Haa ha the fig plantation was built , by some very persistent Croat ..who spent a lot of money! Nothing from the Romans, this time. Thank you for visiting .. I wish you a calm sea and happy sailing.
Hello Tino! Nice to hear from you again. No Romans this time... The terraces represent an impressive amount of work, that is for sure. They must have cost a boat-load of money to make those terraces these days. Thanks for the comment and for watching, cheers!
I cannot believe those people hit your boat… and just kept going! Jeez! So glad it wasn’t worse! Love seeing actual sailing footage! Maybe Eric left his cool camera with you like the good bro that he is?? 😜 like the Dubrovnik footage too… just so beautiful! Cheers guys!
We wish Eric left his cool camera. We want to get a drone sometime soon! The boat incident still floors us. What can you do now though. Glad you liked the Dubrovnik footage 😀
you sail the Elaphite Islands which means deer islands (in Greek deer - elaphos), terraces are located on the island of Jakljan. The island was inhabited in Roman times because the remains of a Roman fish farm are located in the shallows. However the terraces were built partly in the 19th century when due to the appearance of phylloxera in France (grapevine disease) there was an increased need for Dalmatian wines.( in France, in the 19th century, three diseases appeared in vineyards - powdery mildew in 1845, phylloxera in 1868, and downy mildew in 1847.) Terraces by the sea have proven to be more suitable for growing vines because the occurrence of these diseases is lower in such conditions.The need for Dalmatian wines decreased in 1890, when sulfur began to be used in the fight against powdery mildew, and phylloxera also appeared in Dalmatia. The end of the flourishing of viticulture in Dalmatia began in 1892 with a wine clause (trade provision 6. XII. In 1891, between Austro-Hungarian Monarchy and Italy . It sought to attract Italy, which was an unreliable member of the Triple Alliance ( Germany, Austria, Italy), by a favorable trade agreement, which allowed it to export wine to the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy with a minimum customs duty. With this contract, the internal Austro-Hungarian market was taken away from Dalmatian products, which led to the collapse of Dalmatian viticulture.). It is also the beginning of the emigration of Dalmatians to America ( 1905.- 1910, so thanks to that you got your most esteemed wine - Zinfandel. ( Zinfandel - is a descendant of a vine from the vicinity of Split, more precisely Kaštela, called Crljenak, and which came to America with immigrants from Dalmatia) The old terraces have been cleaned but most have been built in the last ten years thanks to the efforts of a Croatian company ( G.R.M. d.o.o. Rijeka) - who are trying to establish organic cultivation of figs and almonds there.The land was leased partly from the Croatian state and partly from the Dubrovnik diocese
Beppo! I knew you would write another great comment, thank you! It's always nice to read your well-detailed comments. Roman fish farm, phylloxera, zinfandel, organic figs....wonderful info!!!!
@@sailingblackbird922 there are much more painful and tragic stories about that place, but still you are on vacation and I didn’t want to spoil the mood. Congratulations on a great video and thanks for the kind words.
A stupid question: did you at any time moor in a large bay called Uvala Luka just east of the Town of Korčula? Because I saw a catamaran with the US flag that had Raven written on it's port side, much in the same type as your Blackbird. Raven is a black bird, after all. :-)
As a Croat who respects one of the fathers of Croatian literature, I gotta tell you: there is no real reason or story explaining why tourists are rubbing Marin Drzic's nose, but they do. Perhaps in a few years, someone will come up with a good story and the practice will become meaningful 😃
Hello VonEssek! Well, there you go. Maybe this is how things like "rub his nose for good luck" gets started. Maybe his nose is just easy to get to. I'm not sure, but there were a lot of people grabbing his nose. Either way, thanks for watching and for the comment. Cheers!
Haa ha the fig plantation was built , by some very persistent Croat ..who spent a lot of money! Nothing from the Romans, this time. Thank you for visiting .. I wish you a calm sea and happy sailing.
Hello Tino! Nice to hear from you again. No Romans this time... The terraces represent an impressive amount of work, that is for sure. They must have cost a boat-load of money to make those terraces these days. Thanks for the comment and for watching, cheers!
Thank you for the video and thank you for promoting Croatia 🍷
We are happy you enjoyed the video thanks for your comment. Cheers!
Good times after the long year of waiting.
Hey Jonathan! It was fun. Happy sailing to you too!
Hi! Wonderful video! And very relaxing days! I'm waiting you in Italy! 🙂
So nice to have you on board!! We will be so glad to see you in Italy. Hope that happens.
Great video. I have really enjoyed watching your travels thru Croatia.
Hello, and thank you for your comment and for watching. If there's anything you'd like to see please let us know. Cheers!
Great video!
Thanks Kit, and thanks for watching, cheers!
I cannot believe those people hit your boat… and just kept going! Jeez! So glad it wasn’t worse! Love seeing actual sailing footage! Maybe Eric left his cool camera with you like the good bro that he is?? 😜 like the Dubrovnik footage too… just so beautiful! Cheers guys!
We wish Eric left his cool camera. We want to get a drone sometime soon! The boat incident still floors us. What can you do now though. Glad you liked the Dubrovnik footage 😀
you sail the Elaphite Islands which means deer islands (in Greek deer - elaphos), terraces are located on the island of Jakljan. The island was inhabited in Roman times because the remains of a Roman fish farm are located in the shallows. However the terraces were built partly in the 19th century when due to the appearance of phylloxera in France (grapevine disease) there was an increased need for Dalmatian wines.( in France, in the 19th century, three diseases appeared in vineyards - powdery mildew in 1845, phylloxera in 1868, and downy mildew in 1847.)
Terraces by the sea have proven to be more suitable for growing vines because the occurrence of these diseases is lower in such conditions.The need for Dalmatian wines decreased in 1890, when sulfur began to be used in the fight against powdery mildew, and phylloxera also appeared in Dalmatia. The end of the flourishing of viticulture in Dalmatia began in 1892 with a wine clause (trade provision 6. XII. In 1891, between Austro-Hungarian Monarchy and Italy . It sought to attract Italy, which was an unreliable member of the Triple Alliance ( Germany, Austria, Italy), by a favorable trade agreement, which allowed it to export wine to the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy with a minimum customs duty. With this contract, the internal Austro-Hungarian market was taken away from Dalmatian products, which led to the collapse of Dalmatian viticulture.). It is also the beginning of the emigration of Dalmatians to America ( 1905.- 1910, so thanks to that you got your most esteemed wine - Zinfandel. ( Zinfandel - is a descendant of a vine from the vicinity of Split, more precisely Kaštela, called Crljenak, and which came to America with immigrants from Dalmatia)
The old terraces have been cleaned but most have been built in the last ten years thanks to the efforts of a Croatian company ( G.R.M. d.o.o. Rijeka) - who are trying to establish organic cultivation of figs and almonds there.The land was leased partly from the Croatian state and partly from the Dubrovnik diocese
Beppo! I knew you would write another great comment, thank you! It's always nice to read your well-detailed comments. Roman fish farm, phylloxera, zinfandel, organic figs....wonderful info!!!!
@@sailingblackbird922
there are much more painful and tragic stories about that place, but still you are on vacation and I didn’t want to spoil the mood. Congratulations on a great video and thanks for the kind words.
A stupid question: did you at any time moor in a large bay called Uvala Luka just east of the Town of Korčula? Because I saw a catamaran with the US flag that had Raven written on it's port side, much in the same type as your Blackbird. Raven is a black bird, after all. :-)
Mari - we were close by at La Banya but didn’t moor at Uvala Luka. That would have been pretty cool for us to see that boat.
As a Croat who respects one of the fathers of Croatian literature, I gotta tell you: there is no real reason or story explaining why tourists are rubbing Marin Drzic's nose, but they do. Perhaps in a few years, someone will come up with a good story and the practice will become meaningful 😃
Hello VonEssek! Well, there you go. Maybe this is how things like "rub his nose for good luck" gets started. Maybe his nose is just easy to get to. I'm not sure, but there were a lot of people grabbing his nose. Either way, thanks for watching and for the comment. Cheers!
After some thinking we voted that you come up with a good story and post it. Let the legend begin!!!
so many idiots out there....if you hit something at least you stop and check if all is ok or not!
We would have expected them to stop too! Strange.