ZORA

In 2025, ZORA has two offerings:

ZORA ‘DAWN STAR’ - REGISTRATIONS OPEN OCT 20

The Dawn Star is a 7-night Women’s Sailing Council - a conference made up of visionary women and select guest speakers from around the world, leaders and pioneers in their fields, brave humanitarians. Each year, the Dawn Star will focus on a different topic and through enlightening lectures and panel conversations, will aim to create a think-tank driven by some of the most passionate women leaders on the planet.

Sailing from Trogir on Lagoon 46 Fly catamarans, 16 guests will embark with the guest speakers, chefs, masseuses, skippers and a videographer. We will be sailing through select Dalmatian islands and through the Kornati National Park, resting deeply in the crystal waters, being thoroughly activated in our daily, interactive ZORA sessions.

The topics for discussion for 2025 are inspired by concepts raised in the incredible novel, SAND TALK by Tyson Yunkaporta. “A paradigm-shifting book that brings a crucial Indigenous perspective to historical and cultural issues of history, education, money, power, and sustainability—and offers a new template for living.”

ZORA ‘DUSK STAR’ - REGISTRATIONS OPEN JAN 12

The Dusk Star is a continuation of the ZORA women have fallen deeply in love with in 2022 and 2023, an experience of sheer beauty and artistic nourishment. Focusing on ritual and art, the Dusk Star leaders will offer daily sessions to bring you much more deeply into your feminine aspect and also into your rightful artistic creativity.

Sailing from Trogir on Bavaria 51 yachts, 16 guests will embark with 2 leaders, masseuses, skippers and a photographer. The Dusk Star will sail again through select Dalmatian islands, wow-ing women with the stunning beauty of this region, sailing guests to pine forests and beautiful Croatian towns where women will enjoy ZORA sessions and free time too.

Art and rituals being offered in 2025 are weaving, mythological creative writing, Pythagorean Numerology lectures, cacao circle, flower mandala and more to be announced.

Are you interested to join the sail in 2025?

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The Slavic dawn goddess Zora ("Light") lives in Buyan, a legendary paradisaical island east of the sunrise. She is the daughter of Dazbog, the god of the sun. Her main responsibility is to open the gates of her father's palace in the morning, to let him create dawn and travel through the skies, then to close the gates after him at dusk.

In her dawn aspect, she is called the Morning Star (Zorya Utrennyaya). In her dusk aspect, she is the Evening Star (Zorya Vechernyaya).

Sail Hostesses

VERONICA CLARKE - DUSK STAR

Veronica of her_realm and MANA Mama, is an intuitive guide and facilitator committed to supporting others into deeper remembrance of the truth of their soul. She is an artist at heart. The creation of beauty is her devotion and the Natural Kingdom is her inspiration.

Deeply attuned to the subtle realms, Veronica is a seer of the heart. She weaves many ancient lineages, technologies and pathways together in her way of life and offerings. She is a numerologist, utilizing the lense of frequency to explore the soul and the changing seasons of life. She is a Kundalini yoga teacher, a Liquid Crystal and Flower Essence practitioner, Ceremonialist, master weaver and Soul mentor.

Veronica will be offering a Smudge Bundle Crafting Ritual to enliven our connection with the plants, lectures in Pythagorean Numerology, a weaving workshop and Flower mandalas, of which she is a master.

CHRISSIE FIRE MANE - DAWN STAR

Chrissie Fire Mane Charley is co-Founder and Director of The MANA Movement and she fell deeply in love with the Croatian coast last year.

Named 'chaqaruna' or Bridge-Person by the Q'ero, Wisdom Keepers of the Andes, Chrissie's passion is activating and rewilding women with modern and indigenous wisdom, bridging the sisterhood to greater awareness of themselves.

Initiated into the lineage of Andean Sweat Lodge and practicing Mama Qona (ceremony holder) of that tradition, Chrissie is also Wachumera, mother, freedom pioneer, musician, poet and New Earth visionary, Chrissie draws from conscious motherhood and indigenous tradition to inspire her community back to the natural Truth of things.

Chrissie will be facilitating the guest speakers and panels, holding the space and vision for ultimate inspiration to flourish and for new leadership pathways to be born.

 TROGIR, CROATIA - Our departure and arrival town

Gorgeous Trogir (called Trau by the Venetians) is set within medieval walls on a tiny island, linked by bridges to both the mainland and to the far larger Čiovo Island. On summer nights everyone gravitates to the wide seaside promenade lined with bars, cafes and yachts, leaving the knotted, mazelike marble streets gleaming mysteriously under old-fashioned streetlights.

The old town has retained many intact and beautiful buildings from its age of glory between the 13th and 15th centuries. In 1997 its profuse collection of Romanesque and Renaissance buildings earned it World Heritage status.

We will begin our ZORA Retreat in Trogir with a Celebration Lunch on Saturday 8th of June. Then we’ll set sail afterwards from Trogir Marina.

THE BOATS - LAGOON 46 FLY CATAMARANS & BAVARIA CRUISER 51 YACHTS

The BAVARIA Cruiser 51 is an exceptional cruising yacht and is the boat of choice for the DUSK STAR journey. It succeeds in seducing sailing enthusiasts with five cabins and three bathrooms. This yacht combines exceptional performance and pure comfort.

The LAGOON 46 Fly (below) is a catamaran of immense style and is the choice for the DAWN STAR journey.

Bring your mother, your daughter, your sister or a dear friend to share your ZORA cabin with. Each ZORA journey has a maximum of 16 guests. All cabins are shared between 2 women. Each boat will be skippered by a man that provides exceptional service.