI Rab Island of Rab Kvarner April–October 134+0 44°45.40′N 14°46.00′E
ACI Rovinj Rovinj Istria Year-round 196+40 45°04.06′N 13°38.04′E
ACI Šimuni Island of Pag Kvarner Year-round 191+45 43°45.60′N 15°21.20′E
ACI Skradin Skradin Dalmatia - Šibenik Year-round 180+0 43°49.00′N 15°55.60′E
ACI "Veljko Barbieri" Slano Slano Dalmatia - Dubrovnik Year-round 193+0 42°47.00′N 17°53.23′E
ACI Split Split Dalmatia - Split Year-round 318+30 43°30.10′N 16°26.00′E
ACI Supetarska Draga Island of Rab Kvarner Year-round 310+53 44°48.20′N 14°43.80′E
ACI Trogir Trogir Dalmatia - Split Year-round 174+35 43°30.80′N 16°15.20′E
ACI Umag Umag Istria Year-round 475+40 45°26.02′N 13°31.00′E
ACI Vodice Vodice Dalmatia - Šibenik Year-round 382+55 43°45.20′N 15°47.00′E
ACI Vrboska Island of Hvar Dalmatia - Split Year-round 119+12 43°10.80′N 16°41.00′E
ACI Žut Island of Žut Dalmatia - Šibenik April–October 120+0 43°53.20′N 15°17.40′E

Match race cup

ACI also organizes the annual match racing sailing event called "ACI Match Race Cup". First held in 1987, it usually takes place in the waters near Rovinj or Split. Race results are counted towards the International Sailing Federation World Rankings. Irish skipper Harold Cudmore won the inaugural event in 1987, and Australian Peter Gilmour has most wins overall, winning the event five times (in 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997 and 2005).[7]

The following is the complete list of winning skippers:[7]

References
  1. "Godišnje izvješće" (PDF). Zagreb Stock Exchange (in Croatian). 12 April 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  2. "ACI d.d." (in Croatian). Croatian Privatization Fund. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
  3. Crnjak, Marija (20 May 2010). "Violić: Do sredine iduće godine ACI će biti 'očišćen' od svih dugova i kredita". Poslovni dnevnik (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
  4. Šuljić, Branko (7 January 2010). "NoviList.hr - Tisuće vezova za tisuću užitaka". Novi list (in Croatian). Retrieved 8 November 2010.
  5. "About Croatia - ACI Marinas". About-Croatia.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
  6. "ACI MARINAS". Adriatic Croatia International Club. Archived from the original on 2020-08-06. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  7. "ACI Cup History". ACI Match Race. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
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